3com Switch 4200G Configuration Guide

3Com Switch 4200G Family Configuration Guide
4200G 12-Port (3CR17660-91) 4200G 24-Port (3CR17661-91) 4200G 48-Port (3CR17662-91)
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Organization of the Manual Intended Readership 2 Conventions 2 Related Manuals 3 1
CLI OVERVIEW
Introduction to the CLI 1 Command Level/Command View CLI Features 6 Terminal Display 7 1
LOGGING INTO AN ETHERNET SWITCH

Logging into an Ethernet Switch 9 Introduction to the User Interface 9
LOGGING IN THROUGH THE CONSOLE PORT

Introduction 11 Setting up the Connection to the Console Port 11 Console Port Login Configuration 13 Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None 15 Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password 18 Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme 21
LOGGING IN USING MODEM

Introduction 25 Configuration on the Administrator Side Configuration on the Switch Side 25 Modem Connection Establishment 26 25
LOGGING IN THROUGH WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Introduction 29 HTTP Connection Establishment 29
LOGGING IN THROUGH NMS

Introduction 33 Connection Establishment Using NMS 33
CONTROLLING LOGIN USERS

Introduction 35 Controlling Telnet Users 35 Controlling Network Management Users by Source IP Addresses Controlling Web Users by Source IP Address 39
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CONTENTS
CONFIGURATION FILE MANAGEMENT

Introduction to Configuration File 41 Configuration File-Related Configuration 41
VLAN CONFIGURATION
VLAN Overview 43 VLAN Configuration 44 Displaying a VLAN 44 VLAN Configuration Example
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MANAGEMENT VLAN CONFIGURATION

Introduction to Management VLAN 47 Management VLAN Configuration 47 Displaying and Debugging Management VLAN
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DHCP/BOOTP CLIENT CONFIGURATION

Introduction to DHCP Client 51 Introduction to BOOTP Client 53 DHCP/BOOTP Client Configuration
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VOICE VLAN CONFIGURATION

Voice VLAN Configuration 55 Voice VLAN Configuration 57 Voice VLAN Displaying and Debugging 59 Voice VLAN Configuration Example 59
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GVRP CONFIGURATION
Introduction to GVRP 61 GVRP Configuration 63 Displaying and Maintaining GVRP
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BASIC PORT CONFIGURATION

Ethernet Port Overview 67 Configuring Ethernet Ports 69 Ethernet Port Configuration Example 73 Troubleshooting Ethernet Port Configuration
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LINK AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION

Overview 75 Link Aggregation Configuration 79 Displaying and Maintaining Link Aggregation Information Link Aggregation Configuration Example 82
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PORT ISOLATION CONFIGURATION

Port Isolation Overview 85
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Port Isolation Configuration 85 Displaying Port Isolation 85 Port Isolation Configuration Example
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PORT SECURITY CONFIGURATION

Port Security Configuration 87 Displaying Port Security 90 Port Security Configuration Example
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MAC ADDRESS TABLE MANAGEMENT

Overview 93 MAC Address Table Management 95 Displaying and Maintaining a MAC Address Table Configuration Example 96
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LOGGING IN THROUGH TELNET

Introduction 99 Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None 100 Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password 102 Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme 105 Telnet Connection Establishment 109
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MSTP CONFIGURATION
MSTP Overview 113 Root Bridge Configuration 118 Leaf Node Configuration 131 The mCheck Configuration 135 Protection Function Configuration 136 BPDU Tunnel Configuration 139 Digest Snooping Configuration 141 Rapid Transition Configuration 142 MSTP Displaying and Debugging 145 MSTP Implementation Example 145
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802.1X CONFIGURATION
Introduction to 802.1x 149 802.1x Configuration 158 Basic 802.1x Configuration 158 Timer and Maximum User Number Configuration Advanced 802.1x Configuration 160 Displaying and Debugging 802.1x 162 Configuration Example 162
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HABP CONFIGURATION
Introduction to HABP 165 HABP Server Configuration 165
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HABP Client Configuration 166 Displaying and Debugging HABP 166
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AAA&RADIUS CONFIGURATION
Overview 167 Configuration Tasks 173 AAA Configuration 174 RADIUS Configuration 179 Displaying AAA&RADIUS Information 186 AAA&RADIUS Configuration Example 187 Troubleshooting AAA&RADIUS Configuration
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CENTRALIZED MAC ADDRESS AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION

Centralized MAC Address Authentication Overview 191 Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration 191 Displaying and Debugging Centralized MAC Address Authentication 193 Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration Example 194
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ARP CONFIGURATION
Introduction to ARP 195 Introduction to Gratuitous ARP 197 ARP Configuration 198 Gratuitous ARP Packet Learning configuration Displaying and Debugging ARP 199
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ACL CONFIGURATION
ACL Overview 201 Configuring Time Ranges 202 Defining Basic ACLs 203 Defining Advanced ACLs 204 Defining Layer 2 ACLs 207 Applying ACLs on Ports 209 Displaying and Debugging ACL Configuration ACL Configuration Examples 210
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QOS CONFIGURATION
Introduction to QoS 213 Priority Mapping 221 QoS Supported by Switch 4200G 223 Configuring Priority Mapping 224 Configuring TP 229 Configuring TS 230 Configuring Queue-scheduling 231 Configuring Traffic Statistics 232 Setting the Precedence of Protocol Packet Displaying and Maintaining QoS 234 QoS Configuration Example 235
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CONFIGURATION FOR MIRRORING FEATURES

Mirroring Features 237 Mirroring Supported by Switch 4200G 239 Mirroring Configuration 239 Displaying and Debugging Mirroring 248
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IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION

Overview of IGMP Snooping 249 IGMP Snooping Configuration 252 Displaying Information About IGMP Snooping IGMP Snooping Configuration Example 256 Troubleshooting IGMP Snooping 259
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ROUTING PORT JOIN TO MULTICAST GROUP CONFIGURATION

Routing Port Join to Multicast Group Configuration 261
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MULTICAST MAC ADDRESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION

Introduction 263 Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry 263 Displaying Multicast MAC Address Configuration 264
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CLUSTER CONFIGURATION
Cluster Overview 265 Management Device Configuration 268 Member Device Configuration 271 Intra-Cluster Configuration 272 Displaying and Maintaining a Cluster 272 HGMP V2 Configuration Example 273
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SNMP CONFIGURATION
SNMP Overview 277 Configuring SNMP Basic Functions 279 Configuring Trap 281 Setting the Logging Function for Network Management Displaying SNMP 282 SNMP Configuration Example 282
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RMON CONFIGURATION
Introduction to RMON 285 RMON Configuration 287 Displaying and Debugging RMON 288 RMON Configuration Example 288
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NTP CONFIGURATION
Introduction to NTP 291
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NTP Implementation Mode Configuration 295 Access Control Permission Configuration 297 NTP Authentication Configuration 297 Configuration of Optional NTP Parameters 299 Displaying and Debugging NTP 300 Configuration Example 300
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SSH TERMINAL SERVICES

SSH Terminal Services SFTP Service 317 309
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FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

File Attribute Configuration 325 File System Configuration 326 Testing Tools for Network Connection
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FTP AND TFTP CONFIGURATION

FTP Configuration 333 TFTP Configuration 339
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INFORMATION CENTER
Information Center Overview 343 Information Center Configuration 345 Displaying and Debugging Information Center 350 Information Center Configuration Example 350
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BOOTROM AND HOST SOFTWARE LOADING

Introduction to Loading Approaches Local Software Loading 353 Remote Software Loading 361 353
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Basic System Configuration and Debugging

Basic System Configuration 365 Displaying the System Status 367 System Debugging 367
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IP PERFORMANCE CONFIGURATION
IP Performance Configuration 371 Displaying and Debugging IP Performance 371 Troubleshooting the IP Performance Configuration
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NETWORK CONNECTIVITY TEST

Network Connectivity Test 373
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DEVICE MANAGEMENT
Introduction to Device Management 375 Device Management Configuration 375 Displaying the Device Management Configuration 376 Remote Switch Update Configuration Example 376
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CONFIGURATION OF NEWLY ADDED CLUSTER FUNCTIONS

Introduction to the Newly Added Cluster Functions 379 Displaying and Debugging a Cluster 389 Configuration Example for Newly Added Cluster Functions
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DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION

Introduction to DHCP Relay 393 DHCP Relay Configuration 395 Option 82 Supporting Configuration 397 DHCP Relay Displaying 399 DHCP Relay Configuration Example 399 Troubleshooting DHCP Relay 400
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STATIC ROUTE CONFIGURATION

Introduction to Static Route 401 Static Route Configuration 402 Displaying and Debugging Static Route 403 Typical Static Route Configuration Example 403 Static Route Fault Diagnosis and Troubleshooting 404
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UDP HELPER CONFIGURATION

Overview of UDP Helper 405
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide provides information about configuring your network using the commands supported on the 3Com Switch 4200-G Family. The descriptions in this guide applies to the Switch 4200-G.
Organization of the Manual
The Switch 4200 Family Configuration Guide consists of the following chapters:

CLI OverviewProvides an introduction to the CLI interface. Logging InProvides information on the different ways to log into the switch. Configuration File System ManagementDetails the Configuration File System Management. Address ManagementDetails hoe to configure the switch on which the Address Manage (AM) feature is enabled. VLAN OperationDetails how to configure VLANs. DHCPDetails Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Voice-VLANDetails configuration information to create Voice-VLAN. GVRP ConfigurationDetails GARP VLAN Registration Protocol configuration. Port OperationDetails how to configure Ethernet ports. Link AggregationDetails how to aggregating several ports together Port IsolationDetails how to configure ports to be controlled on Layer 2. DLDPDetails overview and fundamentals for Device Link Detection Protocol. MAC Address Table ManagementDetails MAC address table configuration. MSTPDetails Multiple spanning tree protocol. 802.1x ConfigurationDetails how to configure 802.1x. HABP ConfigurationDetails how to configure HABP AAA &RADIUSDetails AAA and RADIUS Configuration. EADDetails Endpoint Admission Defense Configuration. Centralized MAC address authenticationDetails Centralized MAC address authentication configuration. ARPDetails Address Resolution Protocol table configuration. DHCPDetails Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. ACL ConfigurationDetails how to configure QoS/ACL..
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
QoSDetails Quality of Service. MirroringDetails how to configure Mirroring. IGMP SnoopingDetails Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping Multicast ProtocolDetails how to configure multicast protocols. ClusteringDetails Clustering Configuration. SNMPDetails Simple Network Management Protocol Configuration. RMONDetails Remote Monitoring Configuration. NTPDetails Network time protocol. SSHDetails Secure Shell authentication. File System ManagementDetails how to configure the file system management. FTP and TFTPDetails how to configure the FTP and TFTP protocols. Information CenterDetails how to configure the Information Center BootROM and Host SoftwareDetails how to how to load BootROM and host software to a switch Basic System ConfigurationDetails how to how to configure a basic system. IP Performance ConfigurationDetails how to configure routing protocols Network Protocol OperationDetails how to configure network protocols Network Connectivity TestsDetails how to perform a connectivity test. Device ManagementDetails how to manage devices. VLAN-VPNDetails configuration information to create VLAN-VPNs. DHCP RelayDetails Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol relay configuration. Static RouteDetails Static Route Configuration. UDP HelperDetails UDP Configuration.
Intended Readership
The manual is intended for the following readers:

Network administrators Network engineers Users who are familiar with the basics of networking
Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:

Table 1 Icons
Icon Notice Type Information note Caution Description Information that describes important features or instructions. Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an application, system, or device.
Related Manuals
Table 1 Icons (Continued)

Icon Notice Type Warning Description Information that alerts you to potential personal injury.
Table 2 Text conventions

Convention Screen displays Keyboard key names The words enter and type Fixed command text Description This typeface represents text as it appears on the screen. If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+), for example: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del When you see the word enter in this guide, you must type something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply says type. This typeface indicates the fixed part of a command text. You must type the command, or this part of the command, exactly as shown, and press Return or Enter when you are ready to enter the command. Example: The command display history-command must be entered exactly as shown. Variable command text This typeface indicates the variable part of a command text. You must type a value here, and press Return or Enter when you are ready to enter the command. Example: in the command super level, a value in the range 0 to 3 must be entered in the position indicated by level {x|y|} Alternative items, one of which must be entered, are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. You must select and enter one of the items. Example: in the command flow-control {hardware | none | software}, the braces and the vertical bars combined indicate that you must enter one of the parameters. Enter either hardware, or none, or software. [ ] Items shown in square brackets [ ] are optional. Example 1: in the command display users [all], the square brackets indicate that the parameter all is optional. You can enter the command with or without this parameter. Example 2: in the command user-interface [type] first-number [last-number] the square brackets indicate that the parameters [type] and [last-number] are both optional. You can enter a value in place of one, both or neither of these parameters. Alternative items, one of which can optionally be entered, are grouped in square brackets and separated by vertical bars. Example 3: in the command header [shell | incoming | login] text, the square brackets indicate that the parameters shell, incoming and login are all optional. The vertical bars indicate that only one of the parameters is allowed.
Related Manuals
The 3Com Switch 4200 Family Getting Started Guide provides information about installation. The 3Com Switch 4200 Family Command Reference Guide provides all the information you need to use the configuration commands.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
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Introduction to the CLI
CLI OVERVIEW
A S4200G series Ethernet switch provides a command line interface (CLI) and commands for you to configure and manage the Ethernet switch. The CLI is featured by the following:
Commands are grouped by levels. This prevents unauthorized users from operating the switch with relevant commands. Users can gain online help at any time by entering the question mark ?. Commonly used diagnosing utilities (such as Tracert and Ping) are available. Debugging information of various kinds is available. The command history is available. You can recall and execute a history command easily. You can execute a command by only entering part of the command in the CLI, as long as the keywords you input uniquely identify the corresponding ones.
Command Level/Command View
To prevent unauthorized accesses, commands are grouped by command levels. Commands fall into four levels: visit, monitor, system, and manage:
Visit level: Commands at this level are mainly used to diagnose network and change the language mode of user interface, and cannot be saved in configuration files. For example, the ping, tracert, and language-mode commands are at this level. Monitor level: Commands at this level are mainly used to maintain the system and diagnose service problems, and cannot be saved to configuration files. For example, the display and debugging commands are at this level. System level: Commands at this level are mainly used to configure services. Commands concerning routing and network layers are at this level. You can utilize network services by using these commands. Manage level: Commands at this level are associated with the basic operation of the system, and the system supporting modules. These commands provide supports to services. Commands concerning file system, FTP/TFTP/XModem downloading, user management, and level setting are at this level.
Users logging into a switch also fall into four levels, each of which corresponding to one of the above command levels. Users at a specific level can only use the commands of the same level and those of the lower levels.
Switching between User Levels
A user can switch the user level from one to another by executing a related command after logging into a switch. The administrator can also set user level switching passwords so that users can switch their levels from lower ones to higher ones only when they input the correct passwords.
CHAPTER 1: CLI OVERVIEW
Setting a user level switching password Table 1 lists the operations to set a user level switching password.
Table 1 Set a user level switching password
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional A password is necessary only when a user switches from a lower user level to a higher user level.
Set a password for super password [ level level ] switching from a lower { simple | cipher } password user level to the user level identified by the level argument
Switching to another user level Table 2 lists operations to switch to another user level.
Table 2 Switch to another user level
Operation Command Description Required Execute this command in user view. If a password for switching to the user level identified by the level argument is set and you want to switch to a lower user level, you will remain at the lower user level unless you provide the correct password after executing this command.
Switch to the user level super [ level ] identified by the level argument
For security purpose, the password a user enters when switching to a higher user level is not displayed. A user will remain at the original user level if the user has tried three times to enter the correct password but fails to do this. Configuring the Level of a Specific Command in a Specific View You can configure the level of a specific command in a specific view. Commands fall into four command levels: visit, monitor, system, and manage, which are identified as 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The administrator can change the command level a command belongs to. Table 3 lists the operations to configure the level of a specific command.
Table 3 Configure the level of a specific command in a specific view
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required Use this command with caution to prevent inconvenience on maintenance and operation.
Configure the level of a command-privilege level level specific command in a view view command specific view
CLI Views
CLI views are designed for different configuration tasks. They are interrelated. You will enter user view once you log into a switch successfully, where you can perform operations such as displaying operation status and statistical information. And by executing the system-view command, you can enter system view, where you can enter other views by executing the corresponding commands. The following CLI views are provided:
User view

System view Ethernet port view VLAN view VLAN interface view LoopBack interface view Local user view User interface view FTP client view SFTP client view MST region view Cluster view Public key view Public key editing view Basic ACL view Advanced ACL view Layer 2 ACL view RADIUS scheme view ISP domain view
Table 4 lists information about CLI views (including the operations you can performed in these views, how to enter these views, and so on). Table 4 CLI views
View User view Available operation Display operation status and statistical information Prompt example <S4200G> Enter method Enter user view once logging into the switch. Execute the system-view command in user view. Quit method Execute the quit command in user view to log out of the switch. Execute the quit or return command to return to user view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. [4200G-TenGiga bitEthernet1/1/1] Execute the interface tengigabitethernet 1/1/1 command in system view.
System view Configure system parameters
[4200G]
Ethernet port view
Configure Ethernet [4200G-GigabitEt Execute the interface port parameters hernet1/0/1] gigabitethernet 1/0/1 command in system view.
Table 4 CLI views (Continued)

View VLAN view Available operation Configure VLAN parameters Prompt example [4200G-Vlan1] Enter method Execute the vlan 1 command in system view. Quit method Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. VLAN interface view Configure IP [4200G-Vlan-inte Execute the interface interface rface1] vlan-interface 1 parameters for command in system VLANs and view. aggregated VLANs Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Local user view Configure local user parameters [4200G-luser-use Execute the r1] local-user user1 command in system view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. User interface view Configure user interface parameters [4200G-ui0] Execute the user-interface 0 command in system view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. FTP client view Configure FTP client parameters [ ftp] Execute the ftp command in user view. Execute the quit command to return to user view.
LoopBack interface view
Configure [4200G-LoopBac LoopBack interface k0] parameters
Execute the interface loopback 0 command in system view
SFTP client view
Configure SFTP client parameters
<sftp-client>
Execute the sftp Execute the quit 10.1.1.1 command in command to system view. return to user view. Execute the stp region-configuratio n command in system view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view.
MST region view
Configure MST region parameters
[4200G-mst-regi on]
Table 4 CLI views (Continued)

View Available operation Prompt example [4200G-cluster] Enter method Execute the cluster command in system view. Quit method Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Public key view Configure RSA [4200G-rsa-publi public keys for SSH c-key] users Execute the rsa peer-public-key S4200G003 command in system view. Execute the peer-public-key end command to return to system view. Execute the public-key-code end command to return to public key view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Execute the acl number 3000 command in system view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view. ISP domain view Configure parameters for an ISP domain [4200G-isp-3Co m163.net] Execute the domain 3Com163.net command in system view. Execute the quit command to return to system view. Execute the return command to return to user view.
Cluster view Configure cluster parameters
Public key editing view
Edit RSA public keys of SSH users
[4200G-rsa-key-c Execute the ode] public-key-code begin command in public key view. Execute the acl number 2000 command in system view.
Basic ACL view
Define rules for a [4200G-aclbasic ACL (ACLs basic-2000] with their IDs ranging from 2000 to 2999 are basic ACLs.)
Advanced ACL view
Define rules for an [4200G-acladvanced ACL adv-3000] (ACLs with their IDs ranging from 3000 to 3999 are advanced ACLs.)
Layer 2 ACL view
Define the sub-rules of Layer 2 ACLs, which is numbered from 4000 to 4999.
[4200G-acl-ether Execute the acl netframe-4000] number 4000 command in system view.
RADIUS Configure RADIUS [4200G-radius-1] Execute the radius scheme view parameters scheme 1 command in system view.
CLI Features
Online Help CLI provides two types of online help: complete online help and partial online help. They assist you with your configuration. Complete online help Enter a ? character in any view on your terminal to display all the commands available in the view and their brief descriptions. The following takes user view as an example.
<S4200G> ? User view commands: boot Set boot option cd Change the current path clock Specify the system clock cluster Run cluster command copy Copy the file debugging Enable system debugging functions delete Delete the file dir Display the file list in system display Display current system information <omitted>
Enter a command, a space, and a ? character (instead of a keyword available in this position of the command) on your terminal to display all the available keywords and their brief descriptions. The following takes the clock command as an example.
<S4200G> clock datetime summer-time timezone ? Specify the time and date Configure summer time Configure time zone
Enter a command, a space, and a ? character (instead of an argument available in this position of the command) on your terminal to display all the available arguments and their brief descriptions. The following takes the interface vlan command as an example.
[4200G] interface vlan ? <1-4094> VLAN interface number [4200G] interface vlan 1 ? <cr>
The string <cr> means no argument is available in the position occupied by the ? character. You can execute the command without providing any other information. Partial online help Enter a string followed directly by a ? character on your terminal to display all the commands beginning with the string. For example:
<S4200G> pi? ping
Enter a command, a space, and a string followed by a ? character on your terminal to display all the keywords that belong to the command and begin with the string (if available). For example:
<S4200G> display ver? version
Terminal Display
Enter a command, the first several characters of an available keyword which uniquely identifies the keyword, and press <Tab>, to complete the keyword will be automatically completed.
Terminal Display
CLI provides the following display feature:
Display suspending. That is, the displaying of output information can be paused when the screen is full and you can then perform the three operations listed in Table 5 as needed.
Function Suspend displaying and executing. Scroll the output information up by one page. Scroll the output information up by one line.
Table 5 Displaying-related operations

Operation Press <Ctrl+C> Press the space key Press <Enter>
Command History
CLI can store the latest executed commands as history commands so that users can recall and execute them again. By default, CLI can store 10 history commands for each user. Table 6lists history command-related operations.
Table 6 Access history commands
Operation Display history commands Recall the previous history command Recall the next history command Operation Execute the display history-command command Press the up-arrow key or <Ctrl+P> Pressing the down-arrow key or <Ctrl+N> Description This command displays valid history commands. This operation recalls the previous history command (if available). This operation recalls the next history command (if available).
As the Up and Down keys have different meanings in HyperTerminal running on Windows 9x, these two keys can be used to recall history commands only in terminals running Windows 3.x or Telnet running in Windows 3.x. You can press <Ctrl+P> or <Ctrl+N> in Windows 9x to achieve the same purpose. If you enter and execute the same command successively for multiple times, only the first command is buffered.
Error Messages
If the command you enter passes the syntax check, it will be successfully executed; otherwise an error message will appear. Table 7 lists the common error messages.
Table 7 Common error messages
Error message Unrecognized command Description The command does not exist. The keyword does not exist. The parameter type is wrong. The parameter value is out of range. Incomplete command Too many parameters Ambiguous command Wrong parameter found at '^' position. The command entered is incomplete. You have entered too many parameters. The parameters entered are ambiguous. The parameter labeled by '^' is unrecognizable.
Command Edit
The CLI provides basic command edit functions and supports multi-line editing. The maximum number of characters a command can contain is 256. Table 8 lists the CLI edit operations.
Table 8 Edit operations
Press A common key The Backspace key The left arrow key or <Ctrl+B> The right arrow key or <Ctrl+F> The up arrow key or <Ctrl+P> The down arrow key or <Ctrl+N> The Tab key Utilize the partial online help. That is, when you enter an incomplete keyword and the Tab key, if the entered keyword uniquely identifies an existing keyword, the system completes the keyword and displays the command on the next line, or else (if the entered keyword neither uniquely identifies nor matches an existing keyword) the system displays your original input on a new line without any change. To Insert the character the key represents at the cursor and move the cursor one character to the right if the edit buffer is not full. Delete the character on the left of the cursor and move the cursor one character to the left. Move the cursor one character to the left. Move the cursor one character to the right. Access history commands.
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Logging into an Ethernet Switch
LOGGING INTO AN ETHERNET SWITCH
You can log into an S4200-G series Ethernet switch in one of the following ways:

Logging in locally through the Console port Telneting locally or remotely to an Ethernet port Telneting to the Console port using a modem Logging into the Web-based network management system Logging in through NMS (network management system)
Introduction to the User Interface

Supported User Interfaces S4200-G series Ethernet switch supports two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
Table 9 Description on user interface
User interface AUX Applicable user Users logging in through the Console port Telnet users and SSH users Port used Console port Description Each switch can accommodate one AUX user. Each switch can accommodate up to five VTY users.
VTY
Ethernet port
As the AUX port and the Console port of a S4200G series switch are the same one, you will be in the AUX user interface if you log in through this port. User Interface Number Two kinds of user interface index exist: absolute user interface index and relative user interface index. 1 The absolute user interface indexes are as follows:

AUX user interface: 0 VTY user interfaces: Numbered after AUX user interfaces and increases in the step of 1
2 A relative user interface index can be obtained by appending a number to the identifier of a user interface type. It is generated by user interface type. The relative user interface indexes are as follows:

AUX user interface: AUX 0 VTY user interfaces: VTY 0, VTY 1, VTY 2, and so on.
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CHAPTER 2: LOGGING INTO AN ETHERNET SWITCH
Common User Interface Configuration
Table 10 Common user interface configuration

Operation Lock the current user interface Command lock Description Optional Execute this command in user view. A user interface is not locked by default. Specify to send messages to all user interfaces/a specified user interface send { all | number | type number } Optional Execute this command in user view. Optional Execute this command in user view. Optional By default, no command is automatically executed when a user logs into a user interface. You can execute this command in any view. You can execute this command in any view.
Disconnect a specified user free user-interface [ type ] interface number Enter system view Enter user interface view Set the command that is automatically executed when a user logs into the user interface Display the information about the current user interface/all user interfaces Display the physical attributes and configuration of the current/a specified user interface system-view user-interface [ type ] first-number [ last-number ] auto-execute command text
display users [ all ]
display user-interface [ type number | number ]
CAUTION:
The auto-execute command command may cause you unable to perform common configuration in the user interface, so use it with caution. Before executing the auto-execute command command and save your configuration, make sure you can log into the switch in other modes and cancel the configuration.
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Introduction
LOGGING IN THROUGH THE CONSOLE PORT

To log in through the Console port is the most common way to log into a switch. It is also the prerequisite to configure other login methods. By default, you can log into an S4200G series Ethernet switch through its Console port only. To log into an Ethernet switch through its Console port, the related configuration of the user terminal must be in accordance with that of the Console port. Table 11 lists the default settings of a Console port.
Table 11 The default settings of a Console port
Setting Baud rate Flow control Check mode Stop bits Data bits Default 9,600 bps Off No check bit 1 8
After logging into a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to Console Port Login Configuration for more.
Setting up the Connection to the Console Port
Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the Console port of the switch, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Diagram for setting the connection to the Console port

RS-232 port
Console port Configuration cable
If you use a PC to connect to the Console port, launch a terminal emulation utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal in Windows 9X) and perform the configuration shown in Figure 2 through Figure 4 for the connection to be created. Normally, the parameters of a terminal are configured as those listed in Table 11. And the type of the terminal is set to VT100.
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Figure 2 Create a connection
Figure 3 Specify the port used to establish the connection
Console Port Login Configuration
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Figure 4 Set port parameters
Turn on the switch. The user will be prompted to press the Enter key if the switch successfully completes POST (power-on self test). The prompt (such as <S4200G>) appears after the user presses the Enter key. You can then configure the switch or check the information about the switch by executing commands. You can also acquire help by type the ? character.
Console Port Login Configuration

Common Configuration Table 12 lists the common configuration of Console port login.
Table 12 Common configuration of Console port login
Configuration Console port configuration Baud rate Check mode Description Optional The default baud rate is 9,600 bps. Optional By default, the check mode of the Console port is set to none, which means no check bit. Stop bits Data bits AUX user interface configuration Optional The default stop bits of a Console port is 1. Optional The default data bits of a Console port is 8. Configure the command Optional level available to the By default, commands of level 3 are available to the users logging into the users logging into the AUX user interface. AUX user interface
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Table 12 Common configuration of Console port login (Continued)

Configuration Terminal configuration Make terminal services available Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain Set history command buffer size Set the timeout time of a user interface Description Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. Optional By default, the history command buffer can contain up to 10 commands. Optional The default timeout time is 10 minutes.
CAUTION: Changing of Console port configuration terminates the connection to the Console port. To establish the connection again, you need to modify the configuration of the termination emulation utility running on your PC accordingly. Refer to Setting up the Connection to the Console Port for more. Console Port Login Configurations for Different Authentication Modes Table 13 lists Console port login configurations for different authentication modes.
Table 13 Console port login configurations for different authentication modes
Authentication mode None Console port login configuration Perform common Perform common configuration configuration for Console port login Configure the password Configure the password for local authentication Description Optional Refer to Common Configuration for more. Required
Password
Perform common Perform common configuration configuration for Console port login
Optional Refer to Common Configuration for more.
Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None
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Table 13 Console port login configurations for different authentication modes (Continued)
Authentication mode Scheme Console port login configuration Specify to perform local authentication or RADIUS authentication Configure user name and password AAA configuration specifies whether to perform local authentication or RADIUS authentication Configure user names and passwords for local/remote users Description Optional Local authentication is performed by default. Refer to the AAA&RADIUS Configuration for more. Required
The user name and password of a local user are configured on the switch. The user name and password of a remote user are configured on the RADIUS server. Refer to user manual of RADIUS server for more.
Manage AUX users
Set service type for AUX users
Required Optional Refer to Common Configuration for more.
Perform common Perform common configuration configuration for Console port login
Changes of the authentication mode of Console port login will not take effect unless you restart the switch.

Configuration Procedure
Table 14 Console port login configuration with the authentication mode being none
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, users logging in through the Console port are not authenticated.
Enter AUX user interface view user-interface aux 0 Configure not to authenticate authentication-mode none users
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Table 14 Console port login configuration with the authentication mode being none
Operation Configure the Console port Set the baud rate Command speed speed-value Description Optional The default baud rate of an AUX port (also the Console port) is 9,600 bps. parity { even | mark | none | odd | space } Optional By default, the check mode of a Console port is set to none, that is, no check bit. Optional The stop bits of a Console port is 1. databits { 7 | 8 } Optional The default data bits of a Console port is 8. Optional By default, commands of level 3 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface. Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces. screen-length screen-length Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages. Set the history command buffer size history-command max-size value Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default. Optional The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Set the check mode
Set the stop bits Set the data bits
stopbits { 1 | 1.5 | 2 }
Configure the command level user privilege level level available to users logging into the user interface Make terminal services available Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain shell
Set the timeout time for the user interface
idle-timeout minutes [ seconds ]
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Note that the command level available to users logging into a switch depends on both the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } command and the user privilege level level command, as listed in Table 15.
Table 15 Determine the command level (A)
Scenario Authentication mode None (authentication-mode none) User type Command Command level Level 3 Users logging in The user privilege level through Console level command not ports executed The user privilege level level command already executed
Determined by the level argument
Configuration Example
Network requirements Assume that you are a level 3 VTY user and want to perform the following configuration for users logging in through the Console port:

Do not authenticate users logging in through the Console port. Commands of level 2 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface. The baud rate of the Console port is 19,200 bps. The screen can contain up to 30 lines. The history command buffer can contain up to 20 commands. The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 5 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the authentication mode being none)
Ethernet1/0/1 Ethernet
User PC running Telnet
Configuration procedure 1 Enter system view.

<S4200G> system-view
2 Enter AUX user interface view.

[4200G] user-interface aux 0
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3 Specify not to authenticate users logging in through the Console port.

[4200G-ui-aux0] authentication-mode none
4 Specify commands of level 2 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface.
[4200G-ui-aux0] user privilege level 2
5 Set the baud rate of the Console port to 19,200 bps.

[4200G-ui-aux0] speed 19200
6 Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain to 30.
[4200G-ui-aux0] screen-length 30
7 Set the maximum number of commands the history command buffer can store to 20.
[4200G-ui-aux0] history-command max-size 20
8 Set the timeout time of the AUX user interface to 6 minutes.

[4200G-ui-aux0] idle-timeout 6
Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password

Table 16 Console port login configuration with the authentication mode being password
Operation Enter system view Enter AUX user interface view Command system-view user-interface aux 0 Description Required
Configure to authenticate authentication-mode password users using the local password Set the local password Configure Set the the Console baud rate port set authentication password { cipher | simple } password speed speed-value
Required Optional The default baud rate of an AUX port (also the Console port) is 9,600 bps. Optional By default, the check mode of a Console port is set to none, that is, no check bit. Optional The default stop bits of a Console port is 1. Optional The default data bits of a Console port is 8. Optional By default, commands of level 3 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface.
Set the parity { even | mark | none | check mode odd | space }
Set the stop stopbits { 1 | 1.5 | 2 } bits Set the data databits { 7 | 8 } bits Configure the command level available to users logging into the user interface user privilege level level
Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password
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Table 16 Console port login configuration with the authentication mode being password
Operation Make terminal services available to the user interface Command shell Description Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces. Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages. Set history command buffer size history-command max-size value Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default. Optional The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Set the maximum number screen-length screen-length of lines the screen can contain
Note that the level the commands of which are available to users logging into a switch depends on both the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } and the user privilege level level command, as listed in Table 17.
Table 17 Determine the command level (B)
Scenario Authentication mode User type Command
Command level
Local authentication Users logging into (authentication-mode the AUX user password) interface
The user privilege level level Level 3 command not executed The user privilege level level Determined by command already executed the level argument

Authenticate users logging in through the Console port using the local password. Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text). The commands of level 2 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface. The baud rate of the Console port is 19,200 bps. The screen can contain up to 30 lines.
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The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands. The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 6 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the authentication mode being password)


3 Specify to authenticate users logging in through the Console port using the local password.
[4200G-ui-aux0] authentication-mode password
4 Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).

[4200G-ui-aux0] set authentication password simple 123456


Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme
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Table 18 Console port login configuration with authentication mode being scheme
Operation Enter system view Configure the authentic ation mode Enter the default ISP domain view Specify the AAA scheme to be applied to the domain Command system-view domain system Description Optional By default, the local AAA scheme is applied. If you specify to apply the local AAA scheme, you need to perform the configuration concerning local user as well. If you specify to apply an existing scheme by providing the radius-scheme-name argument, you need to perform the following configuration as well:
scheme { local | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name [ local ] | none }
Quit to system quit view
Perform AAA&RADIUS configuration on the switch. (Refer to AAA&RADIUS Configuration for more.) Configure the user name and password accordingly on the AAA server. (Refer to the user manual of AAA server.)
Create a local user (Enter local user view.)
local-user user-name
Required No local user exists by default. Required Required Required The specified AAA scheme determines whether to authenticate users locally or remotely. Users are authenticated locally by default.
Set the authentication password { simple | password for the local user cipher } password Specify the service type for service-type terminal [ AUX users level level ] Quit to system view Enter AUX user interface view Configure to authenticate users locally or remotely quit user-interface aux 0 authentication-mode scheme
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Table 18 Console port login configuration with authentication mode being scheme
Operation Configure the Console port Set the baud rate Command speed speed-value Description Optional The default baud rate of the AUX port (also the Console port) is 9,600 bps. Optional By default, the check mode of a Console port is set to none, that is, no check bit. Optional The default stop bits of a Console port is 1. Optional The default data bits of a Console port is 8. Optional By default, commands of level 3 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface. shell Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces. screen-length screen-length Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages. Set history command buffer size history-command max-size value Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default. Optional The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Set the parity { even | mark | check mode none | odd | space }
Set the stop stopbits { 1 | 1.5 | 2 } bits Set the data databits { 7 | 8 } bits Configure the command level available to users logging into the user interface Make terminal services available to the user interface Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain user privilege level level
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Note that the level the commands of which are available to users logging into a switch depends on the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } command, the user privilege level level command, and the service-type terminal [ level level ] command, as listed in Table 19.
Table 19 Determine the command level
Scenario Authentication mode User type Command The user privilege level level Level 0 command is not executed, and the service-type terminal [ level level ] command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type terminal [ level level ] command specifies the available command level. Determined by the service-type terminal [ level level ] command Command level
authentication-mode Users logging scheme into the Console port and pass AAA&RADIUS or local authentication
The user privilege level level Level 0 command is executed, and the service-type terminal [ level level ] command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type terminal [ level level ] command specifies the available command level. Determined by the service-type terminal [ level level ] command

Configure the name of the local user to be guest. Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text). Set the service type of the local user to Terminal. Configure to authenticate users logging in through the Console port in the scheme mode. The commands of level 2 are available to users logging into the AUX user interface. The baud rate of the Console port is 19,200 bps. The screen can contain up to 30 lines. The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands. The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
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Network diagram
Figure 7 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the authentication mode being scheme)

2 Create a local user named guest and enter local user view.
[4200G] local-user guest
3 Set the authentication password to 123456 (in plain text).

[4200G-luser-guest] password simple 123456
4 Set the service type to Terminal.

[4200G-luser-guest] service-type terminal level 2 [4200G-luser-guest] quit

6 Configure to authenticate users logging in through the Console port in the scheme mode.
[4200G-ui-aux0] authentication-mode scheme


4
Introduction
LOGGING IN USING MODEM
The administrator can log into the Console port of a remote switch using a modem through PSTN (public switched telephone network) if the remote switch is connected to the PSTN through a modem to configure and maintain the switch remotely. When a network operates improperly or is inaccessible, you can log into the switches in the network in this way to configure these switches, to query logs and warning messages, and to locate problems. To log into a switch in this way, you need to configure the terminal and the switch properly, as listed in Table 20.
Table 20 Requirements for logging into a switch using a modem
Item Administrator side Requirement The PC can communicate with the modem connected to it. The modem is properly connected to PSTN. The telephone number of the switch side is available. Switch side The modem is connected to the Console port of the switch properly. The modem is properly configured. The modem is properly connected to PSTN and a telephone set. The authentication mode and other related settings are configured on the switch. Refer to Table 76 in Logging in through Telnet.
Configuration on the Administrator Side Configuration on the Switch Side

Modem Configuration
The PC can communicate with the modem connected to it. The modem is properly connected to PSTN. And the telephone number of the switch side is available.
Perform the following configuration on the modem directly connected to the switch:
AT&F ----------------------- Restore the factory settings ATS0=1----------------------- Configure to answer automatically after the first ring AT&D ----------------------- Ignore DTR signal AT&K0----------------------- Disable flow control AT&R1----------------------- Ignore RTS signal AT&S0----------------------- Set DSR to high level by force ATEQ1&W----------------------- Disable the modem from returning command response and the result, save the changes
You can verify your configuration by executing the AT&V command. The above configuration is unnecessary to the modem on the administrator side.The configuration commands and the output of different modems may differ. Refer to the user manual of the modem when performing the above configuration.
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Switch Configuration After logging into a switch through its Console port by using a modem, you will enter the AUX user interface. The corresponding configuration on the switch is the same as those when logging into the switch locally through its Console port except that:
When you log in through the Console port using a modem, the baud rate of the Console port is usually set to a value lower than the transmission speed of the modem. Otherwise, packets may get lost. Other settings of the Console port, such as the check mode, the stop bits, and the data bits, remain the default.
The configuration on the switch depends on the authentication mode the user is in. Refer to Table 13 in Chapter 3 for the information about authentication mode configuration. Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is none Refer to Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is none. Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is password Refer to Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is password. Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is scheme Refer to Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is scheme.
Modem Connection Establishment

1 Configure the user name and password on the switch. Refer to Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None, Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is password, and Configuration on switch when the authentication mode is scheme in Chapter 3 for more. 2 Perform the following configuration on the modem directly connected to the switch.
AT&F ----------------------- Restore the factory settings ATS0=1----------------------- Configure to answer automatically after the first ring AT&D ----------------------- Ignore DTR signal AT&K0----------------------- Disable flow control AT&R1----------------------- Ignore RTS signal AT&S0----------------------- Set DSR to high level by force ATEQ1&W----------------------- Disable the modem from returning command response and the result, save the changes
You can verify your configuration by executing the AT&V command. The configuration commands and the output of different modems may differ. Refer to the user manual of the modem when performing the above configuration. It is recommended that the baud rate of the AUX port (also the Console port) be set to a value lower than the transmission speed of the modem. Otherwise, packets may get lost.
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3 Connect your PC, the modems, and the switch, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 Establish the connection by using modems
Serial cable
Modem Telephone line
PC
PSTN
Modem Console port Telephone number: 82882285
4 Launch a terminal emulation utility on the PC and set the telephone number to call the modem directly connected to the switch, as shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10. Note that you need to set the telephone number to that of the modem directly connected to the switch.
Figure 9 Set the telephone number
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Figure 10 Call the modem
5 Provide the password when prompted. If the password is correct, the prompt (such as <S4200G>) appears. You can then configure or manage the switch. You can also enter the character ? at anytime for help. If you perform no AUX user-related configuration on the switch, the commands of level 3 are available to modem users. Refer to the CLI Overview module for information about command level.
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Introduction
LOGGING IN THROUGH WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

An S4200-G series switch has a Web server built in. You can log into an S4200-G series switch through a Web browser and manage and maintain the switch intuitively by interacting with the built-in Web server. To log into an S4200-G series switch through the built-in Web-based network management system, you need to perform the related configuration on both the switch and the PC operating as the network management terminal.
Table 21 Requirements for logging into a switch through the Web-based network management system
Item Switch Requirement The management VLAN of the switch is configured. The route between the switch and the network management terminal is available. (Refer to the Management VLAN Configuration module for more.) The user name and password for logging into the Web-based network management system are configured. PC operating as the network management terminal IE is available. The IP address of the management VLAN interface of the switch is available.
HTTP Connection Establishment

1 Log into the switch through the Console port and assign an IP address to the management VLAN interface of the switch.
Connect to the Console port. To log into a switch through the Console port, you need to connect the serial port of your PC (or terminal) to the Console port of the switch using a configuration cable, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11 Connect to the Console port

1
2 3
Table 22 Callouts
(1) RS-232 port (2) Console port (3) Configuration cable
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Launch a terminal emulation utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal in Windows 9X) on the PC, with the baud rate set to 9,600 bps, data bits set to 8, parity check set to off, and flow control set to off. Turn on the switch. When the switch is starting, the information about self-testing appears on the terminal window. When you press Enter after the self-testing finishes, the prompt (such as <S4200G>) appears, as shown in the Figure 12.
Figure 12 The terminal window
Execute the following commands in the terminal window to assign an IP address to the management VLAN interface of the switch.
<S4200G> system
a Enter management VLAN interface view.

[4200G] interface vlan-interface 1
b Remove the existing IP address of the management VLAN interface.

[4200G-VLAN-interface1] undo ip address
c Configure the IP address of the management VLAN interface to be 10.153.17.82.

[4200G-VLAN-interface1] ip address 10.153.17.82 255.255.255.0
2 Configure the user name and the password for the Web-based network management system.
Add a Telnet user account for the switch, setting the user level to level 3 (the administration level).
a Configure the user name to be admin.

[4200G] local-user admin
b Set the user level to level 3.

[4200G-luser-admin] service-type telnet level 3
c Set the password to admin.

[4200G-luser-admin] password simple admin
Configure a static route from the switch to the gateway.
[4200G] ip route-static ip-address 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
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3 Establish an HTTP connection between your PC and the switch, as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13 Establish an HTTP connection between your PC and the switch
Sw itch
HTTPConnection connection HTTP Connection
PC PC
4 Log into the switch through IE. Launch IE on the Web-based network management terminal (your PC) and enter the IP address of the management VLAN interface of the switch (here it is http://10.153.17.82). (Make sure the route between the Web-based network management terminal and the switch is available.) 5 When the login interface (shown in Figure 14) appears, enter the user name and the password configured in step 2 and click <Login> to bring up the main page of the Web-based network management system.
Figure 14 The login page of the Web-based network management system
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6
Introduction
LOGGING IN THROUGH NMS
You can also log into a switch through an NMS (network management station), and then configure and manage the switch through the agent module on the switch.
The agent here refers to the software running on network devices (switches) and as the server. SNMP (simple network management protocol) is applied between the NMS and the agent.
To log into a switch through an NMS, you need to perform related configuration on both the NMS and the switch.
Table 23 Requirements for logging into a switch through an NMS
Item Switch Requirement The management VLAN of the switch is configured. The route between the NMS and the switch is available. (Refer to the Management VLAN Configuration module for more.) The basic SNMP functions are configured. (Refer to the SNMP module for more.) NMS The NMS is properly configured. (Refer to the user manual of your NMS for more.)
Connection Establishment Using NMS
Figure 15 Network diagram for logging in through an NMS
Switch
HTTP Connection
PC
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7
Introduction
CONTROLLING LOGIN USERS
A switch provides ways to control different types of login users, as listed in Table 24.
Table 24 Ways to control different types of login users
Login mode Control method Telnet By source IP addresses By source and destination IP addresses SNMP By source IP addresses Implementation Through basic ACLs Through advanced ACLs Through basic ACLs Related section Controlling Telnet Users by Source IP Addresses Controlling Telnet Users by Source and Destination IP Addresses Controlling Network Management Users by Source IP Addresses Controlling Web Users by Source IP Address. Disconnecting a Web User by Force.
WEB
By source IP addresses
Through basic ACLs
Disconnect Web users by By executing force commands in CLI
Controlling Telnet Users

Prerequisites The controlling policy against Telnet users is determined, including the source and destination IP addresses to be controlled and the controlling actions (permitting or denying). Controlling Telnet users by source IP addresses is achieved by applying basic ACLs, which are numbered from 2000 to 2999.
Table 25 Control Telnet users by source IP addresses
Operation Enter system view Create a basic ACL or enter basic ACL view Define rules for the ACL Command system-view acl number acl-number [ match-order { config | auto } ] rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } [ source { sour-addr sour-wildcard | any } ] [ time-range time-name ] [ fragment ] quit user-interface [ type ] first-number [ last-number ] acl acl-number { inbound | outbound } Required The inbound keyword specifies to filter the users trying to Telnet to the current switch. The outbound keyword specifies to filter users trying to Telnet to other switches from the current switch. As for the acl number command, the config keyword is specified by default. Required Description
Controlling Telnet Users by Source IP Addresses
Quit to system view Enter user interface view Apply the ACL to control Telnet users by source IP addresses
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Controlling Telnet Users by Source and Destination IP Addresses
Controlling Telnet users by source and destination IP addresses is achieved by applying advanced ACLs, which are numbered from 3000 to 3999. Refer to the ACL module for information about defining an ACL.
Table 26 Define an advanced ACL
Operation Enter system view Command system-view As for the acl number command, the config keyword is specified by default. Required You can define rules as needed to filter by specific source and destination IP addresses. Description
Create an advanced acl number acl-number [ ACL or enter advanced match-order { config | auto } ] ACL view Define rules for the ACL rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } rule-string
Quit to system view Enter user interface view Apply the ACL to control Telnet users by specified source and destination IP addresses
quit user-interface [ type ] first-number [ last-number ] acl acl-number { inbound | outbound } Required The inbound keyword specifies to filter the users trying to Telnet to the current switch. The outbound keyword specifies to filter users trying to Telnet to other switches from the current switch.
Network requirements Only the Telnet users sourced from the IP address of 10.110.100.52 and 10.110.100.46 are permitted to log into the switch. Network diagram
Figure 16 Network diagram for controlling Telnet users using ACLs
Internet
Sw itch
Configuration procedure 1 Define a basic ACL.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 2000 match-order config [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 1 permit source 10.110.100.52 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 2 permit source 10.110.100.46 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 3 deny source any [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit
2 Apply the ACL.

[4200G] user-interface vty 0 4 [4200G-ui-vty0-4] acl 2000 inbound
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You can manage a S4200G series Ethernet switch through network management software. Network management users can access switches through SNMP. You need to perform the following two operations to control network management users by source IP addresses.

Defining an ACL Applying the ACL to control users accessing the switch through SNMP
Prerequisites
The controlling policy against network management users is determined, including the source IP addresses to be controlled and the controlling actions (permitting or denying). Controlling network management users by source IP addresses is achieved by applying basic ACLs, which are numbered from 2000 to 2999.
Table 27 Control network management users by source IP addresses
Operation Enter system view Create a basic ACL or enter basic ACL view Define rules for the ACL Command system-view acl number acl-number [ match-order { config | auto } ] rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } [ source { sour-addr sour-wildcard | any } ] [ time-range time-name ] [ fragment ] quit snmp-agent community { read | write } community-name [ [ mib-view view-name ] | [ acl acl-number ] ]* snmp-agent group { v1 | v2c } group-name [ read-view read-view ] [ write-view write-view ] [ notify-view notify-view ] [ acl acl-number ] snmp-agent group v3 group-name [ authentication | privacy ] [ read-view read-view ] [ write-view write-view ] [ notify-view notify-view ] [ acl acl-number ] Apply the ACL while configuring the SNMP user name snmp-agent usm-user { v1 | v2c } user-name group-name [ acl acl-number ] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user-name group-name [ authentication-mode { md5 | sha } auth-password ] [ privacy-mode des56 priv-password ] [ acl acl-number ] Optional Optional As for the acl number command, the config keyword is specified by default. Required Description
Quit to system view Apply the ACL while configuring the SNMP community name Apply the ACL while configuring the SNMP group name
Optional
You can specify different ACLs while configuring the SNMP community name, the SNMP group name and the SNMP user name.
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As SNMP community name is a feature of SNMP V1 and SNMP V2, the specified ACLs in the command that configures SNMP community names (the snmp-agent community command) take effect in the network management systems that adopt SNMP V1 or SNMP V2. Similarly, as SNMP group name and SNMP user name are features of SNMP V2 and the higher SNMP versions, the specified ACLs in the commands that configure SNMP group names (the snmp-agent group command and the snmp-agent group v3 command) and SNMP user names (the snmp-agent usm-user command and the snmp-agent usm-user v3 command) take effect in the network management systems that adopt SNMP V2 or higher SNMP versions. If you configure both the SNMP group name and the SNMP user name and specify ACLs in the two operations, the switch will filter network management users by both SNMP group name and SNMP user name. Configuration Example Network requirements Only SNMP users sourced from the IP addresses of 10.110.100.52 and 10.110.100.46 are permitted to access the switch. Network diagram
Figure 17 Network diagram for controlling SNMP users using ACLs
Internet
Sw itch

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 2000 match-order config [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 1 permit source 10.110.100.52 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 2 permit source 10.110.100.46 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 3 deny source any [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit
2 Apply the ACL to only permit SNMP users sourced from the IP addresses of 10.110.100.52 and 10.110.100.46 to access the switch.
[4200G] snmp-agent community read 3Com acl 2000 [4200G] snmp-agent group v2c 3Comgroup acl 2000 [4200G] snmp-agent usm-user v2c 3Comuser 3Comgroup acl 2000
Controlling Web Users by Source IP Address
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Controlling Web Users by Source IP Address
You can manage a S4200G series Ethernet switch remotely through Web. Web users can access a switch through HTTP connections. You need to perform the following two operations to control Web users by source IP addresses.

Defining an ACL Applying the ACL to control Web users
Prerequisites
The controlling policy against Web users is determined, including the source IP addresses to be controlled and the controlling actions (permitting or denying). Controlling Web users by source IP addresses is achieved by applying basic ACLs, which are numbered from 2000 to 2999.
Table 28 Control Web users by source IP addresses
Operation Enter system view Create a basic ACL or enter basic ACL view Define rules for the ACL Command system-view acl number acl-number [ match-order { config | auto } ] rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } [ source { sour-addr sour-wildcard | any } ] [ time-range time-name ] [ fragment ] quit ip http acl acl-number Optional As for the acl number command, the config keyword is specified by default. Required Description
Controlling Web Users by Source IP Addresses
Quit to system view Apply the ACL to control Web users
Disconnecting a Web User by Force
The administrator can disconnect a Web user by force using the related command.
Table 29 Disconnect a Web user by force
Operation Command Description Required Execute this command in user view.
Disconnect a Web user free web-users { all | user-id by force userid | user-name username }
Network requirements Only the users sourced from the IP address of 10.110.100.46 are permitted to access the switch. Network diagram
Figure 18 Network diagram for controlling Web users using ACLs
Internet
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<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 2030 match-order config [4200G-acl-basic-2030] rule 1 permit source 10.110.100.46 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2030] rule 2 deny source any
2 Apply the ACL to only permit the Web users sourced from the IP address of 10.110.100.46 to access the switch.
[4200G] ip http acl 2030
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Introduction to Configuration File
CONFIGURATION FILE MANAGEMENT
Configuration file records and stores user configurations performed to a switch. It also enables users to check switch configurations easily. Upon powered on, a switch loads the configuration file known as saved-configuration file, which resides in the Flash, for initialization. If the Flash contains no configuration file, the system initializes using the default settings. Comparing to saved-configuration file, the configuration file which is currently adopted by a switch is known as the current-configuration. A configuration file conforms to the following conventions:

The content of a configuration files is a series of commands. Only the non-default configuration parameters are saved. The commands are grouped into sections by command view. The commands that are of the same command view are grouped into one section. Sections are separated by empty lines or comment lines. (A line is a comment line if it starts with the character #.) The sections are listed in this order: system configuration section, physical port configuration section, logical interface configuration section, routing protocol configuration section, and so on. A configuration file ends with a return.
Configuration File-Related Configuration
You can perform the following operations on an S4200G series switch:
Saving the current configuration to a configuration file or erasing a configuration file in the Flash Checking/Setting the configuration file to be used when the switch starts the next time Setting a configuration file to be of the main/backup attribute
Perform the following configuration in user view.

Table 30 Configure a configuration file
Operation Command Description Optional This command can be executed in any view.
Save the current save [ cfgfile | [ safely ] [ configuration to a backup | main ] ] specified configuration file and specify the configuration file to be of the main or backup attribute Erase the configuration reset saved-configuration [ file in the Flash backup | main ] Specify that the undo startup
Optional Optional
switch starts without saved-configuration [ unit unit-id ] loading the configuration file
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Table 30 Configure a configuration file (Continued)

Operation Command Description Optional By default, the main configuration file is used. Optional This command can be executed in any view.
Specify the startup saved-configuration configuration file to be cfgfile [ backup | main ] used when the switch starts the next time Check the configuration file Check the current configuration display saved-configuration [ unit unit-id ] [ by-linenum ] display current-configuration [ configuration [ configuration-type ] | interface [ interface-type ] [ interface-number ] | vlan [ vlan-id ] ] [ by-linenum [ | { begin | include | exclude } regular-expression ] display this [ by-linenum ]
Display the configuration performed in the current view
Display the information display startup [ unit unit-id ] about the configuration file to be used for startup.
CAUTION: Currently, the extension of a configuration file is cfg. Configuration files

reside in the root directory.
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VLAN Overview
Introduction to VLAN
VLAN CONFIGURATION
The virtual local area network (VLAN) technology is developed for switches to control broadcast operations in LANs. By creating VLANs in a physical LAN, you can divide the LAN into multiple logical LANs, each of which has a broadcast domain of its own. Hosts in the same VLAN communicate with each other as if they are in a LAN. However, hosts in different VLANs cannot communicate with each other directly. Figure 19 illustrates a VLAN implementation.
Figure 19 A VLAN implementation
LAN Switch
VLAN A
VLAN B VLAN A
LAN Switch
VLAN A
VLAN B
VLAN B
Router
A VLAN can span across multiple switches, or even routers. This enables hosts in a VLAN to be dispersed in a more loose way. That is, hosts in a VLAN can belong to different physical network segment. VLAN enjoys the following advantages. 1 Broadcasts are confined to VLANs. This decreases bandwidth utilization and improves network performance. 2 Network security is improved. VLANs cannot communicate with each other directly. That is, hosts in different VLANs cannot communicate with each other directly. To enable communications between different VLANs, network devices operating on Layer 3 (such as routers or Layer 3 switches) are needed. 3 Configuration workload is reduced. VLAN can be used to group specific hosts. When the physical position of a host changes, no additional network configuration is required if the host still belongs to the same VLAN. VLAN standard is described in IEEE 802.1Q, which is issued by IEEE in 1999.
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VLAN Classification
You can create port-based and policy-based VLAN types a Switch 4200G: The port-based VLAN members are defined in terms of switch ports. You can add ports to which close-related hosts are connected to the same port-based VLAN. This is the simplest yet most effective way to create VLANs. Policy-based VLANs enable a switch to forward received packets that match specific QoS/ACLs to specific VLANs. For instructions on creating policy-based VLANs, see QoS Configuration on page 213.
VLAN Configuration
Basic VLAN Configuration
Table 31 Basic VLAN configuration
Operation Enter system view Create a VLAN and enter VLAN view Assign a name for the VLAN Specify the description string of the VLAN Command system-view vlan vlan-id Description Required The vlan-id argument ranges from 1 to 4094. name Optional By default, the name of a VLAN is its VLAN ID. description string Optional By default, the description string of a VLAN is its VLAN ID.
Configuring a Port-Based VLAN
Configuration prerequisites Before configuring a port-based VLAN, you need to create it first. Configuration procedure
Table 32 Configure a port-based VLAN
Operation Enter system view Enter VLAN view Command system-view vlan vlan-id Description Required The vlan-id argument ranges 1 from to 4094. Add specified Ethernet ports to the VLAN port interface-list Required By default, all the ports belong to the default VLAN.
Displaying a VLAN
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to view the running of the VLAN configuration, and to verify the effect of the configuration.
Table 33 Display the information about specified VLANs
Operation Command
Display the information about display vlan [ vlan-id1 [ to vlan-id2 ] | all | static | dynamic ] specified VLANs
VLAN Configuration Example
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VLAN Configuration Example

Port-based VLAN Configuration Example Network requirements
Create VLAN 2 and VLAN 3, with the name of VLAN 2 being v2, and the description string being home. Add GigabitEthernet1/0/1 and GigabitEthernet1/0/2 ports to VLAN 2; add GigabitEthernet1/0/3 and GigabitEthernet1/0/4 ports to VLAN 3.
Network diagram
Figure 20 Network diagram for VLAN configuration
Switch
GE1/0/1 GE1/0/2
GE1/0/3 GE1/0/4
VLAN2
VLAN3
Configuration procedure 1 Create VLAN 2 and enter VLAN view.

[4200G] vlan 2
2 Set the name of VLAN 2 to v2.

[4200G-vlan2] name v2
3 Specify the description string of VLAN 2 to be home.

[4200G-vlan2] description home
4 Add GigabitEthernet1/0/1 and GigabitEthernet1/0/2 ports to VLAN 2.

[4200G-vlan2] port GigabitEthernet1/0/1 GigabitEthernet1/0/2
5 Create VLAN 3 and enter VLAN view.

[4200G-vlan2] vlan 3
6 Add GigabitEthernet1/0/3 and GigabitEthernet1/0/4 ports to VLAN 3.

[4200G-vlan3] port GigabitEthernet1/0/3 GigabitEthernet1/0/4
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Introduction to Management VLAN
Management VLAN
MANAGEMENT VLAN CONFIGURATION
To manage an Ethernet switch remotely through Telnet or network management, the switch need to be assigned an IP address. As for a S4200G series Layer 2 Ethernet switch, only the management VLAN interface can be assigned an IP address. You can assign an IP address to a management VLAN interface in one of the following three ways:

Using commands to assign IP addresses Through BOOTP (In this case, the switch operates as a BOOTP client.) Through dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) (In this case, the switch operates as a DHCP client)
The three above mentioned ways are mutually exclusive. That is, the IP address obtained in a new way overwrites the one obtained in the previously configured way and the overwritten IP address is then released. For example, if you assign an IP address to a VLAN interface by using the corresponding commands and then apply for another IP address through BOOTP (using the ip address bootp-alloc command), the former IP address will be removed, and the final IP address of the VLAN interface is the one obtained through BOOTP. Static Route A static route is configured manually by an administrator. You can make a network with relatively simple topology to operate properly by simply configuring static routes for it. Configuring and using static routes wisely helps to improve network performance and can guarantee bandwidth for important applications. The disadvantages of static route lie in that: When a fault occurs or the network topology changes, static routes may become unreachable, which in turn results in network failures. In this case, manual configurations are needed to recover the network. To access a 4200G 24-Port series Ethernet switch through networks, you can configure static routes for it.
Management VLAN Configuration

Prerequisites Before configuring the management VLAN, make sure the VLAN operating as the management VLAN exists. If VLAN 1 (the default VLAN) is the management VLAN, just go ahead.
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Configuring the Management VLAN
Table 34 Configure the management VLAN

Operation Enter system view Configure a specified VLAN to be the management VLAN Create the management VLAN interface and enter VLAN interface view Command system-view management-vlan vlan-id Description Required By default, VLAN 1 operates as the management VLAN. interface vlan-interface vlan-id Required
Assign an IP address to ip address { ip-address net-mask | Required the management VLAN bootp-alloc | dhcp-alloc } By default, the management VLAN interface interface has no IP address. Provide a description string for the management VLAN interface Add a default route description string Optional By default, the description string of the management VLAN interface is Vlan-interface vlan-id Interface. ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Required { interface-type interface-number | gateway-address } [ preference value ] Shutdown Optional By default, a management VLAN interface is down if all the Ethernet ports in the management VLAN are down; a management VLAN interface is up if one or more Ethernet ports in the management VLAN are up. undo shutdown
Shut down the management VLAN interface
Bring up the management VLAN interface
To configure the management VLAN of a switch operating as a cluster management device to be a cluster management VLAN (using the management-vlan vlan-id command) successfully, make sure the vlan-id argument provided in the management-vlan vlan-id command is consistent with that of the management VLAN. Shutting down or bringing up a management VLAN interface has no effect on the up/down status of the Ethernet ports in the management VLAN.
Network requirements The administrator wants to manage the switch S4200GA remotely through Telnet. The requirements are as follows: S4200GA has an IP address, and the route between S4200GA and the remote console is reachable. You need to configure the switch as follows:

Assigning an IP address to the management VLAN interface Configuring a default route
Displaying and Debugging Management VLAN
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<S4200GA> system-view
2 Create VLAN 10 and configure VLAN 10 to be the management VLAN.

[4200GA] vlan 10 [4200GA-vlan10] quit [4200GA] management-vlan 10
3 Create the VLAN 10 interface and enter VLAN interface view.

[4200GA] interface vlan-interface 10
4 Configure the IP address of VLAN 10 interface to be 1.1.1.1.

[4200GA-Vlan-interface10] ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 [4200GA-Vlan-interface10] quit
5 Configure a default route.

[4200GA] ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1.1.1.2
Displaying and Debugging Management VLAN
Table 35 Display and debug management VLAN

Operation Display the IP-related information about a management VLAN interface Command display ip interface [ vlan-interface vlan-id ] Description Optional You can execute the display commands in any view.
Display the information display interface vlan-interface about a management [ vlan-id ] VLAN interface Display summary information about the routing table Display detailed information about the routing table display ip routing-table
display ip routing-table verbose
Display the routes display ip routing-table leading to a specified IP ip-address [ mask ] [ address longer-match ] [ verbose ] Display the routes leading to specified IP addresses display ip routing-table ip-address1 mask1 ip-address2 mask2 [ verbose ]
Display the routes display ip routing-table acl filtered by a specified { acl-number | acl-name } [ access control list (ACL) verbose ] Display the routes display ip routing-table filtered by a specified IP ip-prefix ip-prefix-name [ prefix verbose ] Display the routing display ip routing-table radix table in a tree structure Display the statistics of the routing table display ip routing-table statistics
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Introduction to DHCP Client
DHCP/BOOTP CLIENT CONFIGURATION

As the network scale expands and the network complexity increases, the network configurations become more and more complex accordingly. It is usually the case that the computer locations change (such as the portable computers or wireless networks) or the number of the computers exceeds that of the available IP addresses. The dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is developed to meet these requirements. It adopts the client/server model. The DHCP client requests configuration information from the DHCP server dynamically, and the DHCP server returns corresponding configuration information based on policies. A typical DHCP implementation usually involves a DHCP server and multiple clients (such as PCs and portable computers), as shown in Figure 21.
Figure 21 A typical DHCP implementation
DHCP Client DHCP Client
DHCP Server LAN
DHCP Client
DHCP Client
The interactions between a DHCP client and a DHCP server are shown in Figure 22.
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Figure 22 Interaction between a DHCP client and a DHCP server

DHCP Client
DHCP _Disc over

DHCP Client
DHCP Server r
r _Offe DHCP DHCP _Req ue
st
DHCP Server
DHCP Client
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DHCP _Ren ew
DHCP Server
DHCP Client
_ACK DHCP
To obtain valid dynamic IP addresses, a DHCP client exchanges different information with the DHCP server in different phases. Usually, the following three modes are involved: 1 The DHCP client accesses the network for the first time In this case, the DHCP client goes through the following four phases to establish connections with the DHCP server.
Discovery. The DHCP client discovers a DHCP server by broadcasting DHCP_Discover packets in the network. Only the DHCP servers respond to this type of packets. Offer. Upon receiving DHCP_Discover packets, a DHCP server select an available IP address from an address pool and sends a DHCP_Offer packet that carries the selected IP address and other configuration information to the DHCP client. The DHCP client only accepts the first-arrived DHCP_Offer packet (if there are many DHCP servers), and broadcasts a DHCP_Request packet to each DHCP server. The packet contains the IP address carried by the DHCP_Offer packet. Acknowledgement. Upon receiving the DHCP_Request packet, the DHCP server that owns the IP address the DHCP_Request packet carries sends a DHCP_ACK packet to the DHCP client. In this way, the DHCP client binds TCP/IP protocol components to its network adapter. IP addresses offered by other DHCP servers (if any) through DHCP_Offer packets but not selected by the DHCP client are still available for other clients.
Introduction to BOOTP Client
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2 The DHCP client accesses the network for the second time In this case, the DHCP client establishes connections with the DHCP server through the following steps. a After accessing the network successfully for the first time, the DHCP client can access the network again by broadcasting a DHCP_Request packet that contains the IP address assigned to it last time instead of a DHCP_Discover packet. b Upon receiving the DHCP_Request packet and, when the IP address applied by the client is available, the DHCP server that owns the IP address responds with a DHCP_ACK packet to enable the DHCP client to use the IP address again. c If the IP address is not available (for example, it is assigned to another DHCP client), the DHCP server responds with a DHCP_NAK packet, which enables the DHCP client to request for a new IP address by sending a DHCP_Discover packet once again. 3 The DHCP client extends the lease of an IP address IP addresses assigned dynamically are only valid for a specified period of time and the DHCP servers reclaim their assigned IP addresses at the expiration of these periods. Therefore, the DHCP client must be able to extend the period if it is to use a dynamically assigned IP address for a period longer than allowed. By default, a DHCP client updates its IP address lease automatically by sending DHCP_Request packets to the DHCP server when half of the specified period expires. The DHCP server, in turn, responds with a DHCP_ACK packet to notify the DHCP client of the new lease if the IP address is still available. The DHCP clients implemented by the switches support this lease auto-update process.
Introduction to BOOTP Client
A BOOTP client can request the server for an IP address through BOOTP. It goes through the following two phases to apply for an IP address.

Sending a BOOTP request packet to the server Processing the BOOTP response packet received from the server
To obtain an IP address through BOOTP, a BOOTP client first sends a BOOTP request packet to the server. Upon receiving the request packet, the server returns a BOOTP response packet. The BOOTP client then retrieves the assigned IP address from the response packet. The BOOTP packets are based on user datagram protocol (UDP). To ensure reliable packet transmission, a timer is triggered when the BOOTP client sends a request packet to the server. If no response packet from the server is received after the timer times out, the client resends the request packet. The packet is resent every five seconds and three times at most. After that, no packet is resent if there is still no response packet from the server.
DHCP/BOOTP Client Configuration

Prerequisites
An S4200G series Ethernet switch can operate as a DHCP/BOOTP client. In this case, the IP address of the management VLAN interface is obtained through DHCP/BOOTP. Before configuring the management VLAN, you need to create the VLAN to be operating as the management VLAN. As VLAN 1 is created by default, you do not need to create it if you configure VLAN 1 to be the management VLAN.
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Configuring a DHCP/BOOTP Client
Table 36 Configure DHCP/BOOTP client

Operation Enter system view Configure a specified VLAN to be the management VLAN Create the management VLAN interface and enter VLAN interface view Configure the way in which the management VLAN interface obtains an IP address Command system-view management-vlan vlan-id Description Required Required By default, VLAN 1 operates as the management VLAN. Required
interface vlan-interface vlan-id
ip address { bootp-alloc | dhcp-alloc }
Required By default, no IP address is assigned to the management VLAN interface.
Display the information display bootp client [ interface Optional about the BOOTP client vlan-interface vlan-id ] You can execute these two commands in any view. Display the information display dhcp client [ verbose ] about the DHCP client
Network requirements To manage the switch S4200GA remotely, which operates as a DHCP client, through Telnet, The following are required:

S4200GA has an IP address that is obtained through DHCP The route between S4200GA and the remote console is reachable.
To achieve this, you need to perform the following configuration for the switch:
Configuring the management VLAN interface to obtain an IP address through DHCP Configuring a default route
Configuration procedures 1 Enter system view.

<S4200GA> system-view
2 Create VLAN 10 and configure VLAN 10 to be the management VLAN.

[4200GA] vlan 10 [4200GA-vlan10] quit [4200GA] management-vlan 10
3 Create VLAN 10 interface and enter VLAN interface view.

[4200GA] interface vlan-interface 10
4 Configure the management VLAN interface to obtain an IP address through DHCP.

[4200GA-Vlan-interface10] ip address dhcp-alloc [4200GA-Vlan-interface10] quit
5 Configure a default route.

[4200GA] ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1.1.1.2
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Voice VLAN Configuration
Introduction to Voice VLAN
VOICE VLAN CONFIGURATION
Voice VLANs are VLANs configured specially for voice data stream. By adding the ports with voice devices attached to voice VLANs, you can perform QoS-related configuration for voice data, ensuring the transmission priority of voice data stream and voice quality. S4200G series Ethernet switches determine whether a received packet is a voice packet by checking its source MAC address. Voice packets can also be identified by organizationally unique identifier (OUI) addresses. You can configure an OUI address for voice packets or specify to use the default OUI address. An OUI address is a globally unique identifier assigned to a vendor by IEEE. It forms the first 24 bits of a MAC address. A voice VLAN can operate in two modes: automatic mode and manual mode. You can configure the operation mode for a voice VLAN according to data stream passing through the ports of the voice VLAN.
When a voice VLAN operates in the automatic mode, the switch learns source MAC addresses from untagged packets sent by IP phones (an IP phone sends untagged packets when powered on) and adds the port with the IP phones attached to the voice VLAN. A port in a voice VLAN ages if the corresponding OUI address is not updated when the aging time expires. When a voice VLAN operates in the manual mode, you need to execute related commands to add a port to the voice VLAN or remove a port from the voice VLAN.
As for tagged packets sent by IP phones, a switch only forwards them (rather than learns the MAS addresses) regardless of the voice VLAN operation mode. Voice VLAN packets can be forwarded by trunk ports and hybrid ports. You can enable a trunk port or a hybrid port to forward voice and service packets simultaneously by enabling the voice VLAN function for it.
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As multiple types of IP phones exist, you need to match port mode with types of voice stream sent by IP phones, as listed in Table 37.
Table 37 Port modes and voice stream types
Port voice VLAN mode Automatic mode Voice stream type Tagged voice stream Port type Supported or not Access Trunk Not supported Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port exists and is not a voice VLAN. And the access port permits the packets of the default VLAN. Hybrid Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port exists and is in the list of the tagged VLANs whose packets are permitted by the access port. Untagged voice stream Access Trunk Hybrid Manual mode Tagged voice stream Access Trunk Not supported, because the default VLAN of the port must be a voice VLAN and the access port is in the voice VLAN. To do so, you can also add the port to the voice VLAN manually. Not supported Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port exists and is not a voice VLAN. And the access port permits the packets of the default VLAN. Hybrid Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port exists and is in the list of the tagged VLANs whose packets are permitted by the access port. Untagged voice stream Access Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port is a voice VLAN. Trunk Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port is a voice VLAN and the port permits the packets of the VLAN. Hybrid Supported Make sure the default VLAN of the port is a voice VLAN and is in the list of untagged VLANs whose packets are permitted by the port.
CAUTION: If the voice stream transmitted by an IP phone is tagged and the port which the IP phone is attached to is 802.1x-enabled, assign different VLAN IDs for the voice VLAN, the default VLAN of the port, and the 802.1x guest VLAN to ensure the two functions to operate properly. If the voice stream transmitted by the IP phone is untagged, the default VLAN of the port which the IP phone is attached can only be configured as a voice VLAN for the voice VLAN function to take effect. In this case, 802.1x authentication is unavailable.
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Configuration Prerequisites

Create the corresponding VLAN before configuring a voice VLAN. VLAN 1 is the default VLAN and do not need to be created. But VLAN 1 does not support the voice VLAN function.
Configuring a voice VLAN to operate in automatic mode
Table 38 Configure a voice VLAN to operate in automatic mode

Operation Enter system view Enter port view Enable the voice VLAN function for the port Set the voice VLAN operation mode to automatic mode Quit to system view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number voice vlan enable Description Required Required By default, the voice VLAN function is disabled. voice vlan mode auto Optional The default voice VLAN operation mode is automatic mode. quit Optional If you do not set the OUI address, the default OUI address is used. Optional By default, the voice VLAN security mode is enabled. voice vlan aging minutes Optional The default aging time is 1,440 minutes. voice vlan vlan-id enable Required
Set an OUI address that voice vlan mac-address oui can be identified by the mask oui-mask [ description voice VLAN string ] Enable the voice VLAN security mode Set the aging time for the voice VLAN Enable the voice VLAN function globally voice vlan security enable
Configuring a voice VLAN to operate in manual mode
Table 39 Configure a voice VLAN to operate in manual mode

Operation Enter system view Enter port view Enable the voice VLAN function for the port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-num voice vlan enable Description Required Required By default, the voice VLAN function is disabled on a port. Required The default voice VLAN operation mode is automatic mode. -
Set voice VLAN operation mode to undo voice vlan mode auto manual mode
Quit to system view
quit
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Table 39 Configure a voice VLAN to operate in manual mode (Continued)

Operation Add a port to the VLAN Access port Enter VLAN view Command vlan vlan-id Description Required
Add the port port port-type port-num to the VLAN Trunk or hybrid port Enter port view interface interface-type interface-num
Add the port port trunk permit vlan vlan-id to the voice port hybrid vlan vlan-id VLAN { tagged | untagged } Configure the voice VLAN to be the default VLAN of the port port trunk pvid vlan vlan-id port hybrid pvid vlan vlan-id Optional Refer to Table 37 to determine whether or not this operation is needed. Optional If you do not set the address, the default OUI address is used. Optional By default, the voice VLAN security mode is enabled. Optional The default aging time is 1,440 minutes.
Quit to system view
quit
Set an OUI address to be one that voice vlan mac-address oui can be identified by the voice mask oui-mask [ description VLAN string ] Enable the voice VLAN security mode voice vlan security enable
Set aging time for the voice VLAN voice vlan aging minutes
Enable the voice VLAN function globally
voice vlan vlan-id enable
Required
CAUTION:

You can enable voice VLAN feature for only one VLAN at a moment. If the VLAN for whom the voice VLAN function is enabled is a dynamic VLAN, the VLAN becomes a static VLAN after you enable the voice VLAN function. A port operating in the automatic mode cannot be added to/removed from a voice VLAN. When a voice VLAN operates in the security mode, the devices in it only permit packets whose source addresses are the voice OUI addresses that can be identified. Packets whose source addresses cannot be identified, including certain authentication packets (such as 802.1x authentication packets), will be dropped. So, do not transmit both voice data and service data in a voice VLAN. If you have to do so, make sure the voice VLAN do not operate in the security mode.
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Voice VLAN Displaying and Debugging
Table 40 Display and debug a voice VLAN

Operation Display voice VLAN configuration Display the currently valid OUI addresses Display the ports operating in the current voice VLAN Command display voice vlan status display voice vlan oui display vlan vlan-id Description You can execute the display command in any view.
Voice VLAN Configuration Example

Voice VLAN Configuration Example (Automatic Mode) Network requirements

Create VLAN 2 and configure it as a voice VLAN. Configure GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port as a trunk port, with VLAN 6 as the default port. GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port can be added to/removed from the voice VLAN automatically according to the type of the data stream that reaches the port.
Configuration procedure 1 Create VLAN 2.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] vlan 2
2 Configure GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port to be a trunk port, with VLAN 6 as the default VLAN.
[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port trunk pvid vlan 6
3 Enable the voice VLAN function for the port and configure the port to operate in automatic mode.
[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] voice vlan enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] voice vlan mode auto
4 Enable the voice VLAN function globally.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [4200G] voice vlan 2 enable
Voice VLAN Configuration Example (Manual Mode)
Network requirements

Create VLAN 3 and configure it as a voice VLAN. Configure GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port as a trunk port for it to be added to/removed form the voice VLAN. Configure the OUI address to be 0011-2200-0000, with the description string being test.
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Configuration procedure 1 Create VLAN 3.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] vlan 3
2 Configure GigabitEthernet1/0/3 port to be a trunk port and add it to VLAN 3.

[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port link-type trunk [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port trunk permit vlan 3
3 Enable the voice VLAN function for the port and configure the port to operate in manual mode.
[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] voice vlan enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] undo voice vlan mode auto [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit
4 Specify an OUI address.

[4200G] voice vlan mac-address 0011-2200-0000 mask ffff-ff00-0000 description test
5 Enable the voice VLAN function globally.

[4200G] voice vlan 3 enable
6 Display voice VLAN-related configurations.

[4200G] display voice vlan status Voice Vlan status: ENABLE Voice Vlan ID: 3 Voice Vlan security mode: Security Voice Vlan aging time: 1440 minutes Current voice vlan enabled port mode: PORT MODE ---------------------------------------GigabitEthernet1/0/3 MANUAL
7 Remove GigabitEthernet1/0/3 port from the voice VLAN.

[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] undo port trunk permit vlan 3
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Introduction to GVRP
GVRP CONFIGURATION
GVRP (GARP VLAN registration protocol) is an application of GARP (generic attribute registration protocol). GVRP is based on the mechanism of GARP; it maintains dynamic VLAN registration information and propagates the information to other switches. GARP is a generic attribute registration protocol. This protocol provides a mechanism for the switching members in a switched network to register, distribute and propagate information about VLANs, multicast addresses, and so on between each other. After the GVRP feature is enabled on a switch, the switch can receive the VLAN registration information from other switches to dynamically update the local VLAN registration information (including current VLAN members, which ports these VLAN members get to, and so on), and propagate the local VLAN registration information to other switches so that all the switching devices in the same switched network can have the same VLAN information. The VLAN registration information includes not only the static registration information configured locally, but also the dynamic registration information from other switches.
GVRP Mechanism
GARP Timers The information exchange between GARP members is completed by messages. The messages performing important functions for GARP fall into three types: Join, Leave and LeaveAll.
When a GARP entity expects other switches to register certain attribute information of its own, it sends out a Join message. When a GARP entity expects other switches to unregister certain attribute information of its own, it sends out a Leave message. Once a GARP entity starts up, it starts the LeaveAll timer. After the timer times out, the GARP entity sends out a LeaveAll message.
The join message and the Leave message are used together to complete the unregistration and re-registration of information. Through message exchange, all the attribute information to be registered can be propagated to all the switches in the same switched network. GARP has the following timers:
Hold: When a GARP entity receives a piece of registration information, it does not send out a Join message immediately. Instead, to save the bandwidth resources, it starts the Hold timer, puts all registration information it receives before the timer times out into one Join message and sends out the message after the timer times out. Join: To transmit the Join messages reliably to other entities, a GARP entity sends each Join message two times. The Join timer is used to define the interval between the two sending operations of each Join message. Leave: When a GARP entity expects to unregister a piece of attribute information, it sends out a Leave message. Any GARP entity receiving this message starts its
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Leave timer, and unregisters the attribute information if it does not receives a Join message again before the timer times out.
LeaveAll: Once a GARP entity starts up, it starts the LeaveAll timer, and sends out a LeaveALL message after the timer times out, so that other GARP entities can re-register all the attribute information on this entity. After that, the entity restarts the LeaveAll timer to begin a new cycle.
GVRP port registration mode GVRP has the following port registration modes:
Normal: In this mode, both dynamic and manual creation, registration and unregistration of VLANs are allowed. Fixed: In this mode, when you create a static VLAN on a switch and the packets of this VLAN are allowed to pass through the current port, the switch joins the current port to this VLAN and adds a VLAN entry to the local GVRP database (a table maintained by GVRP). But GVRP cannot learn dynamic VLAN through this port, and the dynamic VLANs learned through other ports on this switch cannot be pronounced through this port. Forbidden: In this mode, all the VLANs except VLAN 1 are unregistered on the port, and no other VLANs can be created or registered on the port.
GARP operation procedure Through the mechanism of GARP, the configuration information on a GARP member will be propagated to the whole switched network. A GARP can be a terminal workstation or a bridge; it instructs other GARP member to register/unregister its attribute information by declaration/recant, and register/unregister other GARP member's attribute information according to other member's declaration/recant. The protocol packets of GARP entity use specific multicast MAC addresses as their destination MAC addresses. When receiving these packets, the switch distinguishes them by their destination MAC addresses and delivers them to different GARP application (for example, GVRP) for further processing. GVRP Packet Format The GVRP packets are in the following format:
Figure 23 Format of GVRP packets
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Table 41describes the packet fields Figure 23.

Table 41 Description of the packet fields
Field Protocol ID Message Attribute Type Attribute List Attribute Description Protocol ID Each message consists of two parts: Attribute Type and Attribute List. It is defined by specific GARP application. It contains multiple attributes. Value 1 The attribute type of GVRP is 0x01.
Each general attribute consists of three parts: Attribute Length, Attribute Event and Attribute Value. Each LeaveAll attribute consists of two parts: Attribute Length and LeaveAll Event.
Attribute Length Attribute Event
The length of the attribute The event described by the attribute
2 to 255 0: LeaveAll Event 1: JoinEmpty 2: JoinIn 3: LeaveEmpty 4: LeaveIn 5: Empty
Attribute Value End Mark
The value of the attribute End mark of the GVRP PDU.
The attribute value of GVRP is the VID.
Protocol Specifications
GVRP is defined in IEEE 802.1Q standard.
GVRP Configuration
The GVRP configuration tasks include configuring the timers, enabling GVRP, and configuring the GVRP port registration mode. The port on which GVRP will be enabled must be set to a trunk port.
Configuration Prerequisite Configuration Procedure
Table 42 Configuration procedure

Operation Enter system view Configure the LeaveAll timer Enter Ethernet port view Configure the Hold, Join, and Leave timers Exit and return to system view Command system-view garp timer leaveall timer-value Description Optional By default, the LeaveAll timer is set to 1,000 centiseconds.
interface interface-type interface-number
garp timer { hold | join | leave } Optional timer-value By default, the Hold, Join, and Leave timers are set to 10, 20, and 60 centiseconds respectively. quit
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Operation Command Description Required By default, GVRP is disabled globally. Required By default, GVRP is disabled on the port. After you enable GVRP on a trunk port, you cannot change the port to a different type. Configure GVRP port gvrp registration { normal | registration mode fixed | forbidden } Optional You can choose one of the three modes. By default, GVRP port registration mode is normal.
Enable GVRP globally gvrp Enter Ethernet port view Enable GVRP on the port interface interface-type interface-number gvrp
In a network that contains switches with both GVRP and MSTP employed, GVRP packets are forwarded along the CIST. If you want to broadcast packets of a specific VLAN through GVRP, be sure to map the VLAN to the CIST when configuring the MSTP VLAN mapping table (The CIST of a network is the spanning tree instance numbered 0.) The timeout ranges of the timers vary depending on the timeout values you set for other timers. If you want to set the timeout time of a timer to a value out of the current range, you can set the timeout time of the associated timer to another value to change the timeout range of this timer. Table 43 describes the relations between the timers:
Table 43 Relations between the timers
Timer
Hold
Lower threshold
10 centiseconds
Upper threshold
This upper threshold is less than or equal to one-half of the timeout time of the Join timer. You can change the threshold by changing the timeout time of the Join timer. This upper threshold is less than one-half of the timeout time of the Leave timer. You can change the threshold by changing the timeout time of the Leave timer. This upper threshold is less than the timeout time of the LeaveAll timer. You can change the threshold by changing the timeout time of the LeaveAll timer.
Join
This lower threshold is greater than or equal to twice the timeout time of the Hold timer. You can change the threshold by changing the timeout time of the Hold timer. This lower threshold is greater than twice the timeout time of the Join timer. You can change the threshold by changing the timeout time of the Join timer.
Leave
LeaveAll
This lower threshold is greater than 32,765 centiseconds the timeout time of the Leave timer. You can change threshold by changing the timeout time of the Leave timer.
You should enable GVRP on the switches to implement the dynamic registration and update of VLAN information between the switches.
Displaying and Maintaining GVRP
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Figure 24 Network diagram for GVRP configuration
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Configuration procedure 1 Configure switch A: a Enable GVRP globally.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] gvrp
b Set the port GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to a trunk port, and allow all VLAN packets to pass through the port.
[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan all
c Enable GVRP on the trunk port.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] gvrp
2 Configure switch B: a Enable GVRP globally.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] gvrp
b Set the port GigabitEthernet1/0/2 to a trunk port, and allow all VLAN packets to pass through the port.
[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-type trunk [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port trunk permit vlan all
c Enable GVRP on the trunk port.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] gvrp
Displaying and Maintaining GVRP
After the above configuration, you can use the display commands in any view to display the configuration information and operating status of GVRP, and thus verify your configuration. You can use the reset garp statistics command in user view to clear GARP statistics.
Table 44 Display and maintain GVRP
Operation Display GARP statistics Display the settings of the GARP timers Display GVRP statistics Display the global GVRP status Clear GARP statistics Command display garp statistics [ interface interface-list ] display garp timer [ interface interface-list ] display gvrp statistics [ interface interface-list ] display gvrp status reset garp statistics [ interface interface-list ]
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Ethernet Port Overview
Types and Numbers of Ethernet Ports
BASIC PORT CONFIGURATION
Table 45 lists the types and numbers of the Ethernet ports available on the S4200G series Ethernet switches.
Table 45 Description of Ethernet port type and port number
Device Model Type and number of fixed ports Four Gigabit SFP Combo ports Switch 4200G 24-port 24 10/100/1000M electrical interfaces Four Gigabit SFP Combo ports Switch 4200G 48-port 48 10/100/1000M electrical interfaces Four Gigabit SFP Combo ports 2 2 Number of expansion slots 1
Switch 4200G 12-port 12 10/100/1000M electrical interfaces
The Ethernet ports of the S4200G series switches have the following characteristics:
The 10/100/1000BASE-TX Ethernet ports (except combo ports) support MDI/MDI-X autosensing. They can work in half-duplex/full-duplex or autonegotiation mode. They can also negotiate with other network devices for working mode and rate, automatically select the optimal working manner and rate, and simplify the system configuration and management. Gigabit SFP ports work in Gigabit full-duplex mode. The duplex mode can be set as full or auto, with a rate of 1000Mbps. 10 Gigabit Ethernet optical interfaces work in fixed 10,000 Mbps full-duplex mode.
Link Types of Ethernet Ports
An Ethernet port of the S4200G switch can operate in three different link types:
Access: An access port can belong to only one VLAN, and is generally used to connect user PCs. Trunk: A trunk port can belong to more than one VLAN. It can receive/send packets from/to multiple VLANs, and is generally used to connect another switch. Hybrid: A hybrid port can belong to more than one VLAN. It can receive/send packets from/to multiple VLANs, and can be used to connect either a switch or user PCs.
A hybrid port allows the packets of multiple VLANs to be sent without tags, but a trunk port only allows the packets of the default VLAN to be sent without tags. You can configure all the three types of ports on the same Ethernet switch. However, note that you cannot directly switch a port between trunk and hybrid and you must set the port as access before the switching. For example, to change a trunk port to hybrid, you must first set it as access and then hybrid.
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Configuring the Default VLAN ID for an Ethernet Port
An access port can belong to only one VLAN. Therefore, the VLAN an access port belongs to is also the default VLAN of the access port. A hybrid/trunk port can belong to several VLANs, and so a default VLAN ID for the port is required.
After you configure default VLAN IDs for Ethernet ports, the packets passing through the ports are processed in different ways depending on different situations:
Processing of an incoming packet If the packet does not carry a VLAN tag Receive the packet and add the default tag to the packet.
Table 46 Processing of incoming/outgoing packet
Port type Access
If the packet carries a VLAN tag If the VLAN ID is just the default VLAN ID, receive the packet. If the VLAN ID is not the default VLAN ID, discard the packet. If the VLAN ID is just the default VLAN ID, receive the packet. If the VLAN ID is not the default VLAN ID but is one of the VLAN IDs allowed to pass through the port, receive the packet.
Processing of an outgoing packet Deprive the tag from the packet and send the packet.
Trunk
If the VLAN ID is just the default VLAN ID, deprive the tag and send the packet. If the VLAN ID is not the default VLAN ID, keep the original tag unchanged and send the packet. If the VLAN ID is just the default VLAN ID, deprive the tag and send the packet. If the VLAN ID is not the default VLAN ID, deprive the tag or keep the tag unchanged (whichever is done is determined by the port hybrid vlan vlan-id-list { tagged | untagged } command) and send the packet.
Hybrid
If the VLAN ID is neither the default VLAN ID, nor one of the VLAN IDs allowed to pass through the port, discard the packet.
CAUTION: To guarantee the proper packet forwarding, the default VLAN ID of the local hybrid port or trunk port should be identical with that of the hybrid port or trunk port on the peer switch. Adding an Ethernet Port to Specified VLANs You can add the specified Ethernet port to a specified VLAN. After that, the Ethernet port can forward the packets of the specified VLAN, so that the VLAN on this switch can intercommunicate with the same VLAN on the peer switch. An access port can only be added to one VLAN, while hybrid and trunk ports can be added to multiple VLANs. Note that the port shall be added to an existing VLAN.
Configuring Ethernet Ports
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Making Basic Port Configuration
Table 47 Make basic port configuration
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable the Ethernet port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number undo shutdown Remarks By default, the port is enabled. Use the shutdown command to disable the port. Allow jumbo frames to pass jumboframe enable through the Ethernet por Optional The maximum ethernet frame size supported is 9216 bytes. By default, no description is defined for an Ethernet port. The port defaults to auto (autonegotiation) mode. By default, the speed of the port is set to auto mode.
Set the description of the Ethernet port Set the duplex mode of the Ethernet port Set the rate of the Ethernet port
description text duplex { auto | full | half } speed { 10 | 100 | 1000 | auto }
Set the MDI attribute of the mdi { across | auto | normal } Be default, the MDI attribute Ethernet port of the port is set to auto mode.
To use the optical interface on a combo port, install the SFP and issue the undo shutdown command in the interface. The corresponding 10/100/1000BASE-T port will automatically be shutdown.
The speed and mdi commands are not available on the combo port. The mdi command is not available on the Ethernet ports of the expansion interface card. Setting the Ethernet Port Broadcast Suppression Ratio You can use the broadcast-suppression commands to restrict the broadcast traffic allowed to pass through a port. After that, if the broadcast traffic on the port exceeds the value you set, the system will maintain an appropriate broadcast traffic ratio by discarding the overflow traffic, so as to suppress broadcast storm, avoid network congestion and ensure normal network services. You can execute the broadcast-suppression command in system view or Ethernet port view:
If you execute the command in system view, the command takes effect on all ports.
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If you execute the command in Ethernet port view, the command takes effect only on current port.
Command system-view broadcast-suppression { ratio | pps max-pps } Remarks By default, the ratio is 100%, that is, the system does not suppress broadcast traffic globally. By default, the ratio is 100%, that is, the system does not suppress broadcast traffic on the port.
Table 48 Set the Ethernet port broadcast suppression ratio

Operation Enter system view Set the global broadcast suppression ratio
Enter Ethernet port view Set the broadcast suppression ratio on current port
interface interface-type interface-number broadcast-suppression { ratio | pps max-pps }
Enabling Flow Control on a Port
After flow control is enabled on both the local and the peer switches, if congestion occurs on the local switch, the switch will inform its peer to suspend packet sending. In this way, packet loss is reduced and normal network services are guaranteed.
Table 49 Enable flow control on a port
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable flow control on the Ethernet port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number flow-control Remarks By default, flow control is not enabled on the port.
Configuring Access Port Attribute
Table 50 Configure access port attribute

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Configure the link type for the port as access Add the current access port into the specified VLAN Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number port link-type access Remarks By default, the link type for the port is access. Optional
port access vlan vlan-id
Configuring Hybrid Port Attribute
Table 51 Configure hybrid port attribute

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Set the link type for the port as hybrid Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number port link-type hybrid Remarks Required Optional By default, the VLAN of a hybrid port is VLAN 1.
Set the default VLAN ID for port hybrid pvid vlan vlan-id the hybrid port
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Table 51 Configure hybrid port attribute

Add the current hybrid port into the specified VLAN port hybrid vlan vlan-id-list { tagged | untagged } Optional For a hybrid port, you can configure to tag the packets of specific VLANs, based on which the packets of those VLANs can be processed in differently ways.
Configuring Trunk Port Attribute
Table 52 Configure trunk port attribute

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Set the link type for the port as trunk Set the default VLAN ID for the trunk port Add the current trunk port into the specified VLAN Command System-view interface interface-type interface-number port link-type trunk port trunk pvid vlan vlan-id Remarks Required Optional By default, the VLAN of a trunk port is VLAN 1. Optional
port trunk permit vlan { vlan-id-list | all }
Copying Port Configuration to Other Ports
To keep the configuration of some other ports consistent with a specified port, you can copy the configuration of the specified port to these ports. The configuration may include:

VLAN settings: Includes the permitted VLAN types and default VLAN ID. LACP settings: LACP enabled/disabled. QoS settings: Includes traffic limiting, priority marking, default 802.1p priority, bandwidth reservation, congestion avoidance, traffic direction, and traffic statistics., STP settings: Includes STP enabling/disabling, link attribute (point-to-point or not), STP priority, path cost, maximum transmission speed, loop protection, root protection, and edge port or not. Port setting: Includes port link type, port speed, and duplex mode.
Command system-view copy configuration source { interface-type interface-number | aggregation-group source-agg-id } destination { interface-list [ aggregation-group destination-agg-id ] | aggregation-group destination-agg-id } Remarks Optional
Table 53 Copy port configuration to other ports

Operation Enter system view Copy port configuration to other ports
If you specify the source aggregation group ID, the system uses the port with the smallest port number in the aggregation group as the source. If you specify the destination aggregation ID, the configuration of the source port will be copied to all ports in the aggregation group.
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Setting Loopback Detection for an Ethernet Port
Loopback detection is used to monitor if loopback occurs on a switch port. After you enable loopback detection on Ethernet ports, the switch can monitor if external loopback occurs on them. If there is a loopback port found, the switch will put it under control.
If loopback is found on an access port, the system disables the port, sends a Trap message to the client and removes the corresponding MAC forwarding entry. If loopback is found on a trunk or hybrid port, the system sends a Trap message to the client. When the loopback port control function is enabled on these ports, the system disables the port, sends a Trap message to the client and removes the corresponding MAC forwarding entry.
Command system-view Remarks Optional By default, loopback detection is disabled globally. Optional The default interval is 30 seconds. Optional By default, port loopback detection is disabled. Optional By default, loopback port control is not enabled. Optional By default, the system runs loopback detection only on the default VLAN for the trunk and hybrid ports. Optional You can use the command in any view.
Table 54 Set loopback detection for an Ethernet port

Operation Enter system view
Enable loopback detection loopback-detection enable globally Set time interval for port loopback detection Enter Ethernet port view loopback-detection interval-time time interface interface-type interface-number
Enable loopback detection loopback-detection enable on a specified port Enable loopback port control on the trunk or hybrid port loopback-detection control enable
Configure the system to loopback-detection per-vlan run loopback detection on enable all VLANs for the trunk and hybrid ports Display port loopback detection information display loopback-detection
CAUTION: To enable loopback detection on a specific port, you must use the loopback-detection enable command in both system view and the specific port view. After you use the undo loopback-detection enable command in system view, loopback detection will be disabled on all ports. The commands of loopback detection feature cannot be configured with the commands of port link aggregation at the same time. Configuring the Ethernet Port to Run Loopback Test You can configure the Ethernet port to run loopback test to check if it operates normally. The port running loopback test cannot forward data packets normally. The loopback test terminates automatically after a specific period.
Table 55 Configure the Ethernet port to run loopback test
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Remarks
Ethernet Port Configuration Example
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Table 55 Configure the Ethernet port to run loopback test

Configure the Ethernet port to run loopback { external | internal } loopback test Optional
After you use the shutdown command on a port, the port cannot run loopback test. You cannot use the speed, duplex, mdi and shutdown commands on the ports running loopback test. Some ports do not support loopback test, and corresponding prompts will be given when you perform loopback test on them. Enabling the System to Test Connected Cable You can enable the system to test the cable connected to a specific port. The test result will be returned in five minutes. The system can test these attributes of the cable: Receive and transmit directions (RX and TX), short circuit/open circuit or not, the length of the faulty cable.
Table 56 Enable the system to test connected cables
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable the system to test connected cables Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number virtual-cable-test Remarks Required
The virtual-cable-test command is not available on combo ports. Displaying and Debugging Ethernet Port After the above configuration, enter the display commands in any view to display the running of the Ethernet port configuration, and thus verify your configuration. Enter the reset counters command in user view to clear the statistics of the port.
Table 57 Display and debug Ethernet port
Operation Command Remarks You can use the commands in any view.
Display port configuration display interface [ interface-type | information interface-type interface-number ] Display port loopback detection state display loopback-detection
Display brief configuration display brief interface [ interface-type information about one or interface-number ] [ | { begin | include | all ports exclude } string ] Display current type-specific ports Clear the statistics of the port display port { hybrid | trunk | combo | vlan-vpn } reset counters interface [ interface-type | interface-type interface-number ] After 802.1X is enabled, the port information cannot be reset.
Ethernet Port Configuration Example

Switch A is connected to Switch B through trunk port GigabitEthernet1/0/1. Configure the default VLAN ID for the trunk port as 100. Allow the packets of VLAN 2, VLAN 6 through VLAN 50 and VLAN 100 to pass the port.
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Figure 25 Network diagram for default VLAN ID configuration
Switch A
Switch B
Configuration procedure The following configuration is used for Switch A. Configure Switch B in a similar way. 1 Enter port view of GigabitEthernet1/0/1.
[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
2 Set GigabitEthernet1/0/1 as a trunk port and allow the packets of VLAN 2, VLAN 6 through VLAN 50 and VLAN 100 to pass the port.
[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 2 6 to 50 100
3 Create VLAN 100.

[4200G] vlan 100
4 Configure the default VLAN ID of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 as 100.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk pvid vlan 100
Troubleshooting Ethernet Port Configuration
Symptom: Default VLAN ID configuration failed. Solution: Take the following steps. 1 Use the display interface or display port command to check if the port is a trunk port or a hybrid port. If not, configure it as a trunk port or a hybrid port. 2 Configure the default VLAN ID.
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Overview
Introduction to Link Aggregation
LINK AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION
Link aggregation means aggregating several ports together to form an aggregation group, so as to implement outgoing/incoming load sharing among the member ports in the group and to enhance the connection reliability. Depending on different aggregation modes, aggregation groups fall into three types: manual, static LACP, and dynamic LACP. Depending on whether or not load sharing is implemented, aggregation groups can be load-sharing or non-load-sharing aggregation groups. For the member ports in an aggregation group, their basic configuration must be the same. The basic configuration includes STP, QoS, VLAN, port attributes and other associated settings.
STP configuration, including STP status (enabled or disabled), link attribute (point-to-point or not), STP priority, maximum transmission speed, loop prevention status, root protection status, edge port or not. QoS configuration, including traffic limiting, priority marking, default 802.1p priority, bandwidth assurance, congestion avoidance, traffic redirection, traffic statistics, and so on. VLAN configuration, including permitted VLANs, and default VLAN ID. Port attribute configuration, including port rate, duplex mode, and link type (Trunk, Hybrid or Access).
Introduction to LACP
The purpose of link aggregation control protocol (LACP) is to implement dynamic link aggregation and deaggregation. This protocol is based on IEEE802.3ad and uses LACPDUs (link aggregation control protocol data units) to interact with its peer. After LACP is enabled on a port, LACP notifies the following information of the port to its peer by sending LACPDUs: priority and MAC address of this system, priority, number and operation key of the port. Upon receiving the information, the peer compares the information with the information of other ports on the peer device to determine the ports that can be aggregated with the receiving port. In this way, the two parties can reach an agreement in adding/removing the port to/from a dynamic aggregation group.
Operation Key
An operation key of an aggregation port is a configuration combination generated by system depending on the configurations of the port (rate, duplex mode, other basic configuration, and management key) when the port is aggregated. 1 The selected ports in a manual/static aggregation group must have the same operation key. 2 The management key of an LACP-enable static aggregation port is equal to its aggregation group ID. 3 The management key of an LACP-enable dynamic aggregation port is zero by default.
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4 The member ports in a dynamic aggregation group must have the same operation key. Manual Aggregation Group Introduction to manual aggregation group A manual aggregation group is manually created. All its member ports are manually added and can be manually removed (it inhibits the system from automatically adding/removing ports to/from it). Each manual aggregation group must contain at least one port. When a manual aggregation group contains only one port, you cannot remove the port unless you remove the whole aggregation group. LACP is disabled on the member ports of manual aggregation groups, and enabling LACP on such a port will not take effect. Port status in manual aggregation group A port in a manual aggregation group can be in one of the two states: selected or unselected. In a manual aggregation group, the selected ports can transceive user service packets, but the unselected ports cannot. The selected port with the minimum port number serves as the master port of the group, and other selected ports serve as member ports of the group. In a manual aggregation group, the system sets the ports to selected or unselected state by the following rules:
The system sets the "most preferred" ports (that is, the ports take most precedence over other ports) to selected state, and others to unselected state. Port precedence descends in the following order: full duplex/high speed, full duplex/low speed, half duplex/high speed, half duplex/low speed. The system sets the ports unable to aggregate with the master port (due to some hardware limit, for example, cross-board aggregation unavailability) to unselected state. The system sets the ports with port attribute configuration (rate, duplex mode, and link type) different from that of the master port to unselected state.
There is a limit on the number of selected ports in an aggregation group. Therefore, if the number of the member ports that can be as selected ports in an aggregation group exceeds the maximum number supported by the device, the system will choose the ports with lower port numbers as the selected ports, and set others as unselected ports. Requirements on ports for manual aggregation Generally, there is no limit on the rate and duplex mode of the port you want to add to a manual aggregation group, even if it is an initially DOWN port. In a manual aggregation group, the system never performs deaggregation and all the ports in the group keep in their current working states, even when the rate and duplex mode of a member port change. But, if the rate of the master port decreases or the duplex mode of the master port changes, packets may be lost during packet forwarding on the master port.
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Static LACP Aggregation Group
Introduction to static LACP aggregation A static LACP aggregation group is also manually created. All its member ports are manually added and can be manually removed (it inhibits the system from automatically adding/removing ports to/from it). Each static aggregation group must contain at least one port. When a static aggregation group contains only one port, you cannot remove the port unless you remove the whole aggregation group. LACP is enabled on the member ports of static aggregation groups, and disabling LACP on such a port will not take effect. When you remove a static aggregation group, the system will remain the member ports of the group in LACP-enabled state and re-aggregate the ports to form one or more dynamic LACP aggregation groups. Port status of static aggregation group A port in a static aggregation group can be in one of the two states: selected or unselected. In a static aggregation group, both the selected and the unselected ports can transceive LACP protocol packets; the selected ports can transceive user service packets, but the unselected ports cannot. In an aggregation group, the selected port with the minimum port number serves as the master port of the group, and other selected ports serve as member ports of the group. In a static aggregation group, the system sets the ports to selected or unselected state by the following rules:
The system sets the "most preferred" ports (that is, the ports take most precedence over other ports) to selected state, and others to unselected state. Port precedence descends in the following order: full duplex/high speed, full duplex/low speed, half duplex/high speed, half duplex/low speed. The system sets the following ports to unselected state: ports that are not connect to the same peer device as that of the master port, and ports that are connected to the same peer device as that of the master port but their peer ports are in aggregation groups different from the group of the peer port of the master port. The system sets the ports unable to aggregate with the master port (due to some hardware limit, for example, cross-board aggregation unavailability) to unselected state. The system sets the ports with basic port configuration different from that of the master port to unselected state.
There is a limit on the number of selected ports in an aggregation group. Therefore, if the number of the member ports that can be set as selected ports in an aggregation group exceeds the maximum number supported by the device, the system will choose the ports with lower port numbers as the selected ports, and set others as unselected ports. Dynamic LACP Aggregation Group Introduction to dynamic LACP aggregation group A dynamic LACP aggregation group is automatically created by the system; it can be removed only by the system. Users cannot add/remove ports to/from it. A port can participate in dynamic link aggregation only when it is LACP-enabled. Ports can be aggregated into a dynamic aggregation group only when they are connected to the same peer device and have the same basic configuration (such as rate and duplex mode).
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Besides multiple-port aggregation groups, the system is also able to create single-port aggregation groups, each of which contains only one port. LACP is enabled on the member ports of dynamic aggregation groups. Port status of dynamic aggregation group A port in a dynamic aggregation group can be in one of the two states: selected or unselected. In a dynamic aggregation group, both the selected and the unselected ports can transceive LACP protocol packets; the selected ports can transceive user service packets, but the unselected ports cannot. In an aggregation group, the selected port with the minimum port number serves as the master port of the group, and other selected ports serve as member ports of the group. There is a limit on the number of selected ports in an aggregation group. Therefore, if the number of the member ports that can be set as selected ports in an aggregation group exceeds the maximum number supported by the device, the system will negotiate with its peer end, to determine the states of the member ports according to the port IDs of the preferred device (that is, the device with smaller system ID). The following is the negotiation procedure: 1 Compare device IDs (consist of two bytes system priority and six bytes system MAC address, with the latter following the former) between the two parties. First compare the two system priorities, then the two system MAC addresses if the system priorities are equal. The device with smaller device ID will be considered as the preferred one. 2 Compare port IDs (consist of two bytes port priority and two bytes port number, with the latter following the former) on the preferred device. The comparison between two port IDs is as follows: First compare the two port priorities, then the two port numbers if the two port priorities are equal; the port with smaller port ID is more possible to become a selected port. The port with half duplex attribute cannot receive or transmit LACP packets. Changing the system priority of a device may change the preferred device between the two parties, and may further change the states (selected or unselected) of the member ports of dynamic aggregation groups. Link Aggregation Attributes Table 58 describes the link aggregation attributes of S4200-G series Ethernet switches.
Table 58 Link aggregation attributes
Maximum number of member ports in an aggregation group Maximum number of selected ports in an aggregation group
Aggregatio n mode Manual Static LACP Dynamic LACP
Switch model S4200-G series
Cross-board aggregation Supported
Equal to the total number of 8 ports on the switch
It is recommended that you configure the same type in both local and remote switch if the number of member ports exceed the maximum number supported by the device in a link aggregation group.
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Aggregation Group Categories
Depending on whether or not load sharing is implemented, aggregation groups can be load-sharing or non-load-sharing aggregation groups. In general, the system only provides limited load-sharing aggregation resources (currently 64 load-sharing aggregation groups can be created at most), so the system needs to reasonably allocate the resources among different aggregation groups. The system always allocates hardware aggregation resources to the aggregation groups with higher priorities. When load-sharing aggregation resources are used up by existing aggregation groups, newly-created aggregation groups will be non-load-sharing ones. The priorities of aggregation groups for allocating load-sharing aggregation resources are as follows:
An aggregation group containing special ports (such as 10GE port) which require hardware aggregation resources has higher priority than any aggregation group containing no special port. A manual or static aggregation group has higher priority than a dynamic aggregation group (unless the latter contains special ports while the former does not). For two aggregation groups of the same kind, the one that might gain higher speed if resources were allocated to it has higher priority than the other one. If the two groups can gain the same speed, the one with smaller master port number has higher priority than the other one.
When an aggregation group of higher priority appears, the aggregation groups of lower priorities release their hardware resources. For single-port aggregation groups, if they can transceive packets normally without occupying aggregation resources, they shall not occupy the hardware aggregation resources. CAUTION: A load-sharing aggregation group contains at least two selected ports, but a non-load-sharing aggregation group can only have one selected port, while others are unselected ports.
Link Aggregation Configuration
CAUTION: The commands of link aggregation cannot be configured with the commands of port loopback detection feature at the same time. You can create a manual aggregation group, or remove an existing manual aggregation group (after that, all the member ports in the group are removed from the ports). You can manually add/remove a port to/from a manual aggregation group, and a port can only be manually added/removed to/from a manual aggregation group.
Table 59 Configure a manual aggregation group
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required
Configuring a Manual Aggregation Group
Create a manual aggregation link-aggregation group agg-id mode group manual
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Table 59 Configure a manual aggregation group (Continued)

Operation Configure a description for the aggregation group Command Description
link-aggregation group agg-id description Optional agg-name By default, an aggregation group has no description. interface interface-type interface-num port link-aggregation group agg-id Required
Enter Ethernet port view Add the port to the aggregation group
When creating an aggregation group:
If the aggregation group you are creating already exists but contains no port, its type will change to the type you set. If the aggregation group you are creating already exists and contains ports, the possible type changes may be: changing from dynamic or static to manual, and changing from dynamic to static; and no other kinds of type change can occur. When you change a dynamic/static group to a manual group, the system will automatically disable LACP on the member ports. When you change a dynamic/static group to a manual group, the system will remain the member ports LACP-enabled.
When adding Ethernet ports to an aggregation group:
You cannot add the following types of ports into an aggregation group: mirroring port, port with static MAC address configured, port with static ARP configured, port with 802.1x enabled. When a manual or static aggregation group contains only one port, you cannot remove the port unless you remove the whole aggregation group.
Configuring a Static LACP Aggregation Group
You can create a static LACP aggregation group, or remove an existing static aggregation group (after that, the system will re-aggregate the original member ports in the group to form one or more dynamic aggregation groups.). You can manually add/remove a port to/from a static aggregation group, and a port can only be manually added/removed to/from a static aggregation group. When you add an LACP-enabled port to a manual aggregation group, the system will automatically disable LACP on the port. Similarly, when you add an LACP-disabled port to a static aggregation group, the system will automatically enable LACP on the port.
Table 60 Configure a static LACP aggregation group
Operation Enter system view Create a static aggregation group Configure a description for the aggregation group Command system-view link-aggregation group agg-id mode static link-aggregation group agg-id description agg-name Description Required Optional By default, an aggregation group has no description.
Enter Ethernet port view
Displaying and Maintaining Link Aggregation Information
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Table 60 Configure a static LACP aggregation group (Continued)

Operation Add the port to the aggregation group Enable LACP on the port Command Description
port link-aggregation group agg-id Required lacp enable Optional, the system will automatically enable LACP on the port added to a static aggregation group. The default LACP state on a port is disabled.
Configuring a Dynamic LACP Aggregation Group
A dynamic LACP aggregation group is automatically created by the system based on LACP-enabled ports. The adding and removing of ports to/from a dynamic aggregation group are automatically accomplished by LACP. You need to enable LACP on the ports whom you want to participate in dynamic aggregation of the system, because, only when LACP is enabled on those ports at both ends, can the two parties reach agreement in adding/removing ports to/from dynamic aggregation groups. LACP cannot be enabled on the following types of ports: mirroring port, port with static MAC address configured, port with static ARP configured, port with 802.1x enabled. In addition, enabling LACP on a member port of a manual aggregation group will not take effect.
Table 61 Configure a dynamic LACP aggregation group
Operation Enter system view Configure the system priority Enter Ethernet port view Enable LACP on the port Command system-view lacp system-priority system-priority Description Optional By default, the system priority is 32,768. Required By default, LACP is disabled on a port. Optional By default, the port priority is 32,768. Optional By default, an aggregation group has no description.
interface interface-type interface-number lacp enable
Configure the port priority Configure a description for an dynamic aggregation group
lacp port-priority port-priority
link-aggregation group agg-id description agg-name
Displaying and Maintaining Link Aggregation Information
After the above configuration, execute the display commands in any view to display link aggregation conditions and verify your configuration.
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You can also execute the reset command in user view to clear statistics on LACP ports.
Table 62 Display and maintain link aggregation information
Operation Display summary information of all aggregation groups Display detailed information of a specified aggregation group or all aggregation groups Display link aggregation details of a specified port or port range Clear LACP statistics on specified port(s) or all ports Command display link-aggregation summary display link-aggregation verbose [ agg-id ]
display link-aggregation interface interface-type interface-number [ to interface-type interface-number ] reset lacp statistics [ interface interface-type interface-number [ to interface-type interface-number ] ]
Link Aggregation Configuration Example
Switch A connects to Switch B with three ports GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/3. It is required that incoming/outgoing load between the two switch can be shared among the three ports. Adopt three different aggregation modes to implement link aggregation on the three ports between switch A and B.
Network diagram
Figure 26 Network diagram for link aggregation configuration
Switch A Link aggregation
Switch B
Configuration procedure The following only lists the configuration on Switch A; you must perform the similar configuration on Switch B to implement link aggregation. 1 Adopting manual aggregation mode a Create manual aggregation group 1.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] link-aggregation group 1 mode manual
b Add ports GigabitEthernet1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet1/0/3 to aggregation group 1.

[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-aggregation group 1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-aggregation group 1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port link-aggregation group 1
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2 Adopting static LACP aggregation mode a Create static aggregation group 1.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] link-aggregation group 1 mode static
b Add ports GigabitEthernet1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet1/0/3 to aggregation group 1.

[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-aggregation group 1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-aggregation group 1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port link-aggregation group 1
3 Adopting dynamic LACP aggregation mode a Enable LACP on ports GigabitEthernet1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet1/0/3.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] lacp enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] lacp enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] lacp enable
Note that, the three LACP-enabled ports can be aggregated into a dynamic aggregation group to implement load sharing only when they have the same basic configuration (such as rate and duplex mode).
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Port Isolation Overview
Introduction to Port Isolation
PORT ISOLATION CONFIGURATION
The port isolation function enables you to isolate the ports to be controlled on Layer 2 by adding the ports to an isolation group, through which you can improve network security and network in a more flexible way. Currently, you can configure only one isolation group on a switch. The number of Ethernet ports an isolation group can accommodate is not limited. The port isolation function is independent of VLAN configuration.
Port Isolation and Port Aggregation
When a member port of an aggregation group is added to an isolation group, the other ports in the same aggregation group are added to the isolation group automatically.
Port Isolation Configuration
Table 63 lists the operations to add an Ethernet ports to an isolation group.

Table 63 Configure port isolation
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Add the Ethernet port to the isolation group Command system-view interface interface-type interface-num port isolate Description Required By default, an isolation group contains no port.
Displaying Port Isolation
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to display the information about the Ethernet ports added to the isolation group.
Table 64 Display port isolation
Operation Display the information about the Ethernet ports added to the isolation group. Command display isolate port
Port Isolation Configuration Example
PC 2, PC 3 and PC 4 are connected to GigabitEthernet1/0/2, GigabitEthernet1/0/3, and GigabitEthernet1/0/4 ports. The switch connects to the Internet through GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port. It is desired that PC 2, PC 3 and PC 4 cannot communicate with each other.
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Network diagram
Figure 27 Network diagram for port isolation configuration
Internet
GE1/0/1
Switch
GE1/0/2 GE1/0/3 GE1/0/4
PC2
PC3
PC4
Configuration procedure 1 Add GigabitEthernet1/0/2, GigabitEthernet1/0/3, and GigabitEthernet1/0/4 ports to the isolation group.
<S4200G>system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port isolate [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port isolate [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/4 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/4] port isolate [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/4] quit [4200G]
2 Display the information about the ports in the isolation group.

<S4200G> display isolate port Isolated port(s) on UNIT 1: GigabitEthernet1/0/2, GigabitEthernet1/0/3, GigabitEthernet1/0/4
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Port Security Configuration
Introduction to Port Security
PORT SECURITY CONFIGURATION
Port security is a security mechanism that controls network access. It is an expansion to the current 802.1x and MAC address authentication. This scheme controls the incoming/outgoing packets on port by checking the MAC addresses contained in data frames, and provides multiple security and authentication modes; this greatly improves the security and manageability of the system. The port security scheme provides the following characteristics: 1 NTK: Need to know. By means of checking the destination MAC addresses in the outbound packets of a given port, NTK can ensure that only authenticated devices can receive the data packets, and thus prevent data from being intercepted. 2 Intrusion Protection: By means of checking the source MAC addresses in the inbound packets of a given port, intrusion protection detects illegal packets and takes necessary actions when necessary. These include disconnecting ports temporarily/permanently, or filtering packets with the MAC addresses to ensure port security. 3 Device Tracking: Refers to the feature that when certain types of data packets (due to illegal intrusion, improper manner of logging on and off) are transmitted, the switch will send Trap message to help the network administrators monitor and control such actions. 4 Binding of MAC and IP addresses to ports: Binding the MAC addresses and IP addresses of authorized users to designated ports of a switch, so that only authorized users can access the ports and thereby enhances the system security.
Port Security Modes
Table 65 describes the available security modes in details:

Table 65 Description of the port security modes
Security mode autolearn Description the learned MAC addresses will be changed to Security MAC addresses. This security mode will automatically change to the secure mode after the system has learned the maximum number of Security MAC from this port, and new Security MAC cannot be added. The packets whose original MAC addresses are not the current Security MAC addresses cannot pass the port. secure In this mode, the system is disabled from learning MAC addresses from this port. Only the packets whose original MAC addresses are the configured static MAC addresses can pass the port. userlogin In this mode, port-based 802.1x authentication is performed for connected users. In this mode, the NTK and Intrusion Protection features do not take effect. Feature In this mode, only the NTK and Intrusion Protection features take effect.
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Table 65 Description of the port security modes (Continued)

Security mode userloginsecure Description The port opens only after the access user passes the 802.1x authentication. Even after the port opens, only the packets of the successfully authenticated user can pass through the port. In this mode, only one 802.1x-authenticated user is allowed to access the port. When the port changes from the normal mode to this security mode, the system automatically removes the already existing dynamic MAC address entries and authenticated MAC address entries on the port. userloginwithoui This mode is similar to the userlogin-secure mode, except that there can be one OUI-carried MAC address being successfully authenticated in addition to the single 802.1x-authenticated user who is allowed to access the port. When the port changes from the normal mode to this security mode, the system automatically removes the already existing dynamic/authenticated MAC address entries on the port. macauthentication mac-oruserloginsecure In this mode, MAC address-based authentication is performed for access users. In this mode, the two kinds of authentication in mac-authentication and userlogin-secure modes can be performed simultaneously. If both kinds of authentication succeed, the userlogin-secure mode takes precedence over the mac-authentication mode. In this mode, first the MAC-based authentication is performed. If this authentication succeeds, the mac-authentication mode is adopted, or else, the authentication in userlogin-secure mode is performed. This mode is similar to the userlogin-secure mode, except that there can be more than one 802.1x-authenticated user on the port. Feature In these modes, only the NTK and Intrusion Protection features take effect.
mac-elseuserlogin
userloginsecure-ext
userloginThis mode is similar to the userlogin-secure-or-mac secure-or-mac- mode, except that there can be more than one ext 802.1x-authenticated user on the port. mac-oruserloginsecure-ext This mode is similar to the userlogin-secure-else-mac mode, except that there can be more than one 802.1x-authenticated user on the port.
Configuring Port Security
Table 66 Configure port security

Operation Enter system view Enable port security Set OUI value for user authentication Enable the sending of type-specific trap messages Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view port-security enable port-security OUI OUI-value index index-value Description Required Optional
port-security trap { addresslearned | Optional intrusion | dot1xlogon | dot1xlogoff | By default, sending of dot1xlogfailure | ralmlogon | ralmlogoff | trap messages is disabled. ralmlogfailure }* interface interface-type interface-number
Port Security Configuration
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Table 66 Configure port security (Continued)

Operation Set the security mode of a port Command port-security port-mode mode Description Required Users can choose the optimal mode as necessary. port-security max-mac-count count-value Optional By default, there is no limit on the number of MAC addresses. port-security ntk-mode { ntkonly | ntk-withbroadcasts | ntk-withmulticasts } Required No specific transmission mode is configured by default. Optional Users need to specify the ports to bind while executing this command in system view, whereas in Ethernet port view, this command applies to the current port only. Required No specific intrusion mode is configured by default. Optional Defaults to 20 seconds.
Set the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be accommodated by a port Set the NTK transmission mode
Bind the MAC and IP am user-bind mac-addr mac-address addresses of a legal ip-addr ip-address [ interface user to a specified port interface-type interface-number ]
Set the Intrusion Protection mode
port-security intrusion-mode { disableport | disableport-temporarily | blockmac } quit
Return to system view
Set the timer for port-security timer disableport timer temporarily disabling a port
The time set by the port-security timer disableport timer command is the same as the time set for temporarily disabling a port while executing the port-security intrusion-mode command under disableport-temporarily mode.
With the port security enabled, a device has the following restrictions on the 802.1x authentication and MAC address authentication in order to prevent conflictions. 1 The access control mode (set by the dot1x port-control command) is automatically set to auto. 2 The dot1x, dot1x port-method, dot1x port-control, and mac-authentication commands are inapplicable.
Refer to the 802.1x module of S4200G S4200G Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual for details on 802.1x authentication. You cannot add a port that configured port security feature to a link aggregation group.
You cannot configure the port-security port-mode mode command on a port if the port is in a link aggregation group
Configure Security MAC
Security MAC is a special type MAC address and similar with static MAC address. One Security MAC can only be added to one port in the same VLAN. Using this feature, you can bind a MAC address with a port in the same VLAN.
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Security MAC can be learned by the autolearn function of Port-Security feature, and can be configured by the command or MIB manually. Before adding Security MAC, you may configure the port security mode to autolearn and then the MAC address learning method will change:

Original dynamic MAC address will be deleted; If the maximum Security MAC number is not reached maximum, the new MAC address learned by the port will be added as Security MAC; If the maximum Security MAC number is reached maximum, the new MAC address cannot be learned by the port and the port mode will be changed from autolearn to secure
Table 67 Configure Security MAC address

Operation Enter system view Enable the port security Enter Ethernet port view Set the maximum number of Security MAC allowed by the port Set the port mode to autolearn Add Security MAC address manually Command system-view port-security enable interface interface-type interface-number port-security max-mac-count count-value Description Required Required By default, the maximum number of Security MAC is not limited Required
port-security port-mode autolearn
mac-address security mac-address Required [ interface interface-type This command can be interface-number ] vlan vlan-id configured either in system view or Ethernet port view
1 port-security port-mode autolearn command cannot be configured with the following features at the same time:

Static and black-hole MAC address; Voice VLAN feature; 802.1x feature; port link aggregation; configuration of mirroring reflect port;
2 port-security max-mac-count count-value command cannot be configured with mac-address max-mac-count count.
Displaying Port Security
To display port-security related information after the above configuration, enter the following command in any view.
Table 68 Display port security
Operation Display port-security related information Display the configuration of Security MAC address Command display port-security [ interface interface-list ] display mac-address security [ interface interface-type interface-number ] [ vlan vlan-id ] [ count ]
Port Security Configuration Example
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Table 68 Display port security (Continued)

Operation Display the information about port binding Command display am user-bind [ interface interface-type interface-number | mac-addr | ip-addr ]
Port Security Configuration Example
Enable port security on port GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of switch A, and set the maximum number of the MAC addresses accommodated by the port to 80. The NTK packet transmission mode of on the port is ntk-withbroadcasts, and the intrusion Protection mode is disableport. Connect PC1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/1 through switch B. Bind the MAC and IP addresses of PC1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/1.
Network diagram
Figure 28 Network diagram for port security configuration
Switch A GE1/0/1
Switch B
PC1 IP Address: 10.153.1.1 MAC Address: 00e0 -fc00 - 3900
PC2
Configuration procedure Configure switch A as follows: 1 Enter system view.

2 Enable port security.

[4200G] port-security enable
3 Enter port view for GigabitEthernet1/0/1.

[4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
4 Set the port mode to MAC authentication.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port-security port-mode mac-authentication
5 Set the maximum number of MAC addresses accommodate by the port to 80.
[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port-security max-mac-count 80
6 Set the NTK packet transmission mode to ntk-withbroadcasts.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port-security ntk-mode ntk-withbroadcasts
7 Set the Intrusion Protection mode to disableport.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port-security intrusion-mode disableport
8 Return to system view.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit
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9 Enable the sending of intrusion trap messages.

[4200G] port-security trap intrusion
10 Bind the MAC and IP addresses of PC1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port.

[4200G] am user-bind mac-address 00e0-fc00-4200G ip-address 10.153.1.1 interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
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Overview
Introduction to MAC Address Table
MAC ADDRESS TABLE MANAGEMENT
This chapter describes the management of static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries. For information about the management of multicast MAC address entries, refer to Chapter 29.
A MAC address table is a port-based Layer 2 address table. It is the base for Ethernet switch to perform Layer 2 packet forwarding. Each entry in a MAC address table contains the following fields:

Destination MAC address ID of the VLAN which a port belongs to. Forwarding port number.
Upon receiving a packet, a switch queries its MAC address table for the forwarding port number according to the destination MAC address carried in the packet and then forwards the packet through the port. Entries in a MAC Address Table Entries in a MAC address table fall into the following categories according to their characteristics and configuration methods:
Static MAC address entry: Also known as permanent MAC address entry. This type of MAC address entries are added/removed manually and can not age out by themselves. Using static MAC address entries can reduce broadcast packets remarkably and are suitable for networks where network devices seldom change. Dynamic MAC address entry: This type of MAC address entries are generated by the MAC address learning mechanism and age out after the aging time. Blackhole MAC address entry: This type of MAC address entries are configured manually. A switch discards the packets destined for the MAC addresses contained in blackhole MAC address entries.
Table 69 lists the different types of MAC address entries and their characteristics.
Table 69 Characteristics of different types of MAC address entries
Configuration method Manually configured Manually configured or generated by MAC address learning mechanism Manually configured Reserved or not at reboot (if the configuration is saved) Yes No
MAC address entry Static MAC address entries Dynamic MAC address table
Aging time Unavailable Available
Blackhole MAC address entry
Unavailable
Yes
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MAC Address Learning Mechanism
The MAC address learning mechanism enables a switch to acquire the MAC addresses of the network devices on the segments connected to the ports of the switch. A packet can be directly forwarded if its destination MAC address is already learnt by the switch. The MAC address learning mechanism is implemented as follows:
When a switch receives a packet from one of its ports (referred to as Port A), the switch extracts the source MAC address (referred to as MAC-S) of the packet and considers that the packets destined for MAC-S can be forwarded through Port A. If the MAC address table already contains MAC-S, the switch refreshes the aging time of the corresponding MAC address entry. Otherwise, the switch adds MAC-S and Port A as a new MAC address entry to the MAC address table. The switch searches the MAC address table for the destination MAC address of the received packet. If it finds a match, it directly forwards the packet, or else it broadcasts the packet in the corresponding VLAN. When a broadcast packet reaches the network device whose MAC address is the destination MAC address of the packet, the network device returns a packet to the switch, with its MAC address contained in the packet. The switch extracts the MAC address of the network device from the returned packet and adds a MAC address entry accordingly in its MAC address table. After that, the switch can directly forward other packets destined for the same network device by the newly added MAC address entry.
Among the three types of packets (unicast packets, multicast packets, and broadcast packets), the MAC address learning mechanism enables a switch to learn MAC addresses from only unicast packets. Aging Time of MAC Address Entries As mentioned previously, an Ethernet switch can acquire MAC addresses of network devices from its ports and add MAC address entries accordingly in its MAC address table. The MAC address table is updated regularly. That is, the switch updates the aging time of an existing MAC address entry if it learns the same MAC address again before the specified aging time expires, and removes an existing MAC address entry if it does not learn the same MAC address again when the specified aging time expires. Note the following when setting the aging time:
If the aging time is too long, the number of the invalid MAC address entries maintained by the switch may be too many to make room for the MAC address table. In this case, the MAC address table cannot vary with network changes in time. If the aging time is too short, MAC address entries that are still valid may be removed. This results in large amount of broadcast packets wandering across the network and decreases the performance of the switches.
Aging time only applies to dynamic MAC address entries. Limit of the Number of MAC Addresses Learnt The MAC address learning mechanism enables an Ethernet switch to acquire the MAC addresses of the network devices on the segment connected to the ports of the switch.
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By setting the maximum numbers of MAC addresses that can be learnt from individual ports, you can control the number of the MAC address entries the MAC address table can dynamically maintains. When the number of the MAC address entries learnt from a port reaches the set value, the port stops learning MAC addresses.
The total number of static MAC addresses and blackhole MAC addresses that can be configured for a switch is 1,024. The number of static MAC addresses and blackhole MAC addresses depends on the maximum number of MAC address entries configured for a switch. For S4200G series switches, the maximum number of MAC addresses entries is 16K.
MAC Address Table Management
The configuration to manage a MAC address table includes:

Configuring a MAC Address Entry and the Aging Time Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses a Port can Learn
Configuring a MAC Address Entry and the Aging Time
You can add, modify, or remove one MAC address entry, remove all MAC address entries concerning a specific port (unicast MAC addresses only), or remove specific type of MAC address entries (such as dynamic or static MAC address entries).
Table 70 Configure a MAC address entry
Operation Enter system view Add/modify a MAC address entry Command system-view Description
mac-address { static | dynamic | Required blackhole } mac-address interface interface-type interface-number vlan vlan-id mac-address timer { aging seconds | no-aging } Optional The default aging time is 300 seconds. The no-aging keyword specifies that dynamic MAC address entries do not age out.
Set the aging time for dynamic MAC address entries
Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses a Port can Learn
A MAC address table too big in size may decrease the forwarding performance of the switch. By setting the maximum number of MAC addresses each port can learn, you can limit the number of MAC address entries a switch maintains. A port stops learning MAC addresses if the number of MAC addresses it has learnt reaches the set value.
Table 71 Set the maximum number of MAC addresses a port can learn
Operation Enter system view Enter port view Set the maximum number of MAC addresses the port can learn Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number mac-address max-mac-count count Description Required By default, the number of the MAC addresses a port can learn is not limited.
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Disabling MAC Address learning for a VLAN
You can disable a switch from learning MAC addresses in specific VLANs to improve stability and security for the users belong to these VLANs and prevent unauthorized accesses.
Table 72 Disable MAC address learning for a VLAN
Operation Enter system view Enter VLAN view Command system-view vlan vlan-id Required By default, a switch learns MAC addresses in any VLAN. Description
Disable the switch from mac-address max-mac-count 0 learning MAC addresses in the VLAN
Displaying and Maintaining a MAC Address Table
To verify your configuration, you can display information about the MAC address table by executing the display command in any view.
Table 73 Display and maintain the MAC address table
Operation Display information about the MAC address table Display the aging time of the dynamic MAC address entries in the MAC address table Command display mac-address [ display-option ] display mac-address aging-time

Log into the switch through the Console port. Set the aging time of the dynamic MAC address entries to 500 seconds. Add a static MAC address entry for GigabitEthernet1/0/2 port (assuming that the port belongs to VLAN 1), with the MAC address of 00e0-fc35-dc71.
Network diagram
Figure 29 Network diagram for MAC address table configuration
Internet
Network port t Console port Switch
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2 Add a static MAC address entry.

[4200G] mac-address static 00e0-fc35-dc71 interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 vlan 1
3 Set the aging time to 500 seconds.

[4200G] mac-address timer aging 500
4 Display the information about the MAC address table.

[4200G] display mac-address interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 MAC ADDR VLAN ID STATE PORT INDEX AGING TIME 00-e0-fc-35-dc-71 1 Static GigabitEthernet1/0/2 NOAGED 00-e0-fc-17-a7-d6 1 Learned GigabitEthernet1/0/2 AGING 00-e0-fc-5e-b1-fb 1 Learned GigabitEthernet1/0/2 AGING 00-e0-fc-55-f1-16 1 Learned GigabitEthernet1/0/2 AGING --- 4 mac address(es) found on port GigabitEthernet1/0/2 ---
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Introduction
LOGGING IN THROUGH TELNET
You can telnet to a remote switch to manage and maintain the switch. To achieve this, you need to configure both the switch and the Telnet terminal properly.
Table 74 Requirements for Telnet to a switch
Item Switch Requirement The management VLAN of the switch is created and the route between the switch and the Telnet terminal is available. (Refer to the Management VLAN Configuration module for more.) The authentication mode and other settings are configured. Refer to Table 75 and Table 76. Telnet terminal Telnet is running. The IP address of the management VLAN of the switch is available.
Common Configuration
Table 75 lists the common Telnet configuration.

Table 75 Common Telnet configuration
Configuration VTY user interface configuration Configure the command level available to users logging into the VTY user interface Description Optional By default, commands of level 0 is available to users logging into a VTY user interface.
Configure the protocols Optional the user interface By default, Telnet and SSH protocol are supported. supports VTY terminal configuration Make terminal services available Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain Set history command buffer size Set the timeout time of a user interface Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. Optional By default, the history command buffer can contain up to 10 commands. Optional The default timeout time is 10 minutes.
Telnet Configurations for Different Authentication Modes
Table 76 lists Telnet configurations for different authentication modes.

Table 76 Telnet configurations for different authentication modes
Authentication mode None Password Telnet configuration Perform common Perform common configuration Telnet configuration Configure the password Configure the password for local authentication Description Optional Refer to Table 75. Required
Perform common Perform common configuration Telnet configuration
Optional Refer to Table 75.
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Table 76 Telnet configurations for different authentication modes (Continued)

Authentication mode Scheme Telnet configuration Specify to perform local authentication or RADIUS authentication Configure user name and password AAA configuration specifies whether to perform local authentication or RADIUS authentication Configure user names and passwords for local/remote users Description Optional Local authentication is performed by default. Refer to AAA&RADIUS Configuration for more. Required
The user name and password of a local user are configured on the switch. The user name and password of a remote user are configured on the RADIUS server. Refer to user manual of RADIUS server for more.
Manage VTY users
Set service type for VTY users
Required Optional Refer to Table 75.
Perform common Perform common configuration Telnet configuration
Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None

Table 77 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being none
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, VTY users are authenticated after logging in. Optional By default, commands of level 0 are available to users logging into VTY user interfaces. Optional By default, both Telnet protocol and SSH protocol are supported. Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces. Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages.
Enter one or more VTY user-interface vty first-number [ user interface views last-number ] Configure not to authenticate users logging into VTY user interfaces Configure the command level available to users logging into VTY user interface Configure the protocols to be supported by the VTY user interface authentication-mode none
user privilege level level
protocol inbound { all | ssh | telnet }
Make terminal services shell available Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain screen-length screen-length
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Table 77 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being none

Operation Set the history command buffer size Command history-command max-size value Description Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default.
Set the timeout time of idle-timeout minutes [ seconds ] Optional the VTY user interface The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Note that if you configure not to authenticate the users, the command level available to users logging into a switch depends on both the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } command and the user privilege level level command, as listed in Table 78.
Table 78 Determine the command level when users logging into switches are not authenticated
Scenario Authentication mode None (authentication-mode none) User type VTY users Command The user privilege level Level 0 level command not executed The user privilege level level command already executed Determined by the level argument Command level
Network requirements Assume that you are a level 3 AUX user and want to perform the following configuration for Telnet users logging into VTY 0: Do not authenticate users logging into VTY 0. Commands of level 2 are available to users logging into VTY 0. Telnet protocol is supported. The screen can contain up to 30 lines. The history command buffer can contain up to 20 commands. The timeout time of VTY 0 is 6 minutes.
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Network diagram
Figure 30 Network diagram for Telnet configuration (with the authentication mode being none)
RS-232
Console port
Console cable

2 Enter VTY 0 user interface view.

[4200G] user-interface vty 0
3 Configure not to authenticate Telnet users logging into VTY 0.

[4200G-ui-vty0] authentication-mode none
4 Specify commands of level 2 are available to users logging into VTY 0.

[4200G-ui-vty0] user privilege level 2
5 Configure Telnet protocol is supported.

[4200G-ui-vty0] protocol inbound telnet
[4200G-ui-vty0] screen-length 30
[4200G-ui-vty0] history-command max-size 20
8 Set the timeout time to 6 minutes.

[4200G-ui-vty0] idle-timeout 6
Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password

Table 79 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being password
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description
Enter one or more VTY user-interface vty first-number [ user interface views last-number ]
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Table 79 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being password (Continued)
Operation Configure to authenticate users logging into VTY user interfaces using the local password Set the local password Configure the command level available to users logging into the user interface Command authentication-mode password Description Required
set authentication password { cipher | simple } password user privilege level level
Required Optional By default, commands of level 0 are available to users logging into VTY user interface. Optional By default, both Telnet protocol and SSH protocol are supported. Optional By default, terminal services are available in all user interfaces. Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages.
Configure the protocol protocol inbound { all | ssh | to be supported by the telnet } user interface Make terminal services shell available Set the maximum number of lines the screen can contain screen-length screen-length
Set the history command buffer size
history-command max-size value
Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default.
Set the timeout time of idle-timeout minutes [ seconds ] Optional the user interface The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Note that if you configure to authenticate the users in the password mode, the command level available to users logging into a switch depends on both the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } command and the user privilege level level command, as listed in Table 80
Table 80 Determine the command level when users logging into switches are authenticated in the password mode
Scenario Authentication mode Password (authentication-mode password) User type VTY users Command The user privilege level Level 0 level command not executed The user privilege level level command already executed Determined by the level argument Command level
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Network requirements Assume that you are a level 3 AUX user and want to perform the following configuration for Telnet users logging into VTY 0:

Authenticate users logging into VTY 0 using the local password. Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text). Commands of level 2 are available to users logging into VTY 0. Telnet protocol is supported. The screen can contain up to 30 lines. The history command buffer can contain up to 20 commands. The timeout time of VTY 0 is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 31 Network diagram for Telnet configuration (with the authentication mode being password)
RS-232
Console port
Console cable


3 Configure to authenticate users logging into VTY 0 using the local password.
[4200G-ui-vty0] authentication-mode password
4 Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).

[4200G-ui-vty0] set authentication password simple 123456

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Table 81 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being scheme
Operation Enter system view Configure the authenticati on scheme Enter the default ISP domain view Configure the AAA scheme to be applied to the domain Command system-view domain system Description Optional By default, the local AAA scheme is applied. If you specify to apply the local AAA scheme, you need to perform the configuration concerning local user as well. If you specify to apply an existing scheme by providing the radius-scheme-name argument, you need to perform the following configuration as well:
scheme { local | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name [ local ] | none }
Quit to system quit view
Perform AAA&RADIUS configuration on the switch. (Refer to AAA&RADIUS Configuration for more.) Configure the user name and password accordingly on the AAA server. (Refer to the user manual of AAA server.)
Create a local user and enter local-user user-name local user view Set the authentication password for the local user Specify the service type for VTY users Quit to system view Enter one or more VTY user interface views Configure to authenticate users locally or remotely password { simple | cipher } password
No local user exists by default. Required
service-type telnet [ level Required level ] quit user-interface vty first-number [ last-number ] authentication-mode scheme Required The specified AAA scheme determines whether to authenticate users locally or remotely. Users are authenticated locally by default.
Configure the command level available to users logging into the user interface Configure the supported protocol Make terminal services available
user privilege level level
Optional By default, commands of level 0 are available to users logging into the VTY user interfaces. Optional Both Telnet protocol and SSH protocol are supported by default. Optional Terminal services are available in all use interfaces by default.
protocol inbound { all | ssh | telnet } shell
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Table 81 Telnet configuration with the authentication mode being scheme (Continued)
Operation Command Description Optional By default, the screen can contain up to 24 lines. You can use the screen-length 0 command to disable the function to display information in pages. Set history command buffer size history-command max-size value Optional The default history command buffer size is 10. That is, a history command buffer can store up to 10 commands by default. Optional The default timeout time of a user interface is 10 minutes. With the timeout time being 10 minutes, the connection to a user interface is terminated if no operation is performed in the user interface within 10 minutes. You can use the idle-timeout 0 command to disable the timeout function.
Set the maximum number of screen-length lines the screen can contain screen-length
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Note that if you configure to authenticate the users in the scheme mode, the command level available to users logging into a switch depends on the authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } command, the user privilege level level command, and the service-type { ftp [ ftp-directory directory ] | lan-access | { ssh | telnet | terminal }* [ level level ] } command, as listed in Table 80
Table 82 Determine the command level when users logging into switches are authenticated in the scheme mode
Scenario Authentication mode User type Command The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. VTY users that are authenticated in the RSA mode of SSH The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. VTY users that are authenticated in the password mode of SSH The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is not executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command does not specify the available command level. The user privilege level level command is executed, and the service-type command specifies the available command level. Level 0 Determined by the user privilege level level command Command level Level 0
Scheme VTY users that are (authentication- AAA&RADIUS mode scheme) authenticated or locally authenticated
Determined by the service-type command Level 0
Determined by the service-type command
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Refer to the corresponding modules in this manual for information about AAA, RADIUS, and SSH. Configuration Example Network requirements Assume that you are a level 3 AUX user and want to perform the following configuration for Telnet users logging into VTY 0:

Configure the name of the local user to be guest. Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text). Set the service type of VTY users to Telnet. Configure to authenticate users logging into VTY 0 in scheme mode. The commands of level 2 are available to users logging into VTY 0. Telnet protocol is supported in VTY 0. The screen can contain up to 30 lines. The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands. The timeout time of VTY 0 is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 32 Network diagram for Telnet configuration (with the authentication mode being scheme)
RS-232
Console port
Console cable

2 Create a local user named guest and enter local user view.
[4200G] local-user guest
3 Set the authentication password of the local user to 123456 (in plain text).
[4200G-luser-guest] password simple 123456
4 Set the service type to Telnet.

[4200G-luser-guest] service-type telnet level 2

6 Configure to authenticate users logging into VTY 0 in the scheme mode.

[4200G-ui-vty0] authentication-mode scheme
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Telnet Connection Establishment

Telneting to a Switch from a Terminal You can Telnet to a switch and then to configure the switch if the interface of the management VLAN of the switch is assigned an IP address. To assign an IP address to the interface of the management VLAN of a switch, you can log into the switch through its Console port, enter VLAN interface view, and execute the ip address command. Following are procedures to establish a Telnet connection to a switch: 1 Configure the user name and password for Telnet on the switch. Refer to Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None, Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password, and Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme for more. 2 Connect your PC to the Switch, as shown in Figure 33. Make sure the Ethernet port to which your PC is connected belongs to the management VLAN of the switch and the route between your PC and the switch is available.
Figure 33 Network diagram for Telnet connection establishment
Workstation Ethernet port Ethernet
Server Workstation
PC w ith Telnet running on it (used to configure the switch)
3 Launch Telnet on your PC, with the IP address of the management VLAN interface of the switch as the parameter, as shown in Figure 34.
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Figure 34 Launch Telnet
4 Enter the password when the Telnet window displays Login authentication and prompts for login password. The CLI prompt (such as <S4200G>) appears if the password is correct. If all VTY user interfaces of the switch are in use, you will fail to establish the connection and receive the message that says All user interfaces are used, please try later!. A S4200G series Ethernet switch can accommodate up to five Telnet connections at same time. 5 After successfully Telneting to a switch, you can configure the switch or display the information about the switch by executing corresponding commands. You can also type ? at any time for help. A Telnet connection will be terminated if you delete or modify the IP address of the VLAN interface in the Telnet session. By default, commands of level 0 are available to Telnet users authenticated by password. Refer to Command Level/Command View in Chapter 1 for information about command hierarchy. Telneting to Another Switch from the Current Switch You can Telnet to another switch from the current switch. In this case, the current switch operates as the client, and the other operates as the server. If the interconnected Ethernet ports of the two switches are in the same LAN segment, make sure the IP addresses of the two management VLAN interfaces to which the two Ethernet ports belong to are of the same network segment, or the route between the two VLAN interfaces is available. As shown in Figure 35, after Telneting to a switch (labeled as Telnet client), you can Telnet to another switch (labeled as Telnet server) by executing the telnet command and then to configure the later.
Figure 35 Network diagram for Telneting to another switch from the current switch
PC
Telnet client
Telnet server
1 Configure the user name and password for Telnet on the switch operating as the Telnet server. Refer to Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None, Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password, and Telnet Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme for more. 2 Telnet to the switch operating as the Telnet client. 3 Execute the following command on the switch operating as the Telnet client:
<S4200G> telnet xxxx
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Where xxxx is the IP address or the host name of the switch operating as the Telnet server. You can use the ip host to assign a host name to a switch. 4 Enter the password. If the password is correct, the CLI prompt (such as <S4200G>) appears. If all VTY user interfaces of the switch are in use, you will fail to establish the connection and receive the message that says All user interfaces are used, please try later!. 5 After successfully Telneting to the switch, you can configure the switch or display the information about the switch by executing corresponding commands. You can also type ? at any time for help.
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MSTP Overview
MSTP CONFIGURATION
Spanning tree protocol (STP) cannot enable Ethernet ports to transit their states rapidly. It costs two times of the forward delay for a port to transit to the forwarding state even if the port is on a point-to-point link or the port is an edge port. This slows down the spanning tree convergence of STP. Rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) enables the spanning tree to converge rapidly, but it suffers from the same drawback as that of STP: all bridges in a LAN share one spanning tree; packets of all VLANs are forwarded along the same spanning tree, and therefore redundant links cannot be blocked by VLANs. As well as the above two protocols, multiple spanning tree protocol (MSTP) can disbranch a ring network to form a tree-topological ring-free network to prevent packets from being duplicated and forwarded endlessly in the ring network. Besides this, MSTP can also provide multiple redundant paths for packet forwarding and balances the forwarding loads of different VLANs. MSTP is compatible with both STP and RSTP. It overcomes the drawback of STP and RSTP. It not only enables spanning trees to converge rapidly, but also enables packets of different VLANs to be forwarded along their respective paths to provide a better load-balancing mechanism with redundant links.
MSTP Protocol Data Unit
Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) is the protocol data unit (PDU) that STP and RSTP use. The switches in a network transfer BPDUs between each other to determine the topology of the network. BPDUs carry the information that is needed for switches to figure out the spanning tree. BPDUs fall into the following two categories:
Configuration BPDUs: BPDUs of this type are used to maintain the spanning tree topology. Topology change notification BPDU (TCN BPDN): BPDUs of this type are used to notify the switches of network changes.
Similar to STP and RSTP, MSTP uses BPDUs to figure out spanning trees too. In this case, the BPDUs carry MSTP configuration information of the switches. Basic MSTP Terminologies Figure 36 illustrates basic MSTP terms (assuming that MSTP is enabled on each switch in Figure 36).
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Figure 36 Basic MSTP terminologies
MST region An MST region (multiple spanning tree region) comprises multiple physically-interconnected MSTP-enabled switches and the corresponding network segments connected to these switches. These switches have the same region name, the same VLAN-to-spanning-tree mapping configuration and the same MSTP revision level. A switched network can contain multiple MST regions. You can group multiple switches into one MST region by using the corresponding MSTP configuration commands. For example, all switches in region A0 shown in Figure 36 have the same MST region configuration: the same region name, the same VLAN-to-spanning-tree mappings (that is, VLAN 1 is mapped to spanning tree instance 1, VLAN 2 is mapped to spanning tree instance 2, and other VLANs are mapped to CIST), the same MSTP revision level (not shown in Figure 36). MSTI A multiple spanning tree instance (MSTI) refers to a spanning tree in a MST region. Multiple spanning trees can be established in one MST region. These spanning trees are independent of each other. For example, each region in Figure 36 contains multiple spanning trees known as MSTIs (multiple spanning tree instances). Each of these spanning trees corresponds to a VLAN. VLAN mapping table A VLAN mapping table is a property of an MST region. It contains information about how VLANs are mapped to MSTIs. For example, in Figure 36, the information contained in the VLAN mapping table of region A0 is: VLAN 1 is mapped to MSTI 1; VLAN 2 is mapped to MSTI 2; and other VLANs are mapped to CIST. In an MST region, load balancing is achieved by the VLAN mapping table.
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IST An internal spanning tree (IST) is a spanning tree in an MST region. ISTs together with the common spanning tree (CST) form the common and internal spanning tree (CIST) of the entire switched network. An IST is a special MSTI; it belongs to an MST region and is a branch of CIST. In Figure 36, each MST region has an IST, which is a branch of the CIST. CST A CST is the spanning tree in a switched network that connects all MST regions in the network. If you regard each MST region in the network as a switch, then the CST is the spanning tree generated by STP or RSTP running on the switches. In Figure 36, the lines in red depict the CST. CIST A CIST is the spanning tree in a switched network that connects all switches in the network. It comprises the ISTs and the CST. In Figure 36, the ISTs in the MST regions and the CST connecting the MST regions form the CIST. Region root A region root is the root of the IST or an MSTI in a MST region. Different spanning trees in an MST region may have different topologies and thus have different region roots. In region D0 shown in Figure 36, the region root of MSTI 1 is switch B, and the region root of MSTI 2 is switch C. Common root bridge The common root bridge is the root of the CIST. The common root bridge of the network shown in Figure 36 is a switch in region A0. Region edge port A region edge port is located on the edge of an MST region and is used to connect the MST region to another MST region, a STP-enabled region, or an RSTP-enabled region. Port roles In MSTP, the following port roles exist: root port, designated port, master port, region edge port, alternate port, and backup port.

A root port is used to forward packets to the root. A designated port is used to forward packets to a downstream network segment or switch. A master port connects a MST region to the common root. The path from the master port to the common root is the shortest path between the MST region and the common root. An alternate port can be a backup port of a master or root port. When it operates as a backup port of a master port, it becomes the master port if the existing master port is blocked. A loop occurs when two ports of a switch are connected to each other. In this case, the switch blocks one of the two ports. The blocked port is a backup port.
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In Figure 37, switch A, B, C, and D form an MST region. Port 1 and port 2 on switch A connect upstream to the common root. Port 5 and port 6 on switch C form a loop. Port 3 and port 4 on switch D connect downstream to other MST regions. Figure 37 shows the roles these ports play.

A port can play different roles in different MSTIs. The role a region edge port plays is consistent with the role it plays in the CIST. For example, port 1 on switch A in Figure 37 is a region edge port, and it is a master port in the CIST. So it is a master port in all MSTIs in the region.
Figure 37 Port roles
Port states Ports can be in the following three states:
Forwarding state: Ports in this state can forward user packets and receive/send BPDU packets. Learning state: Ports in this state can receive/send BPDU packets. Discarding state: Ports in this state can only receive BPDU packets.
Table 83 lists possible combinations of port states and port roles.

Table 83 Combinations of port states and port roles
Port role
Root/ port/Master port Port state X Forwarding Learning Discarding X X X X X X X X Designated port X Region edge port X Alternate port Backup port
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Implementation of MSTP
MSTP divides a network into multiple MST regions at Layer 2. The CST is generated between these MST regions, and multiple spanning trees (or, MSTIs) can be generated in each MST region. As well as RSTP, MSTP uses configuration BPDUs to generate spanning trees. The only difference is that the configuration BPDUs for MSTP carry the MSTP configuration information on the switches. Generating the CIST Through configuration BPDU comparing, the switch that is of the highest priority in the network is chosen as the root of the CIST. In each MST region, an IST is figured out by MSTP. At the same time, MSTP regards each MST region as a switch to figure out the CST of the network. The CST, together with the ISTs, forms the CIST of the network. Generating an MSTI In an MST region, different MSTIs are generated for different VLANs depending on the VLAN-to-spanning-tree mappings. Each spanning tree is figured out independently, in the same way as STP/RSTP. Implementation of STP algorithm In the beginning, each switch regards itself as the root, and generates a configuration BPDU for each port on it as a root, with the root path cost being 0, the ID of the designated bridge being that of the switch, and the designated port being itself. 1 Each switch sends out its configuration BPDUs and operates in the following way when receiving a configuration BPDU on one of its ports from another switch:
If the priority of the configuration BPDU is lower than that of the configuration BPDU of the port itself, the switch discards the BPDU and does not change the configuration BPDU of the port. If the priority of the configuration BPDU is higher than that of the configuration BPDU of the port itself, the switch replaces the configuration BPDU of the port with the received one and compares it with those of other ports on the switch to obtain the one with the highest priority. The smaller the root ID of the configuration BPDU is, the higher the priority of the configuration BPDU is. For configuration BPDUs with the same root IDs, the comparison is based on the path costs. Suppose S is the sum of the root path cost and the corresponding path cost of the port. The less the S value is, the higher the priority of the configuration BPDU is. For configuration BPDUs with both the same root ID and the same root path cost, the designated bridge ID, designated port ID, the ID of the receiving port are compared in turn. Selecting the root bridge The root bridge is selected by configuration BPDU comparing. The switch with the smallest root ID is chosen as the root bridge.
2 Configuration BPDUs are compared as follows:
3 A spanning tree is figured out as follows:
Selecting the root port For each switch (except the one chosen as the root bridge) in a network, the port that receives the configuration BPDU with the highest priority is chosen as the root port of the switch.
Selecting the designated port
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First, the switch generates a designated port configuration BPDU for each of its port using the root port configuration BPDU and the root port path cost, with the root ID being replaced with that of the root port configuration BPDU, root path cost being replaced with the sum of the path cost of the root port configuration BPDU and the path cost of the root port, the ID of the designated bridge being replaced with that of the switch, and the ID of the designated port being replaced with that of the port. The switch then compares the resulting configuration BPDU with the configuration BPDU received from the peer port on another switch. If the latter takes precedence over the former, the switch blocks the local port and remains the port's configuration BPDU unchanged, so that the port can only receive configuration messages and cannot forward packets. Otherwise, the switch sets the local port to the designated port, replaces the original configuration BPDU of the port with the resulting one and releases it regularly. MSTP Implementation on Switches MSTP is compatible with both STP and RSTP. That is, switches with MSTP employed can recognize the protocol packets of STP and RSTP and use them to generate spanning trees. In addition to the basic MSTP functions, S4200G series switches also provide the following other functions for the convenience of users to manage their switches.

Root bridge retaining Root bridge backup Root protection BPDU protection Loop prevention Digest snooping Rapid transition
Root Bridge Configuration
Table 84 lists MSTP-related configurations about root bridges.

Table 84 Root bridge configuration
Operation MSTP configuration Description Required To prevent network topology jitter caused by other related configurations, you are recommended to enable MSTP after performing other configurations. MST region configuration Root bridge/secondary root bridge configuration Bridge priority configuration Required Required MST Region Configuration Root Bridge/Secondary Root Bridge Configuration Bridge Priority Configuration Related section MSTP Configuration
Optional The priority of a switch cannot be changed after the switch is specified as the root bridge or a secondary root bridge. Optional Optional
MSTP operation mode configuration Maximum hops of MST region configuration
MSTP Operation Mode Configuration MST Region Maximum Hops Configuration
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Table 84 Root bridge configuration (Continued)

Operation Network diameter configuration MSTP time-related configuration Timeout time factor configuration Maximum transmitting speed configuration Description Optional The default is recommended. Optional The defaults are recommended. Optional Optional The default is recommended. Optional Related section Network Diameter Configuration MSTP Time-related Configuration Timeout Time Factor Configuration Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration Edge Port Configuration Point-to-point Link-Related Configuration
Edge port configuration Optional Point-to-point link related configuration
In a network that contains switches with both GVRP and MSTP employed, GVRP packets are forwarded along the CIST. If you want to broadcast packets of a specific VLAN through GVRP, be sure to map the VLAN to the CIST when configuring the MSTP VLAN mapping table (The CIST of a network is the spanning tree instance numbered 0.) Prerequisites The status of the switches in the spanning trees are determined. That is, the status (root, branch, or leaf) of each switch in each spanning tree instance is determined.
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MST Region Configuration
Configuration procedure
Table 85 Configure an MST region
Operation Enter system view Enter MST region view Configure a name for the MST region Configure the VALN mapping table for the MST region Command system-view stp region-configuration region-name name Description Required The default MST region name of a switch is its MAC address. instance instance-id vlan vlan-list Required vlan-mapping modulo modulo Both commands can be used to configure VLAN mapping tables. By default, all VLANs in an MST region are mapped to spanning tree instance 0. Configure the MSTP revision level for the MST region Activate the configuration of the MST region manually Display the configuration of the current MST region Display the currently valid configuration of the MST region revision-level level Required The default revision level of an MST region is level 0. active region-configuration Required
check region-configuration
Optional
Display stp region-configuration
You can execute this command in any view.
Configuring MST region-related parameters (especially the VLAN mapping table) results in spanning trees being regenerated. To reduce network topology jitter caused by the configuration, MSTP does not regenerate spanning trees immediately after the configuration; it does this only after you perform one of the following operations, and then the configuration can really takes effect:
Activating the new MST region-related settings by using the active region-configuration command Enabling MSTP by using the stp enable command
Switches belong to the same MST region only when they have the same MST region name, VLAN mapping table, and MSTP revision level. Configuration example 1 Configure an MST region, with the name being info, the MSTP revision level being level 1, VLAN 2 through VLAN 10 being mapped to spanning tree instance 1, and VLAN 20 through VLAN 30 being mapped to spanning tree 2.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp region-configuration [4200G-mst-region] region-name info [4200G-mst-region] instance 1 vlan 2 to 10 [4200G-mst-region] instance 2 vlan 20 to 30 [4200G-mst-region] revision-level 1 [4200G-mst-region] active region-configuration
2 Verify the above configuration.

[4200G-mst-region] check region-configuration
Root Bridge Configuration 121 Admin configuration Format selector Region name Revision level Instance 0 1 2
:0 :info :1
Vlans Mapped 11 to 19, 31 to 4094 1 to 10 20 to 30
Root Bridge/Secondary Root Bridge Configuration
MSTP can automatically choose a switch as a root bridge. You can also manually specify the current switch as a root bridge by using the corresponding commands. Root bridge configuration
Table 86 Specify the current switch as the root bridge of a specified spanning tree
Operation Enter system view Specify the current switch as the root bridge of a specified spanning tree Command system-view stp [ instance instance-id ] root primary [ bridge-diameter bridgenumber ] [ hello-time centi-seconds ] Description Required
Secondary root bridge configuration

Table 87 Specify the current switch as the secondary root bridge of a specified spanning tree
Operation Enter system view Specify the current switch as the secondary root bridge of a specified spanning tree Command system-view stp [ instance instance-id ] root secondary [ bridge-diameter bridgenumber ] [ hello-time centi-seconds ] Description Required
Using the stp root primary/stp root secondary command, you can specify a switch as the root bridge or the secondary root bridge of the spanning tree instance identified by the instance-id argument. If the value of the instance-id argument is set to 0, the stp root primary/stp root secondary command specify the current switch as the root bridge or the secondary root bridge of the CIST. A switch can play different roles in different spanning tree instances. That is, it can be the root bridges in a spanning tree instance and be a secondary root bridge in another spanning tree instance at the same time. But in one spanning tree instance, a switch cannot be the root bridge and the secondary root bridge simultaneously. When the root bridge fails or is turned off, the secondary root bridge becomes the root bridge if no new root bridge is configured. If you configure multiple secondary root bridges for a spanning tree instance, the one with the least MAC address replaces the root bridge when the latter fails. You can specify the network diameter and the Hello time parameters while configuring a root bridge/secondary root bridge. Refer to Network Diameter Configuration and MSTP Time-related Configuration for information about the network diameter parameter and the Hello time parameter.
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You can configure a switch as the root bridges of multiple spanning tree instances. But you cannot configure two or more root bridges for one spanning tree instance. So, do not configure root bridges for the same spanning tree instance on two or more switches using the stp root primary command. You can configure multiple secondary root bridges for one spanning tree instance. That is, you can configure secondary root bridges for the same spanning tree instance on two or more switches using the stp root secondary command. You can also configure the current switch as the root bridge by setting the priority of the switch to 0. Note that once a switch is configured as the root bridge or a secondary root bridge, its priority cannot be modified. Configuration example 1 Configure the current switch as the root bridge of spanning tree instance 1 and a secondary root bridge of spanning tree instance 2.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp instance 1 root primary [4200G] stp instance 2 root secondary
Bridge Priority Configuration
Root bridges are selected by the bridge priorities of switches. You can make a specific switch being selected as a root bridge by set a higher bridge priority for the switch (Note that a smaller bridge priority value indicates a higher bridge priority.) A MSTP-enabled switch can have different bridge priorities in different spanning tree instances. Configuration procedure
Table 88 Assign a bridge priority to a switch
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required The default bridge priority of a switch is 32,768.
Set a bridge priority for stp [ instance instance-id ] a switch priority priority
CAUTION: Once you specify a switch as the root bridge or a secondary root bridge by using the stp root primary or stp root secondary command, the bridge priority of the switch is not configurable. During the selection of root bridge, if multiple switches have the same bridge priority, the one with the least MAC address will become the root bridge. Configuration example 1 Set the bridge priority of the current switch to 4,096 in spanning tree instance 1.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp instance 1 priority 4096
MSTP Operation Mode Configuration
A MSTP-enabled switch can operate in one of the following operation modes:
STP mode: In this mode, the protocol packets sent out of the ports of the switch are STP packets. If the switched network contains STP-enabled switches, you can configure the current MSTP-enabled switch to operate in this mode by using the stp mode stp command.
RSTP mode: In this mode, the protocol packets sent out of the ports of the switch are RSTP packets. If the switched network contains RSTP-enabled switches, you can configure the current MSTP-enabled switch to operate in this mode by using the stp mode rstp command. MSTP mode: In this mode, the protocol packets sent out of the ports of the switch are MSTP packets, or STP packets if the ports have STP-enabled switches connected. In this case, the multiple spanning tree function is enabled as well.
Table 89 Configure MSTP operation mode
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required A MSTP-enabled switch operates in the MSTP mode by default.
Configure the MSTP stp mode { stp | rstp | mstp } operation mode for the switch
Configuration example 1 Configure the current switch to operate in the STP mode.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp mode stp
MST Region Maximum Hops Configuration
The maximum hops values configured on the region roots in an MST region limit the size of the MST region. A configuration BPDU contains a field that maintains the remaining hops of the configuration BPDU. And a switch discards the configuration BPDUs whose remaining hops are 0. After a configuration BPDU reaches a root bridge of a spanning tree in a MST region, the value of the remaining hops field in the configuration BPDU is decreased by 1 every time the configuration BPDU passes a switch. Such a mechanism disables the switches that are beyond the maximum hops from participating in spanning tree generation, and thus limits the size of an MST region. With such a mechanism, the maximum hops configured on the switch operating as the root bridge of the IST or an MSTI in a MST region becomes the network diameter of the spanning tree, which limits the size of the spanning tree in the current MST region. The switches that are not root bridges in the MST region adopt the maximum hops settings of their root bridges. Configuration procedure
Table 90 Configure the maximum hops for an MST region
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, the maximum hops of an MST region is 20.
Configure the stp max-hops hops maximum hops for the MST region
Note that only the maximum hops settings on the switches operating as region roots can limit the size of the MST region.
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Configuration example 1 Configure the maximum hops of the MST region to be 30 (assuming that the current switch operates as the region root).
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp max-hops 30
Network Diameter Configuration
In a switched network, any two switches can communicate with each other through a path, on which there may be some other switches. The network diameter of a network is measured by the number of switches; it equals the number of the switches on the longest path (that is, the path contains the maximum number of switches). Configuration procedure
Table 91 Configure the network diameter for a network
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required The default network diameter of a network is 7.
Configure the network stp bridge-diameter diameter for a network bridgenumber
The network diameter parameter indicates the size of a network. The larger the network diameter is, the larger the network size is. After you configure the network diameter of a switched network, A MSTP-enabled switch adjusts its Hello time, Forward delay, and Max age settings accordingly. The network diameter setting only applies to CIST; it is invalid for MSTIs. Configuration example 1 Configure the network diameter of the switched network to 6.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp bridge-diameter 6
MSTP Time-related Configuration
You can configure three MSTP time-related parameters for a switch: Forward delay, Hello time, and Max age.
The Forward delay parameter sets the delay of state transition. Link problems occurred in a network results in the spanning trees being regenerated and original spanning tree structures being changed. As the newly generated configuration BPDUs cannot be propagated across the entire network immediately when the new spanning trees are generated, loops may occur if the new root ports and designated ports begin to forward packets immediately. This can be avoided by adopting a state transition mechanism. With this mechanism, newly selected root ports and designated ports undergo an intermediate state before they begin to forward packets. That is, it costs these ports a period (specified by the Forward delay parameter) for them to turn to the forwarding state. The period ensures that the newly generated configuration BPDUs to propagate across the entire network.
The Hello time parameter is for link testing. A switch regularly sends hello packets to other switches in the interval specified by the Hello time parameter to test the links.
The Max age parameter is used to judge whether or not a configuration BPDU is obsolete. Obsolete configuration BPDUs will be discarded.
Table 92 Configure MSTP time-related parameters
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required The Forward delay parameter defaults to 1,500 centiseconds (15 seconds). Required The Hello time parameter defaults to 200 centiseconds (2 seconds). Required The Max age parameter defaults to 2,000 centiseconds (20 seconds).
Configure the Forward stp timer forward-delay delay parameter centiseconds
Configure the Hello time parameter
stp timer hello centiseconds
Configure the Max age stp timer max-age centiseconds parameter
All switches in a switched network adopt the three time-related parameters configured on the CIST root bridge. CAUTION:
The Forward delay parameter and the network diameter are correlated. Normally, a large network diameter corresponds to a large Forward delay. A too small Forward delay parameter may result in temporary redundant paths. And a too large Forward delay parameter may cause a network unable to resume the normal state in time after changes occurred to the network. The default is recommended. An adequate Hello time parameter enables a switch to be aware of link problems in time without occupying too much network resources. A too large Hello time parameter may result in normal links being regarded as invalid when packets get lost on them, which in turn results in spanning trees being regenerated. And a too small Hello time parameter may result in duplicated configuration BPDUs being sent frequently, which increases the work load of the switches and wastes network resources. The default is recommended. As for the Max age parameter, if it is too small, network congestions may be falsely regarded as link problems, which results in spanning trees being frequently regenerated. If it is too large, link problems may be unable to be found in time, which in turn handicaps spanning trees being regenerated in time and makes the network less adaptive. The default is recommended.
As for the configuration of these three time-related parameters (that is, the Hello time, Forward delay, and Max age parameters), the following formulas must be met to prevent network jitter. 2 x (Forward delay 1 second) >= Max age Max age >= 2 x (Hello time + 1 second) You are recommended to specify the network diameter of the switched network and the Hello time by using the stp root primary or stp root secondary command. After that, the three proper time-related parameters are determined automatically.
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Configuration example 1 Configure the Forward delay parameter to be 1,600 centiseconds, the Hello time parameter to be 300 centiseconds, and the Max age parameter to be 2,100 centiseconds (assuming that the current switch operates as the CIST root bridge).
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp timer forward-delay 1600 [4200G] stp timer hello 300 [4200G] stp timer max-age 2100
Timeout Time Factor Configuration
A switch regularly sends protocol packets to its neighboring devices at the interval specified by the Hello time parameter to test the links. Normally, a switch regards its upstream switch faulty if the former does not receive any protocol packets from the latter in a period three times of the Hello time and then initiates the spanning tree regeneration process. Spanning trees may be regenerated even in a steady network if an upstream switch continues to be busy. You can configure the timeout time factor to a larger number to avoid this. Normally, the timeout time can be four or more times of the Hello time. For a steady network, the timeout time can be five to seven times of the Hello time. Configuration procedure
Table 93 Configure timeout time factor
Operation Enter system view Configure the timeout time factor for the switch Command system-view stp timer-factor number Description Required The timeout time factor defaults to 3.
Configuration example 1 Configure the timeout time factor to be 6.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp timer-factor 6
Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration
The maximum transmitting speed of a port specifies the maximum number of configuration BPDUs a port can transmit in a period specified by the Hello time parameter. It depends on the physical state of the port and network structure. You can configure this parameter according to the network.
Configuration procedure (in system view)

Table 94 Configure the maximum transmitting speed for specified ports in system view
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required The maximum transmitting speed of all Ethernet ports on a switch defaults to 3.
Configure the stp interface interface-list maximum transmitting transmit-limit packetnumber speed for specified ports
Configuration procedure (in Ethernet port view)

Table 95 Configure the maximum transmitting speed in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description Required The maximum transmitting speed of all Ethernet ports on a switch defaults to 3.
Configure the stp transmit-limit packetnum maximum transmitting speed
As the maximum transmitting speed parameter determines the number of the configuration BPDUs transmitted in each Hello time, set it to a proper value to avoid MSTP from occupying too many network resources. The default is recommended. Configuration example 1 Set the maximum transmitting speed of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port to 5.
Configure the maximum transmitting speed in system view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 transmit-limit 5
Configure the maximum transmitting speed in Ethernet port view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp transmit-limit 5
Edge Port Configuration
Edge ports are ports that neither directly connects to other switches nor indirectly connects to other switches through network segments. After a port is configured as an edge port, rapid transition is applicable to the port. That is, when the port changes from blocking state to forwarding state, it does not have to wait for a delay. You can configure a port as an edge port in the following two ways.
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Table 96 Configure a port as an edge port (in system view)
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, all the Ethernet ports of a switch are non-edge ports.
Configure the specified stp interface interface-list ports as edge ports edged-port enable

Table 97 Configure a port as an edge port (in Ethernet port view)
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Configure the port as an edge port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp edged-port enable Description Required By default, all the Ethernet ports of a switch are non-edge ports.
On a switch with BPDU protection not enabled, an edge port becomes a non-edge port again once it receives a BPDU from another port. You are recommended to configure the Ethernet ports connected directly to terminals as edge ports and enable the BPDU protection function as well. This not only enables these ports to transit to forwarding state rapidly but also secures your network. Configuration example 1 Configure GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port as an edge port.
Configure in system view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 edged-port enable
Configure in Ethernet port view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp edged-port enable
Point-to-point Link-Related Configuration
A point-to-point link directly connects two switches. If the roles of the two ports at the two ends of a point-to-point link meet certain criteria, the two ports can transit to the forwarding state rapidly by exchanging synchronization packets, eliminating the forwarding delay. You can specify whether or not the link connected to a port is a point-to-point link in one of the following two ways.

Table 98 Specify whether or not the links connected to the specified ports are point-to-point links (in system view)
Operation Enter system view Specify whether or not the links connected to the specified ports are point-to-point links Command system-view Description
stp interface interface-list Required point-to-point The auto keyword is adopted by default. { force-true | force-false | auto } The force-true keyword specifies that the links connected to the specified ports are point-to-point links. The force-false keyword specifies that the links connected to the specified ports are not point-to-point links. The auto keyword specifies to automatically determine whether or not the links connected to the specified ports are point-to-point links.

Table 99 Specify whether or not the link connected to a specific port is a point-to-point link (in Ethernet port view)
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description
Specify whether or not stp point-to-point { force-true | Required the link connected to force-false | auto } The auto keyword is adopted by the port is a default. point-to-point link The force-true keyword specifies that the link connected to the port is a point-to-point link. The force-false keyword specifies that the link connected to the port is not a point-to-point link. The auto keyword specifies to automatically determine whether or not the link connected to the port is a point-to-point link.
Among aggregated ports, you can only configure the links of master ports as point-to-point links. If an autonegotiating port operates in full duplex mode after negotiation, you can configure the link of the port as a point-to-point link. After you configure the link of a port as a point-to-point link, the configuration applies to all spanning tree instances. If the actual physical link of a port is not a point-to-point link and you forcibly configure the link as a point-to-point link, temporary loops may be incurred. Configuration example 1 Configure the link connected to GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port as a point-to-point link.
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CHAPTER 20: MSTP CONFIGURATION System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 point-to-point force-true
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] b [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp point-to-point force-true
MSTP Configuration
Table 100 Enable MSTP in system view
Operation Enter system view Enable MSTP Disable MSTP on specified ports Command system-view stp enable stp interface interface-list disable Description Required MSTP is disabled by default. Optional By default, MSTP is enabled on all ports after you enable MSTP in system view. To enable a switch to operate more flexibly, you can disable MSTP on specific ports. As MSTP-disabled ports do not participate in spanning tree generation, this operation saves CPU resources.
Table 101 Disable MSTP in Ethernet port view

Operation Enter system view Enable MSTP Enter Ethernet port view Disable MSTP on the port Command system-view stp enable Interface interface-type interface-number stp disable Description Required MSTP is disabled by default. Optional By default, MSTP is enabled on all ports after you enable MSTP in system view. To enable a switch to operate more flexibly, you can disable MSTP on specific ports. As MSTP-disabled ports do not participate in spanning tree generation, this operation saves CPU resources.
Other MSTP-related settings can take effect only after MSTP is enabled on the switch. Configuration example 1 Enable MSTP on the switch and disable MSTP on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp enable [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 disable
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<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp enable [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp disable
Leaf Node Configuration
Table 102 lists MSTP-related configurations about leaf nodes.

Table 102 Leaf node configuration
Operation MSTP configuration Description Required To prevent network topology jitter caused by other related configurations, you are recommended to enable MSTP after performing other configurations. MST region configuration MSTP operation mode configuration Timeout time factor configuration Maximum transmitting speed configuration Edge port configuration Path cost configuration Port priority configuration Required Optional Optional Optional The default is recommended. Optional Optional Optional MST Region Configuration MSTP Operation Mode Configuration Timeout Time Factor Configuration Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration Edge Port Configuration Path Cost Configuration Port Priority Configuration Point-to-point Link-Related Configuration Related section MSTP Configuration
Point-to-point link Optional related configuration
In a network that contains switches with both GVRP and MSTP employed, GVRP packets are forwarded along the CIST. If you want to broadcast packets of a specific VLAN through GVRP, be sure to map the VLAN to the CIST when configuring the MSTP VLAN mapping table (The CIST of a network is the spanning tree instance numbered 0.) Prerequisites The status of the switches in the spanning trees is determined. That is, the status (root, branch, or leaf) of each switch in each spanning tree instance is determined. Refer to MST Region Configuration.
MST Region Configuration MSTP Operation Mode Configuration Timeout Time Factor Configuration
Refer to MSTP Operation Mode Configuration.
Refer to Timeout Time Factor Configuration.
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Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration Edge Port Configuration Path Cost Configuration
Refer to Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration.
Refer to Edge Port Configuration. The path cost parameters reflects the link rates on ports. For a port on an MSTP-enabled switch, the path cost may differ with spanning tree instance. You can enable flows of different VLANs to travel along different physical links by configuring appropriate path costs on ports, so that load balancing can be achieved by VLANs. The switch can automatically calculate the path costs of ports, but you can also manually configure them. Standards for calculating path costs of ports Currently, a switch can calculate the path costs of ports based on one of the following standards:
dot1d-1998: Adopts the IEEE 802.1D-1998 standard to calculate the default path costs of ports. dot1t: Adopts the IEEE 802.1t standard to calculate the default path costs of ports. legacy: Adopts the standard defined by 3Com to calculate the default path costs of ports.
Command system-view Description Optional By default, the legacy standard is used to calculate the default path costs of ports.
Table 103 Specify the standard for calculating path costs

Specify the standard to stp pathcost-standard be used to calculate { dot1d-1998 | dot1t | legacy } the default path costs of the links connected to the switch
Table 104 Transmission speeds and the corresponding path costs

Transmiss Operation mode ion speed (half-/full-duplex) 0 10 Mbps Half-duplex Full-duplex Aggregated link 2 ports Aggregated link 3 ports Aggregated link 4 ports 100 Mbps Half-duplex Full-duplex Aggregated link 2 ports Aggregated link 3 ports Aggregated link 4 ports 1,000 Mbps Full-duplex Aggregated link 2 ports Aggregated link 3 ports Aggregated link 4 ports 802.1D-1998 65,535 100 99 95 95 95 19 18 15 15 15 4 3 3 3 IEEE 802.1t 200,000,000 2,000,000 1,999,999 1,000,000 666,666 500,000 200,000 199,999 100,000 66,666 50,000 20,000 10,000 6,666 5,000 Standard defined by 3Com 200,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 200 200 180 160 140 20 18 16 14
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Table 104 Transmission speeds and the corresponding path costs (Continued)
Transmiss Operation mode ion speed (half-/full-duplex) 10 Gbps Full-duplex Aggregated link 2 ports Aggregated link 3 ports Aggregated link 4 ports 802.1D-1998 2 1 1 1 IEEE 802.1t 2,000 1,000 666 500 Standard defined by 3Com 2 1 1 1
Normally, the path cost of a port operating in full-duplex mode is slightly less than that of the port operating in half-duplex mode. When calculating the path cost of an aggregated link, the 802.1D-1998 standard does not take the number of the ports on the aggregated link into account, whereas the 802.1T standard does. The following formula is used to calculate the path cost of an aggregated link: Path cost = 200,000,000 / link transmission speed Here the link transmission speed is the sum of the speeds of the unblocked ports on the aggregated link, which is measured in 100 Kbps. Configuring the path costs of ports
Table 105 Configure the path cost for specified ports in system view
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required A MSTP-enabled switch can calculate path costs for all its ports automatically.
Configure the path stp interface interface-list [ cost for specified ports instance instance-id ] cost cost
Table 106 Configure the path cost for a port in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Configure the path cost for the port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp [ instance instance-id ] cost cost Description Required A MSTP-enabled switch can calculate path costs for all its ports automatically.
Changing the path cost of a port may change the role of the port and put it in state transition. If you execute the stp cost command with the instance-id argument being 0, the path cost you set is for the CIST. Configuration example (A) 1 Configure the path cost of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port in spanning tree instance 1 to be 2,000.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 instance 1 cost 2000
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<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp instance 1 cost 2000
Configuration example (B) 1 Change the path cost of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port in spanning tree instance 1 to the default one calculated with the IEEE 802.1D-1998 standard.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] undo stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 instance 1 cost [4200G] stp pathcost-standard dot1d-1998
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo stp instance 1 cost [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [4200G] stp pathcost-standard dot1d-1998
Port Priority Configuration
Port priority is an important criterion on determining the root port. In the same condition, a port with higher port priority is more potential to become the root port than another port with lower priority. A port on a MSTP-enabled switch can have different port priorities and play different roles in different spanning tree instances. This enables packets of different VLANs to be forwarded along different physical paths, so that load balancing can be achieved by VLANs. You can configure port priority in the following two ways. Configuring port priority in system view
Table 107 Configure port priority for specified ports in system view
Operation Enter system view Configure port priority for specified ports Command system-view stp interface interface-list instance instance-id port priority priority Description Required The default port priority is 128.
Configuring port priority in Ethernet port view

Table 108 Configure port priority for a specified port in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Configure port priority for the port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp [ instance instance-id ] port priority priority Description Required. The default port priority is 128.
Changing port priority of a port may change the role of the port and put the port into state transition.
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A lower port priority value indicates a higher port priority. If all the ports of a switch have the same port priority value, the port priorities are determined by the port indexes. Changing the priority of a port will cause spanning tree regeneration. You can configure port priorities according to actual networking requirements. Configuration example 1 Configure the port priority of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port in spanning tree instance 1 to be 16.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 instance 1 port priority 16
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp instance 1 port priority 16
Point-to-point Link-Related Configuration MSTP Configuration
Refer to Point-to-point Link-Related Configuration.
Refer to MSTP Configuration.
The mCheck Configuration
As mentioned previously, ports on an MSTP-enabled switch can operate in three modes: STP, RSTP, and MSTP. A port on an MSTP-enabled switch automatically toggles to the STP/RSTP mode when an STP-/RSTP-enabled switch is connected to it. But when the STP-/RSTP-enabled switch is disconnected from the port, the port cannot automatically toggle back to the MSTP mode and still remains in the STP/RSTP mode. In this case, you can force the port to toggle to the MSTP mode by performing the mCheck operation on the port.
Prerequisites Configuration Procedure
MSTP runs normally on the switch. You can perform the mCheck operation in the following two ways.
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Performing the mCheck operation in system view

Table 109 Perform the mCheck operation in system view
Operation Enter system view Perform the mCheck operation Command System-view stp [ interface interface-list ] mcheck Description Required
Performing the mCheck operation in Ethernet port view

Table 110 Perform the mCheck operation in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Perform the mCheck operation Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp mcheck Description Required
CAUTION: The stp mcheck command takes effect only when the switch operate in MSTP mode, and does not take effect when the switch operates in STP/RSTP mode.) Configuration Example 1 Perform the mCheck operation on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port (assuming that the switch operates in MSTP mode and the port operates in the STP/RSTP mode).
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 mcheck
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp mcheck
Protection Function Configuration

Introduction The following protection functions are provided on MSTP-enabled switches: BPDU protection, root protection, loop prevention, and TC-BPDU attack prevention. BPDU protection Normally, the access ports of the devices operating on the access layer directly connect to terminals (such as PCs) or file servers. These ports are usually configured as edge ports to achieve rapid transition. But they resume non-edge ports automatically upon receiving configuration BPDUs, which causes spanning tree regeneration and network topology jitter. Normally, no configuration BPDU will reach edge ports. But malicious users can attack a network by sending configuration BPDUs deliberately to edge ports to cause network jitter. You can prevent this type of attacks by utilizing the BPDU protection function. With this function enabled on a switch, the switch shuts down the edge ports that receive configuration BPDUs and then reports these cases to the administrator. If a port is shut down, only the administrator can restore it.
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Root protection A root bridge and its secondary root bridges must reside in the same region. A CIST and its secondary root bridges are usually located in the high-bandwidth core region. Configuration errors or attacks may result in configuration BPDUs with their priorities higher than that of a root bridge, which causes new root bridge to be elected and network topology jitter to occur. In this case, flows that should travel along high-speed links may be led to low-speed links, and network congestion may occur. You can avoid this by utilizing the root protection function. Ports with this function enabled can only be kept as designated ports in all spanning tree instances. When a port of this type receives configuration BPDUs with higher priorities, it changes to discarding state (rather than becomes a non-designated port) and stops forwarding packets (as if it is disconnected from the link). It resumes the normal state if it does not receive any configuration BPDUs with higher priorities for a specified period. Loop prevention A switch maintains the states of the root port and other blocked ports by receiving and processing BPDUs from the upstream switch. These BPDUs may get lost because of network congestions and link failures. If a switch does not receive BPDUs from the upstream switch for certain period, the switch selects a new root port; the original root port becomes a designated port; and the blocked ports transit to forwarding state. This may cause loops in the network. The loop prevention function suppresses loops. With this function enabled, a root port does not gives up its position and blocked ports remain in discarding state (do not forward packets), and thereby loops can be prevented. TC-BPDU attack prevention A switch removes MAC address entries and ARP entries upon receiving TC-BPDUs. If a malicious user sends a large amount of TC-BPDUs to a switch in a short period, the switch may busy itself in removing MAC address entries and ARP entries, which may decreases the performance and stability of the switch. With the TC-BPDU prevention function enabled, the switch performs only one removing operation in a specified period (it is 10 seconds by default) after it receives a TC-BPDU. The switch also checks to see if other TC-BPDUs arrive in this period and performs another removing operation in the next period if a TC-BPDU is received. Such a mechanism prevents a switch from busying itself in performing removing operations. CAUTION: Among loop prevention function, root protection function, and edge port setting, only one can be valid on the same port. Prerequisites MSTP runs normally on the switch.
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Table 111 Enable the BPDU protection function
Operation Enter system view Enable the BPDU protection function Command system-view stp bpdu-protection Description Required The BPDU protection function is disabled by default.
Configuration example Enable the BPDU protection function.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp bpdu-protection
Root Protection Configuration
Enabling the root protection function in system view

Table 112 Enable the root protection function in system view
Operation Enter system view Enable the root protection function on specified ports Command system-view stp interface interface-list root-protection Description Required The root protection function is disabled by default.
Enabling the root protection function in Ethernet port view

Table 113 Enable the root protection function in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable the root protection function on current port Command system-view Interface interface-type interface-number stp root-protection Description Required The root protection function is disabled by default.
Configuration example Enable the root protection function on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 root-protection
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp root-protection
Loop Prevention Configuration
You can configure the loop prevention function in the following two ways.
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Enabling the loop prevention function on specified ports in system view

Table 114 Enable the loop prevention function on specified ports in system view
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, the loop prevention function is disabled.
Enable the loop stp interface interface-list prevention function on loop-protection specified ports
Enabling the loop prevention function on a port in Ethernet port view

Table 115 Enable the loop prevention function on a port in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description Required The loop prevention function is disabled by default.
Enable the loop stp loop-protection prevention function on the current port
Configuration example Enable loop prevention function on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp loop-protection
TC-BPDU Attack Prevention Configuration
Table 116 Enable the TC-BPDU attack prevention function
Operation Enter system view Enable the TC-BPDU attack prevention function Command system-view stp tc-protection enable Description Required The TC-BPDU attack prevention function is enabled by default.
Configuration example Enable the TC-BPDU attack prevention function

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp tc-protection enable
BPDU Tunnel Configuration

Introduction The BPDU Tunnel function enables BPDUs to be transparently transmitted between geographically dispersed user networks through specified VLAN VPNs in operators networks, through which spanning trees can be generated across these user networks and are independent of those of the operators network.
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As shown in Figure 38, the upper part is the operators network, and the lower part is the user network. The operators network comprises packet ingress/egress devices, and the user network has networks A and B. On the operators network, configure the arriving BPDU packets at the ingress to have MAC addresses in a special format, and reconvert them back to their original formats at the egress. This is how transparent transmission is implemented on the operators network.
Figure 38 BPDU Tunnel network hierarchy
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Table 117 Configure the BPDU Tunnel function

Operation Enter system view Enable MSTP globally Enable the BPDU Tunnel function globally Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view stp enable vlan-vpn tunnel Description Required
Make sure that you enter the Ethernet port view of the port for which you want to enable the BPDU Tunnel function. Required By default, the VLAN VPN function is disabled on all ports.
Disable MSTP for the port Enable the VLAN VPN function for the Ethernet port
stp disable vlan-vpn enable
The BPDU Tunnel function can only be enabled on devices with STP employed. The BPDU Tunnel function can only be enabled on access ports. To enable the BPDU Tunnel function, make sure the links between operators networks are trunk links. As the VLAN-VPN function is unavailable on ports with 802.1x, GVRP, GMRP, STP, or NTDP employed, the BPDU Tunnel function is not applicable to these ports.
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Digest Snooping Configuration

Introduction According to IEEE 802.1s, two interconnected MSTP switches can interwork with each other through MSTIs in an MST region only when the two switches have the same MST region-related configuration. Interconnected MSTP switches determine whether or not they are in the same MST region by checking the configuration IDs of the BPDUs between them. (A configuration ID contains information such as region ID and configuration digest.) As some partners' switches adopt proprietary spanning tree protocols, they cannot interwork with other switches in an MST region even if they are configured with the same MST region-related settings as other switches in the MST region. This problem can be overcome by implementing the digest snooping feature. If a port on a S4200G series switch is connected to a partner's switch that has the same MST region-related configuration as its own but adopts a proprietary spanning tree protocol, you can enable digest snooping on the port. Then the S4200G series switch regards the partner's switch as in the same region; it records the configuration digests carried in the BPDUs received from the partner's switch, and put them in the BPDUs to be send to the partner's switch.. In this way, the S4200G series switches can interwork with the partners' switches in the same MST region. Digest Snooping Configuration Configure the digest snooping feature on a switch to enable it to interwork with other switches that adopt proprietary protocols to calculate configuration digests in the same MST region through MSTIs. Prerequisites The switch to be configured is connected to a partner's switch that adopts a proprietary spanning tree protocol. The MSTP network operates normally. Configuration procedure
Table 118 Configure the digest snooping feature
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable the digest snooping feature Return to system view Enable the digest snooping feature globally Verify the above configuration
Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp config-digest-snooping
Description Required The digest snooping feature is disabled on the port by default.
Quit stp config-digest-snooping
Required The digest snooping feature is disabled globally by default.
display current-configuration
You can execute this command in any view.
The digest snooping feature is needed only when your S4200G series switch is connected to partner's proprietary protocol-adopted switches. To enable the digest snooping feature successfully, you must first enable it on all the ports of your S4200G series switch that are connected to partner's proprietary protocol-adopted switches and then enable it globally.
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To enable the digest snooping feature, the interconnected switches must be configured with exactly the same MST region-related configuration. The digest snooping feature must be enabled on all the ports of your S4200G switch that are connected to partners' proprietary protocol-adopted switches in the same MST region.. To change MST region-related configuration, be sure to disable the digest snooping feature first to prevent possible broadcast storms.
Rapid Transition Configuration

Introduction Designated ports on switches adopting RSTP or MSTP use the following two types of packets to implement rapid transition:

Proposal packets: Packets sent by designated ports to request rapid transition Agreement packets: Packets used to acknowledge rapid transition requests
Both RSTP and MSTP switches can perform rapid transition operation on a designated port only when the port receives an agreement packet from the downstream switch. The difference between RSTP and MSTP switches are:
An MSTP upstream switch sends agreement packets to the downstream switch; and an MSTP downstream switch sends an agreement packet to the upstream switch only after it receives an agreement packet from the upstream switch. A RSTP upstream switch does not send agreement packets to the downstream switch.
Figure 39 and Figure 40 illustrate the RSTP and MSTP rapid transition mechanisms.
Figure 39 The RSTP rapid transition mechanism
Upstream sw itch Dow nstream sw itch
Sends proposal packets to request rapid transition Sends agreement packets Designated port changes to Forw arding state
Root port blocks other non-edge ports ports, changes to Forw arding state, and sends agreement packets to the upstream sw itch Root port Designated port
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Figure 40 The MSTP rapid transition mechanism

Upstream sw itch Dow nstream sw itch
Send proposal packets to request rapid transition Send agreement packets Send agreement packets Designated port change to Forw arding state
Root port blocks other non-edge ports Root port changes to Forw arding state and sends agreement packets to upstream switch Root port Designated port
Limitation on the combination of RSTP and MSTP exists to implement rapid transition. For example, when the upstream switch adopts RSTP, the downstream switch adopts MSTP and does not support RSTP mode, the root port on the downstream switch receives no agreement packet from the upstream switch and thus sends no agreement packets to the upstream switch. As a result, the designated port of the upstream switch fails to transit rapidly and can only change to the Forwarding state after a period twice the Forward Delay. Some partners' switches adopt proprietary spanning tree protocols that are similar to RSTP in the way to implement rapid transition on designated ports. When a switch of this kind operates as the upstream switch of an S4200G series switch running MSTP, the upstream designated port fails to change their states rapidly. The rapid transition feature is developed to resolve this problem. When an S4200G series switch running MSTP is connected in the upstream direction to a partner's switch running proprietary spanning tree protocol, you can enable the rapid transition feature on the ports of the S4200G series switch operating as the downstream switch. Among these ports, those operating as the root ports will then send agreement packets to their upstream ports after they receive proposal packets from the upstream designated ports, instead of waiting for agreement packets from the upstream switch. This enables designated ports of the upstream switch to change their states rapidly. Rapid Transition Configuration Prerequisites As shown in Figure 41, an S4200G series switch is connected to a partner's switch. The former operates as the downstream switch, and the latter operates as the upstream switch. The network operates normally. The upstream switch is running a proprietary spanning tree protocol that is similar to RSTP in the way to implement rapid transition on designated ports. Port 1 is a designated port. The downstream switch is running MSTP. Port 2 is the root port.
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Figure 41 Network diagram for rapid transition configuration

Sw itch coming from other manufacturers
Port 1
Port 2
Quidw ay Switch
Table 119 Configure the rapid transition feature in system view
Operation Enter system view Enable the rapid transition feature Command system-view stp interface interface-type interface-number no-agreement-check Description Required By default, the rapid transition feature is disabled on a port.

Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number stp no-agreement-check Description Required By default, the rapid transition feature is disabled on a port.
Table 120 Configure the rapid transition feature in Ethernet port view
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Enable the rapid transition feature
Enable the rapid transition feature on root ports or alternate ports only.
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MSTP Displaying and Debugging
You can verify the above configurations by executing the display commands in any view. Execute the reset command in user view to clear MSTP statistics. Execute the debugging command in user view to debug the MSTP module.
Table 121 Display and debug MSTP
Operation Display spanning tree-related information about the current switch Display region configuration Clear MSTP-related statistics Command display stp [ instance instance-id ] [ interface interface-list | slot slot-number ] [ brief ] display stp region-configuration reset stp [ interface interface-list ]
MSTP Implementation Example
Network requirements Implement MSTP in the network shown in Figure 42 to enable packets of different VLANs to be forwarded along different spanning tree instances. The detailed configurations are as follows:

All switches in the network belong to the same MST region. Packets of VLAN 10, VLAN 30, VLAN 40, and VLAN 20 are forwarded along spanning tree instance 1, instance 3, instance 4, and instance 0 respectively.
In this network, Switch A and Switch B operate on the distribution layer; Switch C and Switch D operate on the access layer. VLAN 10 and VLAN 30 are limited in the distribution layer and VLAN 40 is limited in the access layer. Switch A and Switch B are configured as the root bridges of spanning tree instance 1 and spanning tree instance 3 respectively. Switch C is configured as the root bridge of spanning tree instance 4. Network diagram
Figure 42 Network diagram for implementing MSTP
P r it :a V A em ll L N S itc A w h P r it : em VA 1 , 2 LN0 0 P r it : em VA 1 ,2 LN0 0 S itc B w h P r it : em VA 2 ,3 LN0 0 P r it : em VA 2 , 3 LN0 0 S itc D w h P r it :V A 2 , 4 em L N 0 0
S itc C w h
The Permit: shown in Figure 42 means the corresponding link permits packets of specific VLANs. Configuration procedure 1 Configure Switch A. a Enter MST region view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] stp region-configuration
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b Configure the MST region.

[4200G-mst-region] [4200G-mst-region] [4200G-mst-region] [4200G-mst-region] [4200G-mst-region] region-name example instance 1 vlan 10 instance 3 vlan 30 instance 4 vlan 40 revision-level 0
c Activate the settings of the MST region.

[4200G-mst-region] active region-configuration
d Specify Switch A as the root bridge of spanning tree instance 1.

[4200G] stp instance 1 root primary
2 Configure Switch B. a Enter MST region view.



d Specify Switch B as the root bridge of spanning tree instance 3.

3 Configure Switch C. a Enter MST region view.


a Activate the settings of the MST region.

b Specify Switch C as the root bridge of spanning tree instance 4.

4 Configure Switch D. a Enter MST region view.

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Introduction to 802.1x
802.1X CONFIGURATION
The 802.1x protocol (802.1x for short) was developed by IEEE802 LAN/WAN committee to address security issues of wireless LANs. It was then used in Ethernet as a common access control mechanism for LAN ports to address mainly authentication and security problems. 802.1x is a port-based network access control protocol. It authenticates and controls devices requesting for access in terms of the ports of LAN access control devices. With the 802.1x protocol employed, a user-side device can access the LAN only when it passes the authentication. Those failing to pass the authentication are denied when accessing the LAN, as if they are disconnected from the LAN.
Architecture of 802.1x Authentication
802.1x adopts a client/server architecture with three entities: a supplicant system, an authenticator system, and an authentication server system, as shown in Figure 43.
Figure 43 Architecture of 802.1x authentication
Supplicant system
Supplicant PAE
Authenticator system
Servic es pr ovided by aut henticator Authenticat or PAE
Authentication server system

Authentication server
Controlled port Port under control
Port not authorized
Port not Uncontrolled Under port control
LAN/WLAN
The supplicant system is an entity residing at one end of the LAN segment and is authenticated by the authenticator system connected to the other end of the LAN segment. The supplicant system is usually a user terminal device. An 802.1x authentication is initiated when a user launches client program on the supplicant system. Note that the client program must support the EAPoL (extensible authentication protocol over LANs). The authenticator system authenticates the supplicant system. The authenticator system is usually an 802.1x-supported network device (such as a S4200G series switch). It provides the port (physical or logical) for the supplicant system to access the LAN. The authentication server system is an entity that provides authentication service to the authenticator system. Normally in the form of a RADIUS server, the authentication server system serves to perform AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) . It also stores user information, such as user name, password, the VLAN a user belongs to, priority, and the ACLs (access control list) applied.
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PAE A PAE (port access entity) is responsible for the implementation of algorithm and protocol-related operations in the authentication mechanism. The authenticator system PAE authenticates the supplicant systems when they log into the LAN and controls the authorizing state (on/off) of the controlled ports according to the authentication result. The supplicant system PAE responds to the authentication requests received from the authenticator system and submits user authentication information to the authenticator system. It can also send authentication and disconnection requests to the authenticator system PAE. Controlled port and uncontrolled port The Authenticator system provides ports for supplicant systems to access a LAN. A port of this kind is divided into a controlled port and an uncontrolled port.
The uncontrolled port can always send and receive packets. It mainly serves to forward EAPoL packets to ensure that a supplicant system can send and receive authentication requests. The controlled port can be used to pass service packets when it is in authorized state. It is blocked when not in authorized state. In this case, no packets can pass through it. Controlled port and uncontrolled port are two properties of a access port. Packets reaching an access port are visible to both the controlled port and uncontrolled port of the access port.
The valid direction of a controlled port When a controlled port is in unauthorized state, you can configure it to be a unidirectional port, which sends packets to supplicant systems only. By default, a controlled port is a unidirectional port. IV. The way a port is controlled A port of a S4200G series switch can be controlled in the following two ways.
Port-based authentication. When a port is controlled in this way, all the supplicant systems connected to the port can access the network without being authenticated after one supplicant system among them passes the authentication. And when the authenticated supplicant system goes offline, the others are denied as well. MAC address-based authentication. All supplicant systems connected to a port have to be authenticated individually in order to access the network. And when a supplicant system goes offline, the others are not affected.
The Mechanism of an 802.1x Authentication System
IEEE 802.1x authentication system uses extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to exchange information between the supplicant system and the authentication server.
Figure 44 The mechanism of an 802.1x authentication system
EAP/PAP/CHAP exchanges carried by RADIUS protocol
Supplicant system PAE
EAPoL
Authenticator System PAE
Authentication server
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EAP protocol packets transmitted between the supplicant system and the authenticator system are encapsulated as EAPoL packets. EAP protocol packets transmitted between the supplicant system PAE and the RADIUS server can either be encapsulated as EAPoR (EAP over RADIUS) packets or be terminated at system PAEs (The system PAEs then communicate with RADIUS servers through PAP (password authentication protocol) or CHAP (challenge-handshake authentication protocol) protocol packets.) When a supplicant system passes the authentication, the authentication server passes the information about the supplicant system to the authenticator system. The authenticator system in turn determines the state (authorized or unauthorized) of the controlled port according to the instructions (accept or reject) received from the RADIUS server.
Encapsulation of EAPoL Messages
The format of an EAPoL packet EAPoL is a packet encapsulation format defined in 802.1x. To enable EAP protocol packets to be transmitted between supplicant systems and authenticator systems through LANs, EAP protocol packets are encapsulated in EAPoL format. Figure 45 illustrates the structure of an EAPoL packet.
Figure 45 The format of an EAPoL packet
0 PAE Ethernet type 2 Protocol version 3 Type 4 Length 6 Packet body N
In an EAPoL packet:
The PAE Ethernet type field holds the protocol identifier. The identifier for 802.1x is 888E. The Protocol version field holds the version of the protocol supported by the sender of the EAPoL packet. The Type field can be one of the following: 00: Indicates that the packet is an EAP-packet, which carries authentication information. 01: Indicates that the packet is an EAPoL-start packet, which initiates authentication. 02: Indicates that the packet is an EAPoL-logoff packet, which sends logging off requests. 03: Indicates that the packet is an EAPoL-key packet, which carries key information packets. 04: Indicates that the packet is an EAPoL-encapsulated-ASF-Alert packet, which is used to support the alerting messages of ASF (alert standard forum).
The Length field indicates the size of the Packet body field. A value of 0 indicates that the Packet Body field does not exist. The Packet body field differs with the Type field.
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Note that EAPoL-Start, EAPoL-Logoff, and EAPoL-Key packets are only transmitted between the supplicant system and the authenticator system. EAP-packets are encapsulated by RADIUS protocol to allow them successfully reach the authentication servers. Network management-related information (such as alarming information) is encapsulated in EAPoL-Encapsulated-ASF-Alert packets, which are terminated by authenticator systems. The format of an EAP packet For an EAPoL packet with the Type value being EAP-packet, the corresponding Packet body is an EAP packet. Its format is illustrated in Figure 46.
Figure 46 The format of an EAP packet
0 Code 1 Identifier 2 Length 4 Data N
In an EAP packet:
The Code field specifies the EAP packet type, which can be Request, Response, Success, or Failure. The Identifier field is used to match a Response packets with the corresponding Request packet. The Length field indicates the size of an EAP packet, which includes the Code, Identifier, Length, and Data fields. The Data field differs with the Code field.
A Success or Failure packet, whose format is shown in Figure 47, does not contain the Data field, so has the Length field of 4.
Figure 47 Data fields
Type Type Data
In a Success or Failure packet, the Type field specifies the EAP authentication type. A Type value of 1 indicates Identity and that the packet is used to query the identity of the peer. A type value of 4 represents MD5-Challenge (similar to PPP CHAP) and indicates that the packet includes query information. Newly added fields for EAP authentication Two fields, EAP-message and Message-authenticator, are added to a RADIUS protocol packet for EAP authentication. (Refer to the Introduction to RADIUS protocol section in the AAA and RADIUS Operation Manual for format of a RADIUS protocol packet.) The EAP-message field, shown in Figure 48, is used to encapsulate EAP packets. The maximum size of the string field is 253 bytes. EAP packets with their size larger than 253 bytes are fragmented and stored in multiple EAP-message fields. The type code of the EAP-message field is 79.
Figure 48 The format of an EAP-message field

0 Type 1 Length 2 String
EAP packet
The Message-authenticator field, as shown in Figure 49, is used to prevent unauthorized interception of access requesting packets during authentications using CHAP, EAP, and so on. A packet with the EAP-message field must also have the Message-authenticator field, otherwise the packet is regarded as invalid and is discarded.
Figure 49 The format of an Message-authenticator field
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802.1x Authentication Procedure
An S4200G series switch can authenticate supplicant systems in EAP terminating mode or EAP relay mode. EAP relay mode This mode is defined in 802.1x. In this mode, EAP-packets are encapsulated in higher level protocol (such as EAPoR) packets to allow them successfully reach the authentication server. This mode normally requires the RADIUS server to support the two newly-added fields: the EAP-message field (with a value of 79) and the Message-authenticator field (with a value of 80). Three authentication ways, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS (transport layer security), and PEAP (protected extensible authentication protocol), are available for the EAP relay mode.
EAP-MD5 authenticates the supplicant system. The RADIUS server sends MD5 keys (contained in EAP-request/MD5 challenge packets) to the supplicant system, which in turn encrypts the passwords using the MD5 keys. EAP-TLS authenticates both the supplicant system and the RADIUS server by checking their security licenses to prevent data from being stolen. PEAP creates and uses TLS security channels to ensure data integrity and then performs new EAP negotiations to verify supplicant systems.
Figure 50 describes the basic EAP-MD5 authentication procedure.
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Figure 50 802.1x authentication procedure (in EAP relay mode)

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The detailed procedure is as follows.
A supplicant system launches an 802.1x client to initiate an access request through the sending of an EAPoL-start packet to the switch, with its user name and password provided. The 802.1x client program then forwards the packet to the switch to start the authentication process. Upon receiving the authentication request packet, the switch sends an EAP-request/identity packet to ask the 802.1x client for the user name. The 802.1x program responds by sending an EAP-response/identity packet to the switch with the user name included. The switch then encapsulates the packet in a RADIUS Access-Request packet and forwards it to the RADIUS server. Upon receiving the user name from the switch, the RADIUS server retrieves the user name, finds the corresponding password by matching the user name in its database, encrypts the password using a randomly-generated key, and sends the key to the switch through an RADIUS access-challenge packet. The switch then sends the key to the 802.1x client. Upon receiving the key (encapsulated in an EAP-request/MD5 challenge packet) from the switch, the client program encrypts the password of the supplicant system with the key and sends the encrypted password (contained in an EAP-response/MD5 challenge packet) to the RADIUS server through the switch. (The encryption is irreversible.)
The RADIUS server compares the received encrypted password (contained in a RADIUS access-request packet) with the locally-encrypted password. If the two match, it will then send feedbacks (through a RADIUS access-accept packet and an EAP-success packet) to the switch to indicate that the supplicant system is authorized. The switch changes the state of the corresponding port to accepted state to allow the supplicant system access the network. The supplicant system can also terminate the authenticated state by sending EAPoL-Logoff packets to the switch. The switch then changes the port state from accepted to rejected.
In EAP relay mode, packets are not modified during transmission. Therefore if one of the three ways are used (that is, PEAP, EAP-TLS, or EAP-MD5) to authenticate, ensure that the authenticating ways used on the supplicant system and the RADIUS server are the same. However for the switch, you can simply enable the EAP relay mode by using the dot1x authentication-method eap command. EAP terminating mode In this mode, packet transmission is terminated at authenticator systems and the EAP packets are converted to RADIUS packets. Authentication and accounting are accomplished through RADIUS protocol. In this mode, PAP or CHAP is employed between the switch and the RADIUS server. The authentication procedure (assuming that CHAP is employed between the switch and the RADIUS server) is illustrated in Figure 51.
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Figure 51 802.1x authentication procedure (in EAP terminating mode)

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The authentication procedure in EAP terminating mode is the same as that in the EAP relay mode except that the randomly-generated key in the EAP terminating mode is generated by the switch, and that it is the switch that sends the user name, the randomly-generated key, and the supplicant system-encrypted password to the RADIUS server for further authentication. 802.1x Timer In 802.1 x authentication, the following timers are used to ensure that the supplicant system, the switch, and the RADIUS server interact in an orderly way:
Transmission timer: This timer sets the tx-period and is triggered by the switch when the switch sends a request/identity packet to a supplicant system. The switch sends another request/identity packet to the supplicant system if the supplicant system fails to send a reply packet to the switch when this timer times out. Supplicant system timer: This timer sets the supp-timeout period and is triggered by the switch when the switch sends a request/challenge packet to a supplicant system. The switch sends another request/challenge packet to the supplicant system if the supplicant system fails to respond when this timer times out. Authentication server timer: This timer sets the server-timeout period. The switch sends another authentication request packet if the authentication server fails to respond when this timer times out.
Handshake timer (handshake-period): This timer sets the handshake-period and is triggered after a supplicant system passes the authentication. It sets the interval to for a switch to send handshake request packets to online users. If you set the number of retries to N by using the dot1x retry command, an online user is considered offline when the switch does not receive response packets from it in a period N times of the handshake-period. Quiet-period timer: This timer sets the quiet-period. When a supplicant system fails to pass the authentication, the switch quiets for the set period before it processes another authentication request re-initiated by the supplicant system.
802.1x Implementation on an S4200G Series Switch
In addition to the earlier mentioned 802.1x features, an S4200G series switch is also capable of the following:
Cooperating with a CAMS server to check supplicant systems for dual-network adapters, and so on. Checking client version Implementing the Guest VLAN function
CAMS server is a service management system developed by 3Com. It can cooperate with network devices to carry out functions such as AAA and permission management. It enables a network to operate in the desired way and enables you to manage a network in a easy way. It also ensures network security. Checking the supplicant system An S4200G series switch checks:
Whether or not a supplicant system logs in through more than one network cards (that is, whether or not more than one network adapters are active in a supplicant system when the supplicant system logs in).
Chekcing the client version With the 802.1x client-version-checking function enabled, a switch will check the version and validity of an 802.1x client to prevent unauthorized users or users with earlier versions of 802.1x from logging in. This function makes the switch to send version-requesting packets again if the 802.1x client fails to send version-reply packet to the switch before the version-checking timer times out. The client-version-checking function needs the support of 3Coms 802.1x client program. The Guest VLAN function The Guest VLAN function enables supplicant systems that do not pass the authentication to access a LAN in a restrained way. With the Guest VLAN function enabled, supplicant systems that do not have 802.1x client installed can access specific network resources. They can also upgrade their 802.1x clients without being authenticated. With this function enabled:
The switch broadcasts active authentication packets to all 802.1x-enabled ports.
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After the maximum number of authentication retries have been made and there are still ports that have not sent any response back, the switch will then add these ports into the Guest VLAN. When the maximum number of authentication retries is reached, the switch adds the ports that do not return response packets to Guest VLAN. Users belonging to the Guest VLAN can access the resources of the Guest VLAN without being authenticated. But they need to be authenticated before accessing external resources.
Normally, the Guest VLAN function is coupled with the dynamic VLAN delivery function.
802.1x Configuration
802.1x provides a solution for authenticating users. To implement this solution, you need to execute 802.1x-related commands. You also need to configure AAA schemes on switches and to specify the authentication scheme (RADIUS authentication scheme or local authentication scheme).
Figure 52 802.1x configuration
Local authenticati on 802.1x configurati on ISP domain configurati on AAA sc heme RADIUS scheme
802.1x users use domain names to associate with the ISP domains configured on switches Configure the AAA scheme (a local authentication scheme or the RADIUS scheme) to be adopted in the ISP domain. If you specify to use the RADIUS scheme, that is to say the supplicant systems are authenticated by a remote RADIUS server, you need to configure the related user names and passwords on the RADIUS server and perform RADIUS client-related configuration on the switches. If you specify to adopt a local authentication scheme, you need to configure user names and passwords manually on the switches. Users can pass the authentication through 802.1x client if they provide the user names and passwords that match with those stored in the switches. You can also specify to adopt RADIUS authentication scheme, with a local authentication scheme as a backup. In this case, the local authentication scheme is adopted when the RADIUS server fails.
Refer to the AAA and RADIUS Operation Manual for detailed information about AAA configuration.
Basic 802.1x Configuration

Prerequisites
To utilize 802.1x features, you need to perform basic 802.1x configuration.
Configure ISP domain and its AAA scheme, specify the authentication scheme (RADIUS or a local scheme) . Ensure that the service type is configured as lan-access (by using the service-type command) for local authentication scheme.
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Configuring Basic 802.1x Functions
Table 122 Configure basic 802.1x functions

Operation Enter system view Enable 802.1x globally Command system-view dot1x Description Required By default, 802.1x is disabled globally. Required By default, 802.1x is disabled for all ports.
Enable 802.1x for specified ports
Use the following command in system view: dot1x [ interface interface-list ] Use the following command in port view: dot1x
Set port access control mode for specified ports
dot1x port-control { authorized-force | unauthorized-force | auto } [ interface interface-list ]
Optional By default, an 802.1x-enabled port operates in an auto mode.
Set port access method dot1x port-method { macbased Optional for specified ports | portbased } [ interface The default port access method is interface-list ] MAC-address-based (that is, the macbased keyword is used by default). Set authentication method for 802.1x users dot1x authentication-method { chap | pap | eap } Optional By default, a switch performs CHAP authentication in EAP terminating mode.
CAUTION: 802.1x-related configurations can all be performed in system view. Port access control mode and port access method can also be configured in port view. If you perform a configuration in system view and do not specify the interface-list argument, the configuration applies to all ports. Configurations performed in Ethernet port view apply to the current Ethernet port only and the interface-list argument is not needed in this case. 802.1x configurations take effect only after you enable 802.1x both globally and for specified ports.
Timer and Maximum User Number Configuration
Table 123 Configure 802.1x timers and the maximum number of users
Operation Enter system view Configure the maximum number of concurrent on-line users for specified ports Configure the maximum retry times to send request packets Command system-view In system view: dot1x max-user user-number [ interface interface-list ] In port view: dot1x max-user user-number dot1x retry max-retry-value Optional By default, the maximum retry times to send a request packet is 2. That is, the authenticator system sends a request packet to a supplicant system for up to two times by default. Description Optional By default, up to 256 concurrent on-line users are allowed on each port.
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Table 123 Configure 802.1x timers and the maximum number of users (Continued)
Operation Configure 802.1x timers Command dot1x timer { handshake-period handshake-period-value | quiet-period quiet-period-value | tx-period tx-period-value | supp-timeout supp-timeout-value | server-timeout server-timeout-value | ver-period ver-period-value } Description Optional The default values of 802.1x timers are as follows: handshake-period-value: 15 seconds quiet-period-value: 60 seconds tx-period-value: 30 seconds supp-timeout-value: 30 seconds server-timeout-value: 100 seconds ver-period-value: 30 seconds Trigger the quiet-period timer dot1x quiet-period Optional By default, a quiet-period timer is disabled.
As for the dot1x max-user command, if you execute it in system view without specifying the interface-list argument, the command applies to all ports. You can also use this command in port view. In this case, this command applies to the current port only and the interface-list argument is not needed. As for the configuration of 802.1x timers, the default values are recommended.
Advanced 802.1x Configuration
Advanced 802.1x configurations, as listed below, are all optional.
CAMS cooperation configuration, including multiple network adapters detecting, proxy detecting, and so on. Client version checking configuration Static IP address checking configuration Guest VLAN configuration
Prerequisites Configuring Proxy Checking
Configuration of basic 802.1x This function needs the support of 802.1x client program and CAMS, as listed below.
The 802.1x clients must be able to check whether multiple network cards, proxy servers, or IE proxy servers are used on the user devices. On CAMS, enable the function that forbids clients from using multiple network cards, a proxy server, or an IE proxy.
By default, the use of multiple network cards, proxy server, and IE proxy are allowed on 802.1x client. If you specify CAMS to disable use of multiple network cards, proxy server, and IE proxy, CAMS sends messages to 802.1x client to request the latter to disable the use of multiple network cards, proxy server, and IE proxy when a user passes the authentication.
Table 124 Configure user proxy checking
Operation Enter system view Enable user checking and control for users logging in through proxies Command system-view dot1x supp-proxy-check { logoff | trap } [ interface interface-list ] Description Optional
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The proxy checking function needs the support of 3Com's 802.1x client program. The configuration listed in Table 124 takes effect only when it is performed on CAMS as well as on the switch and the client version checking function is enabled on the switch (by the dot1x version-check command). Configuring Client Version Checking
Table 125 Configure client version checking

Operation Enter system view Enable 802.1x client version checking Configure the maximum number of retires to send version checking request packets Command system-view dot1x version-check [ interface Required interface-list ] By default, 802.1x client version checking is disabled on a port. dot1x retry-version-max max-retry-version-value Optional Defaults to 3. Description
Configure the dot1x timer ver-period client-version-checking ver-period-value period timer
Optional The default ver-period-value is 30 seconds
As for the dot1x version-user command, if you execute it in system view without specifying the interface-list argument, the command applies to all ports. You can also use this command in port view. In this case, this command applies to the current port only and the interface-list argument is not needed. Enabling DHCP-triggered Authentication
Table 126 Enable DHCP-triggered authentication

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Optional By default, DHCP-triggered authentication is disabled. Description
Enable DHCP-triggered dot1x dhcp-launch authentication
Configuring Guest VLAN
Table 127 Configure Guest VLAN

Operation Enter system view Configure port access method Command system-view dot1x port-method { macbased Optional | portbased } The default port access method is MAC-address-based. That is, the macbased keyword is used by default. Required By default, the Guest VLAN function is disabled. Description
Enable the Guest VLAN dot1x guest-vlan vlan-id [ function interface interface-list ]
CAUTION: The Guest VLAN function is available only when the switch operates in a port-based authentication mode. Only one Guest VLAN can be configured for each switch.
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Supplicant systems that are not authenticated, fail to pass the authentication, or are offline belong to Guest VLANs.
Displaying and Debugging 802.1x
You can verify the 802.1x-related configuration by executing the display command in any view. You can clear 802.1x-related statistics information by executing the reset command in user view.
Table 128 Display and debug 802.1x
Operation Display the configuration, session, and statistics information about 802.1x. Clear 802.1x-related statistics information Command display dot1x [ sessions | statistics ] [ interface interface-list ] reset dot1x statistics [ interface interface-list ]
802.1x Configuration Example Network requirements
Authenticate users on all ports to control their accesses to the Internet. The switch operates in MAC address-based access control mode. The access control mode is MAC-address-based. All supplicant systems that pass the authentication belong to the default domain named aabbcc.net. The domain can accommodate up to 30 users. As for authentication, a supplicant system is authenticated locally if the RADIUS server fails. And as for accounting, a supplicant system is disconnected by force if the RADIUS server fails. The name of an authenticated supplicant system is not suffixed with the domain name. A connection is terminated if the total size of the data passes through it during a period of 20 minutes is less than 2,000 bytes. All connected clients belong to the same default domain: aabbcc.net, which accommodates up to 30 clients. Authentication is performed either on the RADIUS server, or locally (in case that the RADIUS server fails to respond). A client is disconnected in one of the following two situations: RADIUS accounting fails; the connected user has not included the domain name in the username, and there is a continuous below 2000 bytes of traffic for over 20 minutes. The switch is connected to a server comprising of two RADIUS servers whose IP addresses are 10.11.1.1 and 10.11.1.2. The RADIUS server with an IP address of 10.11.1.1 operates as the primary authentication server and the secondary accounting server. The other operates as the secondary authentication server and primary accounting server. The password for the switch and the authentication RADIUS servers to exchange message is name. And the password for the switch and the accounting RADIUS servers to exchange message is money. The switch sends another packet to the RADIUS servers again if it sends a packet to the RADIUS server and does not receive response for 5 seconds with a maximum number of retries of 5. And the switch sends a real-time accounting packet to the RADIUS servers once in every 15 minutes. A user name is sent to the RADIUS servers with the domain name truncated. Connected to the switch is a server group comprised of two RADIUS servers whose IP addresses are 10.11.1.1 and 10.11.1.2 respectively, with the former being the primary authentication and the secondary counting server, and the latter the secondary authentication and the primary counting server. Configure the interaction password between the switch
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and the authenticating RADIUS server to be name, and money for interaction between the switch and the counting RADIUS. Configure the waiting period for the switch to resend packets to the RADIUS server to be 5 seconds, that is, if after 5 seconds the RADIUS still has not sent any responses back, the switch will resend packets. Configure the number of times that a switch resends packets to the RADIUS server to be 5. Configure the switch to send real-time counting packets to the RADIUS server every 15 minutes with the domain names removed from the user name beforehand.
The user name and password for local 802.1x authentication are localuser and localpass (in plain text) respectively. The idle disconnecting function is enabled.
Network diagram
Figure 53 Network diagram for AAA configuration with 802.1x and RADIUS enabled
Configuration procedure Following configuration covers the major AAA/RADIUS configuration commands. You can refer to AAA&RADIUS Operation Manual for the information about these commands. Configuration on the client and the RADIUS servers is omitted. 1 Enable 802.1x globally.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] dot1x
2 Enable 802.1x for GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port.

[4200G] dot1x interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1
3 Set the access control method to be MAC-address-based (can be omitted as MAC-address-based is the default configuration).
[4200G] dot1x port-method macbased interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1
4 Create a RADIUS scheme named radius1 and enter RADIUS scheme view.
[4200G] radius scheme radius1
5 Assign IP addresses to the primary authentication and accounting RADIUS servers.

[4200G-radius-radius1] primary authentication 10.11.1.1 [4200G-radius-radius1] primary accounting 10.11.1.2
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6 Assign IP addresses to the secondary authentication and accounting RADIUS server.

[4200G-radius-radius1] secondary authentication 10.11.1.2 [4200G-radius-radius1] secondary accounting 10.11.1.1
7 Set the password for the switch and the authentication RADIUS servers to exchange messages.
[4200G -radius-radius1] key authentication name
8 Set the password for the switch and the accounting RADIUS servers to exchange messages.
[4200G-radius-radius1] key accounting money
9 Set the interval and the number of retries for the switch to send packets to the RADIUS servers. Set the timer and the number of times that a switch will resend packets to the RADIUS server
[4200G-radius-radius1] timer 5 [4200G-radius-radius1] retry 5
10 Set the timer for the switch to send real-time accounting packets to the RADIUS servers.
[4200G-radius-radius1] timer realtime-accounting 15
11 Specify to send user names to the RADIUS servers with the domain name truncated. Configure to send the user name to the RADIUS server with the domain name removed beforehand.
[4200G-radius-radius1] user-name-format without-domain [4200G-radius-radius1] quit
12 Create the default user domain named aabbcc.net and enter user domain view.
[4200G] domain default enable aabbcc.net
13 Specify to adopt the RADIUS scheme named radius1 as the RADIUS scheme of the user domain. 14 Specify radius 1 as the RADIUS scheme.
[4200G-isp-aabbcc.net] scheme radius-scheme radius1 local
15 Specify the maximum number of users the user domain can accommodate to 30. Configure the domain capacity to be 30.
[4200G-isp-aabbcc.net] access-limit enable 30
16 Enable the idle disconnecting function and set the related parameters.
[4200G-isp-aabbcc.net] idle-cut enable 20 2000
17 Create a local access user account.

[4200G] local-user localuser [4200G-luser-localuser] service-type lan-access [4200G-luser-localuser] password simple localpass
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Introduction to HABP
HABP CONFIGURATION
With 802.1x enabled, a switch authenticates and then authorizes 802.1x-enabled ports. Packets can be forwarded only by authorized ports. If ports connected to the switch are not authenticated and authorized by 802.1x, their received packets will be filtered. This means that users can no longer manage the attached switches. To address this problem, 3Com authentication bypass protocol (HABP) has been developed. An HABP packet carries the MAC addresses of the attached switches with it. It can bypass the 802.1x authentications when traveling between HABP-enabled switches, through which management devices can obtain the MAC addresses of the attached switches and thus the management of the attached switches is feasible. An HABP packet encapsulates the MAC address of the connected switch to a given port. This allows HABP packets to bypass 802.1x authentication and to be forwarded between HABP-enabled switches. Therefore, the management devices can get the MAC addresses of their attached switches to manage them effectively. HABP is implemented by HABP server and HABP client. Normally, an HABP server sends HABP request packets regularly to HABP clients to collect the MAC addresses of the attached switches. HABP clients respond to the HABP request packets and forward the HABP request packets to lower-level switches. HABP servers usually reside on management devices and HABP clients usually on attached switches. For ease of switch management, it is recommended that you enable HABP for 802.1x-enabled switches.
HABP Server Configuration
With the HABP server launched, a management device sends HABP request packets regularly to the attached switches to collect their MAC addresses. You need also to configure the interval on the management device for an HABP server to send HABP request packets.
Table 129 Configure an HABP server
Operation Enter system view Enable HABP Configure the current switch to be an HABP server Command system-view habp enable habp server vlan vlan-id Description Required HABP is enabled by default. Required By default, a switch operates as an HABP client after you enable HABP on the switch, and if you want to use the switch as a management switch, you must configure the switch to be an HABP server. Optional The default interval for an HABP server to send HABP request packets is 20 seconds.
Configure the interval to send HABP request packets.
habp timer interval
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HABP Client Configuration
HABP clients reside on switches attached to HABP servers. After you enable HABP for a switch, the switch operates as an HABP client by default. So you only need to enable HABP on a switch to make it an HABP client.
Table 130 Configure an HABP client
Operation Enter system view Enable HABP Command system-view habp enable Description Optional HABP is enabled by default. And a switch operates as an HABP client after you enable HABP for it.
Displaying and Debugging HABP
You can verify your HABP-related configuration by execute the display command in any view.
Table 131 Display and debug HABP
Operation Display HABP configuration and status information Display the MAC address table maintained by HABP Display statistics on HABP traffic Display HABP debugging information Command display habp display habp table display habp traffic display debugging habp
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Overview
Introduction to AAA
AAA&RADIUS CONFIGURATION
AAA is shortened from the three security functions: authentication, authorization and accounting. It provides a uniform framework for you to configure the three security functions to implement the network security management. The network security mentioned here mainly refers to access control. It mainly controls:

Which users can access the network, Which services the users having access right can enjoy, and How to perform accounting for the users who are using network resources.
Accordingly, AAA provides the following services: Authentication AAA supports the following authentication methods:
None authentication: Users are trusted and are not authenticated. Generally, this method is not recommended. Local authentication: User information (including user name, password, and attributes) is configured on this device. Local authentication is fast and requires lower operational cost. But the information storage capacity is limited by device hardware. Remote authentication: Users are authenticated remotely through the RADIUS protocol (both standard and extended RADIUS protocols can be used). This device (for example, a S4200G series switch) acts as the client to communicate with the RADIUS server.
Authorization AAA supports the following authorization methods:

Direct authorization: Users are trusted and directly authorized. Local authorization: Users are authorized according to the related attributes configured for their local accounts on the device. RADIUS authorization: Users are authorized after they pass the RADIUS authentication. The authentication and authorization of RADIUS protocol are bound together, and you cannot perform RADIUS authorization alone without RADIUS authentication.
Accounting AAA supports the following accounting methods:

None accounting: No accounting is performed for users. Remote accounting: User accounting is performed on the remote RADIUS server.
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Generally, AAA adopts the client/server structure, where the client acts as the managed resource and the server stores user information. This structure has good scalability and facilitates the centralized management of user information.
Introduction to ISP Domain
An Internet service provider (ISP) domain is a group of users who belong to the same ISP. For a user name in the format of userid@isp-name, the isp-name following the @ character is the ISP domain name. The access device uses userid as the user name for authentication, and isp-name as the domain name. In a multi-ISP environment, the users connected to the same access device may belong to different domains. Since the users of different ISPs may have different attributes (such as different compositions of user name and password, different service types/rights), it is necessary to distinguishes the users by setting ISP domains. You can configure a set of ISP domain attributes (including AAA policy, RADIUS scheme, and so on) for each ISP domain independently in ISP domain view.
Introduction to RADIUS
AAA is a management framework. It can be implemented by not only one protocol. But in practice, the most commonly used protocol for AAA is RADIUS. What is RADIUS RADIUS (remote authentication dial-in user service) is a distributed information interacting protocol in client/server structure. It can prevent unauthorized access to the network and is commonly used in network environments where both high security and remote user access service are required. The RADIUS service involves three components:
Protocol: Based on the UDP/IP layer, RFC 2865 and 2866 define the frame format and message transfer mechanism of RADIUS, and define 1812 as the authentication port and 1813 as the accounting port. Server: The RADIUS server runs on a computer or workstation at the center. It stores and maintains the information on user authentication and network service access. Client: The RADIUS clients run on the dial-in access server device. They can be deployed anywhere in the network.
RADIUS is based on client/server model. Acting as a RADIUS client, the switch passes user information to a designated RADIUS server, and makes processing (such as connecting/disconnecting users) depending on the responses returned from the server. The RADIUS server receives user's connection requests, authenticate users, and return all required information to the switch. Generally, the RADIUS server maintains the following three databases (as shown in Figure 54):
Users: This database stores information about users (such as user name, password, adopted protocol and IP address). Clients: This database stores the information about RADIUS clients (such as shared keys). Dictionary: This database stores the information used to interpret the attributes and attribute values of the RADIUS protocol.
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Figure 54 Databases in RADIUS server

RADIUS server
Users
Clients
Dictionary
In addition, the RADIUS server can act as the client of some other AAA server to provide the authentication or accounting proxy service.
Basic message exchange procedure of RADIUS The messages exchanged between a RADIUS client (a switch, for example) and the RADIUS server are verified by using a shared key. This enhances the security. The RADIUS protocol combines the authentication and authorization processes together by sending authorization information in the authentication response message. Figure 55 depicts the message exchange procedure between user, switch and RADIUS server.
Figure 55 Basic message exchange procedure of RADIUS
RADIUS client Client
RADIUS server Server
PC (1) The user inputs the user name and password (2) Access -Request (3) Access -Accept (4) Accounting -Request (start) (5) Accounting -Response
(6) The user starts to access the resources (7) Accounting - Request (stop) (8) Accounting -Response (9) Inform the user the access is ended
The basic message exchange procedure of RADIUS is as follows: 1 The user enters the user name and password. 2 The RADIUS client receives the user name and password, and then sends an authentication request (Access-Request) to the RADIUS server.
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3 The RADIUS server compares the received user information with that in the Users database to authenticate the user. If the authentication succeeds, it sends back an authentication response (Access-Accept), which contains the information of users rights, to the RADIUS client. If the authentication fails, it returns an Access-Reject response. 4 The RADIUS client accepts or denies the user depending on the received authentication result. If it accepts the user, the RADIUS client sends a start-accounting request (Accounting-Request, with the Status-Type filed set to start) to the RADIUS server. 5 The RADIUS server returns a start-accounting response (Accounting-Response). 6 The use starts to access the resources. 7 The RADIUS client sends a stop-accounting request (Accounting-Request, with the Status-Type field set to stop) to the RADIUS server. 8 The RADIUS server returns a stop-accounting response (Accounting-Response). 9 The resource access of the user is ended. RADIUS packet structure RADIUS uses UDP to transmit messages. It ensures the correct message exchange between RADIUS server and client through the following mechanisms: timer management, retransmission, and backup server. Figure 56 depicts the structure of the RADIUS packets.
Figure 56 RADIUS packet structure
Code Identifier Length
Authenticator
Attribute
1 The Code field decides the type of the RADIUS packet, as shown in Table 132.
Table 132 Description on major values of the Code field
Code 1 Packet type Access-Request Packet description Direction: client->server. The client transmits this packet to the server to determine if the user can access the network. This packet carries user information. It must contain the User-Name attribute and may contain the following attributes: NAS-IP-Address, User-Password and NAS-Port. 2 Access-Accept Direction: server->client. The server transmits this packet to the client if all the attribute values carried in the Access-Request packet are acceptable (that is, the user passes the authentication). 3 Access-Reject Direction: server->client. The server transmits this packet to the client if any attribute value carried in the Access-Request packet is unacceptable (that is, the user fails the authentication).
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Table 132 Description on major values of the Code field (Continued)

Code 4 Packet type Packet description The client transmits this packet to the server to request the server to start or end the accounting (whether to start or to end the accounting is determined by the Acct-Status-Type attribute in the packet). This packet carries almost the same attributes as those carried in the Access-Request packet. 5 Accounting-Respon se Direction: server->client. The server transmits this packet to the client to notify the client that it has received the Accounting-Request packet and has correctly recorded the accounting information.
Accounting-Request Direction: client->server.
2 The Identifier field (one byte) identifies the request and response packets. It is subject to the Attribute field and varies with the received valid responses, but keeps unchanged during retransmission. 3 The Length field (two bytes) specifies the total length of the packet (including the Code, Identifier, Length, Authenticator and Attribute fields). The bytes beyond the length will be regarded as padding characters and are ignored upon receiving the packet. If the received packet is shorter than the value of this field, it will be discarded. 4 The Authenticator field (16 bytes) is used to verify the packet returned from the RADIUS server; it is also used in the password hiding algorithm. There are two kinds of authenticators: Request and Response. 5 The Attribute field contains special authentication, authorization, and accounting information to provide the configuration details of a request or response packet. This field is represented by a field triplet (Type, Length and Value):
The Type field (one byte) specifies the type of the attribute. Its value ranges from 1 to 255. Table 133 lists the attributes that are commonly used in RADIUS authentication and authorization. The Length field (one byte) specifies the total length of the Attribute field in bytes (including the Type, Length and Value fields). The Value field (up to 253 bytes) contains the information about the attribute. Its content and format are determined by the Type and Length fields.
Value of the Type field 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Table 133 RADIUS attributes

Value of the Type field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Attribute type User-Name User-Password CHAP-Password NAS-IP-Address NAS-Port Service-Type Framed-Protocol Framed-IP-Address Framed-IP-Netmask Framed-Routing Filter-ID Framed-MTU Attribute type Framed-IPX-Network State Class Vendor-Specific Session-Timeout Idle-Timeout Termination-Action Called-Station-Id Calling-Station-Id NAS-Identifier Proxy-State Login-LAT-Service
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Table 133 RADIUS attributes (Continued)

Value of the Type field 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Attribute type Framed-Compression Login-IP-Host Login-Service Login-TCP-Port (unassigned) Reply_Message Callback-Number Callback-ID (unassigned) Framed-Route Value of the Type field 35 36 37 38 39 40-59 60 61 62 63 Attribute type Login-LAT-Node Login-LAT-Group Framed-AppleTalk-Link Framed-AppleTalk-Network Framed-AppleTalk-Zone (reserved for accounting) CHAP-Challenge NAS-Port-Type Port-Limit Login-LAT-Port
The RADIUS protocol takes well scalability. Attribute 26 (Vender-Specific) defined in this protocol allows a device vendor to extend RADIUS to implement functions that are not defined in standard RADIUS. Figure 57 depicts the structure of attribute 26. The Vendor-ID field representing the code of the vendor occupies four bytes. The first byte is 0, and the other three bytes are defined in RFC1700. Here, the vendor can encapsulate multiple customized sub-attributes (containing Type, Length and Value) to obtain extended RADIUS implementation.
Figure 57 Part of the RADIUS packet containing extended attribute
Type Length Vendor-ID Type Length (specified) (specified)
Vendor-ID
Specified attribute value
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Configuration Tasks
Table 134 Configuration tasks

Configuration task AAA configuration Create an ISP domain Configure the attributes of the ISP domain Configure an AAA scheme for the ISP domain Description Required Optional Required Related section Creating an ISP Domain Configuring the Attributes of an ISP Domain Configuring an AAA Scheme for an ISP Domain. If local authentication is adopted, also refer to Configuring the Attributes of a Local User. If RADIUS authentication is adopted, also refer to RADIUS Configuration. Configure the attributes of a local user Cut down user connections forcibly RADIUS configuration Create a RADIUS scheme Configure RADIUS authentication/authorization servers Configure RADIUS accounting servers Configure shared keys for RADIUS packets Configure the maximum number of transmission attempts of RADIUS requests Configure the supported RADIUS server type Configure the status of RADIUS servers Configure the attributes for data to be sent to RADIUS servers Configure a local RADIUS authentication server Optional Optional Required Required Configuring the Attributes of a Local User Cutting Down User Connections Forcibly Creating a RADIUS Scheme Configuring RADIUS Authentication/Authorizat ion Servers Configuring RADIUS Accounting Servers Configuring Shared Keys for RADIUS Packets Configuring the Maximum Number of Transmission Attempts of RADIUS Requests Configuring the Supported RADIUS Server Type Configuring the Status of RADIUS Servers Configuring the Attributes for Data to be Sent to RADIUS Servers Configuring a Local RADIUS Authentication Server Configuring the Timers of RADIUS Servers Configuring Whether or not to Send Trap Message When RADIUS Server is Down Configuring the User Re-Authentication Upon Device Restart Function
Required Optional Optional
Optional
Optional Optional
Optional
Configure the timers for RADIUS Optional servers Configure whether or not to send trap message when RADIUS server is down Configure the user re-authentication upon device restart function Optional
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AAA Configuration
The goal of AAA configuration is to protect network devices against unauthorized access and at the same time provide network access services to legal users. If you need to use ISP domains to implement AAA management on access users, you can configure the ISP domains. If you want to adopt remote AAA method, you must create a RADIUS scheme. You can reference a configured RADIUS scheme in ISP domains to implement remote AAA services. For the configuration of RADIUS scheme, refer to RADIUS Configuration.
Creating an ISP Domain
Table 135 Create an ISP domain

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required The default ISP domain is system.
Create an ISP domain and enter its domain { isp-name | default view, enter the view of an existing ISP { disable | enable isp-name } } domain, or configure the default ISP domain
Configuring the Attributes of an ISP Domain
Table 136 Configure the attributes of an ISP domain

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required Optional By default, once an ISP domain is created, it is in the active state and all the users in this domain are allowed to access the network. Optional After an ISP domain is created, the number of access users it can contain is unlimited by default.
Create an ISP domain or enter the domain isp-name view of an existing ISP domain Activate/deactivate the ISP domain state { active | block }
Set the maximum number of access-limit { disable | enable access users that can be contained max-user-number } in the ISP domain
Set the user idle-cut function
idle-cut { disable | enable minute Optional flow } By default, user idle-cut function is disabled. accounting optional Optional By default, once an ISP domain is created, the accounting-optional switch is closed. Optional By default, the messenger function is disabled.
Open/close the accounting-optional switch
Set the messenger function
messenger time { enable limit interval | disable }
Set the self-service server location self-service-url { disable | enable Optional function url-string } By default, the self-service server location function is disabled.
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CAUTION:
On an S4200G series switch, each access user belongs to an ISP domain. You can configure up to 16 ISP domains on the switch. When a user logs in, if no ISP domain name is carried in the user name, the switch assumes that the user belongs to the default ISP domain. When charging a user, if the system does not find any available accounting server or fails to communicate with any accounting server, it will not disconnect the user as long as the accounting optional command has been executed. The self-service server location function must cooperate with a self-service-supported RADIUS server (such as CAMS). Through self-service, users can manage and control their accounts or card numbers by themselves. A server installed with the self-service software is called a self-service server.
3Com's CAMS Server is a service management system used to manage networks and secure networks and user information. Cooperating with other network devices (such as switches) in a network, the CAMS Server implements the AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting) services and rights management
Configuring an AAA Scheme for an ISP Domain
You can configure an AAA scheme in one of the following two ways: Configuring a bound AAA scheme You can use the scheme command to specify an AAA scheme. If you specify a RADIUS scheme, the authentication, authorization and accounting will be uniformly implemented by the RADIUS server specified in the RADIUS scheme. In this way, you can specify only one scheme to implement all the three AAA functions and do not need to specify different schemes for authentication, authorization and accounting respectively
Table 137 Configure a bound AAA scheme
Create an ISP domain domain isp-name or enter the view of an existing ISP domain Configure an AAA scheme for the ISP domain Configure an RADIUS scheme for the ISP domain scheme { local | none | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name [ local ] } radius-scheme radius-scheme-name
Required By default, the ISP domain uses the local AAA scheme. Optional This command has the same effect as the scheme radius-scheme command.
CAUTION: You can execute the scheme command with the radius-scheme-name argument to adopt an already configured RADIUS scheme to implement all the three AAA functions. If you adopt the local scheme, only the authentication and authorization functions are implemented, the accounting function cannot be implemented.
If you execute the scheme radius-scheme radius-scheme-name local command, the local scheme becomes the secondary scheme in case the RADIUS server does not response normally. That is, if the communication between the switch and the RADIUS server is normal, no local authentication is performed; otherwise, local authentication is performed.
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If you execute the scheme local command, the local scheme is adopted as the primary scheme. In this case, only local authentication is performed, no RADIUS authentication is performed. If you execute the scheme none command, no authentication is performed.
Configuring separate AAA schemes You can use the authentication, authorization, and accounting commands to specify a scheme for each of the three AAA functions (authentication, authorization and accounting) respectively. The following gives the implementations of this separate way for the services supported by AAA.
For terminal users
Authentication: RADIUS, local, RADIUS-local or none. Authorization: none. Accounting: RADIUS or none. You can configure combined authentication, authorization and accounting schemes by using the above implementations.

For FTP users Only authentication is supported for FTP users. Authentication: RADIUS, local, or RADIUS-local.
Perform the following configuration in ISP domain view.

Table 138 Configure separate AAA schemes
Create an ISP domain or enter domain isp-name the view of an existing ISP domain Configure an authentication scheme for the ISP domain authentication { radius-scheme radius-scheme-name [ local ] | local | none }
Optional By default, no separate authentication scheme is configured. Optional By default, no separate authorization scheme is configured. Optional By default, no separate accounting scheme is configured.
Allow users in current ISP authorization none domain to access the network services without being authorized Configure an accounting scheme for the ISP domain accounting { none | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name }
If a bound AAA scheme is configured as well as the separate authentication, authorization and accounting schemes, the separate ones will be adopted in precedence. RADIUS scheme and local scheme do not support the separation of authentication and authorization. Therefore, pay attention when you make authentication and authorization configuration for a domain: if the scheme radius-scheme or scheme local command is executed, the authorization none command is executed, while the authentication command is not executed, the authorization information returned from the RADIUS or local scheme still takes effect.
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Configuring Dynamic VLAN Assignment
The dynamic VLAN assignment feature enables a switch to dynamically add the switch ports of successfully authenticated users to different VLANs according to the attributes assigned by the RADIUS server, so as to control the network resources that different users can access. Currently, the switch supports the RADIUS authentication server to assign the following two types of VLAN IDs: integer and string.
Integer: If the RADIUS server assigns integer type of VLAN IDs, you can set the VLAN assignment mode to integer on the switch (this is also the default mode on the switch). Then, upon receiving an integer ID assigned by the RADIUS authentication server, the switch adds the port to the VLAN whose VLAN ID is equal to the assigned integer ID. If no such a VLAN exists, the switch first creates a VLAN with the assigned ID, and then adds the port to the newly created VLAN. String: If the RADIUS server assigns string type of VLAN IDs, you can set the VLAN assignment mode to string on the switch. Then, upon receiving a string ID assigned by the RADIUS authentication server, the switch compares the ID with existing VLAN names on the switch. If it finds a match, it adds the port to the corresponding VLAN. Otherwise, the VLAN assignment fails and the user cannot pass the authentication.
In actual applications, to use this feature together with Guest VLAN, you should better set port control to port-based mode; if you set port control to MAC-address-based mode, each port can be connected to only one user.
Table 139 Configure dynamic VLAN assignment
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description By default, the VLAN assignment mode is integer. You can select between this operation and the above operation. This operation is required if the VLAN assignment mode is set to string.
Create an ISP domain domain isp-name and enter its view Set the VLAN assignment mode to integer Set the VLAN assignment mode to string Create a VLAN and enter its view Set a VLAN name for VLAN assignment vlan-assignment-mode integer
vlan-assignment-mode string
vlan vlan_id name string
CAUTION: In string mode, if the VLAN ID assigned by the RADIUS server is a character string containing only digits (for example, 1024), the switch first regards it as an integer VLAN ID: the switch transforms the string to an integer value and judges if the value is in the valid VLAN ID range; if it is, the switch adds the authenticated port to the VLAN with the integer value as the VLAN ID (VLAN 1024, for example).
To implement dynamic VLAN assignment on a port where both MSTP and 802.1x are enabled, you must set the MSTP port to an edge port.
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Configuring the Attributes of a Local User
When local scheme is chosen as the AAA scheme, you should create local users on the switch and configure the relevant attributes. The local users are users set on the switch, with each user uniquely identified by a user name. To make a user who is requesting network service pass through the local authentication, you should add an entry in the local user database on the switch for the user.
Table 140 Configure the attributes of a local user
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, there is no local user in the system. Optional Optional By default, the password display mode of all access users is auto, indicating the passwords of access users are displayed in the modes set with the password command. Optional By default, the local users are in the active state once they are created, that is, they are allowed to request network services. Required By default, the system does not authorize the user to access any service.
Add a local user and enter local local-user user-name user view Set a password for the specified password { simple | user cipher } password Set the password display mode of all local users local-user password-display-mode { cipher-force | auto }
Set the state of the specified user
state { active | block }
Authorize the user to access the specified type(s) of service(s)
service-type { ftp | lan-access | { telnet | ssh | terminal }* [ level level ] }
Set the priority level of the user level level
Optional By default, the priority level of the user is 0. Optional If the user is bound to a remote port, you must specify the nas-ip parameter (the following ip-address is 127.0.0.1 by default, representing this device). If the user is bound to a local port, you do not need to specify the nas-ip parameter.
Set the attributes of the user attribute { ip ip-address | whose service type is lan-access mac mac-address | idle-cut second | access-limit max-user-number | vlan vlan-id | location { nas-ip ip-address port port-number | port port-number } }*
CAUTION:
After the local-user password-display-mode cipher-force command is executed, all passwords will be displayed in cipher mode even through you specify to display user passwords in plain text by using the password command. If the configured authentication method (local or RADIUS) requires a user name and a password, the command level that a user can access after login is determined by the priority level of the user. For SSH users, when they use RSA shared keys for authentication, the commands they can access are determined by the levels set on their user interfaces.
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If the configured authentication method is none or requires a password, the command level that a user can access after login is determined by the level of the user interface
Cutting Down User Connections Forcibly
Table 141 Cut down user connection forcibly

Operation Enter system view Cut down user connections forcibly Command system-view cut connection { all | access-type { dot1x | mac-authentication } | domain domain-name | interface interface-type interface-number | ip ip-address | mac mac-address | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name | vlan vlan-id | ucibindex ucib-index | user-name user-name } Description Required
RADIUS Configuration
The RADIUS protocol configuration is performed on a RADIUS scheme basis. In an actual network environment, you can either use a single RADIUS server or two RADIUS servers (primary and secondary servers with the same configuration but different IP addresses) in a RADIUS scheme. After creating a new RADIUS scheme, you should configure the IP address and UDP port number of each RADIUS server you want to use in this scheme. These RADIUS servers fall into two types: authentication/authorization, and accounting. And for each kind of server, you can configure two servers in a RADIUS scheme: primary server and secondary server. A RADIUS scheme has the following attributes: IP addresses of the primary and secondary servers, shared keys, and types of the RADIUS servers. In an actual network environment, you can configure the above parameters as required. But you should configure at least one authentication/authorization server and one accounting server, and at the same time, you should keep the RADIUS service port settings on the switch consistent with those on the RADIUS servers.
Actually, the RADIUS protocol configuration only defines the parameters used for information exchange between the switch and the RADIUS servers. To make these parameters take effect, you must reference the RADIUS scheme configured with these parameters in an ISP domain view. For specific configuration commands, refer to AAA Configuration.
Creating a RADIUS Scheme
The RADIUS protocol configuration is performed on a RADIUS scheme basis. You should first create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view before performing other RADIUS protocol configurations.
Table 142 Create a RADIUS scheme
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system.
Create a RADIUS scheme and radius scheme enter its view radius-scheme-name
CAUTION: A RADIUS scheme can be referenced by multiple ISP domains simultaneously.
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Configuring RADIUS Authentication/Auth orization Servers
Table 143 Configure RADIUS authentication/authorization server

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Required By default, the IP address and UDP port number of the primary server are 0.0.0.0 and 1812 respectively. Optional By default, the IP address and UDP port number of the secondary server are 0.0.0.0 and 1812 respectively.
Create a RADIUS scheme and enter radius scheme its view radius-scheme-name
Set the IP address and port number primary of the primary RADIUS authentication authentication/authorization server ip-address [ port-number ] Set the IP address and port number secondary of the secondary RADIUS authentication authentication/authorization server ip-address [ port-number ]
CAUTION:
The authentication response sent from the RADIUS server to the RADIUS client carries the authorization information. Therefore, no separate authorization server can be specified. In an actual network environment, you can either specify two RADIUS servers as the primary and secondary authentication/authorization servers respectively, or specify only one server as both the primary and secondary authentication/authorization servers. The IP address and port number of the primary authentication server used by the default RADIUS scheme system are 127.0.0.1 and 1645.
Configuring RADIUS Accounting Servers
Table 144 Configure RADIUS accounting server

Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Set the IP address and port number of the primary RADIUS accounting server Set the IP address and port number of the secondary RADIUS accounting server Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Required By default, the IP address and UDP port number of the primary accounting server are 0.0.0.0 and 1813. Optional By default, the IP address and UDP port number of the secondary accounting server are 0.0.0.0 and 1813. Optional By default, stop-accounting packet buffering is enabled. Optional By default, the system tries at most 500 times to transmit a buffered stop-accounting request.
primary accounting ip-address [ port-number ]
secondary accounting ip-address [ port-number ]
Enable stop-accounting stop-accounting-buffer packet buffering enable Set the maximum number of transmission attempts of the buffered stop-accounting packets. retry stop-accounting retry-times
Table 144 Configure RADIUS accounting server (Continued)

Operation Set the maximum number of continuous no-response real-time accounting requests Command retry realtime-accounting retry-times Description Optional By default, the switch is allowed to continuously send at most 10 real-time accounting requests if it gets no response.
CAUTION:
In an actual network environment, you can either specify two RADIUS servers as the primary and secondary accounting servers respectively, or specify only one server as both the primary and secondary accounting servers. In addition, because RADIUS adopts different UDP ports to transceive the authentication/authorization packets and the accounting packets, you must set a port number for accounting different from that set for authentication/authorization. Stop-accounting requests are critical to billing and will eventually affect the charges of the users; they are important for both the users and the ISP. Therefore, the switch should do its best to transmit them to the RADIUS accounting server. If the RADIUS server does not respond to such a request, the switch should first buffer the request on itself, and then retransmit the request to the RADIUS accounting server until it gets a response, or the maximum number of transmission attempts is reached (in this case, it discards the request). You can set the maximum number of real-time accounting request attempts that bring no response. If the switch makes all the allowed real-time accounting request attempts but does not get any answer, it cuts down the connection of the user. The IP address and the port number of the default primary accounting server system are 127.0.0.1 and 1646.
Currently, RADIUS does not support the accounting of FTP users.
Configuring Shared Keys for RADIUS Packets
The RADIUS client and server adopt MD5 algorithm to encrypt the RADIUS packets exchanged with each other. The two parties verify the validity of the exchanged packets by using the shared keys that have been set on them, and can accept and respond to the packets sent from each other only if both of them have the same shared keys.
Table 145 Configure shared keys for RADIUS packets
Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Set a shared key for the RADIUS authentication/authori zation packets Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Required By default, the shared key for the RADIUS authentication/authorization packets is 3Com. Required By default, the shared key for the RADIUS accounting packets is 3Com.
key authentication string
Set a shared key for key accounting string the RADIUS accounting packets
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CAUTION: You must set the share keys separately for the authentication/authorization
packets and the accounting packets if the authentication/authorization server and the accounting server are different devices and the shared keys on the two servers are also different.
Configuring the Maximum Number of Transmission Attempts of RADIUS Requests
The communication in RADIUS is unreliable because this protocol adopts UDP packets to carry data. Therefore, it is necessary for the switch to retransmit a RADIUS request if it gets no response from the RADIUS server after the response timeout timer expires. If the maximum number of transmission attempts is reached and the switch still receives no answer, the switch considers that the request fails.
Table 146 Configure the maximum transmission attempts of RADIUS request
Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Set the maximum number of transmission attempts of RADIUS requests Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Optional By default, the system tries three times to transmit a RADIUS request.
retry retry-times
Configuring the Supported RADIUS Server Type
Table 147 Configure the supported RADIUS server type

Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Optional By default, the switch supports the standard type of RADIUS server. The type of RADIUS server in the default RADIUS scheme system is 3Com.
Specify the type of server-type { 3Com | RADIUS server standard } supported by the switch
Configuring the Status of RADIUS Servers
For the primary and secondary servers (authentication/authorization servers, or accounting servers) in a RADIUS scheme: When the switch fails to communicate with the primary server due to some server trouble, the switch will actively exchange packets with the secondary server. After the time the primary server keeps in the block state exceeds the time set with the timer quiet command, the switch will try to communicate with the primary server again when it receives a RADIUS request. If the primary server recovers, the switch immediately restores the communication with the primary server instead of communicating with the secondary server, and at the same time restores the status of the primary server to the active state while keeping the status of the secondary server unchanged.
When both the primary and secondary servers are in active or block state, the switch sends packets only to the primary server.
Table 148 Set the status of RADIUS servers
Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system.
Set the status of the primary RADIUS authentication/authori zation server Set the status of the primary RADIUS accounting server Set the status of the secondary RADIUS authentication/authori zation server Set the status of the secondary RADIUS accounting server
state primary authentication { block | active }
Optional By default, all the RADIUS servers in a user-defined RADIUS scheme are in the active state; and the state primary accounting { block | RADIUS servers in the active } default RADIUS scheme system are in the block state secondary authentication { block | state. active }
state secondary accounting { block | active }
Configuring the Attributes for Data to be Sent to RADIUS Servers
Table 149 Configure the attributes for data to be sent to the RADIUS servers
Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Command system-view Description
radius scheme radius-scheme-name Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Optional By default, the user names sent from the switch to RADIUS servers carry ISP domain names. Optional By default, in a RADIIUS scheme, the unit of measure for data is byte and that for packets is one-packet. Optional By default, no source IP address is specified; and the IP address of the outbound interface is used as the source IP address.
Set the format of user-name-format { with-domain | the user names to without-domain } be sent to RADIUS servers Set the units of measure for data flows sent to RADIUS servers data-flow-format data { byte | giga-byte | kilo-byte | mega-byte } packet { giga-packet | kilo-packet | mega- packet | one-packet }
Set the source IP RADIUS scheme view address used by nas-ip ip-address the switch to send RADIUS packets System view radius nas-ip ip-address
CAUTION:
Generally, the access users are named in the userid@isp-name format. Where, isp-name behind the @ character represents the ISP domain name, by which the device determines which ISP domain it should ascribe the user to. However, some old RADIUS servers cannot accept the user names that carry ISP domain names. In this case, it is necessary to remove the domain names carried in the user names before sending the user names to the RADIUS server. For this reason, the user-name-format command is designed for you to specify whether or not ISP domain names are carried in the user names sent to the RADIUS server.
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For a RADIUS scheme, if you have specified that no ISP domain names are carried in the user names, you should not adopt this RADIUS scheme in more than one ISP domain. Otherwise, such errors may occur: the RADIUS server regards two different users having the same name but belonging to different ISP domains as the same user (because the usernames sent to it are the same). In the default RADIUS scheme system, no ISP domain names are carried in the user names by default
Configuring a Local RADIUS Authentication Server
Table 150 Configure local RADIUS authentication server

Operation Enter system view Create a local RADIUS authentication server Command system-view local-server nas-ip ip-address key password Description Required By default, a local RADIUS authentication server has already been created, whose NAS-IP and key are 127.0.0.1 and 3Com respectively.
CAUTION:
When you use the local RADIUS authentication server function, the UDP port number for the authentication/authorization service must be 1645, the UDP port number for the accounting service is 1646, and the IP addresses of the servers must be set to the addresses of the switch.
The packet encryption key set by the local-server command with the key password parameter must be identical with the authentication/authorization packet encryption key set by the key authentication command in RADIUS scheme view.
The switch supports up to 16 local RADIUS authentication servers (including the default local RADIUS authentication server).
Configuring the Timers of RADIUS Servers
If the switch gets no response from the RADIUS server after sending out a RADIUS request (authentication/authorization request or accounting request) and waiting for a period of time, it should retransmit the packet to ensure that the user can obtain the RADIUS service. This wait time is called response timeout time of RADIUS servers; and the timer in the switch system that is used to control this wait time is called the response timeout timer of RADIUS servers. For the primary and secondary servers (authentication/authorization servers, or accounting servers) in a RADIUS scheme: When the switch fails to communicate with the primary server due to some server trouble, the switch will actively exchange packets with the secondary server. After the time the primary server keeps in the block state exceeds the time set with the timer quiet command, the switch will try to communicate with the primary server again when it has a RADIUS request. If the primary server recovers, the switch immediately restores the communication with the primary server instead of communicating with the secondary server, and at the same time restores the primary server to the active state while keeping the state of the secondary server unchanged.
To charge the users in real time, you should set the interval of real-time accounting. After the setting, the switch sends the accounting information of online users to the RADIUS server at regular intervals.
Table 151 Set the timers of RADIUS server
Operation Enter system view Create a RADIUS scheme and enter its view Set the response timeout time of RADIUS servers Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name Description Required By default, a RADIUS scheme named system has already been created in the system. Optional By default, the response timeout timer of RADIUS servers expires in three seconds. Optional By default, the primary server waits five minutes before restoring the active state. Optional By default, the real-time accounting interval is 12 minutes.
timer response-timeout seconds, or timer second
Set the wait time for timer quiet minutes the primary server to restore the active state Set the real-time accounting interval timer realtime-accounting minutes
Configuring Whether or not to Send Trap Message When RADIUS Server is Down
Table 152 Configure whether or not to send trap message when RADIUS server is down
Operation Enter system view Enable the sending of trap message when RADIUS authentication or accounting server is down Command system-view Description
radius trap Optional { authentication-server-down | By default, the switch does not send accounting-server-down } trap message when its RADIUS server is down.
This configuration takes effect on all RADIUS schemes. A device considers its RADIUS server as being down if it has tried the configured maximum times to send packets to the RADIUS server but does not receive any response.
Configuring the User Re-Authentication Upon Device Restart Function

The function applies to the environment where the RADIUS authentication/accounting server is CAMS.
In an environment with a CAMS server, if the switch reboots after an exclusive user (a user whose concurrent online number is set to 1 on the CAMS) gets authenticated and authorized and begins being charged, the switch will give a prompt that the user has already been online when the user re-logs onto the network before CAMS performs online user detection, and the user cannot get authenticated. In this case, the user can access the network again only after the CAMS administrator manually removes the online information of the user.
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The user re-authentication upon device restart function is designed to resolve the above problem. After this function is enabled, every time the switch restarts: 1 The switch generates an Accounting-On packet, which mainly contains the following information: NAS-ID, NAS-IP address (source IP address), and session ID. 2 The switch sends the Accounting-On packet to CAMS at regular intervals. 3 Once the CAMS receives the Accounting-On packet, it sends a response to the switch. At the same time it finds and deletes the original online information of the users who access the network through the switch before the restart according to the information contained in this packet (NAS-ID, NAS-IP address and session ID), and ends the accounting of the users based on the last accounting update packet. 4 Once the switch receives the response from the CAMS, it stops sending other Accounting-On packets. 5 If the switch does not receives any response from the CAMS after the number of the Accounting-On packets it has sent reaches the configured maximum number, it does not send any more Accounting-On packets. The switch can automatically generate the main attributes (NAS-ID, NAS-IP address and session ID) in the Accounting-On packets. However, you can also manually configure the NAS-IP address with the nas-ip command. If you choose to manually configure the attribute, be sure to configure an appropriate and legal IP address. If this attribute is not configured, the switch will automatically use the IP address of the VLAN interface as the NAS-IP address.
Table 153 Enable the user re-authentication upon device restart function
Operation Enter system view Enter RADIUS scheme view Enable the user re-authentication upon device restart function Command system-view radius scheme radius-scheme-name accounting-on enable [ send times | interval interval ] Description By default, this function is disabled, and the system can send at most 15 Accounting-On packets consecutively at intervals of three seconds.
Displaying AAA&RADIUS Information
After the above configurations, you can execute the display commands in any view to view the operation of AAA and RADIUS and verify your configuration. You can use the reset command in user view to clear the corresponding statistics.
Table 154 Display AAA information
Operation Display the configuration information about one specific or all ISP domains Display the information about specified or all user connections Command display domain [ isp-name ] display connection [ access-type { dot1x | mac-authentication } | domain isp-name | interface interface-type interface-number | ip ip-address | mac mac-address | radius-scheme radius-scheme-name | vlan vlan-id | ucibindex ucib-index | user-name user-name ] display local-user [ domain isp-name | idle-cut { disable | enable } | vlan vlan-id | service-type { ftp | lan-access | ssh | telnet | terminal } | state { active | block } | user-name user-name ]
Display the information about specified or all local users
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Table 155 Display RADIUS protocol information

Operation Display the statistics about local RADIUS authentication server Display the configuration information about one specific or all RADIUS schemes Display the statistics about RADIUS packets Display the buffered no-response stop-accounting request packets Command display local-server statistics display radius [ radius-scheme-name ]
display radius statistics display stop-accounting-buffer { radius-scheme radius-server-name | session-id session-id | time-range start-time stop-time | user-name user-name } reset stop-accounting-buffer { radius-scheme radius-server-name | session-id session-id | time-range start-time stop-time | user-name user-name } reset radius statistics
Delete the buffered no-response stop-accounting request packets
Clear the statistics about the RADIUS protocol
AAA&RADIUS Configuration Example
Remote RADIUS Authentication of Telnet/SSH Users

The configuration procedure for the remote authentication of SSH users through RADIUS server is similar to that of Telnet users. The following description only takes the remote authentication of Telnet users as example
Network requirements In the network environment shown in Figure 58, you are required to configure the switch so that the Telnet users logging into the switch are authenticated by the RADIUS server.
A RADIUS server with IP address 10.110.91.164 is connected to the switch. This server will be used as the authentication server. On the switch, set the shared key it uses to exchange packets with the authentication RADIUS server to expert.
You can use a CAMS server as the RADIUS server. If you use a third-party RADIUS server, you can select standard or 3Com as the server type in the RADIUS scheme. On the RADIUS server:

Set the shared key it uses to exchange packets with the switch to expert. Set the port number for authentication. Add Telnet user names and login passwords.
The Telnet user name added to the RADIUS server must be in the format of userid@isp-name if you have configure the switch to include domain names in the user names to be sent to the RADIUS server.
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Network diagram
Figure 58 Remote RADIUS authentication of Telnet users
Authentication server Server IP address: 10.110.91.164
Sw itch Internet Internet
Telnet user

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G]
2 Adopt AAA authentication for Telnet users

[4200G] user-interface vty 0 4 [4200G-ui-vty0-4] authentication-mode scheme
3 Configure an ISP domain.

[4200G] domain cams [4200G-isp-cams] access-limit enable 10 [4200G-isp-cams] quit
4 Configure a RADIUS scheme.

[4200G] radius scheme cams [4200G-radius-cams] accounting optional [4200G-radius-cams] primary authentication 10.110.91.164 1812 [4200G-radius-cams] key authentication expert [4200G-radius-cams] server-type 3Com [4200G-radius-cams] user-name-format with-domain [4200G-radius-cams] quit
5 Associate the ISP domain with the RADIUS scheme.

[4200G] domain cams [4200G-isp-cams] scheme radius-scheme cams
A Telnet user logging into the switch by a name in the format of userid @cams belongs to the cams domain and will be authenticated according to the configuration of the cams domain.
Local Authentication of FTP/Telnet Users
The configuration procedure for the local authentication of FTP users is similar to that of Telnet users. The following description only takes the local authentication of Telnet users as example.
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Network requirements In the network environment shown in Figure 59, you are required to configure the switch so that the Telnet users logging into the switch are authenticated locally. Network diagram
Figure 59 Local authentication of Telnet users
Internet Internet
Telnet user
Configuration procedure 1 Method 1: Using a local authentication scheme a Enter system view.
b Adopt AAA authentication for Telnet users.

c Create and configure a local user named telnet.

[4200G] local-user telnet [4200G-luser-telnet] service-type telnet [4200G-luser-telnet] password simple 3Com [4200G-luser-telnet] attribute idle-cut 300 access-limit 5 [4200G] domain system [4200G-isp-system] scheme local
A Telnet user logging into the switch with the name telnet@system belongs to the system domain and will be authenticated according to the configuration of the system domain. 2 Method 2: using a local RADIUS server This method is similar to the remote authentication method described in Remote RADIUS Authentication of Telnet/SSH Users. You only need to change the server IP address, the authentication password, and the UDP port number for authentication service in configuration step Configure a RADIUS scheme in Remote RADIUS Authentication of Telnet/SSH Usersto 127.0.0.1, 3Com, and 1645 respectively, and configure local users.
Troubleshooting AAA&RADIUS Configuration
The RADIUS protocol is at the application layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite. This protocol prescribes how the switch and the RADIUS server of the ISP exchange user information with each other. Symptom 1: User authentication/authorization always fails.
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Possible reasons and solutions:
The user name is not in the userid@isp-name format, or no default ISP domain is specified on the switchUse the correct user name format, or set a default ISP domain on the switch. The user is not configured in the database of the RADIUS serverCheck the database of the RADIUS server, make sure that the configuration information about the user exists. The user input an incorrect passwordBe sure to input the correct password. The switch and the RADIUS server have different shared keysCompare the shared keys at the two ends, make sure they are identical. The switch cannot communicate with the RADIUS server (you can determine by pinging the RADIUS server from the switch)Take measures to make the switch communicate with the RADIUS server normally.
Symptom 2: RADIUS packets cannot be sent to the RADIUS server. Possible reasons and solutions: The communication links (physical/link layer) between the switch and the RADIUS server is disconnected/blockedTake measures to make the links connected/unblocked. None or incorrect RADIUS server IP address is set on the switchBe sure to set a correct RADIUS server IP address. One or all AAA UDP port settings are incorrectBe sure to set the same UDP port numbers as those on the RADIUS server. Symptom 3: The user passes the authentication and gets authorized, but the accounting information cannot be transmitted to the RADIUS server. Possible reasons and solutions:
The accounting port number is not properly setBe sure to set a correct port number for RADIUS accounting. The switch requests that both the authentication/authorization server and the accounting server use the same device (with the same IP address), but in fact they are not resident on the same deviceBe sure to configure the RADIUS servers on the switch according to the actual situation.
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Centralized MAC Address Authentication Overview
CENTRALIZED MAC ADDRESS AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION

Centralized MAC address authentication is port-/MAC address-based authentication used to control user permissions to access a network. Centralized MAC address authentication can be performed without client-side software. With this type of authentication employed, a switch authenticates a user upon detecting the MAC address of the user for the first time. Centralized MAC address authentication can be implemented in the following two modes:

MAC address mode, where user MAC servers as both user name and password. Fixed mode, where user names and passwords are configured on the switch in advance. In this case, a user uses the previously configured user name and password to log into the switch.
As for S4200G series Ethernet switches, authentication can be performed locally or on a RADIUS server. 1 When a RADIUS server is used for authentication, the switch serves as a RADIUS client. Authentication is carried out through the cooperation of switches and the RADIUS server.
In MAC address mode, a switch sends user MAC addresses detected to the RADIUS serve as both user names and passwords. The rest handling procedures are the same as that of 802.1x. In fixed mode, a switch sends the user name and password previously configured for the user to be authenticated to the RADIUS server and inserts the MAC address of the user in the calling-station-id field of the RADIUS packet. The rest handling procedures are the same as that of 802.1x. A host can access a network if it passes the authentication performed by the RADIUS server.
2 When authentications are performed locally, users are authenticated by switches. In this case,
For MAC address mode, the MAC addresses configured to be both user names and passwords need to be in the format of HH-HH-HH, for example, 00-e0-fc-00-01-01. For fixed mode, configure the user names and passwords as that for fixed mode. The service type of a local user needs to be configured as lan-access.
Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration
The following sections describe centralized MAC address authentication configuration tasks:

Enabling Centralized MAC Address Authentication Globally and for a Port Configuring Centralized MAC Address Authentication Mode Configuring a User Name and Password to be used in Fixed Mode
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Configuring the ISP Domain for MAC Address Authentication Users Configuring the Timers Used in Centralized MAC Address Authentication
The configuration of the maximum number of learned MAC addresses (refer to the mac-address max-mac-count command) is unavailable for the ports with centralized MAC address authentication enabled. Similarly, the centralized MAC address authentication is unavailable for the ports with the maximum number of learned MAC addresses configured. Enabling Centralized MAC Address Authentication Globally and for a Port
Table 156 Enable centralized MAC address authentication

Operation Enter system view Enable centralized MAC address authentication globally Enable centralized MAC address authentication for specified ports Command system-view mac-authentication Description Required By default, centralized MAC address authentication is globally disabled. Required By default, centralized MAC address authentication is disabled on a port.
mac-authentication interface interface-list
Centralized MAC address authentication configuration takes effect on a port only after you enable centralized MAC address authentication globally. Configuring Centralized MAC Address Authentication Mode
Table 157 Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode

Operation Enter system view Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode Command system-view mac-authentication authmode { usernameasmacaddress | usernamefixed } Description Required The usernameasmacaddress keyword specifies the centralized MAC address authentication mode to be the MAC address mode. The usernamefixed keyword specifies the centralized MAC address authentication mode to be the fixed mode. By default, the MAC address mode is adopted.
Configuring a User Name and Password to be used in Fixed Mode
When the fixed mode is adopted, you need to configure the user names and passwords.
Table 158 Configure a user name and password to be used in fixed mode
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional The default user name used in the fixed mode is mac, with the corresponding password not configured. Required
Configure a user name mac-authentication authusername username
Configure a password
mac-authentication authpassword password
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Configuring the ISP Domain for MAC Address Authentication Users
Table 159 lists the operations to configure the ISP domain for centralized MAC address authentication users.
Table 159 Configure the ISP domain for MAC address authentication users
Operation Enter system view Configure the ISP domain for MAC address authentication users Command system-view mac-authentication domain isp-name Description Required By default, the default domain is used as the ISP domain.
Configuring the Timers Used in Centralized MAC Address Authentication
The following timers are used in centralized MAC address authentication:
Offline detect timer, which sets the time interval for a switch to test whether a user goes offline. Upon detecting a user is offline, a switch notifies the RADIUS server of the user to trigger the RADIUS server to stop the accounting on the user. Quiet timer, which sets the quiet period for a switch. After a user fails to pass the authentication performed by a switch, the switch quiets for a specific period (the quiet period) before it authenticates users again. Server timeout timer. During authentication, the switch prohibits the user from accessing the network through the corresponding port if the connection between the switch and RADIUS server times out.
Table 160 lists the operations to configure the timers used in centralized MAC address authentication.
Table 160 Configure the timers used in centralized MAC address authentication
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Optional The defaults of the timers used in centralized MAC address authentication are as follows: Offline- detect timer: 300 seconds Quiet timer: 1 minute Server timeout timer: 100 seconds Description
Configure a timer used mac-authentication timer in centralized MAC { offline-detect address authentication offline-detect-value | quiet quiet-value | server-timeout server-timeout-value }
Displaying and Debugging Centralized MAC Address Authentication
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to display system running of centralized MAC address authentication configuration, and to verify the effect of the configuration.
Table 161 Display and debug centralized MAC address authentication
Operation Display global or port information about centralized MAC address authentication Command display mac-authentication [ interface interface-list ] Description This command can be executed in any view.
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Centralized MAC Address Authentication Configuration Example
Centralized MAC address authentication configuration is similar to 802.1x. In this example, the differences between the two lie in the following: Centralized MAC address authentication needs to be enabled both globally and for port. In MAC address mode, Mac address of locally authenticated user is used as both user name and password. In MAC address mode, MAC address of user authenticated by RADIUS server need to be configured as both user name and password on the RADIUS server. The following section describes how to enable centralized MAC address authentication globally and for a port, and how to configure a local user. For other related configuration, refer to the configuration examples in Chapter 21. 1 Enable centralized MAC address authentication for GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 port.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] mac-authentication interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/2
2 Configure centralized MAC address authentication mode as MAC address mode.

[4200G] mac-authentication authmode usernameasmacaddress
3 Add a local user. a Configure the user name and password.

[4200G] local-user 00-e0-fc-01-01-01 [4200G-luser-00-e0-fc-01-01-01] password simple 00-e0-fc-01-01-01
b Set service type of the local user to lan-access.

[4200G-luser-00-e0-fc-01-01-01] service-type lan-access
4 Enable centralized MAC address authentication globally.

[4200G] mac-authentication
5 Configure the domain name for centralized MAC address authentication users as aabbcc163.net.
[4200G] mac-authentication domain aabbcc163.net
For domain-related configuration, refer to Chapter 21.
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Introduction to ARP
Necessity of the Address Resolution
ARP CONFIGURATION
Address resolution protocol (ARP) is used to resolve IP addresses into MAC addresses. IP address is used on the network layer and cannot be used directly for communication, because network devices can only identify MAC addresses. To enable packets travel on the network layer to reach the destination host, the MAC address of the host is required. Therefore, before sending a packet, the sender needs to resolve the IP address of the destination into the corresponding MAC address. ARP packets are classified into ARP request packets and ARP reply packets. Table 162 illustrates the structure of these two types of ARP packets.
ARP Packet Structure
As for an ARP request packet, all the fields except the hardware address of the receiver field are set. The hardware address of the receiver is what the sender request for. As for an ARP reply packets, all the fields are set.
Hardware type (16 bits) Protocol type (16 bits) Length of hardware address Operator (16 bits) IP Address of the sender Hardware address of the sender IP Address of the receiver Hardware address of the receiver Length of protocol address
Table 162 Structure of an ARP request/reply packet
Table 163 describes the fields of an ARP packet.

Table 163 Description on the fields of an ARP packet
Field Hardware Type Description Identifies the type of the hardware interface. Refer to Table 164 for the information about the field values. Identifies the type of the protocol used by the sending device. In TCP/IP, it is usually EtherType. Hardware address length (in bytes) Protocol address length (in bytes) Indicates the type of a data packets, which can be: 1: ARP request packets 2: ARP reply packets 3: RARP request packets 4: RARP reply packets Hardware address of the sender IP address of the sender Hardware address of the sender IP address of the sender
Protocol type Length of the hardware address Length of protocol address Operator
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Table 163 Description on the fields of an ARP packet (Continued)

Field Hardware address of the receiver Description For an ARP request packet, this field is null. For an ARP reply packet, this field carries the hardware address of the receiver. IP address of the receiver IP address of the receiver
Table 164 Description on the values of the hardware type field

Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Ethernet Experimental Ethernet X.25 Proteon ProNET Chaos IEEE802.X ARC network
ARP Table
In an Ethernet, the MAC addresses of two hosts must be available for the two hosts to communicate with each other. Each host in an Ethernet maintains an IP address-to-MAC address mapping table known as ARP mapping table, as illustrated in Figure 60. An entry of an ARP mapping table contains the IP address and the MAC address of a host recently communicating with the local host.
Figure 60 An ARP table
IF index Physical address IP address Type
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3
Entry 4
Entry 5
Entry n
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Table 165 describes the APR mapping table fields.

Table 165 Description on the fields of an ARP table
Field IF index Physical address IP address Type Description Index of the physical interface/port on the device owning the physical address and IP address contained in the entry Physical address of the device, that is, the MAC address IP address of the device Entry type, which can be: 1: An entry falling out of the following three cases 2: Invalid entry 3: Dynamic entry 4: Static entry
ARP Implementation Procedure
The ARP mapping table of a host is empty when the host is just started up. And when a dynamic ARP mapping entry is not in use for a specified period of time, it is removed from the ARP mapping table so as to save the memory space and shorten the interval for the switch to look up entries in the ARP mapping table.
Suppose there are two hosts on the same network segment: Host A and Host B. The IP address of Host A is IP_A and that of Host B is IP_B. To send a packet to Host B, Host A checks its own ARP mapping table first to see if the ARP entry corresponding to IP_B exists. If yes, Host A encapsulates the IP packet into a frame with the MAC address of Host B inserted to it and sends it to Host B. If the corresponding MAC address is not found in the ARP mapping table, Host A adds the packet in the transmission queue, creates an ARP request packet and broadcasts it throughout the Ethernet. As mentioned earlier, the ARP request packet contains the IP address of Host B, the IP address of Host A, and the MAC address of Host A. Since the ARP request packet is broadcasted, all hosts on the network segment can receive it. However, only the requested host (namely, Host B) processes the request. Host B appends the IP address and the MAC address carried in the request packet (that is, the IP address and the MAC address of the sender, Host A) to its ARP mapping table and then sends a ARP reply packet to the sender (Host A), with its MAC address inserted to the packet. Note that the ARP reply packet is a unicast packet instead of a broadcasted packet. Upon receiving the ARP reply packet, Host A extracts the IP address and the corresponding MAC address of Host B from the packet, adds them to its ARP mapping table, and then transmits all the packets in the queue with their destination being Host B.
Normally, ARP performs address resolution automatically, without the intervention of the administrator.
Introduction to Gratuitous ARP
The following are the characteristics of gratuitous ARP packets:
Both source and destination IP addresses carried in a gratuitous ARP packet are the local addresses, and the source MAC address carried in it is the local MAC addresses. If a device finds that the IP addresses carried in a received gratuitous packet conflict with those of its own, it returns an ARP response to the sending device to notify of the IP address conflict.
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By sending gratuitous ARP packets, a network device can:
Determine whether or not IP address conflicts exist between it and other network devices. Trigger other network devices to update its hardware address stored in their caches.
When the gratuitous ARP packet learning function is enabled on a switch and the switch receives a gratuitous ARP packet, the switch updates the existing ARP entry (contained in the cache of the switch) that matches the received gratuitous ARP packet using the hardware address of the sender carried in the gratuitous ARP packet. A switch operates like this whenever it receives a gratuitous ARP packet.
ARP Configuration
ARP entries in an S4200G series Ethernet switch are classified into static entries and dynamic entries, as described in Table 166.
Table 166 ARP entries
ARP entry Static ARP entry Dynamic ARP entry Generation Method Manually configured Dynamically generated Maintenance Mode Manual maintenance ARP entries of this type age with time. The aging period is set by the ARP aging timer.
Adding a Static ARP Mapping Entry Manually
Table 167 Add a static ARP mapping entry manually

Operation Enter system view Add a static ARP mapping entry manually Command system-view arp static ip-address mac-address Required [ vlan-id interface-type The ARP mapping table is empty interface-number ] when a switch is just started. And the address mapping entries are created by ARP. Description
CAUTION: Static ARP mapping entries are valid as long as the Ethernet switch operates. But operations that invalidate ARP entries, such as changing/removing VLAN interfaces, removing VLANs, or removing ports from VLANs, may cause the corresponding ARP entries being removed automatically. As for the arp static command, the value of the vlan-id argument must be the ID of an existing VLAN, and the port identified by the interface-type and interface-number arguments must belong to the VLAN. Configuring the ARP Aging Timer for Dynamic ARP Entries The ARP aging timer applies to all dynamic ARP mapping entries.
Table 168 Configure the ARP aging timer for dynamic ARP entries
Operation Enter system view Configure the ARP aging timer Command system-view arp timer aging aging-time Optional By default, the ARP aging timer is set to 20 minutes. Description
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Enabling the ARP Entry Checking Function
When multiple hosts share one multicast MAC address, you can specify whether or not to create multicast MAC address ARP entries for MAC addresses learned by performing the operations listed in Table 169.
Table 169 Enable the ARP entry checking function
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Optional By default, the ARP entry checking function is enabled. Description
Enable the ARP entry arp check enable checking function (that is, disable the switch from creating multicast MAC address ARP entries for MAC addresses learned)
Gratuitous ARP Packet Learning configuration

Configuring Sending of Gratuitous ARP Packets Configuring the Gratuitous ARP packet Learning Function Sending of gratuitous ARP packets is enabled as long as an S4200G series switch operates. And no command is for this function. Table 170 lists the operations to configure the gratuitous ARP packet learning function.
Table 170 Configure the gratuitous ARP packet learning function
Operation Enter system view Enable the gratuitous ARP packet learning function Command system-view gratuitous-arp-learning enable Required By default, the gratuitous ARP packet learning function is enabled. Description
Displaying and Debugging ARP
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to display the running of the ARP configuration, and to verify the effect of the configuration. Execute the debugging command in user view to debug ARP configuration. Execute the reset command in user view to clear ARP mapping entries.
Table 171 Display and debug ARP
Operation Display specific ARP mapping table entries Command display arp [ static | dynamic | ip-address ] Remark This command can be executed in any view. This command can be executed in any view.
Display the ARP display arp [ dynamic | static | mapping entries related ip-address ] | { begin | include | to a specified string in a exclude } text specified way Display the number of the ARP mapping entries of the specified type
display arp count [ [ dynamic | This command can be executed in static ] | { begin | include | any view. exclude } text | ip-address ] If you execute this command with no argument specified, the number of all types of ARP mapping entries is displayed.
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Table 171 Display and debug ARP

Operation Display the setting of the ARP aging timer Clear ARP mapping entries Command display arp timer aging reset arp [ dynamic | static | interface interface-type interface-number ] Remark This command can be executed in any view. -
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ACL Overview
ACL CONFIGURATION
An access control list (ACL) is used primarily to identify traffic flows. In order to filter data packets, a series of match rules must be configured on the network device to identify the packets to be filtered. After the specific packets are identified, and based on the predefined policy, the network device can permit/prohibit the corresponding packets to pass. ACLs classify packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source addresses, destination addresses and port numbers carried in the packets. The packet match rules defined by ACLs can be referenced by other functions that need to differentiate traffic flows, such as the definition of traffic classification rules in QoS. According to the application purpose, ACLs fall into the following four types:

Basic ACL: rules are made based on the L3 source IP addresses only. Advanced ACL: rules are made based on the L3 and L4 information such as the source and destination IP addresses of the data packets, the type of protocol over IP, protocol-specific features, and so on. Layer 2 ACL: rules are made based on the Layer 2 information such as the source and destination MAC address information, VLAN priority, Layer 2 protocol, and so on.
ACL Application on the Switch
ACLs activated directly on the hardware In the switch, an ACL can be directly activated on the switch hardware for packet filtering and traffic classification in the data forwarding process. In this case, the match order of multiple rules in an ACL is determined by the hardware of the switch, and any user-defined match order, even if it is configured when the ACL is defined, will not work. ACLs are directly activated on the switch hardware in the following situations: the switch references ACLs to implement the QoS functions, and the forwards data through ACLs. ACL referenced by the upper-level modules The switch also uses ACLs to filter packets processed by software and implements traffic classification. In this case, there are two types of match orders for the rules in an ACL: config (user-defined match order) and auto (the system performs automatic ordering, namely according depth-first order). In this scenario, you can specify the match order for multiple rules in an ACL. You cannot modify the match order for an ACL once you have specified it. You can specify a new the match order only after all the rules are deleted from the ACL. ACLs are referenced by software to control login users.
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ACL Match Order
An ACL may contain a number of rules, and each rule specifies a different packet range. This brings about the issue of match order when packets are matched. An ACL supports the following four types of match orders:

Configured order: ACL rules are matched according to the configured order. Automatic ordering: ACL rules are matched according to depth-first order.
Depth-first order is described as follows:
The depth-first ordering of rules in IP ACLs (basic and advanced ACLs) is implemented based on the lengths of the source IP address masks and the destination IP address masks. The rule with the longest masks is first matched, and then comes the rule with the second longest masks, and so on. In the ordering, the lengths of the source IP address masks are compared first; if the source IP address masks have the same length, the lengths of the destination IP address masks are compared. For example, the rule of which the source IP address mask is 255.255.255.0 precedes the rule of which the source IP address mask is 255.255.0.0 in the match order.
ACLs Based on Time Ranges
A Time-range-based ACL enables you to implement ACL control over packets by differentiating the time ranges. A time range can be specified in each rule in an ACL. If the time range specified in a rule is not configured, the system will give a prompt message and allow the rule to be successfully created. However, the rule does not take effect immediately. It takes effect only when the specified time range is configured and the system time is within the time range. There is no hardware clock on the 4200G. The date and time will be reset to 23:55:00 2000/04/01 when the system is rebooted or power cycled. If you are using time based ACLs, the clock must be set using the clock command in user view after a reboot or power cycle. In an environment that requires exact time, you must use NTP (Network Time Protocol) to obtain and set the current date and time of the Ethernet switch.
Types of ACLs Supported by the Ethernet Switch
The following types of ACLs are supported by the Ethernet switch:

Basic ACL Advanced ACL Layer 2 ACL
Configuring Time Ranges
A number of time sections can be configured under the same time range name, and there is an OR relationship among these sections. The time range configuration tasks include configuring periodic time sections and configuring absolute time sections. A periodic time section appears as a period of time in a day of the week, while an absolute time section appears in the form of the start time to the end time.
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Table 172 Configure a time range

Operation Enter system view Create a time range Command system-view time-range time-name { start-time to end-time days-of-the-week [ from start-time start-date ] [ to end-time end-date ] | from start-time start-date [ to end-time end-date ] | to end-time end-date } Description Required
Display a time range or time ranges
display time-range { all | time-name } Optional The display command can be executed in any view
If only a periodic time section is defined in a time range, the time range is active only within the defined periodic time section. If only an absolute time section is defined in a time, the time range is active only within the defined absolute time section. If both a periodic time section and an absolute time section are defined in a time range, the time range is active only when the periodic time range and the absolute time range are both matched. Assume that a time range defines an absolute time section from 00:00 January 1, 2004 to 23:59 December 31, 2004, and a periodic time section from 12:00 to 14:00 every Wednesday. This time range is active only from 12:00 to 14:00 every Wednesday in 2004. If the start time is specified, the time range starts on the current date and ends on the end date. If the end date is note specified, the time range is from the date of configuration till the largest date available in the system. Configuration Example Define a time range that will be active from 8:00 to 18:00 Monday through Friday.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] time-range test 8:00 to 18:00 working-day [4200G] display time-range test Current time is 13:27:32 4/16/2005 Saturday Time-range : test ( Inactive ) 08:00 to 18:00 working-day
Defining Basic ACLs
A basic ACL defines rules only based on the L3 source IP addresses to analyze and process data packets. The value range for basic ACL numbers is 2,000 to 2,999.
Configuration Preparation
Before configuring an ACL rule containing time range arguments, you need to configure define the corresponding time ranges. For the configuration of time ranges, refer to ?Advanced ACL. The value of the source IP address information in the rule has been defined.
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Table 173 Define a basic ACL rule

Operation Enter system view Enter basic ACL view Define an rule Command system-view acl number acl-number [ match-order { config | auto } ] rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } [ fragment ] [ source { sour-addr sour-wildcard | any } ] [ time-range time-name ] Description By the default, the match order is config Required
Define the description description text information of the ACL Display ACL information display acl { all | acl-number }
Optional
Optional The display command can be executed in any view
In the case that you specify the rule ID when defining a rule:
If the rule corresponding to the specified rule ID already exists, you will edit the rule, and the modified part in the rule will replace the original content, while other parts remain unchanged. If the rule corresponding to the specified rule ID does not exists, you will create and define a new rule. The content of a modified or created rule must not be identical with the content of any existing rule; otherwise the rule modification or creation will fail, and the system will prompt that the rule already exists.
If you do not specify a rule ID, you will create and define a new rule, and the system will assign an ID for the rule automatically. Configuration Example Configure ACL 2000 to deny packets whose source IP address is 1.1.1.1.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 2000 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule deny source 1.1.1.1 0 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] display acl 2000 Basic ACL 2000, 1 rule Acl's step is 1 rule 0 deny source 1.1.1.1 0 (0 times matched)
Defining Advanced ACLs
Advanced ACLs define classification rules according to the source and destination IP addresses of packets, the type of protocol over IP, and protocol-specific features such as TCP/UDP source and destination ports, TCP flag bit, ICMP protocol type, code, and so on. The value range for advanced ACL numbers is 3,000 to 3,999. Advanced ACLs support analysis and processing of three packet priority levels: type of service (ToS) priority, IP priority and differentiated services codepoint Priority (DSCP). Using advanced ACLs, you can define classification rules that are more accurate, more abundant, and more flexible than those defined with basic ACLs.
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Before configuring an ACL rule containing time range arguments, you need to configure define the corresponding time ranges. For the configuration of time ranges, refer to ?Advanced ACL. The values of source and destination IP addresses, the type of protocol over IP, and protocol-specific features in the rule have been defined.
Table 174 Configure an advanced ACL rule

Operation Enter system view Enter advanced ACL view Define an rule Command system-view Description -
acl number acl-number [ match-order By the default, the match order { config | auto } ] is config rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } rule-string Required Optional Optional
Define the comment rule rule-id comment text string of the ACL rule Define the description description text information of the ACL Display ACL information display acl { all | acl-number }
If you do not specify a rule ID, you will create and define a new rule, and the system will assign an ID for the rule automatically. rule-string: rule information, which can be combination of the parameters given in Table 175. Table 175 describes the specific parameters. You must configure the protocol argument in the rule information before you can configure other arguments.
Table 175 Rule information
Parameter protocol Type Protocol type Function Type of protocol over IP Description When expressed in numerals, the value range is 1 to 255 When expressed with a name, the value can be GRE, ICMP, IGMP, IP, IPinIP, OSPF, TCP, and UDP source { sour-addr sour-wildcard | any } Source address information Specifies the source sour-addr sour-wildcard is used to address information specify the source address of the in the rule packet, expressed in dotted decimal notation any represents any source address
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Table 175 Rule information (Continued)

Parameter destination { dest-addr dest-wildcard | any } Type Destination address information Function Specifies the destination address information in the rule Description dest-addr dest-wildcard is used to specify the destination address of the packet, expressed in dotted decimal notation any represents any destination address precedence precedence tos tos dscp dscp fragment Packet precedence Packet precedence Packet precedence Fragment information Packet priority ToS priority DSCP priority Value range: 0 to 7 Value range: 0 to 15 Value range: 0 to 63
Specifies that the rule is effective for non-initial fragment packets Specifies the time range in which the rule is active -
time-range time-name
Time range information
If the protocol type is TCP or UDP, you can also define the following information:
Table 176 TCP/UDP-specific rule information
Parameter Type Function Defines the source port information of UDP/TCP packets Defines the destination port information of UDP/TCP packets Description The value of operator can be lt (less than), gt (greater than), eq (equal to), neq (not equal to) or range (within the range of) Only the range operator requires two port numbers as the operands, and other operators require only one port number as the operand port1 and port2: TCP/UDP port number(s), expressed with name(s) or numerals; when expressed with numerals, the value range is 0 to 65,535 established TCP connection established flag Specifies that the rule will match TCP connection packets with the ack or rst flag TCP-specific argument
source-port operator Source port(s) port1 [ port2 ] destination-port operator port1 [ port2 ] Destination port(s)
If the protocol type is ICMP, you can also define the following information:
Table 177 ICMP-specific rule information
Parameter Type Function Specifies the type and message code information of ICMP packets in the rule Description icmp-type: ICMP message type, ranging 0 to 255 icmp-code: ICMP message code, ranging 0 to 255
icmp-type icmp-type Type and icmp-code message code information of ICMP packets
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If the protocol type is ICMP, you can also directly input the ICMP message name after the icmp-type argument. Table 178 describes some common ICMP messages.
Table 178 ICMP messages
Name echo echo-reply fragmentneed-DFset host-redirect host-tos-redirect host-unreachable information-reply information-request net-redirect net-tos-redirect net-unreachable parameter-problem port-unreachable protocol-unreachable reassembly-timeout source-quench source-route-failed timestamp-reply timestamp-request ttl-exceeded ICMP TYPE Type=8 Type=0 Type=3 Type=5 Type=5 Type=3 Type=16 Type=15 Type=5 Type=5 Type=3 Type=12 Type=3 Type=3 Type=11 Type=4 Type=3 Type=14 Type=13 Type=11 ICMP CODE Code=0 Code=0 Code=4 Code=1 Code=3 Code=1 Code=0 Code=0 Code=0 Code=2 Code=0 Code=0 Code=3 Code=2 Code=1 Code=0 Code=5 Code=0 Code=0 Code=0
Configure ACL 3000 to permit ICMP packets to pass.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 3000 [4200G-acl-adv-3000] rule 0 permit icmp [4200G-acl-adv-3000] display acl 3000 Advanced ACL 3000, 1 rule Acl's step is 1 rule 0 permit icmp (0 times matched)
Defining Layer 2 ACLs
Layer 2 ACLs define rules based on the Layer 2 information such as the source and destination MAC address information, VLAN priority and Layer 2 protocol to process packets. The value range for Layer 2 ACL numbers is 4,000 to 4,999.
Before configuring an ACL rule containing time range arguments, you need to configure define the corresponding time ranges. For the configuration of time ranges, refer to ?Advanced ACL. The values of the source and destination MAC addresses, VLAN priority and Layer 2 protocol in the rule have been defined.
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Table 179 Configure a Layer 2 ACL rule

Operation Enter system view Create or enter layer 2 ACL view Define an rule Command system-view acl number acl-number [ match-order { config | auto } ] rule [ rule-id ] { permit | deny } rule-string Description By the default, the match order is config Required Optional Optional
Define the comment rule rule-id comment text string of the ACL rule Define the description description text information of the ACL Display ACL information display acl { all | acl-number }
If you do not specify a rule ID, you will create and define a new rule, and the system will assign an ID for the rule automatically. rule-string: rule information, which can be combination of the parameters given in Table 180. Table 180 describes the specific parameters.
Table 180 Rule information
Parameter format-type Type Link layer encapsulation type lsap field Function Defines the link layer encapsulation type in the rule Defines the lsap field in the rule Description format-type: the value can be 802.3/802.2, 802.3, ether_ii, or snap
lsap lsap-code lsap-wildcard
lsap-code: the encapsulation format of data frames, a 16-bit hexadecimal number lsap-wildcard: mask of the lsap value, a 16-bit hexadecimal number used to specify the mask bit
source { source-addr source-mask | vlan-id }*
Source MAC address information
Specifies the source MAC address range in the rule
source-addr: source MAC address, in the format of H-H-H source- mask: source MAC address mask, in the format of H-H-H vlan-id: source VLAN ID, in the range of 1 to 4,094
dest dest-addr dest-mask
Destination MAC Specifies the dest-addr: destination MAC address, address destination MAC in the format of H-H-H information address range in dest- mask: destination MAC address the rule mask, in the format of H-H-H
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Table 180 Rule information (Continued)

Parameter cos vlan-pri Type Priority Function Description
Defines the vlan-pri: VLAN priority, in the range 802.1p priority of of 0 to 7 the rule Specifies the time time-name: specifies the name of the range in which time range in which the rule is active; the rule is active a string of 1 to 32 characters Defines the protocol type of Ethernet frames protocol-type: protocol type protocol-mask: protocol type mask
time-range time-name type protocol-type protocol-mask
Time range information Protocol type of Ethernet frames
Configure ACL 4000 to deny packets whose 802.1p priority is 3.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 4000 [4200G-acl-ethernetframe-4000] rule deny cos 3 [4200G-acl-ethernetframe-4000] display acl 4000 Ethernet frame ACL 4000, 1 rule Acl's step is 1 rule 0 deny cos excellent-effort(0 times matched)
Applying ACLs on Ports
By applying ACLs on ports, you can enable the packet filtering.
You can filter inbound packets on each port. Inbound packets refer to packets received on a port.
Before applying an ACL on a port, you must define the ACL first. For the ACL configuration of time ranges, refer to Defining Basic ACLs, Defining Advanced ACLs, and Defining Layer 2 ACLs.
Table 181 Apply an ACL on a port

Operation Enter system view Apply an ACL on a port Command system-view packet-filter inbound acl-rule Description Required
Enter Ethernet port view interface interface-type interface-number
The ACLs applied on a port can combinations of different types of ACLs. Table 182 describes the ACL combinations.
Table 182 Combined application of ACLs
Combination mode Apply all rules in an IP type ACL separately Apply one rule in an IP type ACL separately Apply all rules in a Link type ACL separately Apply one rule in a Link type ACL separately Form of acl-rule ip-group acl-number ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number link-group acl-number rule rule
Apply one rule in an IP type ACL and one rule ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group in a Link type ACL simultaneously acl-number rule rule
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Apply ACL 2100 in the inbound direction on GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to filter packets.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] packet-filter inbound ip-group 2100
Displaying and Debugging ACL Configuration
After the about-mentioned configuration, you can use the display command in any view to view the ACL running information, so as to verify configuration result.
Table 183 Display and debug ACL configuration
Operation Display the configured ACL rule(s) Display a time range or time ranges Display the application information of packet filtering Command display acl { all | acl-number } display time-range { all | time-name } Description The display command can be executed in any view The display command can be executed in any view
display packet-filter The display command can be { interface interface-type executed in any view interface-num | unitid unit-id }
The matched information displayed by the display acl command is the matched information process by the software of the switch. You can use the display qos-interface traffic-statistic command to view the statistics information of data forwarded by the hardware of the switch.
ACL Configuration Examples

Advanced ACL Configuration Example Network requirements Different departments are interconnected on the intranet through the ports of the Switch. The wage query server of the financial department is accessed through GigabitEthernet1/0/1 (the subnet address is 129.110.1.2). It is required that an ACL be correctly configured to prohibit access to the wage server by other departments during the working hours (8:00 to 18:00). Network diagram
Figure 61 Network diagram for advanced ACL configuration
President's office 129.111.1.2 Wage server 129.110.1.2
Switch #4 #3 #1 #2
Financial Dept To router
Administrative Dept
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Configuration procedure Only the commands related to the ACL configuration are listed below. 1 Define a time range that contain a periodic time section from 8:00 to 18:00.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] time-range test 8:00 to 18:00 working-day
2 Define an ACL on traffic to the wage server. Enter advanced ACL view of ACL 3000.
[4200G] acl number 3000
3 Define an ACL rule for access to the wage server by other departments.
[4200G-acl-adv-3000] rule 1 deny ip source any destination 129.110.1.2 0.0.0.0 time-range test [4200G-acl-adv-3000] quit
4 Apply the ACL on the port. Apply ACL 3000 on the port.
[4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] packet-filter inbound ip-group 3000
Basic ACL Configuration Example
Network requirements Through basic ACL configuration, packets from the host with the source IP address of 10.1.1.1 (the host is connected to the switch through Ethernet1/0/1) are to be filtered within the time range from 8:00 to 18:00 everyday. Network diagram
Figure 62 Network diagram for basic ACL configuration
Configuration procedure Only the commands related to the ACL configuration are listed below. 1 Define the time range. Define the time range from 8:00 to 18:00.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] time-range test 8:00 to 18:00 daily
2 Define an ACL for packets with the source IP address of 10.1.1.1 Enter basic ACL view of ACL 2000.
3 Define an access rule for the source IP address of 10.1.1.1

[4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule 1 deny source 10.1.1.1 0 time-range test [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit
4 Apply the ACL on the port. 1Apply ACL 2000 on the port.
[4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] packet-filter inbound ip-group 2000
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Layer 2 ACL Configuration Example
Network requirements Through Layer 2 ACL configuration, packets with the source MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0101 and destination MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0303 are to be filtered within the time range from 8:00 to 18:00 everyday. Network diagram
Figure 63 Network diagram for Layer 2 ACL configuration
Configuration procedure Only the commands related to the ACL configuration are listed below. 1 Define the time range. Define the time range from 8:00 to 18:00.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] time-range test 8:00 to 18:00 daily
2 Define an ACL for packets with the source MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0101 and destination MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0303. Enter Layer 2 ACL view of ACL 4000.
3 Define a traffic classification rule for packets with the source MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0101 and destination MAC address of 00e0-fc01-0303.
[4200G-acl-ethernetframe-4000] rule 1 deny source 00e0-fc01-0101 ffff-ffff-ffff dest 00e0-fc01-0303 ffff-ffff-ffff time-range test [4200G-acl-ethernetframe-4000] quit
4 Active the ACL. Active ACL 4000.

[4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] packet-filter inbound link-group 4000
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Introduction to QoS
QOS CONFIGURATION
QoS (Quality of Service) is a concept generally existing in occasions with service supply and demand. It evaluates the ability to meet the need of the customers in service. Generally, the evaluation is not to grade precisely. Its purpose is to analyze the conditions when the service is the best and the conditions when the service still needs improvement and then to make improvements in the specified aspects. In internet, QoS evaluates the ability of the network to deliver packets. The evaluation on QoS can be based on different aspects because the network provides various services. Generally speaking, QoS is the evaluation on the service ability to support the core requirements such as delay, delay variation and packet loss ratio in the packet delivery.
Traffic
Traffic Classification
Traffic means service traffic, that is, all the packets passing the switch. Traffic classification means to identify packets conforming to certain characters according to certain rules. A classification rule is a filter rule configured to meet your management requirements. It can be very simple. For example, you can use a classification rule to identify traffic with different priorities according to the ToS field in the IP packet header. It can be very complicated too. For example, you can use a classification rule to identify the packets according to the combination of link layer (Layer 2), network layer (Layer 3) and transport layer (Layer 4) information including MAC addresses, IP protocols, source addresses, destination addresses, the port numbers of applications and so on. Classification is generally based on the information in the packet header and rarely based on the packet content.
Precedence 1 IP precedence, ToS precedence and DSCP precedence

Figure 64 DS fields and ToS bytes
The ToS field in an IP header contains 8 bits:

The first three bits indicate IP precedence in the range of 0 to 7. Bit 3 to bit 6 indicate ToS precedence in the range of 0 to 15.
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RFC2474 re-defines the ToS field in the IP packet header, which is called the DS field. The first six (bit 0-bit 5) bits of the DS field indicate DSCP precedence in the range of 0 to 63.The first three bits in DSCP precedence are class selector codepoints, bit 4 and bit 5 indicate drop precedence, and bit 6 is zero indicating that the device sets the service class with the DS model. The last two bits (bit 6 and bit 7) are reserved bits.
The precedence values of the IP packet indicate 8 different service classes.

Table 184 Description on IP Precedence
IP Precedence (decimal) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IP Precedence (binary) 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111 Description routine priority immediate flash flash-override critical internet network
The DiffServ network defines four traffic classes:
Expedited Forwarding (EF) class: In this class, packets can be forwarded regardless of link share of other traffic. The class is suitable for preferential services with low delay, low packet loss ratio, low variation and assured bandwidth (such as virtual leased line); Assured forwarding (AF) class: This class is further divided into four subclasses (AF1/2/3/4) and a subclass is further divided into three drop priorities, so the AF service level can be segmented. The QoS rank of the AF class is lower than that of the EF class; Class selector (CS) class: This class comes from the IP TOS field and includes 8 classes; Best Effort (BE) class: This class is a special class without any assurance in the CS class. The AF class can be degraded to the BE class if it exceeds the limit. Current IP network traffic belongs to this class by default.
Table 185 Description on DSCP values

Key word ef af11 af12 af13 af21 af22 af23 af31 af32 af33 af41 DSCP value (decimal) 46 10 12 14 18 20 22 26 28 30 34 DSCP value (binary) 101110 001010 001100 001110 010010 010100 010110 011010 011100 011110 100010
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Table 185 Description on DSCP values (Continued)

Key word af42 af43 cs1 cs2 cs3 cs4 cs5 cs6 cs7 default (be) DSCP value (decimal) 36 38 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 0 DSCP value (binary) 100100 100110 001000 010000 011000 100000 101000 110000 111000 000000
2 802.1p priority 802.1p priority lies in Layer 2 packet headers and is applicable to occasions where the Layer 3 packet header does not need analysis but QoS must be assured in Layer 2.
Figure 65 An Ethernet frame with a 802.1Q tag header
As shown in Figure 65, each host supporting 802.1Q protocol adds a 4-bit 802.1Q tag header after the source address of the former Ethernet frame header when sending packets. The 4-bit 802.1Q tag header contains a 2-bit Tag Protocol Identifier (TPID) whose value is 8100 and a 2-bit Tag Control Information (TCI). TPID is a new class defined by IEEE to indicate a packet with an 802.1Q tag. Figure 66 describes the detailed contents of an 802.1Q tag header.
Figure 66 802.1Q tag headers
In Figure 66, the 3-bit priority field in TCI is 802.1p priority in the range of 0 to 7.The 3 bits specify the precedence of the frame.8 classes of precedence are used to determine which packet is sent preferentially when the switch is congested.
Table 186 Description on 802.1p priority
IP Precedence (decimal) 0 1 2 IP Precedence (binary) 000 001 010 Description best-effort background spare
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IP Precedence (decimal) 3 4 5 6 7 IP Precedence (binary) 011 100 101 110 111 Description excellent-effort controlled-load video voice network-management
The precedence is called 802.1p priority because the related applications of this precedence are defined in detail in the 802.1p specification. Priority Remark The priority remark function is to use ACL rules in traffic identifying and remark the priority for the packets matching with the ACL rules. Packet filter means filtering the service traffic. For example, in the operation of dropping packets, the service traffic matching with the traffic classification rule is dropped and the other traffic is permitted. The Ethernet switch adopts a complicated traffic classification rule to filter the packets based on much information and to drop these useless, unreliable, and doubtful packets. Therefore, the network security is enhanced. The two critical steps in the packet filter operation are: 1 Classify the inbound packets to the port by the set classification rule. 2 Perform the filter-drop operation on the classified packets. The packet filter function can be implemented by applying ACL rules on the port. Refer to the description in the ACL module for detailed configurations. TP and TS The network will be made more congested by plenty of continuous burst packets if the traffic of each user is not limited. The traffic of each user must be limited in order to make better use of the limited network resources and provide better service for more users. For example, the traffic can only get its committed resources in an interval to avoid network congestion caused by excess bursts. TP (traffic policing) and TS (traffic shaping) is each a kind of traffic control policy to limit the traffic and its resource usage by supervising the traffic specification. The regulation policy is implemented according to the evaluation result on the premise of knowing whether the traffic exceeds the specification when TP or TS is performed. The token bucket is generally adopted in the evaluation of traffic specification. Traffic evaluation and the token bucket The token bucket can be considered as a container with a certain capacity to hold tokens. The system puts tokens into the bucket at the set rate. When the token bucket is full, the extra tokens will overflow and the number of tokens in the bucket stops increasing.
Packet Filter
Figure 67 Evaluate the traffic with the token bucket

Put tokens into the bucket at the set rate Packet to bevia this interface sent sent on this interface Continue to send
Classify Token bucket
Drop
1 Evaluate the traffic with the token bucket The evaluation for the traffic specification is based on whether the number of tokens in the bucket can meet the need of packet forwarding. If the number of tokens in the bucket is enough to forward the packets (generally, one token is associated with a 1-bit forwarding authority), the traffic is conforming to the specification, and otherwise the traffic is nonconforming or excess. When the token bucket evaluates the traffic, its parameter configurations include:
Average rate: The rate at which tokens are put into the bucket, namely, the permitted average rate of the traffic. It is generally set to committed information rate (CIR). Burst size: The capacity of the token bucket, namely, the maximum traffic size that is permitted in every burst. It is generally set to committed burst size (CBS). The set burst size must be bigger than the maximum packet length.
One evaluation is performed on each arriving packet. In each evaluation, if the number of tokens in the bucket is enough, the traffic is conforming to the specification and you must take away some tokens whose number is corresponding to the packet forwarding authority; if the number of tokens in the bucket is not enough, it means that too many tokens have been used and the traffic is excess. 2 Complicated evaluation You can set two token buckets in order to evaluate more complicated conditions and implement more flexible regulation policies. For example, TP includes 4 parameters:

CIR CBS PIR (Peak Information Rate) EBS (Excess Burst Size)
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Two token buckets are used in this evaluation. Their rates of putting tokens into the buckets are CIR and PIR respectively, and their sizes are CBS and EBS respectively (the two buckets are called C bucket and E bucket respectively for short), representing different permitted burst levels. In each evaluation, you can implement different regulation policies in different conditions, including enough tokens in C bucket, insufficient tokens in C bucket but enough tokens in E bucket and insufficient tokens in both C bucket and E bucket. TP The typical application of TP is to supervise the specification of certain traffic into the network and limit it within a reasonable range, or to punish the extra traffic. Therefore, the network resources and the interests of the operators are protected. For example, you can limit HTTP packets within 50% of the network bandwidth. If the traffic of a certain connection is excess, TP can choose to drop the packets or to reset the priority of the packets. TP is widely used in policing the traffic into the network of internet service providers (ISP).TP can classify the policed traffic and perform pre-defined policing actions according to different evaluation results. These actions include:
Forward: Forward the packet whose evaluation result is conforming or mark DSCP precedence for Diff-Serv packets and then forward them. Drop: Drop the packet whose evaluation result is nonconforming. Modify the precedence and forward: Modify the priority of the packets whose evaluation result is partly-conforming and forward them. Enter the next-rank policing: TP can be piled up rank by rank and each rank polices more detailed objects.
TS TS is a measure to regulate the output rate of traffic actively. Its typical application is to control local traffic output based on the TP indexes of downstream network nodes. The major difference between TS and TP is that the packets to be dropped in TP are cached in TSusually in buffers or queues, as shown in Figure 68. When there are enough tokens in the token bucket, the cached packets are sent out evenly. Another difference between TP and TS is that TS may increase the delay while TP hardly increases the delay.
Figure 68 Diagram for TS
Put tokens into the bucket at the set rate Packets sent via this interface Continue to send
Classify Token bucket Queue Drop
For example, if the device A sends packets to the device B. The device B will perform TP on packets from the device A to drop the packets beyond the specification. In order to avoid meaningless packet loss, you can perform TS on the packets on the egress of the device A and cache the packets beyond the TP specification in the device A. When the next packets can be sent, the packets cached in the buffer queues will be taken out and sent. In this way, all the packets sent to the device B conforms to the traffic specification of the device B. Redirect Queue Scheduling You can re-specify the forwarding port of packets as required by your own QoS policy. When the network is congested, the problem that many packets compete for resources must be solved, usually in the way of queue scheduling. In the following section, SP (Strict-Priority) queues, WRR (Weight Round Robin) queues and SDWRR (Shaped Deficit WRR) queues are introduced. 1 SP queue
Figure 69 Diagram for SP queues
high priority Packets sent via this interface
queue 7 queue 6 queue 5 queue 4 Packets sent
Classify
Dequeue Sending queue queue 3 queue 2 queue 1
Low priority
queue 0
SP queue-scheduling algorithm is specially designed for critical service applications. An important feature of critical services is that they demand preferential service in congestion in order to reduce the response delay. Assume that there are 8 output queues on the port and the preferential queue classifies the 8 output queues on the port into 8 classes, which are queue7, queue6, queue5, queue4, queue3, queue2, queue1, and queue0. Their priorities decrease in order. In the queue scheduling, SP sends packets in the queue with higher priority strictly following the priority order from high to low. When the queue with higher priority is empty, packets in the queue with lower priority are sent. You can put critical service packets into the queues with higher priority and put non-critical service (such as e-mail) packets into the queues with lower priority. In this case, critical service packets are sent preferentially and non-critical service packets are sent when critical service groups are not sent.
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The disadvantage of SP queue is that: if there are packets in the queues with higher priority for a long time in congestion, the packets in the queues with lower priority will be starved to death because they are not served. 2 WRR queue
Figure 70 Diagram for WRR
queue1 weight1 Packets sent via this interface queue2 weight2 Packets sent
Classify
queueN weightN -1 -1 Dequeue queueN weightN
Sending queue
3 WRR queue-scheduling algorithm schedules all the queues in turn and every queue can be assured of a certain service time. Assume there are 8 priority queues on the port. WRR configures a weight value for each queue, which are w7, w6, w5, w4, w3, w2, w1, and w0. The weight value indicates the proportion of obtaining resources. On a 100M port, configure the weight value of WRR queue-scheduling algorithm to 50, 50, 30, 30, 10, 10, 10 and 10 (corresponding to w7, w6, w5, w4, w3, w2, w1, and w0 in order). In this way, the queue with the lowest priority can get 5Mbps bandwidth at least, and the disadvantage of SP queue-scheduling that the packets in queues with lower priority may not get service for a long time is avoided. Another advantage of WRR queue is that: though the queues are scheduled in order, the service time for each queue is not fixed, that is to say, if a queue is empty, the next queue will be scheduled. In this way, the bandwidth resources are made full use of. SDWRR queue Comparing with WRR queue, SDWRR queue further optimizes the delay and variation for different queues. For example, configure the weight value of queue0 and queue1 to 5 and 3 respectively. The processing procedures of WRR and SDWRR are as follows:
WRR: The packets whose weight value is 3 in queue1 are scheduled only after the packets whose weight value is 5 in the queue0 are scheduled. If there is a wide difference between the weight values of two queues, the queue with high weight value will cause great delay and variation for the queue with low weight value. SDWRR: Two queues are scheduled in turn. Packets whose weight value is 1 in queue0 are scheduled first, and then packets whose weight value is 1 in queue1 are scheduled. The procedure is repeated until the scheduling for one queue is over, and then SDWRR will schedule packets with the left weight values in the other queue. The detailed scheduling sequence is described in Table 187.
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Table 187 Queue-scheduling sequence of SDWRR

Scheduling algorithm WRR SDWRR Queue-scheduling sequence 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Description 0 indicates packets in queue0 1 indicates packets in queue1
Traffic-based Traffic Statistics
The function of traffic-based traffic statistics is to use ACL rules in traffic identifying and perform traffic statistics on the packets matching with the ACL rules. You can get the statistics of the packets you are interested in through this function. The function of VLAN tag remark is to use ACL rules in traffic identifying and perform VLAN tag remark operation on the packets matching with the ACL rules. The VLAN ID of corresponding packets can be modified as you require. The policy VLAN feature can be implemented through the VLAN tag remark function.
VLAN Tag Remark
Priority Mapping
When the packet enters the switch, the switch will assign a series of parameters (including 802.1p priority, DSCP precedence, local precedence, drop precedence and so on) to it according to the priorities that the switch supports and the corresponding specifications. Among the parameters, the definitions of local precedence and drop precedence are as follows:
Local precedence: Local precedence is the precedence that the device assigns to packets locally and it is corresponding to the queue of the outbound port. Drop precedence: Drop precedence is an argument that is referred to when the operation of dropping packets is performed. 1 matches with red packets and 0 matches with green packets.
The device provides two types of priority trust modes:

Trusting the packet priority Trusting the port priority
The priority mapping process of packets on the device is described in Figure 71:
Figure 71 Diagram for the priority mapping process
Search for the priority mapping table and assign precedence for the packets according to the precedence of the packets following the priority trust mode on the receiving port
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Replace the 802.1p priority carried in Trust the port priority Packets
the packet with the precedence of the receiving port and search the precedence mapping and assign local precedence and drop precedence for the packet
Receiving port
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You can select the priority trust mode of the port as you require. In the mode of trusting the packet precedence, the switch can trust the following priorities as you configure:

Trust the 802.1p priority of the packets Trust the DSCP precedence of the packets
Trusting the 802.1p priority of the Packets
You can specify whether to replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence when you configure to trust the 802.1p priority of the packet:
In the default mode, the switch does not replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence. In the automap mode, the switch replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence.
If the packet does not carry any precedence, the switch will perform the corresponding mapping by using the port precedence to search for the COS->other priority mapping table.
Figure 72 The mapping process of trusting 802.1p priority
COS> other precedence mapping table 802.1p 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Local -pre 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 Drop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP 16 0 8 24 32 40 48 56
Search for COSCOS->other precedence mapping table according to the COS (802.1p precedence) and assign other precedence for the packet Packets Packets
Trusting the DSCP Precedence of the Packets
You can specify whether to replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence when you configure to trust the DSCP precedence of the packet:
In the default mode, the switch does not replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence. In the automap mode, the switch replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence. In the remap mode, the switch firstly gets new DSCP precedence by the DSCP--> DSCP mapping relationship, and then searches for the DSCP-->other precedence mapping table through the new DSCP precedence and replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence.
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Figure 73 The mapping process of trusting the DSCP precedence in the default mode and automap mode
DSCP>other precedence mapping table DSCP 0 1 2 . . . 62 63 Local-pre 2 0 1 . . . 6 7 Drop 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 802.1p 1 1 1 . . . 7 7
Packets
Search for the DSCP > other precedence mapping table according to the DSCP precedence of the packet and assign other precedence for the packet
Packets
Figure 74 The mapping process of trusting the DSCP precedence in the remap mode
DSCP>DSCP mapping table DSCP 0 1 2 . . . 62 63 DSCP 1 2 8 . . . 16 18 DSCP 0 1 2 . . . 62 63 DSCP>other precedence mapping table Local-pre 2 0 1 . . . 6 7 Drop 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 802.1p 1 1 1 . . . 7 7
Packets
The switch firstly gets new DSCP precedence by DSCP> DSCP mapping, then searches DSCP>other precedence mapping table through the new DSCP precedence, and replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence
Packets
QoS Supported by Switch 4200G
Table 188 The QoS functions supported by S4200G and related commands
QoS Priority mapping Specificati on Related command priority priority-level priority-trust qos cos-drop-precedence-map qos cos-dscp-map qos cos-local-precedence-map qos dscp-cos-map qos dscp-drop-precedence-map qos dscp-dscp-map qos dscp-local-precedence-map TP TS traffic-limit traffic-shape Configuring TP Configuring TS Configuring Queue-scheduling Link Configuring Priority Mapping
Queue-sche SDWRR and queue-scheduler duling SP are supported
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Table 188 The QoS functions supported by S4200G and related commands (Continued)
QoS Traffic statistics Set the priority of protocol packets Specificati on Supported Supported Related command traffic-statistic protocol-priority Link Configuring Traffic Statistics Setting the Precedence of Protocol Packet
Configuring Priority Mapping

Setting to Trust the Port Precedence
Refer to Priority Mapping for introduction to priority mapping.
In the mode of trusting the port precedence, the switch will replace the 802.1p priority carried in the packet with the precedence of the receiving port and then assign the local precedence for the packet according to the precedence of the receiving port. Configuration prerequisites

The priority trust mode is specified to trusting the port precedence The port that needs port precedence configuration is specified. The precedence value of the specified port is specified.
Table 189 Setting to trust the port precedence
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional The switch trusts the port precedence by default. Optional The value of the port precedence is 0 by default.
Enter Ethernet port view interface interface-type interface-number Set to trust the port precedence undo priority-trust
Set the port precedence priority priority-level
Configuration example Set to trust the port precedence and specify the precedence of the GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port to 7.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo priority-trust [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] priority 7
Setting to Trust the 802.1p priority of the Packets
Refer to Trusting the 802.1p priority of the Packets for the description on trusting the 802.1p priority of the packets. You can modify the COS-->other precedence mapping relationship as required.
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Table 190 The COS-->other precedence mapping table and its default value
802.1p 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Local-pre 2 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 Drop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSCP 16 0 8 24 32 40 48 56
Configuration prerequisites

The priority trust mode is specified to trusting the 802.1p priority of the packets The value of the COS-->other precedence mapping table is specified
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Table 191 Setting to trust the 802.1p priority of the packets
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional Refer to Table 190 The COS-->other precedence mapping table and its default value for the default value
Modify the COS->Local-pre qos cos-local-precedence-map mapping relationship cos0-map-local-prec cos1-map-local-prec cos2-map-local-prec cos3-map-local-prec cos4-map-local-prec cos5-map-local-prec cos6-map-local-prec cos7-map-local-prec Modify the COS->Drop-precedence mapping relationship qos cos-drop-precedence-map cos0-map-drop-prec cos1-map-drop-prec cos2-map-drop-prec cos3-map-drop-prec cos4-map-drop-prec cos5-map-drop-prec cos6-map-drop-prec cos7-map-drop-prec qos cos-dscp-map cos0-map-dscp cos1-map-dscp cos2-map-dscp cos3-map-dscp cos4-map-dscp cos5-map-dscp cos6-map-dscp cos7-map-dscp interface interface-type interface-number
Modify the COS->DSCP-precedence mapping relationship
Required In the default mode, the switch does not replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped priority. In the automap mode, the switch replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence.
Set to trust the 802.1p priority priority-trust cos [ automap ] of the packets
Display the COS-->Drop-precedence mapping relationship Display the COS-->Local-precedence mapping relationship Display the COS-->DSCP mapping relationship
display qos cos-drop-precedence-map Optional You can execute the display command in any display qos cos-local-precedence-map view
display qos cos-dscp-map
Configuration example Set to trust the 802.1p priority of the packets and adopt the default value in the COS->other precedence mapping table. Specify the precedence of GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to 7.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] priority-trust cos [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] priority 7
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Setting to Trust the DSCP Precedence of the Packets
Refer to Trusting the DSCP Precedence of the Packets for the description on trusting the DSCP precedence of the packets. You can modify the DSCP-->other precedence mapping relationship as required.
Table 192 The DSCP-->other precedence mapping table and its default value
DSCP 0 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 24 to 31 32 to 39 40 to 47 48 to 55 56 to 63 Local-pre 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Drop 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 802.1p 1 2 0 3 4 5 6 7
The switch also provides a DSCP->DSCP mapping table. When the remap mode is selected, the switch will firstly obtain a new DSCP precedence by mapping the DSCP precedence of the packet, and then search for the DSCP->other priority mapping table according to the new DSCP precedence and assign other precedence for the packets.
Table 193 The DSCP-->DSCP mapping table and its default value
DSCP 0 1 . . . 61 62 63 New DSCP 0 1 . . . 61 62 63

The priority trust mode is specified to trusting the DSCP precedence of the packets The mode adopted in trusting the DSCP precedence: automap, remap or the default mode is specified The value of the DSCP-->other precedence mapping table is specified If the remap mode is adopted, the value of the DSCP->DSCP mapping table needs specifying
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Table 194 Setting to trust the DSCP precedence of the packets
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional Refer to for the Table 192 and Table 193 for the default value.
Modify the DSCP->Local-pre qos mapping relationship dscp-local-precedence-map dscp-list : local-precedence Modify the DSCP->Drop precedence mapping relationship Modify the DSCP-->801.1p precedence mapping relationship Modify the DSCP-->DSCP precedence mapping relationship Enter Ethernet port view Set to trust the DSCP precedence of the packets qos dscp-drop-precedence-map dscp-list : drop-precedence qos dscp-cos-map dscp-list : cos-value qos dscp-dscp-map dscp-list : dscp-value interface interface-type interface-number
priority-trust dscp [ automap Required | remap ] In the default mode, the switch does not replace the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped priority. In the automap mode, the switch replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence. In the remap mode, the switch firstly gets new DSCP precedence by the DSCP--> DSCP mapping relationship, then searches for the DSCP-->other precedence mapping table through the new DSCP precedence, and replaces the precedence carried in the packet with the mapped precedence.
Display the DSCP-->Drop-precedence mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->Local-precedence mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->DSCP mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->COS mapping relationship
display qos dscp-drop-precedence-map display qos dscp-local-precedence-map display qos dscp-dscp-map display qos dscp-cos-map
Optional You can execute the display command in any view
Configuration example Set to trust the DSCP precedence of the packets in the default mode and the DSCP->other priority mapping mode adopts the default value.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] priority-trust dscp
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Configuring TP
Refer to T for the introduction to TP.
ACL rules used for traffic identifying are defined. Refer to the ACL module in the book for defining ACL rules The limit rate for TP, the actions for the packets within the specified traffic and the actions for the packets beyond the specified traffic have been specified. Whether statistics is performed on TP is determined The ports that needs this configuration is specified
Configuration Procedure of TP
Table 195 Configuring TP

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description -
Use ACL rules in traffic traffic-limit inbound identifying, perform traffic acl-rule target-rate policing for the packets matching with the ACL rules and set traffic policing parameters. Display the parameter configurations of traffic policing display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-limit
Display all the QoS settings display qos-interface of the port { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } all
acl-rule: Issued ACL rules which can be the combination of various ACL rules. The way of combination is described in Table 196.
Table 196 The ways of issuing combined ACLs
The way of combination Issue all the rules in an IP ACL separately Issue a rule in an IP ACL separately Issue all the rules in a Link ACL separately Issue a rule in a Link ACL separately Issue a rule in an IP ACL and a rule in a Link ACL at the same time The form of acl-rule ip-group acl-number ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number link-group acl-number rule rule ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number rule rule
Displaying the Statistics of TP
Table 197 Clearing the statistics of TP

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description Required The clearing function is effective only when the TP statistics function is configured
Clear the statistics of the TP reset traffic-limit matching with the inbound acl-rule specified ACL rules
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Table 197 Clearing the statistics of TP

Display the statistics of TP display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-limit Required The statistics of TP includes the bytes of the packets within the limited rate and the bytes of the packets beyond the limited rate. When the statistics count reaches the upper threshold, the switch will restart statistics. It is recommended to use the display command to display within 30 seconds after the reset command is executed
The GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of the switch is accessed into the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment Perform TP on the packets from the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment and the rate of TP is set to100kbps The packets within the specified traffic are forwarded after their DSCP precedence is marked as 16, and the packets beyond the traffic are forwarded after their DSCP precedence is marked as 56
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] acl number 2000 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule permit source 10.1.1.1 0.0.0.255 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule deny source any [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] traffic-limit inbound ip-group 2000 100
Configuring TS
Refer to T for the introduction to TS.
Whether the TS is performed on all the traffic on the port or the specified output queues on the port is determined The max rate and burst size of the port in the TS are specified The ports that needs this configuration is specified
Table 198 Configuring TS

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description TS cannot be performed on the piled ports
Configuring Queue-scheduling 231
Table 198 Configuring TS

Start TS and send the packets at a even rate traffic-shape [ queue Required queue-id ] max-rate burst-size The switch supports two forms of TS:
TS for all the traffic on the port. The function can be implemented when the queue queue-id keyword is not specified in the traffic command The function of TS for the specified output queues can be implemented when the queue queue-id keyword is specified in the traffic-shape command.
Display the parameter configurations of TS
display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-shape
Display all the QoS settings display qos-interface of the port { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } all
Perform TS on all the traffic on the GigabitEthernet1/0/1. Set the max rate to 650kbps and the burst size to 12kbytes.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] traffic-shape 650 12
Configuring Queue-scheduling
Refer to Queue Scheduling for the introduction to queue scheduling.
The queue-scheduling algorithm is specified: which queues adopt the SDWRR queue-scheduling algorithm and which queues adopts the SP queue-scheduling algorithm If the SDWRR queue-scheduling algorithm is adopted, the queues and their weights in WRR scheduling group1 and WRR scheduling group2 must be specified
Configuration Procedure of the SP Queue Scheduling
Table 199 Configuring the SP queue scheduling

Operation Enter system view Set the SP queue-scheduling algorithm Command system-view undo queue-scheduler [ queue-id ] &<1-8> Description Optional All the output queues on the ports of the switch adopt the SP queue-scheduling algorithm by default Optional You can execute the display command in any view
Display the queue-scheduling mode and related parameters on the switch
display queue-scheduler
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Configuration Procedure of the SDWRR Queue Scheduling
Table 200 Configuring the SDWRR queue scheduling

Operation Enter system view Set the SDWRR queue-scheduling algorithm and its parameters Display the queue-scheduling mode and related parameters on the switch Command system-view queue-scheduler wrr { group1 { queue-id queue-weight } &<1-8> | group2 { queue-id queue-weight } &<1-8> }* display queue-scheduler Description Required
Set the queue-scheduling mode of queue0 to queue5 to the SDWRR queue scheduling, and that of queue6 and queue7 to the default SP queue scheduling Queue3, queue4, and queue5 join in the WRR scheduling group1, with the weight of 20, 20, and 30 respectively Queue0, queue1, and queue2 join in the WRR scheduling group2, with the weight of 20, 20, and 40 respectively
Configuration procedure:
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] queue-scheduler wrr group1 3 20 4 20 5 30 group2 0 20 1 20 2 40
Configuring Traffic Statistics

Refer to Traffic-based Traffic Statistics for the introduction to traffic statistics.
ACL rules used for traffic identifying are defined. Refer to the ACL module in the book for defining ACL rules The ports that needs this configuration are specified
Configuration Procedure of Traffic Statistics
Table 201 Configuring traffic statistics

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Use the ACL rules in traffic identifying and perform traffic statistics on the packets matching with the ACL rules. Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number traffic-statistic inbound acl-rule Description Required
Display the traffic statistics. display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-statistic Display all the QoS settings display qos-interface of the port { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } all
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acl-rule: Issued ACL rules which can be the combination of various ACL rules. The way of combination is described Table 202.
Table 202 The ways of issuing combined ACLs
The way of combination Issue all the rules in an IP ACL separately Issue a rule in an IP ACL separately Issue all the rules in a Link ACL separately Issue a rule in a Link ACL separately Issue a rule in an IP ACL and a rule in a Link ACL at the same time The form of acl-rule ip-group acl-number ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number link-group acl-number rule rule ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number rule rule
Clearing the Traffic Statistics
Table 203 Clearing the traffic statistics

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Clear the statistics of the traffic matching with the specified ACL rules Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number reset traffic-statistic inbound acl-rule Description Required The function of clearing is effective only when the traffic statistics function is configured
The GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of the switch is accessed into the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment Perform traffic statistics on packets form the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] acl number 2000 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule permit source 10.1.1.1 0.0.0.255 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule deny source any [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] traffic-statistic inbound ip-group 2000
Setting the Precedence of Protocol Packet
The protocol packet carries its own precedence. You can modify the precedence of the protocol packet through setting its precedence. And then you can match the precedence with the corresponding QoS action to perform the corresponding QoS operation on the protocol packet.

Configuration Prerequisites Configuration Procedure
The protocol type whose precedence needs modification is specified The precedence value after modification is specified
Table 204 Setting the precedence of the protocol packet

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description -
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Table 204 Setting the precedence of the protocol packet

Set the precedence of protocol-priority protocol-type the protocol packet protocol-type { ip-precedence ip-precedence | dscp dscp-value } Required You can modify the IP precedence or DSCP precedence of the protocol packet Only the precedence of TELNET, SNMP, and ICMP protocol packets is supported currently Display the precedence of the protocol packet display protocol-priority Optional You can execute the display command in any view
Set the IP precedence of the ICMP protocol packet to 3. The configuration procedure is as follows:
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] protocol-priority protocol-type icmp ip-precedence 3 [4200G] display protocol-priority
Displaying and Maintaining QoS
After finishing the configurations mentioned above, you can execute the display command in any view to check the running state of QoS after the configuration. You can verify the effects of the configurations by checking the information on display.
Table 205 Displaying and maintaining QoS
Operation Display the parameter configurations of the mirroring group Display the precedence of the protocol packet Display the COS-->Drop-precedence mapping relationship Display the COS-->DSCP mapping relationship Display the COS-->Local-precedence mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->802.1p priority mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->Drop-precedence mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->DSCP mapping relationship Display the DSCP-->Local-precedence mapping relationship Display all the QoS settings of the port Display the parameter configurations of traffic mirroring Display the priority mapping mode of the switch Command display mirroring-group { group-id | all | local | remote-destination | remote-source } display protocol-priority display qos cos-drop-precedence-map
display qos cos-dscp-map display qos cos-local-precedence-map
display qos dscp-cos-map display qos dscp-drop-precedence-map
display qos dscp-dscp-map display qos dscp-local-precedence-map
display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } all display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } mirrored-to display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } priority-trust
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Table 205 Displaying and maintaining QoS (Continued)

Operation Display the parameter configurations of traffic policing Display the parameter configurations of TS Display the traffic statistics Command display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-limit display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-shape display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } traffic-statistic
Display the queue scheduling mode display queue-scheduler and related parameters on the switch
QoS Configuration Example

Configuration Example of TP and Limiting Rate on the Port I.Network requirement The enterprise network interworks all the departments through the ports of the Ethernet switch. The salary query server is accessed through the GigabitEthernet1/0/1 whose subnet address is 129.110.1.2.The network requirements are to limit the average rate of outbound traffic within 640kbps and set the precedence of packets exceeding the specification to 4. Network diagram
Figure 75 QoS configuration example
129.110.1.2
Salary query server
129.110.1.2
GE1/0/1 GE1/0/1 E1/0/1 E1/0/1 Switch Switch
To the router
Only the commands related with QoS/ACL configurations are listed in the following configurations.
1 Define the outbound traffic of the salary query server a Enter ACL 3000 view.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] acl number 3000
b Define ACL 3000 rules.

[4200G-acl-adv-3000] rule 1 permit ip source 129.110.1.2 0.0.0.0 destination any [4200G-acl-adv-3000] rule deny ip source any destination any
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2 Limit the outbound traffic of the salary query server a Limit the average rate of outbound traffic within 640kbps and set the precedence of packets exceeding the specification to 4.
[4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] traffic-limit inbound ip-group 3000 640 exceed remark-dscp 4
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Mirroring Features
CONFIGURATION FOR MIRRORING FEATURES

Mirroring refers to the process of copying packets that meet the specified rules to a destination port. Generally, a destination port is connected to a data detect device, which users can use to analyze the mirrored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the network.
Figure 76 Mirroring
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Destination port
Data detect device
PC
Traffic Mirroring
Uses ACLs to identify traffic flows and mirror packets that match to the destination port. Port mirroring refers to the process of copying the packets received or sent by the specified port to the destination port. Remote switched port analyzer (RSPAN) refers to remote port mirroring. It eliminates the limitation that the mirrored port and the mirroring port must be located on the same switch. This feature makes it possible for the mirrored port and the mirroring port to be located across several devices in the network, and facilitates the network administrator to manage remote switches. The application of RSPAN is illustrated in Figure 76:
Figure 77 RSPAN application
Remote-probe VLAN
Source Switch Intermediate Switch
Port Mirroring
Remote Port MirroringRSPAN
Destination Switch
Reflector port Source Port
Trunk port Destination port
There are three types of switches with the RSPAN enabled.
Source switch: the switch to which the monitored port belongs.
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Intermediate switch: the switch between the source and the destination switch on the network. Destination switch: the switch to which the destination port for remote mirroring belongs.
Table 206 describes how the ports on various switches are involved in the mirroring operation.
Table 206 Ports involved in the mirroring operation
Switch Source switch Ports involved Source port Function Port to be mirrored; copy user data packets to the specified reflector port through local port mirroring. There can be more than one source port. Receive user data packets that are mirrored on a local port. Send mirrored packets to the intermediate switch or the destination switch. Send mirrored packets to the destination switch. Two Trunk ports are necessary for the intermediate switch to be connected to devices that are connected to the source switch and the destination switch. Receive remote mirrored packets. Monitor remote mirrored packets Destination port
Reflector port Trunk port Intermediate switch Trunk port
Destination switch Trunk port
To implement remote port management, you need to define a special VLAN, called Remote-probe VLAN, on all the three types of switches. All mirrored packets will be transferred to the mirrored ports of the destination switch from the source switch using this VLAN. Thus, the destination switch can monitor the port packets sent from the remote ports of the source switch. Remote-probe VLAN has the following features:
The ports connecting the devices and in remote-probe VLAN must be of trunk type. The default VLAN, management VLAN, and super VLAN cannot be configured as remote-probe VLAN.
CAUTION: You are not recommended to perform any of the following operations on the remote-probe VLAN: Configuring a source port to the remote-probe VLAN that is used by the local mirroring group Configuring a Layer 3 interface Running other protocol packets, or bearing other service packets; Using remote-probe VLAN as a special type of VLAN, such as sub VLAN, voice VLAN or protocol VLAN
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MAC-Based Mirroring
In MAC-based mirroring, the device mirrors the following packets to the destination port.

Packets whose source MAC addresses match the specified MAC addresses Packets whose destination MAC addresses match the specified MAC addresses
VLAN-Based Mirroring
In VLAN-based mirroring, the device mirrors all packets received by the ports that belong to the VLAN to the destination port.
Mirroring Supported by Switch 4200G
Table 207 Mirroring functions supported by S4200G and related command

Function Mirroring Specificati ons Supports traffic mirroring Supports port mirroring Related command monitor-port mirrored-to mirroring-group mirroring-group mirroring-port mirroring-group monitor-port monitor-port mirroring-port Supports mirroring-group remote port mirroring-group mirroring-port mirroring mirroring-group monitor-port mirroring-group reflector-port mirroring-group remote-probe vlan Supports mirroring-group mirroring-mac MAC-based mirroring Supports mirroring-group mirroring-vlan VLAN-based mirroring Configuring MAC-Based Mirroring Configuring VLAN-Based Mirroring Configuring RSPAN Link Configuring Traffic Mirroring Configuring Port Mirroring
Mirroring Configuration
Configuring Traffic Mirroring
For mirroring features, see Mirroring Features.
ACLs for identifying traffics have been defined. For defining ACLs, see the description on the ACL module in this manual. The destination port has been defined. The port on which to perform this configuration has been determined.
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Table 208 Configure traffic mirroring
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required -
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the destination port interface-number Define the current port as the destination port Exit current view monitor-port quit
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type traffic mirroring interface-number configuration Reference ACLs for mirrored-to inbound acl-rule identifying traffic flows and monitor-interface perform traffic mirroring for packets that match. Display the parameter display qos-interface settings of traffic mirroring { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } mirrored-to Display all QoS settings of a display qos-interface port { interface-type interface-num | unit-id } all
Required
acl-rule: applied ACL rules, which can be the combination of different types of ACL rules. Table 209 describes the ACL combinations.
Table 209 Combined application of ACLs
Combination mode Apply all rules in an IP type ACL separately Apply one rule in an IP type ACL separately Apply all rules in a Link type ACL separately Apply one rule in a Link type ACL separately Form of acl-rule ip-group acl-number ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group acl-number link-group acl-number rule rule
Apply one rule in an IP type ACL and one rule ip-group acl-number rule rule link-group in a Link type ACL simultaneously acl-number rule rule
Configuration example
GigabitEthernet1/0/1 on the switch is connected to the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment. Mirror the packets from the 10.1.1.1/24 network segment to GigabitEthernet1/0/7, the destination port.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] acl number 2000 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule permit source 10.1.1.1 0.0.0.255 [4200G-acl-basic-2000] rule deny source any [4200G-acl-basic-2000] quit [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/7 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/7] monitor-port [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/7] quit [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] mirrored-to inbound ip-group 2000 monitor-interface
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Configuring Port Mirroring
The source port is specified and whether the packets to be mirrored are inbound or outbound is specified: inbound: only mirrors the packets received using the port; outbound: only mirrors the packets sent by the port; both: mirrors the packets received and sent by the port at the same time. The destination port is specified. The group number of the mirroring group is specified.
Configuring port mirroring in Ethernet port view

Table 210 Configure port mirroring in Ethernet port view (1)
Operation Enter system view Create a port mirroring group Command system-view mirroring-group group-id local Description Required Required The destination port of mirroring group 1 is configured in this mode. Required The source port of mirroring group 1 is configured in this mode. Optional The display command can be executed in any view
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the destination port interface-number Define the current port as the destination port monitor-port
Exit current view
quit
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the source port interface-number Configure the source port mirroring-port { inbound | and specify the direction of outbound | both } the packets to be mirrored Display parameter settings of the mirroring display mirroring-group { all | local }
Table 211 Configure port mirroring in Ethernet port view (2)

Operation Enter system view Create a port mirroring group Command system-view mirroring-group group-id local Description Required Required Required
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the destination port interface-number Define the current port as the destination port Exit current view mirroring-group group-id monitor-port quit
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the source port interface-number Configure the source port mirroring-group group-id and specify the direction of mirroring-port { both | the packets to be mirrored inbound | outbound } Display parameter settings of the mirroring display mirroring-group { all | local }
Required The display command can be executed in any view
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Configuring port mirroring in system view

Table 212 Configure port mirroring in system view
Operation Enter system view Create a port mirroring group Configure the destination port Command system-view mirroring-group group-id local mirroring-group group-id monitor-port monitor-port Description Required Required Required
Configure the source port mirroring-group group-id and specify the direction of mirroring-port mirroring-port-list the packets to be mirrored { both | inbound | outbound } Display parameter settings of the mirroring display mirroring-group { all | local }
The source port is GigabitEthernet1/0/1. Mirror all packets received and sent using this port. The destination port is GigabitEthernet1/0/7.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] mirroring-group 1 local [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/7 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/7] monitor-port [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/7] quit [4200G] interface gigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] mirroring-port both
Configuring MAC-Based Mirroring
In MAC-based mirroring configuration, the MAC address you enter must be a static MAC address that already exists in the MAC address entries. With the MAC-based mirroring configured, the device mirrors the following packets to the destination port:

Packets whose source MAC addresses match the specified MAC addresses Packets whose destination MAC addresses match the specified MAC addresses
The MAC address you enter must be a static MAC address that already exists in the MAC address entries. The destination port is specified.
Table 213 Configure MAC-based mirroring
Operation Enter system view Define a MAC-based local mirroring group Configure MAC-based mirroring Command system-view mirroring-group group-id local mirroring-group group-id mirroring-mac mac vlan vlan-id Description Required Required Required Optional
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the destination port interface-number Define the current port as the destination port Display parameter settings of the mirroring mirroring-group group-id monitor-port display mirroring-group { group-id | all | local }
command can be executed in any view
Configure MAC-based mirroring to mirror the packets matching the MAC address 00e0-fc01-0101 to the destination port. The destination port is GigabitEthernet1/0/2.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] mac-address static 00e0-fc01-0101 interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 vlan 2 [4200G] mirroring-group 1 local [4200G] mirroring-group 1 mirroring-mac 00e0-fc01-0101 vlan 2 [4200G] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] mirroring-group 1 monitor-port
Configuring VLAN-Based Mirroring
VLAN-based mirroring allows you to mirror packets received by all ports that belong to the VLAN to the destination port. Configuration prerequisites
The ID of the VLAN to be configured with VLAN-based mirroring has been determined. The destination port is specified.
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Table 214 Configure VLAN-based mirroring
Operation Enter system view Define a VLAN-based local mirroring group Configure VLAN-based mirroring Command system-view mirroring-group group-id local Description Required
mirroring-group group-id Required mirroring-vlan vlan-id inbound Required Required The display command can be executed in any view
Enter Ethernet port view of interface interface-type the destination port interface-number Define the current port as the destination port Display the parameter settings of the mirroring mirroring-group group-id monitor-port display mirroring-group { group-id | all | local }
Configure VLAN-based mirroring to mirror the packets received by all ports in VLAN 2. The destination port is GigabitEthernet1/0/2.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] mirroring-group 1 local [4200G] mirroring-group 1 mirroring-vlan 2 inbound [4200G] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] mirroring-group 1 monitor-port
Configuring RSPAN The RSPAN feature of S4200G allows for MAC-based and VLAN-based remote mirroring. You can implement MAC-based and VLAN-based remote mirroring by performing MAC-based and VLAN-based configurations on the remote source mirroring group of the source switch. Configuration prerequisites
The source switch, intermediate switch, and the destination switch have been determined. The source port, the reflector port, the destination port, and the Remote-probe VLAN have been determined. The direction of the packets to be monitored has been determined. Intermediate switch and source switch support the function of MAC-learning-disabled-based-on-VLAN, which also is enabled for Remote-probe VLAN. If you are configuring MAC-based remote mirroring, verify that the MAC address you enter is a static MAC address that already exists in the MAC address entries. If you are configuring VLAN-based remote mirroring, determine the corresponding VLAN ID.
Configuring RSPAN on the source switch

Table 215 Configure RSPAN on the source switch
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description vlan-id is the ID of the remote-probe VLAN. Required Required
Create a remote-probe vlan vlan-id VLAN and enter VLAN view Define the current VLAN as a remote-probe VLAN Exit current view Enter Ethernet port view of Trunk ports Configure Trunk port to permit packets from the Remote-probe VLAN Exit current view Configure a remote source mirroring group remote-probe vlan enable quit interface interface-type interface-number port trunk permit vlan remote-probe-vlan-id quit mirroring-group group-id remote-source
Required Required
Configure a source port for mirroring-group group-id remote mirroring mirroring-port mirroring-port-list { both | inbound | outbound } Configure MAC-based mirroring Configure VLAN-based mirroring Configure a remote reflector port mirroring-group group-id mirroring-mac mac vlan vlan-id mirroring-group group-id mirroring-vlan vlan-id inbound mirroring-group group-id reflector-port reflector-port
Optional Optional Required After a port is configured as a reflector port, the device does not allow you to perform any of the following configurations: Configuring broadcast storm suppression on the port Configuring the vlan-vpn enable command on the port Enabling STP on the port
Configure the mirroring-group group-id remote-probe VLAN for the remote-probe vlan remote source mirroring remote-probe-vlan-id group Display the configuration of display mirroring-group the remote source mirroring remote-source group
Required
Configuring RSPAN on the intermediate switch

Table 216 Configure RSPAN on the intermediate switch
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description vlan-id is the ID of the Remote-probe VLAN. -
Create a remote-probe vlan vlan-id VLAN and enter VLAN view Exit current view Enter Ethernet port view of Trunk port quit interface interface-type interface-number
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Operation Configure Trunk port to permit packets from the remote-probe VLAN Command port trunk permit vlan remote-probe-vlan-id Description Required This configuration is necessary for ports on the intermediate switch that are connected to the source switch or the destination switch.
Configuring RSPAN on the destination switch

Table 217 Configure RSPAN on the destination switch
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description vlan-id is the ID of the Remote-probe VLAN. Required Required
Create a remote-probe vlan vlan-id VLAN and enter VLAN view Define the current VLAN as remote-probe vlan enable a remote-probe VLAN Exit the current view Enter Ethernet port view of Trunk port Configure Trunk port to permit packets from the remote-probe VLAN Exit current view quit interface interface-type interface-number port trunk permit vlan remote-probe-vlan-id quit
Required Required STP cannot be enabled on destination port for remote mirroring. After you configure a port as the destination port for remote mirroring, the switch does not allow you to change the port type or default VLAN ID of the port.
Configure the remote mirroring-group group-id destination mirroring group remote-destination Configure the destination port for remote mirroring mirroring-group group-id monitor-port monitor-port
Configure the mirroring-group group-id remote-probe VLAN for the remote-probe vlan remote destination remote-probe-vlan-id mirroring group Display the configuration of display mirroring-group the remote destination remote-destination mirroring group
Required

Switch A is connected to the data detect device using GigabitEthernet1/0/2. GigabitEthernet1/0/1, the Trunk port of Switch A, is connected to GigabitEthernet 1/0/1, the Trunk port of Switch B. GigabitEthernet1/0/2, the Trunk port of Switch B, is connected to GigabitEthernet 1/0/1, the Trunk port of Switch C. GigabitEthernet1/0/2, the port of Switch C, is connected to PC1.
The purpose is to monitor and analyze the packets sent to PC1 using the data detect device.
To meet the requirement above by using the RSPAN function, perform the following configuration:

Define VLAN10 as remote-probe VLAN. Define Switch A as the destination switch; configure Ethernet1/0/2, the port that is connected to the data detect device, as the destination port for remote mirroring. Disable the STP function on GigabitEthernet1/0/2. Define Switch B as the intermediate switch. Define Switch C as the source switch, GigabitEthernet1/0/2 as the source port for remote mirroring, and GigabitEthernet1/0/5 as the reflector port. Set GigabitEthernet1/0/5 to an Access port, with STP disabled.
Network diagram
Figure 78 Network diagram for RSPAN
Data detect device
GE1/0/2 Switch A GE1/0/1 GE1/0/1 Switch B GE1/0/2 GE1/0/1 Switch C GE1/0/2 PC1
The configuration procedure is as follows: 1 Configure Switch C.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] vlan 10 [4200G-vlan10] remote-probe vlan enable [4200G-vlan10] quit [4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 10 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [4200G] mirroring-group 1 remote-source [4200G] mirroring-group 1 mirroring-port gigabitethernet1/0/2 outbound [4200G] mirroring-group 1 reflector-port gigabitethernet1/0/5 [4200G] mirroring-group 1 remote-probe vlan 10 [4200G] display mirroring-group remote-source mirroring-group 1: type: remote-source status: active mirroring port: GigabitEthernet1/0/2 outbound mirroring mac: mirroring vlan: reflector port: GigabitEthernet1/0/5 remote-probe vlan: 10
2 Configure Switch B.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] vlan 10 [4200G-vlan10] quit
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3 Configure Switch A.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] vlan 10 [4200G-vlan10] remote-probe vlan enable [4200G-vlan10] quit [4200G] interface gigabitethernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 10 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [4200G] mirroring-group 1 remote-destination [4200G] mirroring-group 1 monitor-port gigabitethernet1/0/2 [4200G] mirroring-group 1 remote-probe vlan 10 [4200G] display mirroring-group remote-destination mirroring-group 1: type: remote-destination status: active monitor port: GigabitEthernet1/0/2 remote-probe vlan: 10
Displaying and Debugging Mirroring
After the above-mentioned configuration, you can use the display command in any view to view the mirroring running information, so as to verify configuration result.
Table 218 Display and debug mirroring
Operation Display parameter settings of a mirroring group Command display mirroring-group { group-id | all | local | remote-destination | remote-source }
Display parameter settings of traffic display qos-interface { interface-type interface-num | mirroring unit-id } mirrored-to
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Overview of IGMP Snooping
IGMP Snooping Fundamentals
IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION
IGMP Snooping (Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping) is a multicast control mechanism running on Layer 2 switch. It is used to manage and control multicast groups. When the IGMP messages transferred from the hosts to the router pass through the Layer 2 switch, the switch uses IGMP Snooping to analyze and process the IGMP messages.
Table 219 IGMP message processing on the switch
Received message type IGMP host report message IGMP leave message Sender Host Host Receiver Switch Switch Switch processing Add the host to the corresponding multicast group. Remove the host from the multicast group.
By listening to IGMP messages, the switch establishes and maintains MAC multicast address tables at data link layer, and uses the tables to forward the multicast packets delivered from the router. As shown in Figure 79, multicast packets are broadcasted at Layer 2 when IGMP Snooping is disabled and multicasted (not broadcasted) at Layer 2 when IGMP Snooping is enabled.
Figure 79 Multicast packet transmission with or without IGMP Snooping
Multicast packet transmission without IGMP Snooping
Video stream Muliticast router Video stream
Multicast packet transmission with IGMP Snooping
Video stream Muliticast router
Video stream
Internet
Video stream VOD server
Internet
Video stream VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast NonNon-multicast Non-multicast Nongroup member group member group member
Multicast NonNon-multicast Non-multicast Nongroup member group member group member
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IGMP Snooping Fundamentals
IGMP Snooping terminologies Before going on, we first describe the following terms involved in IGMP Snooping:

Router port: the switch port directly connected to the multicast router. Multicast member port: a switch port connected to a multicast group member (a host in a multicast group). MAC multicast group: a multicast group identified by a MAC multicast address and maintained by the switch.
The following three timers are closely associated with IGMP snooping.
Table 220 IGMP Snooping timers
Message normally received before timeout IGMP general query message IGMP report message Timeout action on the switch Consider that this port is not a router port any more. Send an IGMP group-specific query message to the multicast member port. Remove the port from the member port list of the multicast group.
Timer Router port aging timer Multicast member port aging timer
Setting Aging time of the router port Aging time of the multicast member ports Query response timeout time
Query response timer
IGMP report message
Layer 2 multicast with IGMP Snooping The switch runs IGMP Snooping to listen to IGMP messages and map the hosts and the ports that connect the hosts to the corresponding multicast group addresses.
Figure 80 IGMP Snooping implementation
Internet Internet
IGMP-enabled router IGMP message IGMP Snooping-enabled Ethernet switch IGMP message
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To implement Layer 2 multicast, the switch processes four different types of IGMP messages it received, as shown in Table 221.
Table 221 IGMP Snooping messages
Message Sender Receiver Multicast member switch and host Purpose Query if the multicast groups contain any member Switch action Check if the message comes from the original router port If yes, reset the aging timer of the router port. If not, notify the multicast router that a member is in a multicast group and start the aging timer for the router port.
IGMP general Multicast query router and message multicast switch
IGMP group-specifi c query message
Multicast router and multicast switch
Multicast member switch and host
Query if a Send a group-specific query message to the IP multicast group being specific queried. multicast group contains any member Apply for joining a multicast group, or respond to an IGMP query message Check if the IP multicast group has a correspondi ng MAC multicast group If yes, check if the port exists in the MAC multicast group. If yes, add the IP multicast group address to the MAC multicast group table. If not, add the port to the MAC multicast group, trigger the aging timer of the port and check if the corresponding IP multicast group exists. If yes, add the port to the IP multicast group. If not, create an IP multicast group and add the port to it.
IGMP host report message
Host
Multicast router and multicast switch
If not: Create a MAC multicast group and notify the multicast router that a member is ready to join the multicast group. Add the port to the MAC multicast group and start the aging timer of the port. Add all router ports in the VLAN owning this port to the forward port list of the MAC multicast group. Add the port to the IP multicast group. IGMP leave message Host Multicast router and multicast switch Notify the multicast router and multicast switch that the host is leaving its multicast group. Multicast router and multicast switch send group-specific query packet(s) to the port receiving the leave message to check if the port has any member, and start the corresponding query response timer. If no response is received from the port before the timer times out, the switch will check whether the port corresponds to a single MAC multicast group. If yes, remove the corresponding MAC multicast group and IP multicast group. If no, remove only those entries that correspond to this port in the MAC multicast group, and remove the corresponding IP multicast group entries. If no response is received from the multicast group before the timer times out, notify the router to remove this multicast group node from the multicast tree.
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IGMP Snooping Configuration
The following sections describe the IGMP Snooping configuration tasks.

Enabling IGMP Snooping Configuring Timers Enabling IGMP Fast Leave Processing Configuring IGMP Snooping Filtering ACL Configuring to Limit Port Multicast Group Number Configuring Multicast VLAN
Among them, enabling IGMP Snooping is required, while others are optional (you can determine whether or not to perform these tasks according to your needs). Enabling IGMP Snooping You can use the command here to enable IGMP Snooping so that it can establish and maintain MAC multicast forwarding tables at layer 2.
Table 222 Enable IGMP Snooping
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required IGMP Snooping is disabled globally. Required By default, IGMP Snooping is disabled on the VLAN.
Enable IGMP Snooping igmp-snooping enable globally Enter VLAN view vlan vlan-id
Enable IGMP Snooping igmp-snooping enable on the VLAN
CAUTION: Although both Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast protocols can run on the same switch simultaneously, they cannot run simultaneously on a VLAN and its corresponding VLAN interface. IGMP Snooping functions on a VLAN only when it is first enabled globally in system view and then enabled in the VLAN view.
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Configuring Timers
This configuration task is to manually configure the aging time of the router port, the aging time of the multicast member ports, and the query response timeout time.
If the switch receives no general query message from a router within the aging time of the router port, the switch removes the router port from the port member lists of all MAC multicast groups. If the Ethernet switch receives no IGMP report message within the maximum query response time of a member port, it will remove the port from the multicast group. If the Ethernet switch receives no IGMP report message from a member port when the query response time times out, it sends group-specific query to the port and triggers the query response timer of the corresponding IP multicast group.
Command system-view Description Optional By default, the aging time of the router port is 105 seconds. Optional By default, the query response timeout time is 10 seconds. Optional By default, the aging time of multicast member ports is 260 seconds.
Table 223 Configure timers

Configure the aging igmp-snooping router-aging-time time of the router port seconds
Configure the query response timeout time
igmp-snooping max-response-time seconds
Configure the aging time of multicast member ports
igmp-snooping host-aging-time seconds
Enabling IGMP Fast Leave Processing
Normally, when receiving an IGMP Leave message, IGMP Snooping does not immediately remove the port from the multicast group, but sends a group-specific query message. If no response is received in a given period, it then removes the port from the multicast group. If IGMP fast leave processing is enabled, when receiving an IGMP Leave message, IGMP Snooping immediately removes the port from the multicast group. When a port has only one user, enabling IGMP fast leave processing on the port can save bandwidth.
Table 224 Enable the IGMP fast leave processing
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number Description Optional By default this function is disabled.
Enable IGMP fast leave igmp-snooping fast-leave vlan vlan-id [ processing to vlan-id ]
Configuring IGMP Snooping Filtering ACL
You can configure multicast filtering ACLs globally or on the switch ports connected to user ends so as to use the IGMP Snooping filter function to limit the multicast streams that the users can access. With this function, you can treat different VoD users in different ways by allowing them to access the multicast streams in different multicast groups.
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In practice, when a user orders a multicast program, an IGMP report message is generated. When the message arrives at the switch, the switch examines the multicast filtering ACL configured on the access port to determine if the port can join the corresponding multicast group or not. If yes, it adds the port to the forward port list of the multicast group. If not, it drops the IGMP report message and does not forward the corresponding data stream to the port. In this way, you can control the multicast streams that users can access.
Table 225 Configure IGMP Snooping filtering ACL
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional acl-number is the number of a basic ACL; vlan-id is a VLAN ID. By default, this function is not enabled.
Enable IGMP Snooping igmp-snooping group-policy acl-number filter in system view vlan vlan-id
interface interface-type interface-number Optional acl-number is the number of a basic ACL; vlan-id is a VLAN ID. By default, no ACL is configured on any port.
Configure an IGMP igmp-snooping group-policy acl-number Snooping filtering ACL vlan vlan-id on the port
Configuring to Limit Port Multicast Group Number
With a limit imposed on the number of multicast groups on a given port, users can no longer have as many multicast groups as they want, and thereby, control the port bandwidth effectively.
Table 226 Configure to limit port multicast group number
Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Set a limit to port multicast group number on a given port Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number igmp-snooping group-limit [ vlan vlan-list | overflow-replace ] Description Optional The number of port multicast group is not limited by default
Configuring Multicast VLAN
In old multicast mode, when users in different VLANs order the same multicast group, the multicast stream is copied to each of the VLANs. This mode wastes a lot of bandwidth. By configuring a multicast VLAN, adding switch ports to the multicast VLAN and enabling IGMP Snooping, you can make users in different VLANs share the same multicast VLAN. This saves bandwidth since multicast streams are transmitted only within the multicast VLAN, and also guarantees security because the multicast VLAN is isolated from user VLANs.
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Multicast VLAN is mainly used in Layer 2 switching, but you must make corresponding configuration on the Layer 3 switch.
Table 227 Configure multicast VLAN on Layer 3 switch
Operation Enter system view Create a VLAN and enter the VLAN view Exit the VLAN view Command system-view vlan vlan-id quit Description vlan-id is a VLAN ID.
Create a VLAN interface interface vlan-interface vlan-id and enter the VLAN interface view Enable IGMP Exit the VLAN interface view igmp enable quit Required
Enter the view of the interface interface-type Ethernet port connected interface-number to the Layer 2 switch Define the port as a trunk or hybrid port
port link-type { trunk | hybrid } Required Required The multicast VLAN defined on the Layer 2 switch must be included and set as tagged.
Specify the VLANs to be port hybrid vlan vlan-id-list allowed to pass through { tagged | untagged } the Ethernet port trunk pvid vlan vlan-id
Table 228 Configure multicast VLAN on Layer 2 switch

Operation Enter system view Enable IGMP Snooping globally Enter VLAN view Enable IGMP Snooping on the VLAN Enable multicast VLAN Exit the VLAN view Command system-view igmp-snooping enable vlan vlan-id igmp-snooping enable service-type multicast quit Description Required vlan-id is a VLAN ID. Required Required
Enter the view of the interface interface-type Ethernet port connected interface-number to the Layer 3 switch Define the port as a trunk or hybrid port
port link-type { trunk | hybrid } The multicast VLAN must be included and set as tagged. interface-type interface-number are the interface type and interface number. Required Required The multicast VLAN must be included and set as untagged.
Specify the VLANs to be port hybrid vlan vlan-id-list allowed to pass through { tagged | untagged } the Ethernet port trunk pvid vlan vlan-id Enter the view of the interface interface-type Ethernet port connected interface-number to a user device Exit the current view Define the port as a hybrid port quit port link-type hybrid
Specify the VLANs to be port hybrid vlan vlan-id-list allowed to pass the port { tagged | untagged }
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You cannot set the isolate VLAN as a multicast VLAN. One port can belong to only one multicast VLAN. The port connected to a user end can only be as set as a hybrid port.
Displaying Information About IGMP Snooping
You can execute the following display commands in any view to display information about IGMP Snooping.
Table 229 Display information about IGMP Snooping
Operation Display the current IGMP Snooping configuration Display IGMP Snooping message statistics Display IP and MAC multicast groups in one or all VLANs Clear IGMP Snooping statistics Command display igmp-snooping configuration display igmp-snooping statistics display igmp-snooping group [ vlan vlanid ] reset igmp-snooping statistics You can execute the reset command in user view. Description You can execute the display commands in any view.
IGMP Snooping Configuration Example

Example 1 Configure IGMP Snooping on a switch. Network requirements Connect the router port on the switch to the router, and other non-router ports which belong to VLAN 10 to user PCs. Enable IGMP Snooping on the switch. Network diagram
Figure 81 Network diagram for IGMP Snooping configuration
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Configuration procedure 1 Enable IGMP Snooping in system view.

<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] igmp-snooping enable
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2 Enable IGMP Snooping on VLAN 10 where no Layer 3 multicast protocol is enabled.

[4200G] vlan 10 [4200G-vlan10] igmp-snooping enable
Example 2
Configure multicast VLAN on Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches. Network requirements Table 230 describes the network devices involved in this example and the configurations you should make on them.
Table 230 Network devices and their configurations
Device Switch A Layer 3 switch Description The interface IP address of VLAN 20 is 168.10.1.1. The GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port is connected to the workstation and belongs to VLAN 20. VLAN 10 is the multicast VLAN. The GigabitEthernet1/0/10 port is connected to Switch B. Switch B Layer 2 switch VLAN 2 contains the GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port and VLAN 3 contains the GigabitEthernet1/0/2 port. The two ports are connected to PC1 and PC2 respectively. The GigabitEthernet1/0/10 port is connected to Switch A. PC 1 PC 2 User 1 User 2 PC1 is connected to the GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port on Switch B. It is connected to the GigabitEthernet1/0/2 port on Switch B.
Configure a multicast VLAN, so that the users in VLAN 2 and VLAN 3 can receive multicast streams through the multicast VLAN. Network diagram
Figure 82 Network diagram for multicast VLAN configuration
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Configuration procedure The following configuration is based on the prerequisite that the devices are properly connected and all the required IP addresses are already configured. 1 Configure Switch A: a Set the interface IP address of VLAN 20 to 168.10.1.1 and enable the PIM DM protocol on the VLAN interface.
<Switch A> system-view [ Switch A] multicast routing-enable [ Switch A] vlan 20 [ Switch A-vlan20] interface vlan-interface 20 [ Switch A-Vlan-interface20] ip address 168.10.1.1 255.255.255.0 [ Switch A-Vlan-interface20] pim dm [ Switch A-Vlan-interface20] quit
b Configure VLAN 10.

[ Switch A] vlan 10 [ Switch A-vlan10] quit
c Define the GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 port as a hybrid port, add the port to VLAN 2, VLAN 3 and VLAN 10, and configure the port to include VLAN tags in its outbound packets for VLAN 2, VLAN 3 and VLAN 10.
[ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch A] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 A-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10] port link-type hybrid A-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10] port hybrid vlan 2 3 10 tagged A-GagabitEthernet 1/0/10] quit
d Enable PIM DM and IGMP on VLAN 10.

[ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch A] multicast routing-enable A] interface Vlan-interface 10 A-Vlan-interface10] pim dm A-Vlan-interface10] igmp enable
2 Configure Switch B: a Enable IGMP Snooping globally.

<Switch B> system-view [ Switch B] igmp-snooping enable
b Configure VLAN 10 as a multicast VLAN and enable IGMP Snooping on it.

[ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch B] vlan 10 B-vlan10] service-type multicast B-vlan10] igmp-snooping enable B-vlan10] quit
c Define the GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 port as a hybrid port, add the port to VLAN 2, VLAN 3 and VLAN 10, and configure the port to include VLAN tags in its outbound packets for VLAN 2, VLAN 3 and VLAN 10.
[ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch B] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10] port link-type hybrid B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10] port hybrid vlan 2 3 10 tagged B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10] quit
d Define the GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 port as a hybrid port, add the port to VLAN 2 and VLAN 10, and configure the port exclude VLAN tags from its outbound packets for VLAN 2 and VLAN 10, VLAN 2 as the default VLAN of the port.
[ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch B] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1] port link-type hybrid B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1] port hybrid vlan 2 10 untagged B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1] port hybrid pvid vlan 2
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e Define the GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 port as a hybrid port, add the port to VLAN 3 and VLAN 10, and configure the port to exclude VLAN tags in its outbound packets for VLAN 3 and VLAN 10, and set VLAN 3 as the default VLAN of the port.
[ [ [ [ [ Switch Switch Switch Switch Switch B] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2] port link-type hybrid B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2] port hybrid vlan 3 10 untagged B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2] port hybrid pvid vlan 3 B-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2] quit
Troubleshooting IGMP Snooping
Symptom: Multicast function does not work on the switch. Solution: The reason may be: 1 IGMP Snooping is not enabled.
Use the display current-configuration command to check the status of IGMP Snooping. If IGMP Snooping is disabled, check whether it is disabled globally or on the corresponding VLAN. If it is disabled globally, use the igmp-snooping enable command in both system view and VLAN view to enable it both globally and on the corresponding VLAN. If it is only disabled on the VLAN, use the igmp-snooping enable command in VLAN view to enable it on the corresponding VLAN. Use the display igmp-snooping group command to check if the multicast groups are expected ones. If a multicast group created by IGMP Snooping is not correct, contact your technical support personnel. Continue with step 3 if the this step does not work.
2 Multicast forwarding table set up by IGMP Snooping is wrong.
If it is not the reason, the possible reason may be: 3 Multicast forwarding tables do not match.
Use the display mac-address vlan vlanid command in any view to check if the MAC multicast forwarding table established under the specified VLAN is consistent with that established by IGMP Snooping.
If they are not consistent, contact your technical support personnel.
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Routing Port Join to Multicast Group Configuration
Introduction
ROUTING PORT JOIN TO MULTICAST GROUP CONFIGURATION
Normally, an IGMP host responds to IGMP query messages of the multicast router. In case of response failure, the multicast router may consider that there is no multicast member on this network segment and cancel the corresponding path. To avoid such a problem, you can configure an interface of the switch as a multicast group member. When the interface receives IGMP query packets, it will respond, thus ensuring that the network segment of the interface can normally receive multicast packets.
Configuring Routing Port to Join to Multicast Group
Table 231 Configure routing port to join to multicast group

Operation Enter system view Enter Ethernet port view Configure a routing port to join to the specified multicast group Command system-view interface interface-type interface-number igmp host-join group-address vlan vlan-id Description Optional group-address is the IP address of a multicast group.
By default, a routing port does not join any multicast group. Note that the Ethernet port must belong to the VLAN; otherwise, your configuration cannot take effect.
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Introduction
MULTICAST MAC ADDRESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION
In Layer 2 multicast, the system can add multicast forwarding entries dynamically through Layer 2 multicast protocol. However, you can also statically bind a port to a multicast address entry by configuring a multicast MAC address manually. Generally, when receiving a multicast packet whose multicast address has not yet been registered on the switch, the switch broadcasts the packet in the VLAN. However, you can configure a static multicast MAC address entry to avoid this case.
Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry
Table 232 describes how to configure a multicast MAC address entry.

Table 232 Configure a multicast MAC address entry
Operation Enter system view Add a multicast MAC address entry Command system-view mac-address multicast mac-address interface interface-list vlan vlan-id Description Required mac-address must be a multicast MAC address. vlan-id is the ID of the VLAN to which the port belongs. Enter Ethernet port view Add a multicast MAC address entry. interface interface-type interface-number mac-address multicast mac-address vlan vlan-id Optional This command is used in Ethernet port view. It has the same effect as the above mac-address multicast interface vlan command used in system view with the same port specified.
You can use the corresponding undo command to cancel the configuration. CAUTION:
If the multicast MAC address entry you are creating already exists, the system gives you a prompt. The switch will not learn a manually added multicast MAC address by IGMP Snooping. The undo mac-address multicast command can only remove manually created multicast MAC address entries and cannot remove those learned by the switch. To add a port to a manually created multicast MAC address entry, first remove the entry, and then re-create the entry and specify the port as the forward port of the entry. The system does not support the configuration of multicast MAC address on an IRF port. If you do this, the system will give you a prompt that the multicast MAC address configuration fails.
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You cannot enable port aggregation on a port where you have configured a multicast MAC address; and you cannot configure a multicast MAC address on an aggregation port.
Displaying Multicast MAC Address Configuration
You can use the following display command in any view to display the multicast MAC address entry/entries you configured manually.
Table 233 Display the multicast MAC address entry/entries manually configured
Operation Display the multicast MAC address entry/entries manually configured Command display mac-address multicast static [ mac-address ] [ vlan vlan-id ] Description You can use the display command in any view.
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Cluster Overview
Introduction to Cluster
CLUSTER CONFIGURATION
A cluster is implemented through HGMP V2. By employing HGMP V2, a network administrator can manage multiple switches using the public IP address of a switch known as a management device. The switches under the management of the management device are member devices. The management device, along with the member devices, forms a cluster. Normally, a cluster member device is not assigned a public IP address. Management and maintenance operations intended for the member devices in a cluster are redirected by the management device. Figure 83 illustrates a typical cluster implementation.
Figure 83 A cluster implementation
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HGMP V2 offers the following advantages:
The procedures to configure multiple switches remarkably simplified. When the management device is assigned a public IP address, you can configure/manage a specific member device on the management device instead of logging into it in advance. Functions of topology discovery and display provided, which assist network monitoring and debugging Software upgrading and parameter configuring can be performed simultaneously on multiple switches. Free of topology and distance limitations Saving IP address resource
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HGMP V2 provides the following functions:
Topology discovery: HGMP V2 implements NDP (neighbor discovery protocol) to discover the information about the directly connected neighbor devices, including device type, software/hardware version, connecting port and so on. The information such as device ID, port mode (duplex or half duplex), product version, and BootROM version can also be given. Topology information collection: HGMP V2 implements NTDP (neighbor topology discovery protocol) to collect the information about device connections and candidate devices within a specified hop range. Member recognition: A management device can locate and recognize the member devices in the cluster and then deliver configuration and management commands to them. Member management: You can add a device to a cluster or remove a device from a cluster on the management device. You can also configure management device authentication and handshake interval for a member device on the management device.
Cluster-related configurations are described in the following sections. Cluster Roles According to their functions and status in a cluster, switches in the cluster play different roles. You can specify the role a switch plays. A switch also changes its role according to specific rules. Following three cluster roles exist: management device, member device, and candidate device.
Table 234 Cluster role
Role Management device Configurations
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Configured with a public IP address. Receiving management commands from the public network and processing the received commands
Providing management interfaces for all switches in the cluster Managing member devices by redirecting commands Forwarding commands to the intended member devices Neighbor discovery, topology information collection, cluster management, cluster state maintenance, and proxies Cluster member Neighbor discovery, being managed by the management device, running commands forwarded by proxies, and failure/log reporting.
Member device
Normally, a member device is not configured with a public IP address.
Candidate device Normally, a candidate device A candidate device is a switch that does not is not configured with a belong to any cluster, although it can be added public IP address. to a cluster.
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Each cluster has one (and only one) management device. A management device collects NDP/NTDP information to discover and determine candidate devices, which can be then added into the cluster through manual configurations. A candidate device becomes a member device after being added to a cluster. A member device becomes a candidate device after being removed from the cluster.
Introduction to NDP
NDP is the protocol for discovering the information about the adjacent nodes. NDP operates on the data link layer, so it supports different network layer protocols. NDP is used to discover the information about directly connected neighbors, including the device type, software/hardware version, and connecting port of the adjacent devices. It can also provide the information concerning device ID, port address, hardware platform and so on. A device with NDP enabled maintains an NDP information table. Each entry in an NDP table ages with time. You can also clear the current NDP information manually to have adjacent information collected again. A device with NDP enabled broadcasts NDP packets regularly through all its ports that are in up state. An NDP packet carries the holdtime, which indicates the period for the receiving devices to keep the information the packet carries. Receiving devices only store the information carried in the received NDP packets rather than forward them. The corresponding data entry in the NDP table is updated when the information carried in a received NDP packet if the received information differs from the existing one, otherwise, only the holdtime of the corresponding entry is updated.
Introduction to NTDP
NTDP is a protocol for network topology information collection. NTDP provides the information about the devices that can be added to clusters and collects the topology information within the specified hops for cluster management. Based on the NDP information table created by NDP, NTDP transmits and forwards NTDP topology collection request to collect the NDP information and neighboring connection information of each device in a specific network range for the management device or the network administrator to implement needed functions.
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Upon detecting a change occurred on a neighbor, a member device informs the management device of the change through handshake packets. The management device then collects the specified topology information through NTDP. Such a mechanism enables topology changes to be tracked in time. As for NTDP implementing, you need to perform configurations on the management device, the member devices, and the candidate devices as follows: On the management device, enable NTDP both globally and for specific ports, and configure the NTDP settings. On each member device and candidate device, enable NTDP both globally and for specific ports. As member devices and candidate devices adopt the NTDP settings configured for the management device, NTDP setting configurations are not needed. Introduction to Cluster Roles A cluster has one (and only one) management device. Note the following when creating a cluster:
You need to designate the management device first. The management device of a cluster is the portal of the cluster. That is, any operations performed in external networks and intended for the member devices of a cluster, such as accessing, configuring, managing, and monitoring, can only be implemented through the management device. The management device of a cluster recognizes and controls all the member devices in the cluster, no matter where they are located on the network or how they are connected. The management device collects topology information about all the member and candidate devices to provide useful information for users to establish a cluster. A management device manages and monitors the devices in the cluster by collecting and processing NDP/NTDP packets. NDP/NTDP packets contain network topology information.
All the above-mentioned operations need the support of the cluster function. You need to enable the cluster function and configure cluster parameters on a management device. However, you only need to enable the cluster function on the member devices and candidate devices. You can also configure an FTP/TFTP server for a cluster on the management device. In this case, the communications between a member device in the cluster and an external server are carried out by the management device. For clusters with no FTP/TFTP server configured, the management device operates as the public FTP/TFTP server.
Management Device Configuration
Management device configuration involves:

Enabling NDP globally and for specific ports Configuring NDP-related parameters Enable NTDP globally and for a specific port Configuring NTDP-related parameters Enable the cluster function Configuring cluster parameters Configuring internal-external interaction
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Enabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports
Table 235 Enable NDP globally and for a specific port

Operation Enter system view Enable NDP globally Enable NDP for specified ports Enter Ethernet port view Enable NDP for the Ethernet port Command system-view ndp enable ndp enable interface port-list interface interface-type interface-number ndp enable Description Required Optional Required
Configuring NDP-related Parameters
Table 236 Configure NDP-related parameters

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required Required
Configure the holdtime ndp timer aging of NDP information aging-in-seconds Configure the interval to send NDP packets ndp timer hello seconds
Enabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports
Table 237 Enable NTDP globally and for specific ports

Operation Enter system view Enable NTDP globally Enter Ethernet port view Enable NTDP for the Ethernet port Command system-view ntdp enable interface interface-type interface-number ntdp enable Description Required Required
Configuring NTDP-related Parameters
Table 238 Configure NTDP-related parameters

Operation Enter system view Configure the range topology information within which is to be collected Configure the hop delay to forward topology-collection request packets Configure the port delay to forward topology collection request packets Configure the interval to collect topology information Quit system view. Start topology information collection Command system-view ntdp hop hop-value Description Optional
ntdp timer hop-delay time
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Enabling the Cluster Function
Table 239 Enable the cluster function

Operation Enter system view Enable the cluster function globally Command system-view cluster enable Description Required
Configuring Cluster Parameters
Configuring cluster parameters manually

Table 240 Configure cluster parameters manually
Operation Enter system view Specify the management VLAN Enter cluster view Command system-view management-vlan vlan-id cluster Description This is to specify the management VLAN on the switch Optional Optional The name argument is the name to be assigned to the cluster. Optional This is to set a multicast MAC address for the cluster. Optional
Configure an IP address ip-pool administrator-ip-address pool for the cluster { ip-mask | ip-mask-length } Configure a cluster build name with the current switch as the management device Configure a multicast MAC address for the cluster cluster-mac H-H-H
Set the interval for the cluster-mac syn-interval management device to time-interval send multicast packets Configure the holdtime holdtime seconds for a switch Set the interval to send timer interval handshake packets Configure to perform port-tagged management-vlan VLAN check for the communications within a cluster Quit cluster view Quit
Optional The default holdtime is 60 seconds. Optional The default interval to send handshake packets is 10 seconds. Optional
Configuring a cluster automatically

Table 241 Configure a cluster automatically
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Configure a cluster automatically Command system-view cluster auto-build [ recover ] Description Required Required This is to set up a cluster based on your instructions.
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Configuring Internal-External Interaction
Table 242 Configure internal-external interaction

Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Command system-view cluster Required Optional Optional Optional Optional Description
Configure an FTP server ftp-server ip-address for the cluster Configure a TFTP server tftp-server ip-address for the cluster Configure a log host for the cluster Configure an SNMP host for the cluster logging-host ip-address snmp-host ip-address
Member Device Configuration
Member device configuration involves:

Enabling NDP globally and for specific ports Enabling NTDP globally and for specific ports Enabling the cluster function Specifying the cluster FTP/TFTP server
Enabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports
Table 243 Enable NDP globally and for specific ports

Operation Enter system view Enable NDP globally Enable NDP for specified ports Enter Ethernet port view Command system-view ndp enable ndp enable interface port-list interface interface-type interface-number Description Required Optional Required
Enable NDP for the port ndp enable
Enabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports
Table 244 Enable NTDP globally and for specific ports

Operation Enter system view Enable system NTDP Enter Ethernet port view Enable NTDP for the port Command system-view ntdp enable interface interface-type interface-number ntdp enable Description Required Required
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Specifying the cluster FTP/TFTP server
Table 245 Specify the cluster FTP/TFTP server

Operation Establish a connection with the cluster FTP server Download a file from the cluster TFTP server Upload a file to the cluster TFTP server Command ftp cluster Description Optional
tftp cluster get source-file [ destination-file ] tftp cluster put source-file [ destination-file ]
Optional Optional
Intra-Cluster Configuration
Table 246 Configure a cluster

Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Command system-view cluster Description This is to add a new member.
Add a candidate device add-member [ to a cluster member-number ] mac-address H-H-H [ password password ] Remove a member device from the cluster Reboot a specified member device Quit cluster view Quit system view Switch between the management device and a member device
delete-member member-number Optional This is to remove a member device from the cluster. reboot member Optional { member-number | mac-address H-H-H } [ eraseflash ] Quit Quit
cluster switch-to Optional { member-number | mac-address This is to switch to the member H-H-H | administrator } device identified by the member-num or H-H-H argument.
Displaying and Maintaining a Cluster
You can view the configuration of a cluster using the display commands, which can be executed in any view.
Table 247 Display and maintain cluster configurations
Operation Command Remark Optional This command can be executed in any view.
Display the global NDP display ndp configuration (including the interval to send NDP packets and the holdtime) Display the information display ndp interface port-list about the neighbors discovered by NDP and connected to specified ports Display the global NTDP information Display device information collected through NTDP display ntdp
Optional This command can be executed in any view.
display ntdp device-list [ verbose ]
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Table 247 Display and maintain cluster configurations (Continued)

Operation Display state and statistics information about a cluster Command display cluster Remark Optional This command can be executed in any view. Optional This command can be executed in any view. Optional This command can be executed in any view.
Display the information display cluster candidates [ about the candidate mac-address H-H-H | verbose ] devices of a cluster Display the information display cluster members [ about the cluster member-number | verbose ] members Clear the NDP statistics reset ndp statistics [ interface on a port port-list ]
HGMP V2 Configuration Example
Network requirements Three switches form a cluster, in which:

The management device is an S4200G series switch. The rest are member devices.
The S4200G series switch operates as the management device of the cluster. Other detailed information about the cluster is as follows.
The two member devices are connected to GigabitEthernet1/0/2 and GigabitEthernet1/0/3 ports of the management device. The management device is connected to the external network through its GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port. GigabitEthernet1/0/1 port of the management device belongs to VLAN2, whose interface IP address is 163.172.55.1. All the devices in the cluster use the same FTP server and TFTP server. The FTP server and TFTP server share one IP address: 63.172.55.1. The SNMP site and log host share one IP address: 69.172.55.4.
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Figure 85 Network diagram for HGMP cluster configuration
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Configuration procedure 1 Configure the management device. a Enable NDP globally and for GigabitEthernet1/0/2 and GigabitEthernet1/0/3 ports.
[4200G] ndp enable [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] ndp enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] ndp enable [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit
b Configure the holdtime of NDP information to be 200 seconds.

[4200G] ndp timer aging 200
c Configure the interval to send NDP packets to be 70 seconds.

[4200G] ndp timer hello 70
d Enable NTDP globally and for GigabitEthernet1/0/2 and GigabitEthernet1/0/3 ports.

[4200G] ntdp enable [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] ntdp [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] ntdp [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit 1/0/2 enable 1/0/3 enable
e Configure the hop count to collect topology to be 2.

[4200G] ntdp hop 2
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f Configure the delay time for topology-collection request packets to be forwarded on member devices to be 150 ms.
[4200G] ntdp timer hop-delay 150
g Configure the delay time for topology-collection request packets to be forwarded through the ports of member devices to be 15 ms.
[4200G] ntdp timer port-delay 15
h Configure the interval to collect topology information to be 3 minutes.

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Enable the cluster function. Enter cluster view.
[4200G] cluster enable
[4200G] cluster [4200G-cluster]
k Configure an IP address pool for the cluster. The IP address pool contains eight IP addresses, starting from 172.16.0.1.
[4200G-cluster] ip-pool 172.16.0.1 255.255.255.248
Specify a name (aaa) for the cluster and create the cluster.
[4200G-cluster] build aaa [ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster]
m Add the attached two switches to the cluster.

[ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] add-member 1 mac-address 00e0-fc01-0011 [ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] add-member 17 mac-address 00e0-fc01-0012
n Configure the holdtime of the member device information to be 100 seconds.

[ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] holdtime 100
o Configure the interval to send handshake packets to be 10 seconds.

[ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] timer 10
p Configure the FTP Server, TFTP Server, Log host and SNMP host for the cluster.
[ [ [ [ aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] aaa_0.S4200G-cluster] ftp-server 63.172.55.1 tftp-server 63.172.55.1 logging-host 69.172.55.4 snmp-host 69.172.55.4
2 Configure the member devices (taking one member as an example) a Enable NDP globally and for GigabitEthernet1/1 port.
[4200G] ndp enable [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet 1/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/1] ndp enable
b Enable NTDP globally and for GigabitEthernet1/1 port.

[4200G] ntdp enable [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet 1/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/1] ntdp enable
c Enable the cluster function.

[4200G] cluster enable
After adding the two switches to the cluster, perform the following configurations on the management device.
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d Establish a connection with the cluster FTP server.

<aaa_1.S4200G> ftp cluster
e Download the file named aaa.txt from the cluster TFTP server.
<aaa_1.S4200G> tftp cluster get aaa.txt
f Upload the file named bbb.txt to the cluster TFTP server.

<aaa_1.S4200G> tftp cluster put bbb.txt
Upon the completion of the above configurations, you can execute the cluster switch-to { member-number | mac-address H-H-H } command on the management device to switch to member device view to maintain and manage a member device. You can then execute the cluster switch-to administrator command to resume the management device view. You can also reboot a member device by executing the reboot member { member-number | mac-address H-H-H } [ eraseflash ] command on the management device. For detailed information about these configurations, refer to the preceding description in this chapter. After the above configuration, you can check cluster member log and SNMP trap messages through the SNMP host.
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SNMP Overview
SNMP CONFIGURATION
By far, the simple network management protocol (SNMP) has gained the most extensive application in the computer networks. SNMP has been put into use and widely accepted as an industry standard in practice. It is used for ensuring the transmission of the management information between any two nodes. In this way, network administrators can easily search and modify the information on any node on the network. In the meantime, they can locate faults promptly and implement the fault diagnosis, capacity planning and report generating. SNMP adopts the polling mechanism and provides the most basic function set. It is most applicable to the small-sized, fast-speed and low-cost environment. It only requires the connectionless transport layer protocol UDP; and is thus widely supported by many other products.
SNMP Operation Mechanism
SNMP can be divided into two parts, namely, Network Management Station and Agent: Network management station (NMS) is the workstation for running the client program. At present, the commonly used NM platforms include Quidview, Sun NetManager and IBM NetView. Agent is the server software operated on network devices. The NMS can send GetRequest, GetNextRequest and SetRequest messages to the Agent. Upon receiving the requests from the NMS, Agent will perform Read or Write operation according to the message types, generate and return the Response message to the NMS. Agent will send Trap message on its own initiative to the NMS to report the events whenever the device encounters any abnormalities such as restarting the device.
SNMP Versions
Currently SNMP Agent of the device supports SNMP V3, and is compatible with SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C. SNMP V3 adopts user name and password authentication. SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C adopt community name authentication. The SNMP packets failing to pass community name authentication are discarded. The community name is used to define the relation between SNMP NMS and SNMP Agent. The community name can limit access to SNMP Agent from SNMP NMS, functioning as a password. You can define the following features related to the community name.

Define MIB view of subsets of all MIB objects which a community can access. Set read-only or read-write right to access MIB objects for the community. The read-only community can only query device information while the read-write community can configure the device.
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MIBs Supported by the Device
The management variable in the SNMP packet describes management objects of a device. To uniquely identify the management objects of the device in SNMP messages, SNMP adopts the hierarchical naming scheme to identify the managed objects. It is like a tree, and each tree node represents a managed object, as shown in Figure 86. Thus the object can be identified with the unique path starting from the root.
Figure 86 Architecture of the MIB tree
1 1 1 1 5 A B 6 2 2 2
The management information base (MIB) is used to describe the hierarchical architecture of the tree and it is the set defined by the standard variables of the monitored network device. In Figure 86, the managed object B can be uniquely specified by a string of numbers {1.2.1.1}. The number string is the Object Identifier of the managed object. The common MIBs supported by the system are listed in Table 248.
Table 248 Common MIBs
MIB attribute Public MIB MIB content MIB II based on TCP/IP network device BRIDGE MIB RIP MIB RMON MIB Ethernet MIB OSPF MIB IF MIB References RFC1213 RFC1493 RFC2675 RFC1724 RFC2819 RFC2665 RFC1253 RFC1573
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Table 248 Common MIBs (Continued)

MIB attribute Private MIB MIB content DHCP MIB DHCP MIB QACL MIB ADBM MIB IGMP Snooping MIB RSTP MIB VLAN MIB Device management Interface management QACL MIB ADBM MIB RSTP MIB VLAN MIB Device management Interface management References
Configuring SNMP Basic Functions
The configuration of SNMP V3 configuration is different from that of SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C, therefore SNMP basic function configurations for different versions are introduced respectively. For specific configurations, refer to Table 249 and Table 250.
Table 249 Configure SNMP basic functions for SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C
Operation Enter system view Enable SNMP Agent Command system-view snmp-agent Description Optional By default, SNMP Agent is disabled. To enable SNMP Agent, you can execute this command or those commands used to configure SNMP Agent features. Set system information snmp-agent sys-info { contact sys-contact | location sys-location | version { { v1 | v2c | v3 }* | all } } Required By default, the contact information for system maintenance is "R&D Beijing, 3Com", the system location is "Beijing China", and the SNMP version is SNMP V3.
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Operation Set a community name and access authority Command Direct Set a snmp-agent community configura community { read | write } tion name community-name [ acl acl-number | mib-view view-name ] Indirect Set an configura SNMP tion group snmp-agent group { v1 | v2c } group-name [ read-view read-view ] [ write-view write-view ] [ notify-view notify-view ] [ acl acl-number ] Description Required
Direct configuration for SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C is based on community name. Indirect configuration. The added user is equal to the community name for SNMPV1 and SNMPV2C. You can choose either of them as needed.
Add a new snmp-agent usm-user { v1 | user for an v2c } user-name group-name SNMP [ acl acl-number ] group Set the maximum size of SNMP packets that the Agent can send/receive Set the device engine ID snmp-agent packet max-size max-size
Optional By default, it is 1,500 bytes.
snmp-agent local-engineid Optional engineid By default, the device engine ID is "Enterprise Number + device information". snmp-agent mib-view { included | excluded } view-name oid-tree Optional By default, the view name is ViewDefault and OID is 1.
Create or update the view information
Table 250 Configure SNMP basic functions (SNMP V3)

Operation Enter system view Enable SNMP Agent Command system-view snmp-agent Description Required By default, SNMP Agent is disabled. Set system information snmp-agent sys-info { contact sys-contact | location sys-location | version { { v1 | v2c | v3 }* | all } } Optional By default, the contact information for system maintenance is "R&D Beijing, 3Com.", the system location is "Beijing China", and the SNMP version is SNMP V3. Required
Set an SNMP group
snmp-agent group v3 group-name [ authentication | privacy ] [ read-view read-view ] [ write-view write-view ] [ notify-view notify-view ] [ acl acl-number ] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user-name group-name [ authentication-mode { md5 | sha } auth-password [ privacy-mode des56 priv-password ] ] [ acl acl-number ]
Add a new user for an SNMP group
Required
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Operation Command Description Optional By default, it is 1,500 bytes.
Set the size of SNMP packet that the snmp-agent packet Agent can send/receive max-size byte-count Set the device engine ID
snmp-agent local-engineid Optional engineid By default, the device engine ID is "Enterprise Number + device information". snmp-agent mib-view { included | excluded } view-name oid-tree Optional By default, the view name is ViewDefault and OID is 1.
Create or update the view information
Configuring Trap
Trap is the information that the managed device initially sends to the NMS without request. Trap is used to report some urgent and important events (for example, the managed device is rebooted). Complete SNMP basic configuration.
Configuration Prerequisites Configuration Tasks
Table 251 Configure Trap

Operation Enter system view Enable the device to send Trap packets Command system-view Description
Enable the Enter port view port to Enable the port send Trap to send Trap packets packets Quit to system view Set Trap target host address
snmp-agent trap enable [ configuration Optional | flash | standard [ authentication | By default, the coldstart | linkdown | linkup | port is enabled to warmstart ]* | system | ] send Trap packets. interface interface-type interface-number enable snmp trap updown
quit snmp-agent target-host trap address udp-domain { ip-addr } [ udp-port port-number ] params securityname security-string [ v1 | v2c | v3 {authentication | privacy } ] Required
Set the source address to send snmp-agent trap source interface-type Trap packets interface-number Set the information queue length of Trap packet sent to destination host Set aging time for Trap packets snmp-agent trap queue-size size
Optional Optional The default value I s 100.
snmp-agent trap life seconds
Optional The default aging time for Trap packets is 120 seconds.
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Setting the Logging Function for Network Management
Table 252 Set the logging function for network management

Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional; By default, the logging function for SNMP is disabled.
Set the logging function snmp-agent log { set-operation | for network get-operation | all } management
You can use the display logbuffer command to display logging information for the get and set operations sent from NMS.
Displaying SNMP
After the above configuration is completed, execute the display command in any view to view the running of SNMP, and to verify the configuration.
Table 253 Display SNMP
Operation Command
Display system information of the current SNMP display snmp-agent sys-info [ contact | device location | version ]* Display SNMP packet statistics information Display the engine ID of the current device Display group information about the device Display SNMP user information display snmp-agent statistics display snmp-agent { local-engineid | remote-engineid } display snmp-agent group [ group-name ] display snmp-agent usm-user [ engineid engineid | username user-name | group group-name ] display snmp-agent trap-list display snmp-agent community [ read | write ] display snmp-agent mib-view [ exclude | include | viewname view-name ]
Display Trap list information Display the currently configured community name Display the currently configured MIB view
SNMP Configuration Example

SNMP Configuration Example Network requirements
An NMS and an Ethernet switch are connected through the Ethernet. The IP address of the NMS is 10.10.10.1 and that of the VLAN interface on the switch is 10.10.10.2. Perform the following configuration on the switch: setting the community name and access authority, administrator ID, contact and switch location, and enabling the switch to sent trap packet.
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Network diagram
Figure 87 Network diagram for SNMP
10.10.10.1
10.10.10 .2
N MS Ethernet
Network procedure 1 Set the community name, group name and user.
<S4200G> system-view [4200G] snmp-agent sys-info version all [4200G] snmp-agent community write public [4200G] snmp-agent mib-view include internet 1.3.6.1 [4200G] snmp-agent group v3 managev3group write-view internet [4200G] snmp-agent usm-user v3 managev3user managev3group
2 Set the VLAN interface 2 as the interface used by network management. Add port GigabitEthernet1/0/2 to the VLAN 2. This port will be used for network management. Set the IP address of VLAN interface 2 as 10.10.10.2.
[4200G] vlan 2 [4200G-vlan2] port GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 [4200G-vlan2] quit [4200G] interface Vlan-interface 2 [4200G-Vlan-interface2] ip address 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0
3 Enable the SNMP agent to send Trap packets to the NMS whose IP address is 10.10.10.1. The SNMP community is public.
[4200G] snmp-agent trap enable standard authentication [4200G] snmp-agent trap enable standard coldstart [4200G] snmp-agent trap enable standard linkup [4200G] snmp-agent trap enable standard linkdown [4200G] snmp-agent target-host trap address udp-domain 10.10.10.1 udp-port 5000 params securityname public
Configuring NMS The Ethernet Switch supports 3Coms Quidview NMS. SNMP V3 adopts user name and password authentication. In [ Quidview Authentication Parameter], you need to set a user name, choose security level, and set authorization mode, authorization password, encryption mode, encryption password respectively according to different security levels. In addition, you must set timeout time and retry times. Users can query and configure the Ethernet switch through the NMS. For more about it, refer to the manuals of 3Coms NM products. NM configuration must be consistent with device configuration; otherwise, you will fail to perform the related operations.
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Introduction to RMON
RMON CONFIGURATION
Remote monitoring (RMON) is a kind of management information base (MIB) defined by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is a most important enhancement made to MIB II standards. RMON is mainly used to monitor the data traffic across a network segment or even the entire network, and is currently a commonly used network management standard. An RMON system comprises of two parts: the network management station (NMS) and the agents running on each network device. RMON agents operate on network monitors or network probes to collect and keep track of the statistics of the traffic across the network segments to which their ports connect such as the total number of the packets on a network segment in a specific period of time and the total number of packets that are sent to a specific host successfully. RMON is fully based on simple network management protocol (SNMP) architecture. It is compatible with the current SNMP, so that you can implement RMON without modifying SNMP. RMON enables SNMP to monitor remote network devices more effectively and actively, thus providing a satisfactory means of monitoring the operation of the subnet. With RMON, the communication traffic between NMS and agents is reduced, thus facilitating the management of large-scale internets.
Working Mechanism of RMON
RMON allows multiple monitors. It collects data in one of the following two ways:
Using the dedicated RMON probe. When an ROM system operates in this way, the NMS directly obtains management information from the RMON probes and controls the network resources. In this case, all information in the RMON MIB can be obtained. Embedding RMON agents into network devices (such as routers, switches and hubs) directly to make the latter capable of RMON probe functions. When an RMON system operates in this way, the NMS collects network management information by exchanging information with the SNMP agents using the basic SNMP commands. However, this way depends on device resources heavily and an NMS operating in this way can only obtain four groups of information (instead of all the information in the RMON MIB). The four groups are alarm group, event group, history group and statistics group.
An S3100 series switch implements RMON in the second way. Through the RMON-capable SNMP agents running on the network monitors, an NMS can obtain the information about the total traffic, error statistics and performance statistics of the network segments to which the ports of the managed network devices are connected. Thus, the NMS can further manage the networks. Commonly Used RMON Groups Event group The event group is used to define the indexes of events and the processing methods of the events. The events defined in an event group are mainly used in alarm group and extended alarm group to trigger alarms.
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You can specify a network device to act in one of the following ways in response to an event:

Logging the event Sending trap messages to the NMS Logging the event and sending trap messages to the NMS
Alarm group RMON alarm management enables monitors on specific alarm variables (such as the statistics of a port). When the value of a monitored variable exceeds the threshold, an alarm event is generated, which triggers the network device to act in the set way. Events are defined in event groups. With an alarm entry defined in an alarm group, a network device performs the following operations accordingly:
Sampling the defined alarm variables (alarm-variable) once in each specified period (sampling-time) Comparing the sampled value with the set thresholds and triggering the corresponding events if the former exceeds the latter
Extended alarm group With extended alarm entry, you can perform operations on the samples of an alarm variable and then compare the operation result with the set threshold, thus implement more flexible alarm functions. With an extended alarm entry defined in an extended alarm group, the network devices perform the following operations accordingly:
Sampling the alarm variables referenced in the defined extended alarm expressions once in each specified period Performing operations on sampled values according to the defined operation formulas Comparing the operation result with the set thresholds and triggering corresponding events if the former exceeds the latter.
History group History group contains the records of statistical network values collected periodically and is stored temporarily for later retrieval. A history group can provide the history data of the statistics on network segment traffic, error packets, broadcast packets, utilization and collision times. With the history data management function, you can configure network devices such as collecting history data, collecting periodically the data of a specific port and saving them. Statistics group Statistics group contains the statistics of each monitored port on a network device. An entry in a statistics group is an accumulated value counting from the time when the corresponding event is defined. The statistics include the number of the following items: collisions, packets with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors, undersize (or oversize) packets, broadcast packets, multicast packets, and received bytes and packets.
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With the RMON statistics management function, you can monitor the usage of a port and make statistics on the errors occurred when the ports are being used.
RMON Configuration
Prerequisites Before performing RMON configuration, make sure the SNMP agents are correctly configured. For the information about SNMP agent configuration, refer to the Configuring Basic SNMP Functions part in SNMP Configuration Operation Manual.
Configuring RMON
Table 254 Configure RMON

Operation Enter system view Add an event entry Command system-view rmon event event-entry [ description string ] { log | trap trap-community | log-trap log-trapcommunity | none } [ owner text ] rmon alarm entry-number alarm-variable sampling-time { delta | absolute } rising-threshold threshold-value1 event-entry1 falling-threshold threshold-value2 event-entry2 [ owner text ] Description Optional
Add an alarm entry
Optional Before adding an alarm entry, you need to use the rmon event command to define the event referenced by the alarm entry.
Add an extended alarm rmon prialarm entry-number entry prialarm-formula prialarm-des sampling-timer { delta | absolute | changeratio } rising_threshold threshold-value1 event-entry1 falling_threshold threshold-value2 event-entry2 entrytype { forever | cycle cycle-period } [ owner text ] Enter Ethernet port view Add a history control entry Add a statistics entry interface gigabitethernet interface-number rmon history entry-number buckets number interval sampling-interval [ owner text ] rmon statistics entry-number [ owner text ]
Optional Before adding an extended alarm entry, you need to use the rmon event command to define the event referenced by the extended alarm entry.
Optional
Optional
The rmon alarm and rmon prialarm commands take effect on existing nodes only. For each port, only one RMON statistics entry can be created. That is, if an RMON statistics entry is already created for a given port, creation of another entry with a different index for the same port will not succeed.
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Displaying and Debugging RMON
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to display the RMON running status, and verify the effect of the configuration.
Table 255 Display and debug RMON
Operation Display RMON statistics Display RMON history information Display RMON alarm information Display extended RMON alarm information Display RMON events Display RMON event logs Command display rmon statistics [ interface-type interface-number | unit unit-number ] display rmon history [ interface-type interface-number | unit unit-number ] display rmon alarm [ entry-number ] display rmon prialarm [ prialarm-entry-number ] display rmon event [ event-entry ] display rmon eventlog [ event-entry ]
RMON Configuration Example
Ensure that the SNMP agents are correctly configured before performing RMON configuration. The switch to be tested has a configuration terminal connected to its console port and is connected to a remote NMS through Internet. Create an entry in the Ethernet statistics table to make statistics on the Ethernet port performance for network management.
Network diagram
Figure 88 Network diagram for RMON configuration
Internet
Netw ork Port Console Port Sw itch
Configuration procedures 1 Configure RMON.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 [4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] rmon statistics 1 owner user1-rmon
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2 Display RMON configuration.

[4200G-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] display rmon statistics GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Statistics entry 1 owned by user1-rmon is VALID. Interface : GagabitEthernet1/0/1<ifIndex.4227817> etherStatsOctets : 0 , etherStatsPkts etherStatsBroadcastPkts : 0 , etherStatsMulticastPkts etherStatsUndersizePkts : 0 , etherStatsOversizePkts etherStatsFragments : 0 , etherStatsJabbers etherStatsCRCAlignErrors : 0 , etherStatsCollisions etherStatsDropEvents (insufficient resources): 0 Packets received according to length: 64 : 0 , 65-127 : 0 , 128-255 : 0 256-511: 0 , 512-1023: 0 , 1024-1518: 0
: : : : :
0 0 0 0 0
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Introduction to NTP
NTP CONFIGURATION
Network time protocol (NTP) is a time synchronization protocol defined by RFC1305. It is used for time synchronization among a set of distributed time servers and clients. NTP is based on user datagram protocol (UDP). NTP is intended for time synchronization of all devices that have clocks in a network, so that the clocks of all devices can keep consistent. This enables the applications that require unified time. A network running NTP not only can be synchronized by other clock sources, but also can serve as a clock source to synchronize other clocks. Besides, it can negotiate with other network devices by exchanging NTP packet to reach the time for them to synchronize to.
Applications of NTP
NTP is mainly applied to synchronizing the clocks of all the network devices in a network. For example:
In network management, the analysis of the log information and debugging information collected from different devices is meaningful and valid only when network devices that generate the information adopts the same time. The accounting system requires that the clocks of all the network devices be consistent. Some functions, such as restarting all the network devices in a network simultaneously require that they adopt the same time. When multiple systems cooperate to handle a rather complex event, to ensure a correct execution order, they must adopt the same time. To perform incremental backup operations between a backup server and a host, you must make sure they adopt the same time.
As setting the system time manually in a network with many devices leads to a lot of workload and cannot ensure the accuracy, it is unfeasible for an administrator to perform the operation. However, an administrator can synchronize the devices in a network with required accuracy by performing NTP configuration. NTP benefits from the following advantages:
Defining the accuracy of clocks by strata to synchronize the time of all the devices in a network quickly Supporting access control and MD5 authentication Sending protocol packets in unicast, multicast or broadcast mode
The accuracy of a clock is determined by its stratum, which ranges from 1 to 16. The stratum of the reference clock ranges from 1 to 15. The accuracy descends with the increasing of stratum number. The clocks with the stratum of 16 are in unsynchronized state and cannot serve as reference clocks. The local clock of an S4200G series switch cannot operate as a reference clock. And an S4200G series switch can serve as a time server only when it is synchronized.
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Working Principle of NTP
The working principle of NTP is shown in Figure 89. In Figure 89, The Ethernet switch A (LS_A) is connected to the Ethernet switch B (LS_B) through their Ethernet ports. Both of them have system clocks of their own, and they need to synchronize the clocks of each other through NTP. For ease of understanding, suppose that:
Before the system clocks of LS_A and LS_B are synchronized, the clock of LS_A is set to 10:00:00am, and the clock of LS_B is set to 11:00:00am. LS_B serves as the NTP time server, that is, the clock of LS_A will be synchronized to that of LS_B. It takes one second for a packet sent by one switch to reach the other.
Figure 89 Working principle of NTP
NTP Packet 10:00:00 amam NTP Packet10:00:00am 10:00:00
Netw ork Netw ork 1. LS_A LS_B LS_B
NTP Packet 10:00:00 am 11:00:01 am am NTP Packet10:00:00am 11:00:01am Packet10:00:00 am 11:00:01
Netw ork Netw ork 2. LS_A LS_B LS_B
NTP Packet 10:00:00 am 11:00:01 am 11:00:02 am am NTP Packet 10:00:00am 11:00:01am 11:00:02am 10:00:00 am 11:00:01 am 11:00:02
3.
Netw ork Netw ork LS_A NTP Packet received at 10:00:03 am LS_B LS_B
4. LS_A
Netw ork Netw ork LS_B LS_B
The procedures of synchronizing system clocks are as follows:
LS_A sends an NTP packet to LS_B, with the timestamp identifying the time when it is sent (that is, 10:00:00am, noted as T1) carried. When the packet arrives at LS_B, LS_B inserts its own timestamp, which identifies 11:00:01am (noted as T2) into the packet. Before this NTP packet leaves LS_B, LS_B inserts its own timestamp once again, which identifies 11:00:02am (noted as T3). When receiving the response packet, LS_A inserts a new timestamp, which identifies 10:00:03am (noted as T4), into it.
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At this time, LS_A has enough information to calculate the following two parameters:
The delay for an NTP packet to make a round trip between LS_A and LS_B: delay = (T4 -T1)-(T3 -T2). The time offset of LS_A with regard to LS_B: offset = ((T2 -T1) + (T3 -T4))/2.
LS_A can then set its own clock according to the above information to synchronize its clock to that of LS_B. For the detailed information, refer to RFC1305. NTP Implementation Mode To accommodate networks of different structures and switches in different network positions, NTP can operate in multiple modes, as described in the following. Client/Server mode
Figure 90 NTP implementation mode: client/Sever mode
Client Netw ork Clock synchronization request packet Filter and select clocks and synchronize its ow n clock to that of the selected server Response packet Server
Work as a server automatically and send response packets
Peer mode
Figure 91 NTP implementation mode: peer mode
Active peer Netw ork In peer mode, both sides are synchronized to the clock with smaller stratum Clock synchronization request packet Response packet Synchronize Passive peer
Operates in the passive peer mode automatically
In peer mode, the active peer sends clock synchronization packets first, and its peer works as a passive peer automatically. If both of the peers have reference clocks, the one with smaller stratum is adopted.
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Broadcast mode
Figure 92 NTP implementation mode: broadcast mode
Server Netw ork Broadcast clock synchronization Initiate a client/server mode request after receiving the packets periodically first broadcast packet Client/Server mode request Obtain the delay betw een the client and the server and work as Response packet a client in broadcast mode Broadcast clock synchronization packets periodically Receive broadcast packets and synchronize its local clock Client
Work as a server automatically and send response packets
Multicast mode
Figure 93 NTP implementation mode: multicast mode
Server Netw ork Multicast clock synchronization packets periodically Work as a server automatically and send response packets Client/Server model request Response packet Multicast clock synchronization packets periodically Initiate a client/server mode request after receiving the first multicast packet Obtain the delay betw een the client and the server and w ork as a client in multicast mode Receive multicast packets and synchronize its local clock Client
Table 256 describes how the above mentioned NTP modes are implemented on an S4200G series switch.
Table 256 NTP implementation modes on an S4200G series switch
NTP implementation mode Client/Server mode Configuration on S4200G switches Configure the S4200G switch to operate in the NTP server mode. In this case, the remote server operates as the local time server, and the S4200G switch operates as the client. Configure the S4200G switch to operate in NTP peer mode. In this case, the remote server operates as the peer of the S4200G switch, and the S4200G switch operates as the active peer.
Peer mode
Broadcast mode
Configure the S4200G switch to operate in NTP broadcast server mode. In this case, the S4200G switch broadcast NTP packets through the VLAN interface configured on it. Configure the S4200G switch to operate in NTP broadcast client mode. In this case, the S4200G receives broadcast NTP packets through the VLAN interface configured on it.
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NTP implementation mode Multicast mode Configuration on S4200G switches
Configure the S4200G to operate in NTP multicast server mode. In this case, the S4200G switch sends multicast NTP packets through the VLAN interface configure on it. Configure the S4200G switch to operate in NTP multicast client mode. In this case, the S4200G switch receives multicast NTP packets through the VLAN interface configure on it.
CAUTION: An S4200G series switch can operate in NTP peer mode, NTP broadcast server mode or NTP multicast server mode only after it is synchronized.
NTP Implementation Mode Configuration
A switch can operate in the following NTP modes:

NTP server mode NTP peer mode NTP broadcast server mode NTP broadcast client mode NTP multicast server mode NTP multicast client mode
Prerequisites
When an S4200G switch operates in NTP server mode or NTP peer mode, you need to perform configuration on the client or the active peer only. When an S4200G switch operates in NTP broadcast mode or NTP multicast mode, you need to perform configurations on both the server side and the client side.
Configuring NTP Implementation Modes
Table 257 Configure NTP implementation modes

Operation Enter system view Configure the maximum number of dynamic NTP sessions Command system-view ntp-service max-dynamic-sessions Description Optional By default, the maximum number of dynamic NTP sessions is 100. Optional By default, the authentication is not performed, the number argument is set to 3, and a NTP server is not preferred.
Configure to operate in ntp-service unicast-server NTP server mode remote-ip [ authentication-keyid key-id | priority | source-interface Vlan-interface vlan-interface-number | version number ]* Configure to operate in ntp-service unicast-peer NTP peer mode remote-ip [ authentication-keyid key-id | priority | source-interface Vlan-interface vlan-interface-number | version number ]* Enter VLAN interface view interface vlan-interface vlan-id
Optional By default, the authentication is not performed, the number argument is set to 3, and a peer is not preferred.
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Operation Command Description Optional
Configure to operate in ntp-service broadcast-client NTP broadcast client mode Configure to operate in ntp-service broadcast-server [ NTP broadcast server authentication-keyid key-id | mode version number ]* Configure to operate in ntp-service multicast-client [ NTP multicast client ip-address ] mode Configure to operate in ntp-service multicast-server [ NTP multicast server ip-address ] [ mode authentication-keyid keyid | ttl ttl-number | version number ]* Display the status information of NTP service display ntp-service status
Optional By default, the number argument is set to 3. Optional By default, the multicast IP address is 224.0.1.1. Optional By default, the multicast IP address is 224.0.1.1 and the ttl-number argument is set to 16. These commands can be executed in any view.
Display the session display ntp-service sessions [ information maintained verbose ] by the NTP service
NTP server mode When an S4200G series switch operates in NTP server mode,
The remote server identified by the remote-ip argument operates as the NTP time server. The S4200G series switch operates as the client, whose clock is synchronized to the NTP server. (In this case, the clock of the NTP server is not synchronized to the local client.) When the remote-ip argument is an IP address of a host, it cannot be a broadcast or a multicast address, neither can it be the IP address of a reference clock.
NTP peer mode When an S4200G series switch operates in NTP peer mode,
The remote server identified by the remote-ip argument operates as the peer of the S4200G series switch, and the S4200G series switch operates as the active peer. The clock of the S4200G series switch can be synchronized to the remote server or be used to synchronize the clock of the remote server. When the remote-ip argument is an IP address of a host, it cannot be a broadcast or a multicast address, neither can it be the IP address of a reference clock.
NTP broadcast server mode When an S4200G series switch operates in NTP broadcast server mode, it broadcasts a clock synchronization packet periodically. The devices which are configured to be in the NTP broadcast client mode will response this packet and start the clock synchronization procedure. NTP multicast server mode When an S4200G series switch operates in NTP multicast server mode, it multicasts a clock synchronization packet periodically. The devices which are configured to be in the NTP multicast client mode will response this packet and start the clock synchronization procedure. In this mode, the switch can accommodate up to 1024 multicast clients.
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The total number of the servers and peers configured for a switch can be up to 128. After the configuration, the S4200G series switch does not establish connections with the peer if it operates in NTP server mode. Whereas if it operates in any of the other modes, it establishes connections with the peer. If an S4200G series switch operates as a passive peer in peer mode, NTP broadcast client mode, or NTP multicast client mode, the connections it establishes with the peers are dynamic. If it operates in other modes, the connections it establishes with the peers are static.
Access Control Permission Configuration
Access control permission to NTP server is a security measure that is of the minimum extent. Authentication is more reliable comparing to it. An access request made to an NTP server is matched from the highest permission to the lowest, that is, in the order of peer, server, synchronization, and query.
Table 258 Configure the access control permission to the local NTP server
Operation Enter system view Configure the access control permission to the local NTP server Command system-view ntp-service access { peer | server | synchronization | query } acl-number Description Optional By default, the access control permission to the local NTP server is peer.
NTP Authentication Configuration
For the networks with higher security requirements, you can specify to perform authentications when enabling NTP. With the authentications performed on both the client side and the server side, the client is synchronized only to the server that passes the authentication. This improves network security. NTP authentication configuration involves:

Prerequisites
Configuring NTP authentication on the client Configuring NTP authentication on the server
Note the following when performing NTP authentication configuration:
If the NTP authentication is not enabled on a client, the client can be synchronized to a server regardless of the NTP authentication configuration performed on the server (assuming that the related configurations are performed). You need to couple the NTP authentication with a trusted key. The configurations performed on the server and the client must be the same. A client with NTP authentication enabled is only synchronized to a server that can provide a trusted key.
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Configuring NTP authentication on the client

Table 259 Configure NTP authentication on the client
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, the NTP authentication is disabled. Required By default, the NTP authentication key is not configured. Required By default, no trusted authentication key is configured.
Enable NTP ntp-service authentication enable authentication globally Configure the NTP authentication key ntp-service authentication-keyid key-id authentication-model md5 value
Configure the specified ntp-service reliable key to be a trusted key authentication-keyid key-id Associate the specified NTP server mode: key with the ntp-service unicast-server corresponding NTP remote-ip authentication-keyid server key-id Peer mode: ntp-service unicast-peer remote-ip authentication-keyid key-id
In NTP server mode and NTP peer mode, you need to associate the specified key with the corresponding NTP server on the client. You can associate the NTP server with the authentication key while configuring the switch to operate in a specific NTP mode. You can also associate them using this command after configuring the NTP mode where the switch is to operate in.
NTP authentication requires that the authentication keys configured for the server and the client are the same. Besides, the authentication keys must be trusted keys. Otherwise, the client cannot be synchronized with the server. In NTP server mode and NTP peer mode, you need to associate the specified key with the corresponding NTP server/active peer on the client/passive peer. In these two modes, multiple servers/active peers may be configured for a client/passive peer, and a client/passive choose the server/active peer to synchronize to by the authentication key.
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Configuring NTP authentication on the server

Table 260 Configure NTP authentication on the server
Operation Enter system view Enable NTP authentication Configure NTP authentication key Command system-view ntp-service authentication enable ntp-service authentication-keyid key-id authentication-model md5 value Description Required By default, NTP authentication. Required By default, NTP authentication key is not configured. Required By default, an authentication key is not a trusted key.
Configure the specified ntp-service reliable key to be a trusted key authentication-keyid key-id Enter VLAN interface view Associate a specified key with the corresponding NTP server interface vlan-interface vlan-id Broadcast server mode: ntp-service broadcast-server authentication-keyid key-id Multicast server mode: ntp-service multicast-server authentication-keyid key-id
In NTP broadcast server mode and NTP multicast server mode, you need to associate the specified key with the corresponding NTP server on the server. You can associate an NTP server with an authentication key while configuring a switch to operate in a specific NTP mode. You can also associate them using this command after configuring the NTP mode where a switch is to operate.
The procedures for configuring NTP authentication on the server are the same as that on the client. Besides, the client and the server must be configured with the same authentication key.
Configuration of Optional NTP Parameters
Optional NTP parameters are:

The local VLAN interface that sends NTP packets The number of the dynamic sessions that can be established locally Disabling the VLAN interface configured on a switch from receiving NTP packets
Command system-view ntp-service source-interface vlan-interface Description Optional
Table 261 Configure optional NTP parameters

Operation Enter system view Configure the local interface that sends NTP packets
Configure the number ntp-service of the sessions that can max-dynamic-sessions number be established locally Enter VLAN interface view interface vlan-interface vlan-id
Optional By default, up to 100 dynamic sessions can be established locally.
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Operation Disable the interface from receiving NTP packets Command ntp-service in-interface disable Description Optional By default, a VLAN interface receives NTP packets. This command can be executed in any view.
Display the session display ntp-service sessions [ information maintained verbose ] by the NTP services
CAUTION:
The source IP address in an NTP packet is the address of the sending interface specified by the ntp-service unicast-server command or the ntp-service unicast-peer command if you provide the address of the sending interface in these two commands. Dynamic connections can only be established when a switch operates in passive peer mode, NTP broadcast client mode, or NTP multicast client mode. In other modes, the connections established are static.
Displaying and Debugging NTP
After the above configuration, you can execute the display command in any view to display the running status of the NTP configuration, and verify the effect of the configuration.
Table 262 Display and debug NTP
Operation Display the status of NTP service Display the information about the sessions maintained by NTP Command display ntp-service status display ntp-service sessions [ verbose ]
Display the brief information about the NTP display ntp-service trace time servers of the reference clock sources that the local device traces to
NTP Server Mode Configuration Network requirements Configure the local clock of S4200G 1 to be NTP master clock, with the stratum being 2. S4200G1 is a switch that allows the local clock to be the master clock. A S4200G 1 series switch operates in client mode, with S4200G2 as the time server. S4200G 2 operates in server mode automatically. The 1, 2, 3, etc. destinations in the switch names are for explanation purposes only and are not part of the command structure.
Network diagram
Figure 94 Network diagram for the NTP server mode configuration
Configuration procedures The following configurations are for the S4200G 1 switch. 1 Display the NTP status of the S4200G 1 switch before synchronization.
<S4200G> display ntp-service status clock status: unsynchronized clock stratum: 16 reference clock ID: none nominal frequence: 99.8562 Hz actual frequence: 99.8562 Hz clock precision: 2^7 clock offset: 0.0000 ms root delay: 0.00 ms root dispersion: 0.00 ms peer dispersion: 0.00 ms reference time: 00:00:00.000 UTC Jan 1 1900 (00000000.00000000)
2 Configure S4200G 2 to be the time server.

S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [S4200G] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11
3 After the above configuration, the S4200G 1 switch is synchronized to S4200G 2. Display the NTP status of the S4200G 1 series switch.
[S4200G] display ntp-service status clock status: synchronized clock stratum: 3 reference clock ID: 1.0.1.11 nominal frequence: 250.0000 Hz actual frequence: 249.9992 Hz clock precision: 2^19 clock offset: 0.66 ms root delay: 27.47 ms root dispersion: 208.39 ms peer dispersion: 9.63 ms reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Thu Sep 6 2001 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C)
The above output information indicates that the S4200G 1 series switch is synchronized to S4200G 2, and the stratum of its clock is 3, one stratum higher than S4200G 2. 4 Display the information about the NTP sessions of the S4200G 2 series switch. You can see that the S4200G 1 series switch establishes a connection with S4200G 2.
[S4200G]dis ntp-service sessions
source reference stra reach poll now offset delay disper
**************************************************** [ 5]1.0.1.11 0.0.0.0 2 1 64 1 0.0
350.1
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NTP Peer Mode Configuration
Network requirements S4200G 2 sets the local clock to be the NTP master clock, with the clock stratum being 2. Configure an S4200G 1 series switch to operate as a client, with S4200G 2 as the time server. S4200G 2 will then operate in the server mode automatically. Meanwhile, S4200G 3 sets the S4200G 1 series switch to be its peer. This example assumes that:

S4200G 2 is a switch that allows its local clock to be the master clock. S4200G 3 is a switch that allows its local clock to be the master clock and the stratum of its clock is 1.
Network diagram
Figure 95 Network diagram for NTP peer mode configuration
Configuration procedures 1 Configure the S4200G 1 series switch. a Set S4200G 2 to be the time server.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [S4200G] ntp-service unicast-server 3.0.1.31
2 Configure S4200G 3 (after the S4200G 1 series switch is synchronized to S4200G 2). a Enter system view.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [S4200G]
b After the local synchronization, set the S4200G 1 series switch to be its peer.
[S4200G3] ntp-service unicast-peer 3.0.1.32
The S4200G 1 series switch and S4200G 3 are configured to be peers with regard to each other. S4200G 3 operates in active peer mode, while the S4200G 1 series switch operates in passive peer mode. Because the stratum of the local clock of S4200G 3 is 1, and that of the S4200G 1 switch is 3, the S4200G 1 series switch is synchronized to S4200G 3.
Display the status of the S4200G switch after the synchronization.

[S4200G] display ntp-service status Clock status: synchronized Clock stratum: 2 Reference clock ID: 3.0.1.32 Nominal frequency: 250.0000 Hz Actual frequency: 249.9992 Hz Clock precision: 2^19 clock offset: 0.66 ms Root delay: 27.47 ms Root dispersion: 208.39 ms Peer dispersion: 9.63 ms Reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Thu Sep 6 2001 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C)
The output information indicates that the S4200G 1 series switch is synchronized to S4200G 3 and the stratum of its local clock is 2, one stratum higher than S4200G 3. c Display the information about the NTP sessions of the S4200G 1 series switch and you can see that a connection is established between the S4200G 1 series switch and S4200G 3.
[S4200G] display ntp-service sessions source reference stra reach poll now offset delay disper **************************************************** [ 2]3.0.1.32 0.0.0.0 1 1 64 1 350.1 15.1 0.0 note: 1 source(master),2 source(peer),3 selected,4 candidate,5 configured
NTP Broadcast Mode Configuration
Network requirements S4200G3 sets its local clock to be an NTP master clock, with the stratum being 2. NTP packets are broadcast through VLAN interface 2. Configure S4200 to listen broadcast packets through their VLAN interface 2. This example assumes that S4200G3 is a switch that supports the local clock being the master clock. Network diagram
Figure 96 Network diagram for the NTP broadcast mode configuration
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Configuration procedures 1 Configure S4200G 3. a Enter system view.

b Enter VLAN interface 2 view.

[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2 [S4200G-Vlan-interface2]
c Configure S4200G 3 to be the broadcast server and send broadcast packets through VLAN interface 2.
[S4200G-Vlan-interface2] ntp-service broadcast-server
2 Configure S4200G 1. a Enter system view.


[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2 [S4200G-Vlan-interface2]
c Configure S4200G 1 to be a broadcast client.

[S3100S4200G-Vlan-interface2] ntp-service broadcast-client
3 Configure S4200G 2 a Enter system view.


[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2 [S4200G-Vlan-Interface2]
c Configure S4200G 2 to be a broadcast client.

[S4200G-Vlan-interface2] ntp-service broadcast-client
The above configuration configures S4200G 1 to listen to broadcast packets through their VLAN interface 2, and S4200G 3 to send broadcast packets through VLAN interface 2. Because S4200G 2 does reside in the same network segment as S4200G 3 resides, the former cannot receive broadcast packets sent by S4200G 3, while S4200G 1 is synchronized to S4200G 3 after receiving broadcast packets sent by S4200G 3. Display the status of S4200G 1 after the synchronization.
[S4200G] display ntp-service status Clock status: synchronized Clock stratum: 3 Reference clock ID: 3.0.1.31 Nominal frequency: 250.0000 Hz Actual frequency: 249.9992 Hz Clock precision: 2^19 Clock offset: 198.7425 ms
Configuration Example 305 Root delay: 27.47 ms Root dispersion: 208.39 ms Peer dispersion: 9.63 ms Reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Thu Sep 6 2001 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C)
The output information indicates that S4200G 1 is synchronized to S4200G 3, with the clock stratum of 3, one stratum higher than S4200G 3. d Display the information about the NTP sessions of S4200G and you can see that a connection is established between S4200G and S4200G3.
[S4200G] display ntp-service sessions source refid st now poll reach delay offset dis ******************************************************************** [1]3.0.1.31 0.0.0.0 2 1 64 377 26.1 199.53 9.7 note: 1 source(master),2 source(peer),3 selected,4 candidate,5 configured
NTP Multicast Mode Configuration
Network requirements S4200G3 sets the local clock to be NTP master clock, with the clock stratum of 2. It advertises multicast packets through VLAN interface 2. Configure S4200G 1 to listen multicast packets through their VLAN interface 2. This example assumes that S4200G 3 is a switch that supports the local clock being the master clock. Network diagram
Figure 97 Network diagram for NTP multicast mode configuration
Configuration procedures 1 Configure S4200G 3. a Enter system view.


[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2
c Configure S4200G 3 to be a multicast server.

[S4200G-Vlan-Interface2] ntp-service multicast-server
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2 Configure S4200G 1. a Enter system view.


[[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2
c Configure S4200G 4 to be a multicast client.

[S4200G-Vlan-interface2] ntp-service multicast-client
3 Configure S4200G.2 a Enter system view.


[[S4200G] interface vlan-interface 2
c Configure S4200G 1 to be a multicast client.

[S4200G-Vlan-interface2] ntp-service multicast-client
The above configuration configures S4200G 1 to listen multicast packets through their VLAN interface 2, and S4200G 3 to advertise multicast packets through VLAN interface 2. Because S4200G 2 does not resides in the same network segment as S4200G 3 does, the former cannot receive multicast packets sent by S4200G 3, while S4200G 1 is synchronized to S4200G 3 after receiving multicast packets sent by S4200G 3. Display the status of S4200G 1 after the synchronization.
[S4200G] display ntp-service status Clock status: synchronized Clock stratum: 3 Reference clock ID: 3.0.1.31 Nominal frequency: 250.0000 Hz Actual frequency: 249.9992 Hz Clock precision: 2^19 Clock offset: 198.7425 ms Root delay: 27.47 ms Root dispersion: 208.39 ms Peer dispersion: 9.63 ms Reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Thu Sep 6 2001 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C)
The output information indicates that S4200G 1 is synchronized to S4200G 3, with the clock stratum being 3, one stratum higher than S4200G 3. d Display the information about the NTP sessions S4200G 1 and you can see that a connection is established between S4200G 1 and S4200G 3.
[S4200G] display ntp-service sessions source refid st now poll reach delay offset dis ******************************************************************** [1]3.0.1.31 0.0.0.0 2 1 64 377 26.1 199.53 9.7 note: 1 source(master),2 source(peer),3 selected,4 candidate,5 configured
NTP Server Mode with Authentication Configuration
Network requirements The local clock of S4200G1 operates as the master NTP clock, with the clock stratum set to 2. A S4200G 2 series switch operates in client mode with S4200G 1 as the time server. S4200G 1 operates in the server mode automatically. Meanwhile, NTP authentication is enabled on both sides. This example assumes that S4200G 1 is a switch that supports the local clock being the master NTP clock. Network diagram
Figure 98 Network diagram for NTP server mode with authentication configuration
Configuration procedures 1 Configure the S4200G 2 series switch. a Enter system view.
<S4200G > system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [S4200G]
b Configure S4200G 1 to be the time server.

[S4200G] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11
c Enable NTP authentication.

[S4200G] ntp-service authentication enable
d Set the authentication key.

[S4200G] ntp-service authentication-keyid 42 authentication-mode md5 aNiceKey
e Specify the key to be a trusted key.

[S4200G] ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid 42 [[S4200G] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11 authentication-keyid 42
The above configuration synchronizes S4200G 2 to S4200G 1. As NTP authentication is not enabled on S4200G 1, S4200G 2 will fail to be synchronized to S4200G 1. To synchronize the S4200G 2 series switch, the following configuration is needed for S4200G 1. f Enable authentication on S4200G 1.
[S4200G] ntp-service authentication enable
g Set the authentication key.

[S4200G] ntp-service authentication-keyid 42 authentication-model md5 aNiceKey
h Specify the key to be a trusted key.

[S4200G] ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid 42
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After the above configuration, the S4200G 2 series switch can be synchronized to S4200G 1. You can display the status of S4200G 2 after the synchronization.
[S4200G] display ntp-service status clock status: synchronized clock stratum: 3 reference clock ID: 1.0.1.11 nominal frequence: 250.0000 Hz actual frequence: 249.9992 Hz clock precision: 2^19 clock offset: 0.66 ms root delay: 27.47 ms root dispersion: 208.39 ms peer dispersion: 9.63 ms reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Thu Sep 6 2001 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C)
The output information indicates that S4200G 2 is synchronized to S4200G 1, with the clock stratum being 3, one stratum higher than S4200G 1.
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SSH Terminal Services
Introduction to SSH
SSH TERMINAL SERVICES
Secure Shell (SSH) can provide information security and powerful authentication to prevent such assaults as IP address spoofing, plain-text password interception when users log on to the Switch remotely using an insecure network environment. A Switch can connect to multiple SSH clients. SSH2.0 and SSH1.x are currently available. SSH client functions to enable SSH connections between users and the Switch or UNIX host that support SSH server. Figure 99and Figure 100 shows respectively SSH connection establishment for client and server.
SSH connections through LAN
Figure 99 Establish SSH channels through LAN
Switch SSH-Server Workstation 100BASE-TX Ethernet
Laptop Server PC SSH-Client
SSH connections through WAN
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Figure 100 Establish SSH channels through WAN

Workstation Local Switch Local Ethernet
Laptop Server PC SSH-Client WAN
Workstation
Remote Switch SSH-Server
Remote Ethernet
Laptop PC Server
The communication process between the server and client includes these five stages: 1 Version negotiation stage. These operations are completed at this stage:

The client sends TCP connection requirement to the server. When TCP connection is established, both ends begin to negotiate the SSH version. If they can work together in harmony, they enter the key algorithm negotiation stage. Otherwise the server clears the TCP connection. The server sends the public key in a randomly generated RSA key pair to the client. The client figures out session key based on the public key from the server and the random number generated locally. The client encrypts the random number with the public key from the server and sends the result back to the server. The server then decrypts the received data with the server private key to get the client random number. The server then uses the same algorithm to work out the session key based on server public key and the returned random number.
2 Key algorithm negotiation stage. These operations are completed at this stage:

Then both ends get the same session key without data transfer over the network, while the key is used at both ends for encryption and decryption. 3 Authentication method negotiation stage. These operations are completed at this stage:

The client sends its username information to the server. The server authenticates the username information from the client. If the user is configured as no authentication on the server, authentication stage is skipped and session request stage starts directly. The client authenticates information from the user at the server till the authentication succeeds or the connection is turned off due to authentication timeout.
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SSH supports two authentication types: password authentication and RSA authentication. (1) Password authentication works as follows:

The client sends its username and password to the server. The server compares the username and password received with those configured locally. The user is allowed to log on to the Switch if the usernames and passwords match exactly. Configure the RSA public key of the client user at the server. The client sends the member modules of its RSA public key to the server. The server checks the validity of the member module. If it is valid, the server generates a random number, which is sent to the client after being encrypted with RSA public key of the client. Both ends calculate authentication data based on the random number and session ID. The client sends the authentication data calculated back to the server. The server compares it with its authentication data obtained locally. If they match exactly, the user is allowed to access the switch.
(2) RSA authentication works as follows:

4 Session request stage. The client sends session request messages to the server which processes the request messages. 5 Interactive session stage. Both ends exchange data till the session ends. SSH Server Configuration Table 263 describes SSH server configuration tasks.
Table 263 Configure SSH2.0 server
Serial No 1 2 Operation Configure supported protocols Command protocol inbound Remarks Refer to Configuring supported protocols Refer to Generating or destroying RSA key pairs Refer to Configuring authentication type Refer to Configuring server SSH attributes
Generate a local RSA key pair rsa local-key-pair create Destroy the local RSA key pair rsa local-key-pair destroy
3 4
Configure authentication mode for SSH users Set SSH authentication timeout time Set SSH authentication retry times
ssh user username authentication-type ssh server timeout ssh server authentication-retries ssh user username assign rsa-key keyname
Allocate public keys for SSH users
Refer to Configuring client public keys
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Configuring supported protocols

Table 264 Configure supported protocols
Operation Enter system view Enter one or multiple user interface views Command system-view Remarks -
user-interface [ type-keyword ] Required number [ ending-number ] Optional By default, the system supports both Telnet and SSH.
Configure the protocols supported protocol inbound { all |ssh | in the user interface view(s) telnet }
CAUTION: When SSH protocol is specified, to ensure a successful login, you must configure the AAA authentication using the authentication-mode scheme command. The protocol inbound ssh configuration fails if you configured authentication-mode password or authentication-mode none. When you configure SSH protocol successfully for the user interface, then you cannot configure authentication-mode password or authentication-mode none any more. Generating or destroying RSA key pairs The name of the server RSA key pair is in the format of switch name plus _host, S4200G_host for example. After you use the command, the system prompts you to define the key length.

In SSH1.x, the key length is in the range of 512 to 2,048 (bits). In SSH2.0, the key length is in the range of 1024 to 2048 (bits). To make SSH 1.x compatible, 512- to 2,048-bit keys are allowed on clients, but the length of server keys must be more than 1,024 bits. Otherwise, clients cannot be authenticated.
Command system-view rsa local-key-pair create rsa local-key-pair destroy Remarks Required Optional
Table 265 Generate or destroy RSA key pairs

Operation Enter system view Generate a local RSA key pair Destroy a local RSA key pair
CAUTION:

For a successful SSH login, you must generate a local RSA key pair first. You just need to execute the command once, with no further action required even after the system is rebooted. If you use this command to generate an RSA key provided an old one exits, the system will prompt you to replace the previous one or not.
Configuring authentication type New users must specify authentication type. Otherwise, they cannot access the switch.
Table 266 Configure authentication type
Operation Enter system view Configure authentication type for SSH users Command system-view ssh user username authentication-type { password | password-publickey | rsa| all } Remarks Required
CAUTION:
If RSA authentication type is defined, then the RSA public key of the client user must be configured on the switch. By default, no authentication type is specified for a new user, so they cannot access the switch. For the password-publickey authentication type: SSHv1 client users can access the switch as long as they pass one of the two authentications. SSHv2 client users can access the switch only when they pass both the authentications.
Configuring server SSH attributes Configuring server SSH authentication timeout time and retry times can effectively assure security of SSH connections and avoid illegal actions.
Table 267 Configure server SSH attributes
Operation Enter system view Set SSH authentication timeout time Set SSH authentication retry times Command system-view ssh server timeout seconds Remarks Optional The timeout time defaults to 60 seconds. ssh server authentication-retries times Optional The retry times defaults to 3.
Configuring client public keys You can configure RSA public keys for client users on the switch and specify RSA private keys, which correspond to the public keys, on the client. Then client keys are generated randomly by the SSH2.0 client software. This operation is not required for password authentication type.
Table 268 Configure client public keys
Operation Enter system view Enter public key view Enter public key edit view Command system-view rsa peer-public-key key-name public-key-code begin Remarks Required You can key in a blank space between characters, since the system can remove the blank space automatically. But the public key should be composed of hexadecimal characters. The system saves public key data when exiting from public key edit view
Return to public key view from public key edit view
public-key-code end
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Operation Return to system view from public key view Command peer-public-key end Required Keyname is the name of an existing public key. If the user already has a public key, the new public key overrides the old one. Remarks
Allocate public keys to SSH users ssh user username assign rsa-key keyname
SSH Client Configuration
Table 269 describes SSH configuration tasks.

Table 269 Configure SSH client
Operation Enter system view Enable the connection between SSH client and server Command system-view ssh2 host-ipaddr [ port ] [ prefer_kex { dh_group1 | dh_exchange_group } ] [ prefer_ctos_cipher { des | aes128 } ] [ prefer_stoc_cipher { des | aes128 } ] [ prefer_ctos_hmac { sha1 | sha1_96 | md5 | md5_96 } ] [ prefer_stoc_hmac { sha1 | sha1_96 | md5 | md5_96 } ] Required You can use this command to enable the connection between SSH client and server, define key exchange algorithm preference, encryption algorithm preference and HMAC algorithm preference between the server and client. Required You can specify on the client the public key for the server to be connected to guarantee the client can be connected to a reliable server. Optional By default, the client runs the initial authentication. Remarks
Allocate a public key to ssh client server-ip assign rsa-key the server keyname
Configure the client to ssh client first-time enable run the initial authentication
In the initial authentication, if the SSH client does not have the public key for the server which it accesses for the first time, the client continues to access the server and save locally the public key of the server. Then at the next access, the client can authenticate the server using the public key saved locally. Displaying SSH Configuration Use the display commands in any view to view the running of SSH and further to check the configuration result.
Table 270 Display SSH configuration
Operation Display host and server public keys Display client RSA public key Display SSH status and session information Display SSH user information Command display rsa local-key-pair public display rsa peer-public-key [ brief | name keyname ] display ssh server { status | session } display ssh user-information [ username ]
SSH Server Configuration Example
Network requirements As shown in Figure 101, configure a local connection from the SSH client to the switch. The PC runs the SSH2.0-supported client software. Network diagram
Figure 101 Network diagram for SSH server configuration
S ic wh t P C S H le t SCn i S H ev r S Sr e
Configuration procedure 1 Generate a local RSA key pair.

<S4200G>system-view [4200G] rsa local-key-pair create
If the local RSA key pair has been generated in previous operations, skip this step. 2 Set authentication type. Settings for the two authentication types are described respectively in the following:

Password authentication Set AAA authentication on the user interfaces.
Set the user interfaces to support SSH.

[4200G-ui-vty0-4] protocol inbound ssh
Configure the login protocol for the clinet001 user as SSH and authentication type as password.
[4200G] local-user client001 [4200G-luser-client001] password simple abc [4200G-luser-client001] service-type ssh [4200G-luser-client001] quit [4200G] ssh user client001 authentication-type password
Select the default SSH authentication timeout time and authentication retry times. After these settings, run the SSH2.0-supported client software on other hosts connected to the switch. Log in to the switch using user name client001 and password abc.

RSA public key authentication Set AAA authentication on the user interfaces.
Set the user interfaces to support SSH.

[4200G-ui-vty0-4] protocol inbound ssh
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Configure the login protocol for the client002 user as SSH and authentication type as RSA public key.
[4200G] ssh user client002 authentication-type rsa
Generate randomly RSA key pairs on the SSH2.0 client and send the corresponding public keys to the server. Configure client public keys on the server, with their name as S4200G002.
[4200G] rsa peer-public-key S4200G002 [4200G-rsa-public-key] public-key-code begin [4200G-rsa-key-code] 308186028180739A291ABDA704F5D93DC8FDF84C427463 [4200G-rsa-key-code] 1991C164B0DF178C55FA833591C7D47D5381D09CE82913 [4200G-rsa-key-code] D7EDF9C08511D83CA4ED2B30B809808EB0D1F52D045DE4 [4200G-rsa-key-code] 0861B74A0E135523CCD74CAC61F8E58C452B2F3F2DA0DC [4200G-rsa-key-code] C48E3306367FE187BDD944018B3B69F3CBB0A573202C16 [4200G-rsa-key-code] BB2FC1ACF3EC8F828D55A36F1CDDC4BB45504F020125 [4200G-rsa-key-code] public-key-code end [4200G-rsa-public-key] peer-public-key end [4200G] ssh user client002 assign rsa-key S4200G002
Start the SSH client software on the host which stores the RSA private keys and make corresponding configuration to establish an SSH connection. SSH Client Configuration Example Network Requirements As shown in Figure 102,

Switch A serves as an SSH client with user name as client003. Switch B serves as an SSH server, with its IP address 10.165.87.136.
Network diagram
Figure 102 Network diagram for SSH client configuration
Switch B SSH Server IP address 10.165.87.136
Switch A SSH Client PC
Configuration procedure 1 Configure the client to run the initial authentication.

[4200G] ssh client first-time enable
2 Configure server public keys on the client.

[4200G] rsa peer-public-key public [4200G-rsa-public-key] public-key-code begin [4200G-rsa-key-code] 308186028180739A291ABDA704F5D93DC8FDF84C427463
SFTP Service 317 [4200G-rsa-key-code] 1991C164B0DF178C55FA833591C7D47D5381D09CE82913 [4200G-rsa-key-code] D7EDF9C08511D83CA4ED2B30B809808EB0D1F52D045DE4 [4200G-rsa-key-code] 0861B74A0E135523CCD74CAC61F8E58C452B2F3F2DA0DC [4200G-rsa-key-code] C48E3306367FE187BDD944018B3B69F3CBB0A573202C16 [4200G-rsa-key-code] BB2FC1ACF3EC8F828D55A36F1CDDC4BB45504F020125 [4200G-rsa-key-code] public-key-code end [4200G-rsa-public-key] peer-public-key end [4200G] ssh client 10.165.87.136 assign rsa-key public
3 Start SSH client. Settings for the two authentication types are described respectively in the following:
Use the password authentication and start the client using the default encryption algorithm.
[4200G] ssh2 10.165.87.136 username: client003 Trying 10.165.87.136 Press CTRL+K to abort Connected to 10.165.87.136 The Server is not autherncated.Do you continue access it?(Y/N):y Do you want to save the server's public key?(Y/N):y Enter password: ********************************************************* * All rights reserved (1997-2005) * * Without the owner's prior written consent, * *no decompiling or reverse-engineering shall be allowed.* ********************************************************* <S4200G>
Start the client and use the RSA public key authentication according to the encryption algorithm defined.
[4200G] ssh2 10.165.87.136 22 perfer_kex dh_group1 perfer_ctos_cipher des perfer_ctos_hmac md5 perfer_stoc_hmac md5 username: client003 Trying 10.165.87.136 Press CTRL+K to abort Connected to 10.165.87.136 The Server is not autherncated.Do you continue access it?(Y/N):y Do you want to save the server's public key?(Y/N):y ********************************************************* * All rights reserved (1997-2005) * * Without the owner's prior written consent, * *no decompiling or reverse-engineering shall be allowed.* ********************************************************* <S4200G>
SFTP Service
SFTP Overview Secure FTP (SFTP) is a new feature introduced in SSH 2.0. SFTP is established on SSH connections to secure remote users login to the switch, perform file management and file transfer (such as upgrade the system), and provide secured data transfer. As an SFTP client, it allows you to securely log onto another device to transfer files.
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SFTP Server Configuration
The following sections describe SFTP server configuration tasks:

Configuring service type for an SSH user Enabling the SFTP server Setting connection timeout time
Configuring service type for an SSH user

Table 271 Configure service type for an SSH user
Operation Enter system view Configure service type for an SSH user Command system-view ssh user username service-type { stelnet | sftp | all } Remarks Optional By default, the SSH service type is stelnet.
Enabling the SFTP server

Table 272 Enable the SFTP server
Operation Enter system view Enable the SFTP server Command system-view sftp server enable Remarks Required By default, the SFTP server is not enabled.
Setting connection timeout time After you set the timeout time for the SFTP user connection, the system will automatically release the connection when the time is up.
Table 273 Set connection timeout time
Operation Enter system view Set timeout time for the SFTP user connection Command system-view sftp timeout timeout-value Required By default, the connection timeout time is 10 minutes. Remarks
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SFTP Client Configuration
The following sections describe SFTP client configuration tasks:

Table 274 Configuring SFTP client
Serial No 1 2 Operation Enable the SFTP client Disable the SFTP client Command Key word sftp bye exit quit 3 SFTP directory -related operations Change the current directory Return to the upper directory Display the current directory Display the list of the files in a directory Create a new directory Delete a directory 4 SFTP file-related operations Rename a file on the SFTP server Download a file from the remote SFTP server cd cdup pwd dir ls mkdir rmdir rename get SFTP client view Optional SFTP client view Optional View System view SFTP client view Remarks Required Optional
Upload a local file to the put remote SFTP server Display the list of the files in a directory Delete a file from the SFTP server 5 dir ls delete remove SFTP client view Optional
Get help information about SFTP client help commands
Enabling the SFTP client You can enable the SFTP client, establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and enter STP client view.
Table 275 Enable the SFTP client
Operation Enter system view Enable the SFTP client Command system-view Remarks -
sftp ipaddr [ prefer_kex { dh_group1 | Required dh_exchange_group } ] [ prefer_ctos_cipher { des | aes128 } ] [ prefer_stoc_cipher { des | aes128 } ] [ prefer_ctos_hmac { sha1 | sha1_96 | md5 | md5_96 } ] [ prefer_stoc_hmac { sha1 | sha1_96 | md5 | md5_96 } ]
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Disabling the SFTP client

Table 276 Disable the SFTP client
Operation Enter system view Enter SFTP client view Disable the SFTP client Command system-view sftp { host-ip | host-name } bye exit quit Remarks The three commands have the same function.
Operating with SFTP directories SFTP directory-related operations include: changing or displaying the current directory, creating or deleting a directory, displaying files or information of a specific directory.
Table 277 Operate with SFTP directories
Operation Enter system view Enter SFTP client view Change the current directory Return to the upper directory Display the current directory Display the list of the files in a directory Create a directory on the SFTP server Delete a directory from the SFTP server Command system-view sftp { host-ip | host-name } cd remote-path cdup pwd dir [ remote-path ] ls [ remote-path ] mkdir remote-path rmdir remote-path Optional The dir and ls commands have the same function. Optional Remarks Optional
Operating with SFTP files SFTP file-related operations include: changing file name, downloading files, uploading files, displaying the list of the files, deleting files.
Table 278 Operate with SFTP files
Operation Enter system view Enter SFTP client view Change the name of a file on the remote SFTP server Download a file from the remote SFTP server Upload a file to the remote SFTP server Display the list of the files in a directory Command system-view sftp { host-ip | host-name } rename old-name new-name get remote-file [ local-file ] put local-file [ remote-file ] dir [ remote-path ] Optional The dir and ls commands have the same function. ls [ remote-path ] Delete a file from the SFTP server delete remote-file Optional The delete and remove commands have the same function. remove remote-file Remarks Optional
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Displaying help information You can display help information about a command, such as syntax and parameters.
Table 279 Display help information about SFTP client commands
Operation Enter system view Enter SFTP client view Command system-view sftp { host-ip | host-name } Remarks Optional
Display help information about help [ command-name ] SFTP client commands
SFTP Configuration Example
Network requirements As shown in Figure 103,

An SSH connection is present between Switch A and Switch B. Switch B serves as an SFTP server, with IP address 10.111.27.91. Switch A serves as an SFTP client. An SSH user name abc with password hello is created.
Network diagram
Figure 103 Network diagram for SFTP configuration
Switch B SFTP Server IP address 10.111.27.91
Switch A SFTP Client PC
Configuration procedure 1 Configure Switch B (SFTP server) a Enable the SFTP server.
[4200G] sftp server enable
b Specify SFTP service for SSH user abc.

[4200G] ssh user abc service-type sftp
2 Configure Switch A (SFTP client) a Establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and enter SFTP client view.
[4200G] sftp 10.111.27.91
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b Display the current directory on the SFTP server, delete file z and verify the operation.
sftp-client> dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 1759 Aug 23 -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 225 Aug 24 -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 283 Aug 24 drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 0 Sep 01 -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 225 Sep 01 -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 0 Sep 01 sftp-client> delete z The following File will be deleted: flash:/z Are you sure to delete it?(Y/N):y This operation may take a long time.Please wait File successfully Removed sftp-client> dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 06:52 08:01 07:39 06:22 06:55 08:00 vrpcfg.cfg pubkey2 pubkey1 new pub z
1759 225 283 0 225
Aug Aug Aug Sep Sep
23 24 24 01 01
06:52 08:01 07:39 06:22 06:55
vrpcfg.cfg pubkey2 pubkey1 new pub
c Create directory new1 and verify the operation.

sftp-client> mkdir new1 New directory created sftp-client> dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone drwxrwxrwx 1 noone -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone drwxrwxrwx 1 noone
nogroup nogroup nogroup nogroup nogroup nogroup
1759 225 283 0 225 0
Aug Aug Aug Sep Sep Sep
23 24 24 01 01 02
06:52 08:01 07:39 06:22 06:55 06:30
vrpcfg.cfg pubkey2 pubkey1 new pub new1
d Change the name of directory new1 to new2 and verify the operation.
sftp-client> rename new1 new2 File successfully renamed sftp-client> dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup
1759 225 283 0 225 0
Aug Aug Aug Sep Sep Sep
23 24 24 01 01 02
06:52 08:01 07:39 06:22 06:55 06:33
vrpcfg.cfg pubkey2 pubkey1 new pub new2
e Download file pubkey2 and rename it to public.

sftp-client> get pubkey2 public Remote file:flash:/pubkey2 ---> Local file: public.. Downloading file successfully ended
f Upload file pu to the SFTP server and rename it to puk. Verify the operations.
sftp-client> put pu puk Local file: pu ---> Remote file: flash:/puk Uploading file successfully ended sftp-client> dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 1759 Aug -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 225 Aug -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 283 Aug drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 0 Sep drwxrwxrwx 1 noone nogroup 0 Sep
23 24 24 01 02
06:52 08:01 07:39 06:22 06:33
vrpcfg.cfg pubkey2 pubkey1 new new2
SFTP Service 323 -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone -rwxrwxrwx 1 noone sftp-client> nogroup nogroup 283 Sep 02 06:35 pub 283 Sep 02 06:36 puk
g Exit from SFTP.

sftp-client> quit Bye [4200G]
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File Attribute Configuration
Introduction to File Attributes
FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
An app file, a configuration file, or a Web file can be of one of these three attributes: main, backup and none, as described in Table 280.
Table 280 Descriptions on file attributes
Attribute name main Description The main attribute identifies main startup files. The main startup file is used first for a switch to startup. The backup attribute identifies backup startup files. The backup startup file is used after a switch fails to startup using the main startup file. Files that are neither of main attribute nor backup attribute are of none attribute. Feature In the Flash, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with main attribute. In the Flash, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the backup attribute. Identifier (*)
backup
(b)
none
None
An app file is an executable file, with .app as the extension. A configuration file is used to store and restore configuration, with cfg as the extension. A Web file is used for Web-based network management, with web as the extension. If clustering is configured, there will also be a file called topology.top. A file can have both the main and backup attributes. Files of this kind are labeled as *b. If a newly created file is configured to be of the main attribute, the existing file in the Flash that is of the same attribute and the same type loses its attribute. This ensures that there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the main attribute in the Flash. It is the same with the files in the Flash that are of the backup attribute. File operations and file attribute operations are independent of each other. For example, if you delete a file with the main attribute from the Flash, the main attribute is not deleted. It becomes the attribute of a valid file that is later downloaded to the Flash and has same name as the previously deleted one. The file attributes are compatible with that of the previous versions. After the BootROM of a switch is upgraded, the previous default app startup file will have the main attribute. Configuring File Attributes You can configure and view the main attribute and backup attribute of the files used for the next startup of a switch, and switch the main and backup attribute of the files.
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Table 281 Configure file attributes
Operation Command Description Optional
Configure the app file boot boot-loader file-url with the main attribute for the next startup Configure the app file with the backup attribute for the next startup boot boot-loader backup-attribute file-url
Optional
Configure the attribute boot web-package webfile (main or backup) of the { backup | main} Web file for the next startup
Optional
Switch the file boot attribute-switch { all | app Optional attributes between | configuration | web } main and backup for files that are of specific attribute Specify to prompt for the customized password before entering the BOOT menu startup bootrom-access enable Optional By default, a user cannot access the BOOT menu with a customized password. Optional Can be executed in any view.
Display the information display boot-loader [ unit about the app file used unit-id ] as the startup file Display the information display startup [ unit unit-id ] about the startup configuration file
CAUTION: Before configuring the main or backup attribute for a file, make sure the file already exists. For example, to configure the main or backup attribute for a Web file, you need to make sure the file exists on the switch. The configuration of the main or backup attribute of a Web file takes effect immediately without restarting the switch. Currently, a configuration file has the extension of cfg and resides in the root directory of a switch.
File System Configuration

Introduction to File System To facilitate management on storage devices such as the Flash of a switch, Ethernet switches provide the file system module. The file system allows users to access and manage files and directories, such as the operations of creating/deleting/modifying/renaming a file or a directory and displaying the contents of a file. By default, a switch prompts for confirmation before executing the commands which have potential risks (for example, deleting and overwriting files).
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According to the operation objects, the operations on the file system fall into the following categories:

Directory operation File operation Storage device operation Prompt mode configuration
File path and file name can be represented in one of the following ways: In URL (universal resource locator) format and starting with unit[ No.]>flash:/ ([ No.] represents the unit ID of a switch). This method is used to specify a file on a specified unit. For example, if the unit ID of a switch is 1, unit1>flash:/text.txt specifies the file named text.txt and residing in the root directory. Starting with flash:/. This method can be used to specify a file in the Flash of the current unit. Inputting the path name or file name directly. This method can be used to specify the path to go to or a file in the current work directory. Directory Operations The file system provides directory-related functions, such as:

Creating/deleting a directory Displaying the information about the files or the directories in the current work directory or a specified directory
Table 282 describes the directory-related operations. Perform the following configuration in user view.
Table 282 Directory operations
Operation Create a directory Delete a directory Command mkdir directory rmdir directory Description Optional Optional Only empty directories can be deleted. Optional Optional
Display the current work directory
Pwd
Display the information dir [ /all ] [ file-url ] about specific directories and files Enter a specified directory cd directory
Optional The default directory is the root directory of Flash.
In the output information of the dir /all command, deleted files (that is, those in the recycle bin) are embraced in brackets.
File Operations
The file system also provides file-related functions, such as:

Deleting a file Restoring a deleted file Deleting a file completely
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Managing a configuration file Renaming a file Copying a file Moving a file Displaying the content of a file Displaying the information about a file Checking file system
Table 283 describes the file-related operations. Perform the following configuration in user view.
Table 283 File operations
Operation Delete a file Command delete [ /unreserved ] file-url delete { running-files | standby-files } [ /unreserved ] Description Optional A deleted file can be restored if you delete it by executing the delete command with the /unreserved keyword not specified. You can use the undelete command to restore a deleted file of this kind. Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Currently, the file system only supports displaying the contents of a file in texts. Optional
Restore a deleted file Delete a file in the recycle bin Rename a file Copy a file Move a file Display the content of a file
undelete file-url reset recycle-bin [ file-url ] [ /force ] rename fileurl-source fileurl-dest copy fileurl-source fileurl-dest move fileurl-source fileurl-dest more file-url
Display the information dir [ /all ] [ file-url ] about a directory or a file
CAUTION: For deleted files whose names are the same, only the latest deleted file can be restored. The files which are deleted using the delete command with the /unreserved keyword not specified are actually moved to the recycle bin and thus still take storage space. You can clear the recycle bin to make room for other files by using the reset recycle-bin command. If the configuration files are deleted, the switch adopts the default configuration parameters when it starts the next time. You can consider clearing the configuration files in the Flash when:
The configuration files in the Flash are not compatible with the system software. (This may occur after you upgrade the system software of the switch.) The configuration files are corrupted. (This is usually because a wrong configuration file is loaded.)
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As for the save command listed in Table 283 the safely keyword determines the ways to save the current configuration, as described in the following.
If you execute this command with the safely keyword not specified, the system saves the current configuration in the fast mode. In this mode, the configuration gets lost if the switch restarts or is powered off when the saving operation is being processed. If you execute this command with the safely keyword specified, the system saves the current configuration in the safe mode. Although this mode takes more time than the fast mode, the configuration can be saved to the Flash even if the switch restarts or is powered off when the saving operation is being processed.
The fast mode is recommended under the circumstances where the power systems are reliable, while the safe mode is recommended when power system is unreliable or you are performing a remote maintenance operation. If you execute the save command with the cfgfile argument not specified, the current configuration is saved in the configuration file with which the switch latest starts. If the switch starts using the default configuration, the current configuration is saved in the default configuration file. To make a switch to adopt the current configuration when it starts the next time, save the current configuration using the save command before restarting the switch. Storage Device Operations With the file system, you can format a storage device. Note that the format operation leads to the loss of all files on the storage device and is irretrievable. Perform the following operation in user view.
Table 284 Operations on storage device
Operation Format the storage device Command format device Description Required
Prompt Mode Configuration
Table 285 lists the operations to configure the prompt mode of the current file system.
Table 285 Configuration on prompt mode of file system
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Required By default, the prompt mode of the file system is alert. Description
Configure the prompt file prompt { alert | quiet } mode of the file system
File System Configuration Example
Display all the files in the root directory of the file system on the local unit.
<4200G>dir /all Directory of unit1>flash:/ 1 (b) 2 3 4 (*) 5 6 -rw-rwh -rw-rw-rwh -rw4560196 Apr 16 2000 23:18:23 4 Apr 01 2000 23:55:50 5074 Apr 01 2000 23:57:27 4560582 Apr 02 2000 00:33:41 151 Apr 02 2000 00:42:45 4559103 Apr 02 2000 00:34:10 s3t03_01_00s168c03.app snmpboots updtcfg.old s3t03_01_00s168c04.app private-data.txt s3t03_01_00s56c04.app
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15367 KB total (628 KB free) (*) -with main attribute (b) -with backup attribute (*b) -with both main and backup attribute
Copy the file flash:/vrpcfg.cfg to flash:/test/, with 1.cfg as the name of the new file.
<4200G>mkdir test . %Created dir unit1>flash:/test. <4200G>copy flash:/updt.cfg flash:/test/updt_backup.cfg Copy unit1>flash:/updt.cfg to unit1>flash:/test/updt_backup.cfg?[Y/N]:y .. %Copy file unit1>flash:/updt.cfg to unit1>flash:/test/updt_backup.cfg...Done. <4200G>dir Directory of unit1>flash:/ 1 (b) 2 3 4 (*) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11(*) 12 13 14 15 -rw-rwh -rw-rw-rwh -rw-rw-rw-rw-rw-rw-rwh -rwh drw-rw4560196 Apr 16 2000 23:18:23 4 Apr 01 2000 23:55:50 5074 Apr 01 2000 23:57:27 4560582 Apr 02 2000 00:33:41 151 Apr 02 2000 00:42:45 4559103 Apr 02 2000 00:34:10 296368 Apr 02 2000 00:34:16 951305 Apr 02 2000 00:34:25 8451 Apr 01 2000 23:56:53 3114 Apr 02 2000 23:21:44 3628 Apr 09 2000 00:11:00 716 Apr 05 2000 21:33:33 572 Apr 05 2000 21:33:42 - Apr 16 2000 01:22:48 1735 Apr 02 2000 00:43:04 s3t03_01_00s168c03.app snmpboots updtcfg.old s3t03_01_00s168c04.app private-data.txt s3t03_01_00s56c04.app s3u01_00c04.btm s3v01_00c04.web 3comoscfgdef.old l3config.old updt.cfg hostkey serverkey test [l3.cfg]
15367 KB total (623 KB free) (*) -with main attribute (b) -with backup attribute (*b) -with both main and backup attribute
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Display the file information after the copy operation.

<4200G>dir flash:/test Directory of unit1>flash:/ 1 drwApr 16 2000 01:22:48 test
15367 KB total (623 KB free) (*) -with main attribute (b) -with backup attribute (*b) -with both main and backup attribute <4200G>
Testing Tools for Network Connection

ping
This section contains the tools necessary to test network connections.
The ping command can be used to check the network connection and if the host is reachable. Perform the following operation in all views.
Table 286 The ping Command
Operation Support IP ping Command ping [ -a ip-address ] [-c count ] [ -d ] [ -h ttl ] [ -i { interface-type interface-num | interface-name } ] [ ip ] [ -n ] [ - p pattern ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -s packetsize ] [ -t timeout ] [ -tos tos ] [ -v ] host
The output of the command includes:
The response to each ping message. If no response packet is received when time is out, Request time out information appears. Otherwise, the data bytes, the packet sequence number, TTL, and the round-trip time of the response packet will be displayed. The final statistics, including the number of the packets the Switch sent out and received, the packet loss ratio, the round-trip time in its minimum value, mean value and maximum value.
Test Periodically if the IP Address is Reachable You can use the end-station polling ip-address command in System View to configure the IP address requiring periodical testing. Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table 287 Test Periodically if the IP address is Reachable
Operation Configure the IP address requiring periodical testing Delete the IP address requiring periodical testing Command end-station polling ip-address ip-address undo end-station polling ip-address ip-address
The Switch can ping an IP address every one minute to test if it is reachable. Three PING packets can be sent at most for every IP address in every testing with a time interval of five seconds. If the Switch cannot successfully ping the IP address after the three PING packets, it assumes that the IP address is unreachable.
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You can configure up to 50 IP addresses by using the command repeatedly. tracert The tracert is used for testing the gateways passed by the packets from the source host to the destination one. It is mainly used for checking if the network is connected and analyzing where the fault occurs in the network. The execution process of tracert is described as follows: Send a packet with TTL value as 1 and the first hop sends back an ICMP error message indicating that the packet cannot be sent, for the TTL is timeout. Re-send the packet with TTL value as 2 and the second hop returns the TTL timeout message. The process is carried over and over until the packet reaches the destination. The purpose to carry out the process is to record the source address of each ICMP TTL timeout message, so as to provide the route of an IP packet to the destination. Perform the following operation in all views.
Figure 104 The tracert Command
Operation Trace route Command tracert [ -a source-IP ] [ -f first-TTL ] [ -m max-TTL ] [ -p port ] [ -q nqueries ] [ -w timeout ] string
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FTP Configuration
Introduction to FTP
FTP AND TFTP CONFIGURATION
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is commonly used in IP-based networks to transmit files. Before World Wide Web comes into being, files are transferred through command lines, and the most popular application is FTP. At present, although E-mail and Web are the usual methods for file transmission, FTP still has its strongholds. As an application layer protocol, FTP is used for file transfer between remote server and local host. An Ethernet switch provides the following FTP services:
FTP Client A switch can operate as an FTP client, through which you can access files on FTP servers. In this case, you need to establish a connection between the switch and your PC through a terminal emulation program or Telnet and then execute the ftp X.X.X.X command on your PC. (X.X.X.X is the IP address of an FTP server.)
FTP Server A switch can also operate as an FTP server to provide file transmission services for FTP clients. You can log into a switch operating as an FTP server by running an FTP client program on your PC to access files on the FTP server. In this case, the FTP server must be configured with an IP address.
Figure 105 Network diagram for FTP configurations
Network Network
Switch
PC
Table 288 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as an FTP client.
Table 288 Configurations needed when a switch operates as an FTP client
Device Switch Configuration Run the ftp command directly to log into a remote FTP server Have an FTP server application run and the corresponding operations performed, such as usernames, passwords, and permissions to assess files/directories. Default Description To log into a remote FTP server, you need to provide the user name and password.
FTP server
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Table 289 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as an FTP server.
Table 289 Configurations needed when a switch operates as an FTP server
Device Switch Configuration Enable the FTP server function Default Description
The FTP function You can run the display ftp-server is disabled by command to view the FTP server default configuration on the switch. Configure user names, passwords and authorized work directories.
Perform the authentication and authorization configurations Configure the connection idle time PC Use an FTP client application to log into the switch. The default idle time is 30 minutes.
CAUTION: The FTP-related functions require that the route between a FTP client and the FTP server is reachable. FTP Configuration: A Switch Operating as an FTP Server Prerequisites A switch operates as an FTP server. A remote PC operates as an FTP client. The network operates properly, as shown in Figure 105 Following configurations are performed on the FTP server:

Creating local users Setting local user passwords Setting the password display mode for the local user Configuring service types for the local users
(For the information about these configurations, refer to these commands in AAA and RADIUS Configuration module: local-user, local-user password-display-mode, password, and service-type.) Configuration procedure
Table 290 Configure an FTP server
Operation Enter system view Enable the FTP server function Command system-view ftp server enable Description Required By default, the FTP server function is disabled. Optional The default connection idle time is 30 minutes. You can execute these two commands in any view.
Set the connection idle ftp timeout minute time Display the information display ftp-server about a switch operating as an FTP server Display the information display ftp-user about the FTP clients
Only one user can access an S4200G switch at a given time when the latter operates as an FTP server.
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FTP services are implemented in this way: An FTP client sends FTP requests to the FTP server. The FTP server receives the requests, perform operations accordingly, and return the results to the FTP client. To prevent unauthorized accesses, an FTP server disconnects a FTP connection when it does not receive requests from the FTP client for a specific period of time known as the connection idle time. To log into an FTP server, a user needs to provide a user name and a password for being authenticated, and the FTP server authorizes the FTP client by providing the information about work directory. FTP services are available to users only when they pass the authentication and authorization. Displaying and debugging an FTP server After the above configurations, you can run the display command in any view to view the running information of the FTP server and verify your configurations.
Table 291 Display and debug an FTP server
Operation Display the information about an FTP server Display the information about FTP clients Command display ftp-server display ftp-user
FTP Configuration: A Switch Operating as an FTP Client
The function for a switch to operate as an FTP client is implemented by an application module built in the switch. A switch can operate as an FTP client without any configuration. You can perform FTP-related operations (such as creating/removing a directory) by executing FTP client commands on a switch operating as an FTP client. Table 292 lists the operations that can be performed on an FTP client.
Table 292 FTP client operations
Operation Enter FTP Client view Specify to transfer files in ASCII characters Specify to transfer files in binary streams Set the data transfer mode to passive Command ftp [ ip-address [ port-number ] ] ascii Optional By default, files are transferred in ASCII characters. Optional Optional By default, the passive mode is adopted. Optional Description
binary passive
Change the work cd pathname directory on the remote FTP server Change the work directory to be the parent directory cdup
Optional
Get the local work path lcd on the FTP client Display the work directory on the FTP server Create a directory on the remote FTP server Remove a directory on the remote FTP server Delete a specified file pwd
Optional Optional
mkdir pathname rmdir pathname delete remotefile
Optional Optional Optional
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Operation Query the specified files Query a specified remote file Upload a local file to the remote FTP server Rename a file on a remote host. Switch to another FTP user Connect to a remote FTP server Command dir [ filename ] [ localfile ] ls [ remotefile ] [ localfile ] Description Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
Download a remote file get remotefile [ localfile ] put localfile [ remotefile ] rename remote-source remote-dest user username [ password ] open { ip-address | server-name } [ port ]
Terminate the current disconnect FTP connection without exiting FTP client view Terminate the current close FTP connection without exiting FTP client view Terminate the current FTP connection and quit to user view Terminate the current FTP control connection and data connection quit
Optional
Optional
bye
Optional
Display the on-line help remotehelp [ on a specified protocol-command ] command concerning FTP Enable verbose function verbose
Optional
Optional The verbose function is enabled by default.
Configuration Example: A Switch Operating as an FTP Client
Network requirements A switch and a remote PC operate as an FTP client and an FTP server.
Create a user account on the FTP server, with the user name being switch, password being hello, and the permission to access the directory named Switch assigned to the user account. The IP address of a VLAN interface on the switch is 1.1.1.1. The IP address of the PC is 2.2.2.2. And the route between the two is reachable.
Download the application named switch.bin from the PC to the switch and upload the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt to the directory named Switch on the PC to backup the configuration file.
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Network diagram
Figure 106 Network diagram for FTP configuration (A)
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Configuration procedure 1 Perform FTP server-related configurations on the PC, that is, create a user account on the FTP server, with the user name being switch, password being hello, and the permission to access the directory named Switch assigned to the user account. (These operations are omitted here.) 2 Configure the switch. Log into the switch. (You can log into a switch through the Console port or by Telneting to the switch. See Chapter 2 for detailed information.)
<S4200G>
CAUTION: If the free space of the Flash of the switch is insufficient to hold the file to be downloaded, you need to delete useless files in the flash to make room for the file. 1 Connect to the FTP server using the ftp command. You need to provide the IP address of the FTP server, the user name and the password as well.
<S4200G> ftp 2.2.2.2 Trying Press CTRL+K to abort Connected. 220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user User(none):switch 331 Give me your password, please Password:***** 230 Logged in successfully [ ftp]
2 Enter the authorized directory on the FTP server.

[ ftp] cd switch
3 Upload the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt to the FTP server.

[ ftp] put vrpcfg.txt
4 Download the file named switch.bin.

[ ftp] get switch.bin
5 Terminate the FTP connection and quit to user view.

[ ftp] quit <S4200G>
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6 Specify the downloaded file (the file named switch.bin) to be the startup file used when the switch starts the next time and restart the switch. Thus the switch application is upgraded.
<S4200G> boot boot-loader switch.bin <S4200G> reboot
Configuration Example: A Switch Operating as an FTP Server
Network requirements A switch and a PC operate as an FTP server and an FTP client.
Create a user account on the FTP server, with the user name being switch, password being hello, and the permission to access the root directory of the Flash assigned to the user account. The IP address of a VLAN interface on the switch is 1.1.1.1. The IP address of the PC is 2.2.2.2. And the route between the two is reachable.
The PC uploads the application named switch.bin to the FTP server through FTP and downloads the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt from the switch to backup the configuration file. Network diagram
Figure 107 Network diagram for FTP configuration (B)
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Configuration procedure 1 Configure the switch. a Log into the switch. (You can log into a switch through the Console port or by Telneting to the switch. See Chapter 2 for detailed information.)
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b Start the FTP service on the switch and create a user account and a password.
<S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [4200G] ftp server enable [4200G] local-user switch [4200G-luser-switch] password simple hello
2 Run an FTP client application on the PC to connect to the FTP server. Upload the application named switch.bin to the root directory of the Flash and download the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt from the FTP server. CAUTION: If the free space of the Flash of the switch is insufficient to hold the file to be uploaded, you need to delete useless files in the flash to make room for the file. S4200G series switch is not shipped with FTP client applications. You need to purchase and install it separately.
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3 After uploading the application, you can update the application on the switch. Specify the downloaded file (the file named switch.bin) to be the startup file used when the switch starts the next time and restart the switch. Thus the switch application is upgraded.
TFTP Configuration
Introduction to TFTP Compared with FTP, TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol) features simple interactive access interface and authentication control. It simplifies the interaction between servers and clients remarkably. TFTP is usually implemented based on UDP. TFTP transmission is initiated by clients, as described in the following:
To download a file, a client sends read request packets to the TFTP server, receives data from the TFTP server, and then sends acknowledgement packets to the TFTP server. To upload a file, a client sends writing request packets to the TFTP server, sends data to the TFTP server, and then receives acknowledgement packets from the TFTP server.
TFTP-based file transmission can be performed in the following modes:

Binary mode, where executable files are transmitted. ASCII mode, where text files are transmitted.
Before performing TFTP-related configurations, you need to configure IP addresses for the TFPT client and the TFTP server, and make sure the route between the two is reachable. A switch can only operate as a TFTP client.
Figure 108 Network diagram for TFTP configuration
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Table 293 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as an TFTP client.
Table 293 Configurations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client
Device Switch Configuration Default Description TFTP applies to networks where client-server interactions are comparatively simple. It requires the routes between TFTP clients TFTP servers are reachable.
Configure an IP address for the VLAN interface of the switch so that it is reachable for TFTP server. You can log into a TFTP server directly for file accessing through TFTP commands.
PC
The TFTP server is started and the TFTP work directory is configured.
TFTP Configuration
Prerequisites A switch operates as a TFTP client. A PC operates as the TFTP server. The network operates properly, as shown in Figure 108 4. Configuration procedure
Table 294 Configure TFTP
Operation Set the TFTP file transmission mode Download a file Upload a file Enter system view Command tftp { ascii | binary } Description Optional By default, the binary file transmission mode is adopted. Optional Optional Optional
tftp tftp-server get source-file [ dest-file ] tftp tftp-server put source-file [ dest-file ] system-view
Specify the ACL tftp-server acl acl-number adopted when a switch attempts to connect a TFTP server
TFTP Configuration Example
Network requirements A switch and a PC operate as a TFTP client and the TFTP server.

The TFTP work directory is configured on the TFTP server. The IP address of a VLAN interface on the switch is 1.1.1.1. The port through which the switch connects with the PC belongs to the VLAN. The IP address of the PC is 1.1.1.2.
Download the application named switch.bin from the PC to the switch and upload the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt to the directory named Switch on the PC to backup the configuration file.
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Network diagram
Figure 109 Network diagram for TFTP configuration
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1 Start the TFTP server and configure the work directory on the PC. 2 Configure the switch. a Log into the switch. (You can log into a switch through the Console port or by Telneting to the switch. See Chapter 2 for detailed information.)
<S4200G>
CAUTION: If the free space of the Flash of the switch is insufficient to hold the file to be downloaded, you need to delete useless files in the flash to make room for the file. b Enter system view
c Configure the IP address of a VLAN interface on the switch to be 1.1.1.1, and ensure that the port through which the switch connects with the PC belongs to this VLAN. (This example assumes that the port belongs to VLAN 1.)
[4200G] interface vlan 1 [4200G-vlan-interface1] ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 [4200G-vlan-interface1] quit
d Download the application named switch.bin from the TFTP server to the switch.
<S4200G> tftp 1.1.1.2 get switch.bin switch.bin
e Upload the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt to the TFTP server.

<S4200G> tftp 1.1.1.2 put vrpcfg.txt vrpcfg.txt
f Specify the downloaded file (the file named switch.bin) to be the startup file used when the switch starts the next time and restart the switch. Thus the switch application is upgraded.
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Information Center Overview
INFORMATION CENTER
Information center is an indispensable part of Ethernet switches and exists as an information hub of system software modules. The information center manages most information outputs; it sorts information carefully, and hence can screen information in an efficient way. Combined with the debug program, it provides powerful support for network administrators and developers in network operation monitoring and fault diagnosis. Information items are presented in the following format:
<priority>timestamp sysname module/level/digest:content
Here, angle brackets <>, spaces, slashes / and colon are valid and required. Below is an example of log output to a log host:
<188>Apr 9 17:28:50 2004 3Com 4200G IFNET/5/UPDOWN:Line protocol on the interface M-Ethernet0/0/0 is UP (SIP=10.5.1.5 ,SP=1080)
The following describes the fields contained in an information item: 1 Priority The calculation formula for priority is priority = facility 8 + severity 1. For VRP, the default facility value is 23 and severity ranges from one to eight. See Table 296 for description of severity levels. Note that no character is permitted between the priority and time stamp. The priority takes effect only when the information is sent to the log host. 2 Time stamp The data type of the time stamp field contained in log information sent to the log host is date, whose format is Mmm dd hh:mm:ss yyyy, where: Mmm represents the month, and the available values are: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec. dd is the date, which shall follow a space if less than 10, for example, 7. hh:mm:ss yyyy is the local time, where hh is in the 24-hour format, ranging from 00 to 23, both mm and ss range from 00 to 59, and yyyy is the year. Note that a space separates the time stamp and host name. 3 Host name It refers to the system name of the host, which is S4200G by default. You can modify the host name with the sysname command. Note that a space separates the host name and module name.
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4 Module name It indicates the modules that generate the information. Table 295 gives some examples of the modules.
Table 295 Examples of some module names
Module name 8021X ACL ARP CFAX CFG CFM CLST CMD Module and description 802.1x Access control list Address resolution protocol Configuration agent Configuration management plane Configuration file management Cluster management Command line
Note that a slash (/) separates the module name and severity level. 5 Level Switch information falls into three categories: log information, debug information and trap information. Information of each category can be one of eight severities. Information filtering prevents information whose severity is lower than the specified threshold from being output. The higher the information severity is, the lower the corresponding level is. For example, the debugging severity corresponds to level 8, and the emergencies severity corresponds to level 1. When the severity threshold is set to debugging, all information will be output. See Table 296 for description of severities and corresponding levels.
Table 296 Severity definitions on the information center
Severity emergencies alerts critical errors warnings notifications informational debugging Value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description The system is unavailable. Errors that need to be corrected immediately Critical errors Common errors Warnings Normal information that needs to be noticed Normal prompt information Debug information
Note that a slash (/) separates the level and digest. 6 Digest It is a phrase within 32 characters, abstracting the information contents. A colon (:) separates the digest and information contents.
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Information Center Configuration
The switch supports information output to six directions. By far, each output direction is assigned with an information channel, as shown in Table 297.
Table 297 Information channel names and numbers
Output direction Console Monitor terminal Log host Trap buffer Log buffer SNMP Channel number 0 1 2 3 4 5 Default channel name console monitor loghost trapbuffer logbuffer snmpagent
Settings for the six output directions are independent. However, for any output direction, you must first enable the information center to make all other settings effective. Information center of the Ethernet switch features:
Supporting six information output directions, namely, console (console), monitor terminal (monitor), log host (loghost), trap buffer (trapbuffer), log buffer (logbuffer) and SNMP (snmpagent), Filtering information by information severities (information is divided into eight severity levels), Filtering information by modules where information is generated, Language options (Chinese or English) for information output.
Enabling Synchronous Terminal Output
To avoid users input from being interrupted by system information output, you can enable the synchronous terminal output function, which echoes user's input after each system output. This makes users work with ease, for they no longer worry about losing uncompleted inputs.
Table 298 Enable synchronous terminal output
Operation Enter system view Enable synchronous terminal output Command system-view info-center synchronous Description Optional By default, synchronous terminal output is disabled.
Running the info-center synchronous command during debug information collection may result in a command prompt echoed after each item of debug information. To avoid unnecessary output, it is recommended that you disable synchronous terminal output in such cases.
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Enabling Information Output to a Log Host
Table 299 lists the related configurations on the switch.

Table 299 Enable information output to a log host
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional By default, the information center is enabled.
Enable the information info-center enable center Define an information source
info-center source { modu-name Required | default } channel { channel-number | channel-name } [ { log | trap | debug } * { level severity | state state } * ]
To view the debug information of specific modules, you need to set the information type as debug in the info-center source command, and enable the debugging function on corresponding modules by using the debugging command. Enabling Information Output to the Console Table 300 lists the related configurations on the switch.
Table 300 Enable information output to the console
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional By default, the information center is enabled. Required By default, the switch does not output information to the console.
Enable the information info-center enable center Enable information output to the console Define an information source info-center console channel { channel-number | channel-name }
info-center source { modu-name Required | default } channel { channel-number | channel-name } [ { log | trap | debug } * { level severity | state state } * ] info-center timestamp { log | Optional trap | debugging } { boot | date | none }
Set the format of time stamp
To view debug/log/trap output information on the console, you should also enable the corresponding debug/log/trap terminal display on the switch. For example, to view log information of the switch on the console, you should not only enable log information output to the console, but also enable logging terminal display with the terminal logging command. Enter the following commands in user view.
Table 301 Enable debug/log/trap terminal display
Operation Enable the debug/log/trap terminal display function Command terminal monitor Description Optional By default, this function is enabled for console user.

Operation Enable debug terminal display Enable log terminal display Enable trap terminal display Command terminal debugging Description Optional By default, debug terminal display is disabled for terminal users. Optional By default, log terminal display is enabled for console users. Optional By default, trap terminal display is enabled for terminal users.
terminal logging
terminal trapping
Enabling Information Output to a Monitor Terminal

Table 302 Enable information output to a monitor terminal
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional By default, the information center is enabled. Required By default, a switch outputs log information to user terminal.
Enable the information info-center enable center Enable information output to Telnet terminal or dumb terminal Define an information source info-center monitor channel { channel-number | channel-name }
info-center source { modu-name Required | default } channel { channel-number | channel-name } [ { log | trap | debug } * { level severity | state state } * ] info-center timestamp { log | Optional trap | debugging } { boot | date This is to set the time stamp format | none } for log/debug/trap information output. This determines how the time stamp is presented to users.
When there are multiple Telnet users or dumb terminal users, some configuration parameters (including module filter, language and severity level threshold settings) are shared between them. In this case, change to any such parameter made by one user will also be reflected on all other user terminals. To view debug information of specific modules, you need to set the information type as debug in the info-center source command, and enable debugging on corresponding modules with the debugging command as well. To view output debug/log/trap information on the monitor terminal, you should also enable the corresponding debug/log/trap display on the switch. For example, to view log information of the switch on a monitor terminal, you need to not only enable log information output to the monitor terminal, but also enable log terminal display with the terminal logging command.
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Operation Enable the debug/log/trap terminal display function Enable debugging terminal display Enable logging terminal display Enable trapping terminal display Command terminal monitor Description Optional By default, this function is enabled for console user. Optional By default, debugging terminal display is disabled for terminal users. Optional By default, logging terminal display is enabled for console users. Optional By default, trapping terminal display is enabled for terminal users.
terminal debugging
terminal logging
terminal trapping
Enabling Information Output to the Log Buffer

Table 304 Enable information output to the log buffer
Enable the information info-center enable center Enable information output to the log buffer
info-center logbuffer [ channel Optional { channel-number | By default, the switch outputs channel-name } | size buffersize ] information to the log buffer, which can holds up to 512 items by default. info-center source { modu-name Required | default } channel { channel-number | channel-name } [ { log | trap | debug } * { level severity | state state } * ] info-center timestamp { log | Optional trap | debugging } { boot | date This is to set the time stamp format | none } for log/debug/trap information output. This determines how the time stamp is presented to users.
Define an information source
To view debug information of specific modules, you need to set the information type as debug in the info-center source command, and enable debugging on corresponding modules with the debugging command as well.
Enabling Information Output to the Trap Buffer

Table 305 Enable information output to the trap buffer
Enable the information info-center enable center
Table 305 Enable information output to the trap buffer

Operation Enable information output to the trap buffer Command info-center trapbuffer [ channel { channel-number | channel-name } ] [ size buffersize] Description Optional By default, the switch outputs information to the trap buffer, which can holds up to 256 items by default.
Define an information source
To view debug information of specific modules, you need to set the information type as debug in the info-center source command, and enable debugging on corresponding modules with the debugging command as well. Enabling Information Output to the SNMP Table 306 lists the related configurations on the switch.
Table 306 Enable information output to the SNMP
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Optional By default, the information center is enabled. Required By default, SNMP information goes through channel 5.
Enable the information info-center enable center Enable information output to the SNMP Define an information source info-center snmp channel { channel-number | channel-name }
To view debug information of specific modules, you need to set the information type as debug in the info-center source command, and enable debugging on corresponding modules with the debugging command as well. To send information to remote SNMP workstation properly, related configurations are required on both the switch and the SNMP workstation.
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Displaying and Debugging Information Center
After the performing the above configurations, you can execute the display command in any view to display the running status of the information center, and thus validate your configurations. You can also execute the reset command to clear statistics on the information center. Make sure to execute the reset commands in the User View.
Table 307 Display and debug information center
Operation Command
Display the settings of one or all information display channel [ channel-number | channels channel-name ] Display system log settings and memory buffer record statistics display the status of the log buffer and the records in the log buffer Display summary of the log buffer Display the status of the trap buffer and the records in the trap buffer Clear information in the log buffer Clear information in the trap buffer. display info-center display logbuffer [ unit unit-id ] [ level severity | size buffersize ]* [ | { begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ] display logbuffer summary [ level severity ] display trapbuffer [ unit unit-id ] [ size buffersize ] reset logbuffer [ unit unit-id ] reset trapbuffer [ unit unit-id ]
Information Center Configuration Example

Log Output to the Console Network requirements The switch sends the following information to the console: the log information of the two modules ARP and IP, with severity higher than informational. Network diagram
Figure 110 Networking for log output to the console
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Configuration procedure 1 Enable the information center.

<S4200G> system-view [4200G] info-center enable
2 Enable log information output to the console. Set the severity level threshold to informational. Permit information output from the ARP and IP modules.
[4200G] info-center console channel console [4200G] info-center source arp channel console log level informational [4200G] info-center source ip channel console log level informational
3 Enable terminal display.

<S4200G> terminal monitor
Information Center Configuration Example 351 <S4200G> terminal logging
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BOOTROM AND HOST SOFTWARE LOADING
Traditionally, the loading of switch software is accomplished through a serial port. This approach is slow, inconvenient, and cannot be used for remote loading. To resolve these problems, the TFTP and FTP modules are introduced into the switch. With these modules, you can load/download software/files conveniently to the switch through an Ethernet port. This chapter introduces how to load BootROM and host software to a switch locally and how to do this remotely.
Introduction to Loading Approaches
You can load software locally by using:

XMODEM through Console port TFTP through Ethernet port FTP through Ethernet port
You can load software remotely by using:

FTP TFTP
The BootROM software version should be compatible with the host software version when you load the BootROM and host software.
Local Software Loading
If your terminal is directly connected to the switch, you can load the BootROM and host software locally. Before loading the software, make sure that your terminal is correctly connected to the switch to insure successful loading. The loading process of the BootROM software is the same as that of the host software, except that during the former process, you should press <Ctrl+U> and <Enter> after entering the Boot Menu and the system gives different prompts. The following text mainly describes the BootROM loading process.
Boot Menu
Starting
*********************************************************** * * * Switch 4200G 24-Port BOOTROM, Version 108 * * * *********************************************************** Copyright (C) 2003-2005, 3Com All rights reserved. Creation date : Nov 30 2005, 16:54:35
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Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu 5
Press <Ctrl+B>. The system displays:

Password :
To enter the Boot Menu, you should press <Ctrl+B> within five seconds after the information Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu appears. Otherwise, the system starts to decompress the program; and if you want to enter the Boot Menu at this time, you will have to restart the switch. Input the correct BootROM password (no password is need by default). The system enters the Boot Menu:
BOOT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. MENU
Download application file to flash Select application file to boot Display all files in flash Delete file from flash Modify bootrom password Enter bootrom upgrade menu Skip current configuration file Set bootrom password recovery Set switch startup mode Reboot
Enter your choice(0-9):
Loading Software Using XMODEM Through Console Port
Introduction to XMODEM XMODEM is a file transfer protocol that is widely used due to its simplicity and good performance. XMODEM transfers files using Console port. It supports two types of data packets (128 bytes and 1 KB), two check methods (checksum and CRC), and multiple attempts of error packet retransmission (generally the maximum number of retransmission attempts is ten). The XMODEM transmission procedure is completed by a receiving program and a sending program: The receiving program sends negotiation characters to negotiate a packet checking method. After the negotiation, the sending program starts to transmit data packets. When receiving a complete packet, the receiving program checks the packet using the agreed method. If the check succeeds, the receiving program sends an acknowledgement character and the sending program proceeds to send another packet; otherwise, the receiving program sends a negative acknowledgement character and the sending program retransmits the packet.
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Loading BootROM software Follow these steps to load the BootROM software: 1 At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" in the Boot Menu, press <6> or <Ctrl+U>, and then press <Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
Bootrom update menu: 1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parameter 3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 0. Return to boot menu Enter your choice(0-3):
2 Enter 3 in the above menu to download the BootROM software using XMODEM. The system displays the following download baud rate setting menu:
Please select your download baudrate: 1.* 9600 2. 19200 3. 38400 4. 57600 5. 115200 0. Return Enter your choice (0-5):
3 Choose an appropriate download baud rate. For example, if you enter 5, the baud rate 115200 bps is chosen and the system displays the following information:
Download baudrate is 115200 bps Please change the terminal's baudrate to 115200 bps and select XMODEM protocol Press enter key when ready
Now, press <Enter>. If you have chosen 9600 bps as the download baud rate, you need not modify the HyperTerminals baud rate, and therefore you can skip step 4 and step 5 and proceed to step 6 directly. In this case, the system will not display the above information. 4 Choose [ File/Properties] in HyperTerminal, click <Configure> in the pop-up dialog box, and then select the baud rate of 115200 bps in the Console port configuration dialog box that appears.
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Figure 111 Properties dialog box
Figure 112 Console port configuration dialog box
5 Click the <Disconnect> button to disconnect the HyperTerminal from the switch and then click the <Connect> button to reconnect the HyperTerminal to the switch.
Figure 113 Connect and disconnect buttons
The new baud rate takes effect only after you disconnect and reconnect the terminal emulation program. 6 Press <Enter> to start downloading the program. The system displays the following information:
Now please start transfer file with XMODEM protocol. If you want to exit, Press <Ctrl+X>. Loading CCCCCCCCCC
7 Choose [ Transfer/Send File] in the HyperTerminals window, and in the following pop-up dialog box click <Browse>, select the software you need to download, and set the protocol to XMODEM.
Figure 114 Send file dialog box
8 Click <Send>. The system displays the following page.
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Figure 115 Sending file page
After the download completes, the system displays the following information:
Loading CCCCCCCCCC done!
You need not reset the HyperTerminals baud rate and can skip the last step if you have chosen 9600 bps. In this case, the system display the prompt BootROM is updating now.done! instead of the prompt Your baudrate should be set to 9600 bps again! Press enter key when ready. 9 Reset HyperTerminals baud rate to 9600 bps (refer to step 4 and step 5). Then, press any key as prompted. The system will display the following information when it completes the loading.
Bootrom updating.done!
Loading host software Follow these steps to load the host software: 1 Select <1> in Boot Menu. The system displays the following information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parameter 3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 0. Return to boot menu Enter your choice(0-3):3
2 Enter 3 in the above menu to download the host software using XMODEM. The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the BootROM software, except that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of BootROM loading.
Loading Software Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port Loading BootROM software
Introduction to TFTP TFTP, one protocol in TCP/IP protocol suite, is used for trivial file transfer between client and server. It uses UDP to provide unreliable data stream transfer service.
Figure 116 Local loading using TFTP
Switch Console port Ethernet port
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TFTP client
TFTP server
1 As shown in Figure 116, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the TFTP server, and connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC. You can use one PC as both the configuration device and the TFTP server. 2 Run the TFTP server program on the TFTP server, and specify the path of the program to be downloaded. CAUTION: TFTP server program is not provided with the S4200G Series Ethernet Switches. 3 Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the Boot Menu. At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" in the Boot Menu, press <6> or <Ctrl+U>, and then press <Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
4 Enter 1 to in the above menu to download the BootROM software using TFTP. Then set the following TFTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name Switch IP address Server IP address :S4200G.btm :1.1.1.2 :1.1.1.1
5 Press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:

Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Bootrom update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the BootROM software. Upon completion, the system displays the following information:
Loading.done Bootrom updating.done!
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Loading host software Follow these steps to load the host software. 1 Select <1> in Boot Menu. The system displays the following information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parameter 3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 0. Return to boot menu Enter your choice(0-3):3
2 Enter 1 in the above menu to download the host software using TFTP. The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the BootROM program, except that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of BootROM loading. Loading Software Using FTP Through Ethernet Port Introduction to FTP FTP is an application-layer protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite. It is used for file transfer between server and client, and is widely used in IP networks. You can use the switch as an FTP client and download software to the switch through an Ethernet port. The following is an example. Loading BootROM software
Figure 117 Local loading using FTP
Switch Console port Ethernet port
PC
FTP client
FTP server
1 As shown in Figure 117, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the FTP server, and connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC. You can use one computer as both configuration device and FTP server. 2 Run the FTP server program on the FTP server, configure an FTP user name and password, and specify the path of the program to be downloaded. 3 Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the Boot Menu. At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" in the Boot Menu, press <6> or <Ctrl+U>, and then press <Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
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4 Enter 2 in the above menu to download the BootROM software using FTP. Then set the following FTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name Switch IP address Server IP address FTP User Name FTP User Password :S4200G.btm :10.1.1.2 :10.1.1.1 :4200G :abc
5 Press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:

Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Bootrom update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the program. Upon completion, the system displays the following information:
Loading.done Bootrom updating.done!
Loading host software Follow these steps to load the host software: 1 Select <1> in Boot Menu. The system displays the following information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parameter 3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 0. Return to boot menu Enter your choice(0-3):
2 Enter 2 in the above menu to download the host software using FTP. The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the BootROM program, except for that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of BootROM loading.
Remote Software Loading

Remote Loading Using FTP
If your terminal is not directly connected to the switch, you can telnet to the switch, and use FTP or TFTP to load BootROM and host software remotely. As shown in Figure 118, a PC is used as both the configuration device and the FTP server. You can telnet to the switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download the host program S4200G.bin and the BootROM program S4200G.btm from the remote FTP server (with an IP address 10.1.1.1) to the switch.
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Figure 118 Remote loading using FTP
FTP server
10.1.1.1 PC Internet Internet Switch
Ethernet port FTP client
1 Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.

<S4200G> ftp 10.1.1.1 Trying Press CTRL+K to abort Connected. 220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user User(none):abc 331 Give me your password, please Password: 230 Logged in successfully [ ftp] get S4200G.bin [ ftp] get S4200G.btm [ ftp] bye
2 Update the BootROM program on the switch.

<S4200G>boot bootrom S4200G.btm This will update BootRom file on unit 1. Continue? [ Y/N] y Upgrading BOOTROM, please wait Upgrade BOOTROM succeeded!
3 Update the host program on the switch.

<S4200G>boot boot-loader S4200G.bin The specified file will be booted next time on unit 1! <S4200G>display boot-loader Unit 1: The current boot app is: S4200G.bin The main boot app is: S4200G.bin The backup boot app is:
Restart the switch.

<S4200G> reboot
Before restarting the switch, make sure you have saved all other configurations that you want, so as to avoid losing configuration information.
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After the above operations, the BootROM and host software loading is completed. Pay attention to the following:
The loading of host software takes effect only after you restart the switch with the reboot command. If the space of the Flash memory is not enough, you can delete the useless files in the Flash memory before software downloading. No power-down is permitted during software loading.
Remote Loading Using TFTP
The remote loading using TFTP is similar to that using FTP. The only difference is that TFTP is used instead off FTP to load software to the switch, and the switch can only act as a TFTP client.
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Basic System Configuration
Basic System Configuration and Debugging
The following sections describe the basic system configuration and management tasks:

Setting the System Name of the Switch Setting the Date and Time of the System Setting the Local Time Zone Setting the Summer Time Setting the CLI Language Mode Returning from Current View to Lower Level View Returning from Current View to User View Entering System View from User View Enabling/Disabling System Debugging Displaying Debugging Status Displaying Operating Information about Modules in System
Setting the System Name of the Switch
Table 308 Set the system name of the switch

Operation Enter system view Set the system name of the switch Command system-view sysname sysname Description Optional By default, the name is S4200G.
There is no built-in clock on the 4200G. The date and time will revert to 23:55:00 2000/04/01 when the system is booted or power is cycled. In environments that require exact absolute time, NTP (network time protocol) must be used to obtain and set the current date and time of the Switch. Setting the Date and Time of the System Perform the following configuration in user view.
Table 309 Set the date and time of the system
Operation Command Description Optional By default, it is 23:55:00 04/01/2000 when the system starts up.
Set the current date and clock datetime HH:MM:SS YYYY/MM/DD time of the system
Setting the Local Time Zone
This configuration task is to set the name of the local time zone and the difference between the local time zone and the standard UTC (universal time coordinated) time.
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Table 310 Set the local time zone
Operation Set the local time zone Command clock timezone zone-name { add | minus } HH:MM:SS Description Optional By default, it is the UTC time zone.
Setting the Summer Time
This configuration task is to set the name, time range (start time and end time), and time offset of the summer timer. The operation here saves you from manually adjust the system time.
When the system reaches the specified start time, it automatically adds the specified offset to the current time, so as to toggle the system time to the summer time. When the system reaches the specified end time, it automatically subtracts the specified offset from the current time, so as to toggle the summer time to normal system time.

Table 311 Set the summer time
Operation Set the name and time range of the summer time Command Description
clock summer-time zone_name { one-off Optional | repeating } start-time start-date end-time end-date offset-time
Setting the CLI Language Mode
Perform the following configuration in user view.T

Table 312 Set the CLI language mode
Operation Set the CLI language mode Command language-mode { chinese | english } Description Optional By default, the command line interface (CLI) language mode is English.
Returning from Current View to Lower Level View
Perform the following operation in system view or a view higher than system view.
Table 313 Return from current view to lower level view
Operation Command Description This operation will result in exiting the system if current view is user view.
Return from current quit view to lower level view
Returning from Current View to User View
Perform the following operation in any view.

Table 314 Return from current view to user view
Operation Return from current view to user view Command return Description The composite key <Ctrl+Z> has the same effect with the return command.
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Entering System View from User View

Table 315 Enter system view from user view
Operation Enter system view from user view Command system-view Description
Displaying the System Status
You can use the following display commands to check the status and configuration information about the system. For information about protocols and ports, and the associated display commands, refer to relevant sections. Perform the following operations in any view.
Table 316 System display commands
Operation Command Description
Display the current date display clock and time of the system Display the version of the system Display the information about user terminal interfaces Display the debugging status display version display users [ all ]
display debugging [ interface { interface-name | interface-type interface-number } ] [ modu name ]
Optional By default, all debugging is disabled in the system.
System Debugging
Enabling/Disabling System Debugging The Ethernet switch provides a variety of debugging functions. Most of the protocols and features supported by the Ethernet switch are provided with corresponding debugging functions. These debugging functions are a great help for you to diagnose and troubleshoot your switch system. The output of debugging information is controlled by two kinds of switches:
Protocol debugging, which controls whether the debugging information of a protocol is output. Terminal display, which controls whether the debugging information is output to a user screen.
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The relation between the two switches is as follows:

Figure 119 Debugging information output
Protocol debugging switches ON OFF ON
3
ON
Debugging information
Terminal display switches OFF
You can use the following commands to operate the two kinds of switches. Perform the following operations in user view.
Table 317 Enable debugging and terminal display
Operation Enable system debugging Command debugging module-name [ debugging-option ] Description By default, all debugging is disabled in the system. Because the output of debugging information will affect the efficiency of the system, disable your debugging after you finish it. Enable terminal display for debugging terminal debugging By default, terminal display for debugging is disabled.
Displaying Debugging Status
Table 318 Displaying debugging status

Operation Display all enabled debugging on the specified device Command Description
display debugging { unit You can execute the display unit-id } [ interface interface-type command in any view. interface-number | module-name ]
3 3 3
1 1
1 1
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Displaying Operating Information about Modules in System
When your Ethernet switch is in trouble, you may need to view a lot of operating information to locate the problem. Each functional module has its own operating information display command(s). You can use the command here to display the current operating information about the modules (settled when this command is designed) in the system for troubleshooting your system. Perform the following operation in any view.
Table 319 Display the current operation information about the modules in the system.
Operation
Display the current operation information about the modules in the system.
Command
display diagnostic-information
Description
You can execute this command twice and find the difference between the two executing results to locate the problem.
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IP Performance Configuration
Introduction to TCP Attributes
IP PERFORMANCE CONFIGURATION
You can configure the following TCP attributes of the Ethernet switch:
synwait timer: When a SYN packet is sent, TCP starts the synwait timer. If no response packet is received before the synwait timer times out, the TCP connection is terminated. The timeout time of this timer ranges from 2 seconds to 600 seconds and defaults to 75 seconds. finwait timer: When the TCP connection status changes from FIN_WAIT_1 to FIN_WAIT_2, the finwait timer is started. If no FIN packet is received before the finwait timer times out, the TCP connection is terminated. The timeout time of this timer ranges from 76 seconds to 3,600 seconds and defaults to 675 seconds. The sizes of receiving and sending buffers of connection-oriented sockets, which range from 1 KB to 32 KB and default to 8 KB.
Configuring TCP Attributes
Table 320 Configure TCP attributes

Operation Enter system view Set the timeout time of the TCP synwait timer Command system-view tcp timer syn-timeout time-value Description Optional By default, the timeout time of the TCP synwait timer is 75 seconds. Optional By default, the timeout time of the TCP finwait timer is 675 seconds. Optional By default, the transceive buffer size is 8 KB.
Set the timeout time of the TCP finwait timer
tcp timer fin-timeout time-value
Set the transceive buffer size of the TCP socket
tcp window window-size
Displaying and Debugging IP Performance
After the above IP performance configuration, you can execute the display commands in any view to display the system operating status and thus verify the IP performance configuration.
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You can execute the reset commands in user view to clear the IP, TCP and UDP traffic statistics. You can also execute the debugging commands to enable different IP performance debugging.
Table 321 Display and debug the IP performance
Operation Display the TCP connection status Display the TCP traffic statistics Display the UDP traffic statistics Display the IP traffic statistics Display the ICMP traffic statistics Display the current socket information of the system Display FIB (forward information base) entries Clear the IP traffic statistics Clear the TCP traffic statistics Clear the UDP traffic statistics Enable system debugging Command display tcp status display tcp statistics display udp statistics display ip statistics display icmp statistics display ip socket [ socktype sock-type ] [ task-id socket-id ] display fib reset ip statistics reset tcp statistics reset udp statistics debugging module-name [ debugging-option ] Description You can execute the display commands in any view.
Troubleshooting the IP Performance Configuration
Symptom: IP packets are forwarded normally, but TCP and UDP do not operate normally. Solution: Enable related debugging and check the debugging information.
Use the display command to check the IP performance of the system, and verify that the PC is operating normally. Use the terminal debugging command to output the debugging information to the console. Use the debugging udp packet command to enable UDP debugging to track UDP data packets.
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Network Connectivity Test
ping
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY TEST
You can use the ping command to check the network connectivity and the reachability of a host.
Table 322 The ping command
Operation Check the IP network connectivity and the reachability of a host Command ping [ -a ip-address ] [ -c count ] [ -d ] [ -f ] [ -h ttl ] [ -i { interface-type interface-number } ] [ ip ] [ -n ] [ - p pattern ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -s packetsize ] [ -t timeout ] [ -tos tos ] [ -v ] host Description You can use this command in any view.
This command can output the following results:
Response status for each ping packet. If no response packet is received within the timeout time, the message Request time out is displayed. Otherwise, the number of data bytes, packet serial number, TTL (time to live) and response time of the response packet are displayed. Final statistics, including the numbers of sent packets and received response packets, the irresponsive packet percentage, and the minimum, average and maximum values of response time.
tracert
You can use the tracert command to trace the gateways a packet passes during its journey from the source to the destination. This command is mainly used to check the network connectivity. It can help you locate the trouble spot of the network. The executing procedure of the tracert command is as follows: First, the source host sends a data packet with the TTL of 1, and the first hop device returns an ICMP error message indicating that it cannot forward this packet because of TTL timeout. Then, the source host resends the packet with the TTL of 2, and the second hop device also returns an ICMP TTL timeout message. This procedure goes on and on until the packet gets to the destination. During the procedure, the system records the source address of each ICMP TTL timeout message in order to offer the path that the packet passed through to the destination.
Table 323 The tracert command
Operation Trace the gateways a packet passes from the source host to the destination Command tracert [ -a source-IP | -f first-ttl | -m max-TTL | -p port | -q num-packet | -w timeout ] string Description You can execute the tracert command in any view.
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Introduction to Device Management
DEVICE MANAGEMENT
The device management function of the Ethernet switch can report the current status and event-debugging information of the boards to you. Through this function, you can maintain and manage your physical device, and restart the system when some functions of the system are abnormal.
Device Management Configuration
The following sections describe the configuration tasks for device management:

Restarting the Ethernet Switch Schedule a Reboot on the Switch Specifying the APP to be Adopted at Reboot Updating the BootROM
Restarting the Ethernet Switch
You can perform the following operation when the switch is in trouble or needs to be restarted. Perform the following configuration in user view:
Table 324 Restart the Ethernet switch
Operation Restart the Ethernet switch Command reboot [ unit unit-id ] Description
When rebooting, the system checks whether there is any configuration change. If there is, it prompts you to indicate whether or not to proceed. This prevents you from losing your original configuration due to oblivion after system reboot. Schedule a Reboot on the Switch After you schedule a reboot on the switch, the switch will reboot at the specified time.
Table 325 Schedule a reboot on the switch
Operation Schedule a reboot on the switch, and set the reboot date and time Schedule a reboot on the switch, and set the reboot waiting delay Command Description
schedule reboot at hh:mm [ mm/dd/yyyy | yyyy/mm/dd ] schedule reboot delay { hhh:mm | mmm }
Display information display schedule reboot about scheduled reboot on the switch
You can execute the display command in any view
There is at most one minute defer for scheduled reboot, that is, the switch will reboot within one minute after reaching the specified reboot date and time.
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Specifying the APP to be Adopted at Reboot
APP is the host software of the switch. If multiple APPs exist in the Flash memory, you can use the command here to specify the one that will be adopted when the switch reboots. Perform the following configuration in user view:
Table 326 Specify the APP to be adopted at reboot
Operation Specify the APP to be adopted at reboot Command boot boot-loader [ backup-attribute ] { file-url | device-name } Description
Updating the BootROM
You can use the BootROM application saved in the Flash memory of the switch to update the running BootROM application without the need to terminate the system. With this command, a remote user can conveniently update the BootRom by uploading the BootROM to the switch through FTP and running this command. Perform the following configuration in user view:
Table 327 Update the BootROM
Operation Update the BootROM Command boot bootrom file-url Description
Displaying the Device Management Configuration
After the above configurations, you can execute the display command in any view to display the operating status of the device management to verify the configuration effects.
Table 328 Display the operating status of the device management
Operation Display the APP to be adopted at reboot. Display the module type and operating status of each board. Display CPU usage of a switch Display memory usage of a switch Display system diagnostic information or save system diagnostic information to a file suffixed with diag in the Flash memory Command display boot-loader display device [ manuinfo [ unit unit-id ] | unit unit-id ] display cpu [ unit unit-id ] display memory [ unit unit-id ] display diagnostic-information
Display enabled debugging on a specified switch or display debugging { fabric | unit unit-id } all switch in the fabric [ interface interface-type interface-number | module-name ] Display enabled debugging on all switches in the fabric in terms of module names. display debugging fabric by-module
Remote Switch Update Configuration Example
Network requirements Telnet to the switch from a PC remotely and download applications from the FTP server to the Flash memory of the switch to remotely update the switch software by using the device management commands through CLI. The switch acts as the FTP client, and the remote PC serves as both the configuration PC and the FTP server.
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Perform the following configuration on the FTP server.
Configure an FTP user, whose name and password are switch and hello respectively. Authorize the user with the read-write right of the Switch directory on the PC. Make appropriate configuration so that the IP address of a VLAN interface on the switch is 1.1.1.1, the IP address of the PC is 2.2.2.2, and the switch and the PC is reachable to each other.
The PC stores the host software switch.bin and the BootROM file boot.btmof the switch. Use FTP to download the switch.bin and boot.btm files from the FTP server to the switch. Network diagram
Figure 120 Network diagram of FTP configuration
Network Network
Switch
PC
Configuration procedure 1 Configure the following FTP server-related parameters on the PC: an FTP user with the username and password as switch and hello respectively, being authorized with the read-write right of the Switch directory on the PC. The detailed configuration is omitted here. 2 Configure the switch as follows: a On the switch, configure a level 3 telnet user with the username and password as user and hello respectively. Authentication by user name and password is required for the user. b Execute the telnet command on the PC to log into the switch. The following prompt appears:
<S4200G>
CAUTION: If the Flash memory of the switch is not sufficient, delete the original applications in it before downloading the new ones to the Flash memory. c Initiate an FTP connection with the following command in user view. Input the correct user name and password to log into the FTP server.
<S4200G> ftp 2.2.2.2 Trying Press CTRL+K to abort Connected. 220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user User(none):switch 331 Give me your password, please Password:***** 230 Logged in successfully [ ftp]
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d Enter the authorized path on the FTP server.

[ ftp] cd switch
e Execute the get command to download the switch.bin and boot.btm files on the FTP server to the Flash memory of the switch.
[ ftp] get switch.bin [ ftp] get boot.btm
f Execute the quit command to terminate the FTP connection and return to user view.
[ ftp] quit <S4200G>
g Update the BootROM.

<S4200G> boot bootrom boot.btm This will update BootRom file on unit 1. Continue? [ Y/N] y Upgrading BOOTROM, please wait Upgrade BOOTROM succeeded!
h Specify the downloaded application as the one to be adopted when the switch starts next time. Then restart the switch to update the switch application.
<S4200G>boot boot-loader switch.bin The specified file will be booted next time on unit 1! <S4200G>display boot-loader Unit 1: The current boot app is: switch.bin The main boot app is: switch.bin The backup boot app is: <S4200G> reboot
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Introduction to the Newly Added Cluster Functions
CONFIGURATION OF NEWLY ADDED CLUSTER FUNCTIONS
The newly added cluster functions aim to improve switch performance. They extend switch functionality. With the cluster function employed, you can manage and maintain all the member switches in a cluster through the master switch. (A cluster can contain up to 16 switches.) The newly added cluster functions include:
SNMP configuration synchronization of the member devices passing topological authentication lUser name and the corresponding password synchronization of Web users Black/white list and topological authentication TRACE MAC function Upgrading software of the member devices in a cluster through Web Member device configuration backup/restoration through Web
These functions enrich the Ethernet switch cluster management technology and significantly relieve network administration workload. They also provide common users with a simple and intuitive way for managing switch clusters. Notes
You need to enable the cluster function before configuring any of the newly added cluster functions. To employ the newly added cluster functions, you need to enable the cluster function and perform other related configurations on the master device. As for the member devices and the candidate devices, you only need to enable the cluster function for them so that they are under the management of the master device. For the configurations of the last two functions listed above, see your Web user manual.
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Configuration of the Newly Added Cluster Functions
Configuring the TFTP Server and SNMP Host for a Cluster You can perform the operations listed in Table 329 on the master device of a cluster to configure the TFTP Server and SNMP host for the cluster. A TFTP server is required if you want to perform upgrade or backup operations to multiple cluster devices simultaneously through Web. An SNMP host is required if you want to access the members of a cluster through an external SNMP host. TFTP server and SNMP host are the prerequisites to implement the newly added cluster functions.
Table 329 Configure a TFTP server and SNMP host for a cluster
Operation Command system-view cluster Description Required
Enter system view Enter cluster view Configure a TFTP Server for cluster
Configure an SNMP host for the cluster
tftp-server ip-address Required snmp-host ip-address
Synchronizing SNMP Configuration SNMP configuration synchronization simplifies user configuration. With this function employed, the configuration performed on the master device is synchronized to all the member devices in the cluster. These configurations are mainly used for the SNMP host to access a member switch. Configuration prerequisites

NDPand NTDP configurations are performed on the related cluster devices. The cluster is created and enabled. That is, you can manage cluster members through the master device.
Table 330 Synchronize SNMP community name
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Configure a SNMP community name for the cluster. Configure a SNMP V3 group for the cluster Command system-view cluster cluster-snmp-agent community { read | write } community-name [ mib-view view-name ] cluster-snmp-agent group v3 group-name [ authentication | privacy ] [ read-view read-view ] [ write-view write-view ] [notify-view notify-view ] cluster-snmp-agent mib-view included view-name oid-tree cluster-snmp-agent usm-user v3 username groupname [ authentication-mode { md5 | sha } authpassstring [ privacy-mode { des56 privpassstring } ] ] Description Required
Required
Create or update a MIP view for the cluster Configure a SNMP V3 user for the cluster
Required Required
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Notes Perform the operations listed in Table 330 in cluster view on the master device. The configuration can only be synchronized to the member devices in the white list only. The configuration remains valid on a member device even if it quits the cluster or is removed from the white list. Configuration example Synchronize the following SNMP configuration to all the member devices in a cluster for logging into the cluster through an SNMP host. 1 Set read-community name to "aaa", write-community name to "bbb", group name to "ggg", and MIP view name to "mmm". The MIP view contains the "org" sub-tree. 2 Set an SNMP V3 user named "uuu". The user belongs to the group named "ggg". Network requirements
Figure 121 Network diagram for SNMP configuration synchronization
000f-e224-0562
IP address 1.1.1.66
Port P_1/0/1 Port P_ 1/0/4 Command sw itch Port P _1/0/3 000f-e224-0560
Port P 1/0/2 Member 1 Port P_ 1/0/1 PC as the server Member 2 000f-e224-055f
3 Configuration procedure
# Enable NDP and NTDP. <S4200G>system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [S4200G]ndp enable # Create a cluster. [S4200G]cluster [S4200G-cluster]ip-pool 168.192.0.1 24 [S4200G-cluster]build chwn [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] # Configure a TFTP server and an SNMP host for the cluster. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]tftp-server 1.1.1.66 [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]snmp-host 1.1.1.66 # Member devices join the cluster automatically. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] %Apr 7 03:00:07:981 2000 chwn_0.S4200G CLST/5/LOG:- 1 Member 000f-e224-055f is joined in cluster chwn. %Apr 7 03:00:08:098 2000 chwn_0.S4200G CLST/5/LOG:- 1 Member 000f-e224-0560 is joined in cluster chwn.
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CHAPTER 45: CONFIGURATION OF NEWLY ADDED CLUSTER FUNCTIONS # Display the current topology. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]display cluster current-topology -------------------------------------------------------------------(PeerPort) ConnectFlag (NativePort) [SysName:DeviceMac] -------------------------------------------------------------------ConnectFlag: <--> normal connect ---> odd connect **** in blacklist ???? lost device ++++ new device -+- STP discarding -------------------------------------------------------------------[chwn_0.S4200G:000f-e224-0562] | +-(P_1/0/4)<-->(P_1/0/3)[S4200G:000f-e224-0560] | +-(P_1/0/2)<-->(P_1/0/1)[S4200G:000f-e224-055f] [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] # Display the current configuration. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]display current-configuration # sysname S4200G # radius scheme system # domain system # acl number 3998 rule 0 deny ip destination 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 rule 1 permit ip source 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 acl number 3999 rule 0 deny ip source 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 rule 1 permit ip destination 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 # vlan 1 # cluster ip-pool 168.192.0.1 255.255.255.0 build chwn tftp-server 1.1.1.66 snmp-host 1.1.1.66 # snmp-agent snmp-agent local-engineid 800007DB000FE22405626877 snmp-agent sys-info version all snmp-agent target-host trap address udp-domain 1.1.1.66 params securityname clu ster undo snmp-agent trap enable standard # user-interface aux 0 user-interface vty 0 4 # return # Configure the read-community name to be aaa. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]cluster-snmp-agent community read aaa Member 1 succeeded in the read-community configuration. Member 2 succeeded in the read-community configuration. Finish to synchronize the command. # Configure the write-community name to be bbb. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] cluster-snmp-agent community write bbb Member 1 succeeded in the write-community configuration. Member 2 succeeded in the write-community configuration.
Introduction to the Newly Added Cluster Functions 383 Finish to synchronize the command. # Configure the group name to be ggg. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] cluster-snmp-agent group v3 ggg Member 2 succeeded in the group configuration. Member 1 succeeded in the group configuration. Finish to synchronize the command. # Configure the MIB view name to be mmm, with org sub-tree contained in the MIB view. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster] cluster-snmp-agent mib-view included mmm org Member 1 succeeded in the mib-view configuration. Member 2 succeeded in the mib-view configuration. Finish to synchronize the command. # Configure an SNMP v3 user, with the user name being uuu. The user belongs to the group named ggg. [chwn_0.io-cluster] cluster-snmp-agent usm-user v3 uuu ggg Member 2 succeeded in the usm-user configuration. Member 1 succeeded in the usm-user configuration. Finish to synchronize the command. # Display the current configuration on the master switch. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]display current-configuration # sysname S4200G # radius scheme system # domain system # acl number 3998 rule 0 deny ip destination 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 rule 1 permit ip source 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 acl number 3999 rule 0 deny ip source 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 rule 1 permit ip destination 168.192.0.0 0.0.0.255 # vlan 1 # cluster ip-pool 168.192.0.1 255.255.255.0 build chwn cluster-snmp-agent community read aaa cluster-snmp-agent group v3 ggg cluster-snmp-agent mib-view included mmm org cluster-snmp-agent usm-user v3 uuu ggg # snmp-agent snmp-agent local-engineid 800007DB000FE22405626877 snmp-agent community read aaa@cm0 snmp-agent sys-info version all snmp-agent group v3 ggg snmp-agent mib-view included mmm org snmp-agent usm-user v3 uuu ggg undo snmp-agent trap enable standard # # Display the current configuration on member switch numbered 2. <chwn_2.S4200G> system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [chwn_2.S4200G]cluster [chwn_2.S4200G-cluster]display current-configuration # sysname S4200G
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Configuring Cluster Management
Configuring member management
In member management, you can:
Specify a candidate device that will join the cluster and delete the specific member device in the cluster manually. You are allowed to add or delete a cluster member only on the management device; otherwise the system gives an error prompt. Control the member device remotely through the remote control function of the management device if a member device fails due to incorrect configuration. For example, you can delete the boot file and restart the member device to bring the management device and the member device back to normal communication. Manage blacklists. Locate a device through the MAC address or the IP address.
Configure the specified member device on the management device after switching to the member device view. After the configuration, you can switch back to the management device. Table 331 Configure member management
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Command system-view cluster Description Optional Member numbers are assigned based on a certain order. The number that the member with the same MAC address used is recorded by the management device Optional
Add a candidate device add-member [ member-number to the cluster ] mac-address mac-address [ password password ]
Delete a member delete-member device from the cluster member-number [ to-black-list ]
Table 331 Configure member management (Continued)

Operation Reboot the specified member device Command reboot member { member-number | mac-address mac-address } [ eraseflash ] tracemac { by-mac mac-address vlan vlan-id | by-ip ip-address } [ nondp ] Description Optional
Locate a device with the MAC address or the IP address
Optional You can execute this command according to the MAC table saved by the device. If there is no required VLAN ID, you cannot execute this command Optional Currently, before executing this command, you must enable telnet server on the opposite device and ring switching is not allowed
Exit cluster view Exit system view Switch between the management device and a member device to perform configuration
quit quit cluster switch-to { member-number | mac-address mac-address | administrator }
Configuring topology management
Topology management is performed based on white list and blacklist. The meanings of white list and blacklist are as follows:
White list: Correct network topology confirmed by the network administrator. You can obtain topology node information and neighboring relationship at this moment from the current network topology. Meanwhile, you can maintain the white list based on the current topology, such as adding a node, deleting a node, and modifying a node. Blacklist: Members in the blacklist are not allowed to join the cluster automatically. The network administrator needs to add a member in the black list into the cluster, including the MAC address of the device. After the device is added into the blacklist, if it connects to the network through a non-blacklist device, the information and the access port of the non-blacklist device will be added into related entries of the management device.
White list and blacklist are exclusive. Nodes in the white list are not in the blacklist. Nodes in the black list cannot be added into the white list. Topology nodes are located neither in the white list nor in the blacklist. This kind of nodes is newly-added nodes, which are not confirmed by the network administrator. White list and black list are saved in the flash of the management device. They still exist after the management device is powered off. You need to resume the white list and the black list manually. When you restart the management device or rebuild the cluster, the white list and the blacklist can be resumed from the flash. t
Table 332 Configure topology management
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Add a device into the blacklist Command system-view cluster black-list add-mac mac-address Description Optional
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Operation Release a device from the blacklist Confirm the current topology information of the cluster and save that as a standard topology Save the standard topology information into the local flash Obtain and restore the standard topology information from the local flash Command black-list delete-mac { all | mac-address } topology accept { all [ save-to { administrator | local-flash } ] | mac-address mac-address | member-id member-number } topology save-to local-flash topology restore-from local-flash Description Optional
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Optional If the saved standard topology is incorrect, the management device cannot accept it, so you must ensure that the saved topology is correct
Configuring Cluster Interoperation
After creating a cluster, you can universally configure servers, NMS hosts and logging hosts for the cluster on the management device. Member devices can access the configured servers through the management device. All the log information of the member devices in the cluster is output to the configuration logging hosts. The member devices send the log information to the management device directly. The management device translates the addresses contained in the logs, and then sends log packets of the member devices to logging hosts of the cluster. Likely, all the trap packets of the member devices are sent to NMS hosts of the cluster.
Table 333 Configure cluster interoperation
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Command system-view cluster Description Optional By default, a cluster has no public FTP server Optional By default, a cluster has no public TFTP server Optional By default, a cluster has no public logging host Optional By default, a cluster has no public SNMP host Optional
Configure the IP address, ftp-server ip-address [ username and password of a user-name username public FTP server password { simple | cipher } password ] Configure a public TFTP server Configure a public logging host Configure a public SNMP host Configuring an NMS interface for the management device tftp-server ip-address
logging-host ip-address
snmp-host ip-address [ community-string read string1 write string2 ] nm-interface vlan-interface vlan-id
Synchronizing User Name and Password
User Name and Password Synchronization of Web users simplifies user configuration. With this function employed, the configuration performed on the master device is synchronized to all the member devices in the cluster. These configurations are mainly used for WEB users to log into a cluster. Configuration prerequisites

NDP and NTDP configurations are performed on the related cluster devices. The cluster is created and enabled. That is, you can manage cluster members through the master device.
Table 334 Synchronize SNMP community name
Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Configure a Web user Command system-view cluster cluster-local-user username passward { cipher | simple } passwardstring Description Required
Notes: Perform the operations listed in Table 334 in cluster view on the master device. The configuration can only be synchronized to the member devices in the white list only. The configuration remains valid on a member device even if it quits the cluster or is removed from the white list. Configuration example
# Configure a web users. [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]cluster-loca www password simple 12345678 Member 1 succeeded in the web-user configuration. Member 2 succeeded in the web-user configuration. Finish to synchronize the command. # Display the current configuration on the master switch (Configuration resulted from the command is reserved below). [chwn_0.S4200G-cluster]display current-configuration # local-user www password simple 12345678 service-type telnet level 2 # cluster ip-pool 168.192.0.1 255.255.255.0 build chwn tftp-server 1.1.1.66 snmp-host 1.1.1.66 cluster-local-user www password simple 12345678 # snmp-agent snmp-agent local-engineid 800007DB000FE22405626877 snmp-agent sys-info version all snmp-agent target-host trap address udp-domain 1.1.1.66 params securityname clu ster undo snmp-agent trap enable standard
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Configuring Topology Authentication
You can save a reference topology file that serves as the basis of the current network topology. It can be used to locate problems in subsequent network topologies. After you confirm the structure of the current network through CLI according to the actual cluster deployment, the master device generates a reference topology file named topology.top. The file is saved in the Flash. It contains the information about the link states of all the nodes in the cluster. A reference topology file contains a white list and a black list.

The white list contains legal devices. (Legal devices are those confirmed by users.) The blacklist contains illegal devices. (Illegal devices are those that fail to pass the topology authentication.)
Thereafter, each time a device attempts to join a cluster, the master device automatically initiates topological authentication based on the reference topology file.

If the device is in the black list, the master device denies the device. If the device is in the white list, the master device adds the device to the cluster and automatically delivers the private configuration of the node to the device. If the device is neither in the blacklist nor the white list, the master device adds the device to the cluster but do not deliver private configuration to the device. The app file on the device cannot be automatically upgraded. Only the candidates passing topology authentication become member devices of the cluster, and only the devices confirmed by users can be added to the white list.

NDP and NTDP configurations are performed on the related cluster devices. The cluster is created and enabled. That is, you can manage cluster members through the master device.
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Configuration procedure Table 335 Configure enhanced cluster functions

Operation Enter system view Enter cluster view Command system-view cluster Description Required Optional
Configure an FTP Server ftp-server ip-address for the cluster Confirm the current topology of the cluster and save it as a reference topology file topology accept { all [ save-to local-flash ] | mac-address mac-address | member-id member-id }
Save the reference topology save-to local-flash topology file to the local Flash Restore the local topology file to the reference topology file Remove a specified cluster member device from the cluster topology restore-from local-flash delete-member member-id [ to-black-list ]
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Add the device with the black-list add-mac specified MAC address mac-address to the black list Remove the device with the specified MAC address from the black list black-list delete-mac { mac-address | all }
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Displaying and Debugging a Cluster
After the above-mentioned configuration, you can use the display command or the tracemac command in any view to view the cluster operating information, so as to verify configuration result. Use the reset command in user view to clear the NDP statistics.
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Operation Display cluster members
Display and debug a cluster

Command display cluster members [ member-num | verbose ]
Display the MAC addresses, names, and the tracemac by-mac mac-address vlan vlan-id corresponding ports of the devices whose MAC [nondp] addresses are within that of the current device and the device with specified MAC address Display the MAC addresses, names, and the tracemac by-ip ip-address [nondp] corresponding ports of the devices whose IP addresses are within that of the current device and the device with specified IP address Display the standard topology view of the cluster display cluster base-topology [ mac-address mac-address | member-id member-number ] display cluster black-list display cluster current-topology [ mac-address mac-address [ to-mac-address mac-address ] | member-id member-number [ to-member-id member-number ] ]
Display the current blacklist of the cluster Display the current topology view or the topology path between two points
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Configuration Example for Newly Added Cluster Functions

Network requirements In a cluster formed by Switch A, Switch B, Switch C, and Switch D, Switch A is the master switch. NDP and NTDP configurations are performed on the related devices. The cluster is enabled and you can manage member devices on the master device.

The IP address of the TFTP Server configured for the cluster is 10.1.1.15. The IP address of the SNMP host configured for the cluster is 10.1.1.16. Log into the Web page of the master switch and view the file on the Flash of a member device. Log into the Web page of the master switch and upgrade software. Log in to the Web page of the master switch and restore the configuration. Remove the member device numbered 3 from the cluster and add it to the black list.
Network diagram
Figure 122 Network diagram for HGMP cluster management
SNMP host 10.1.1.16 TFTP server 10.1.1.15
Sw itch A Management Device E1/1 E1/1 E1/2 E1/1 Sw itch C Member Device 2 00e0-fc01-0012 E1/1 Sw itch C Member Device 3 00e0-fc01-0013 Cluster
Sw itch B Member Device 2 E1/10 00e0-fc01-0011
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Perform the following configurations on the master device (Switch A).

# Configure a TFTP server and SNMP host for the cluster. [S4200G] cluster [S4200G-cluster]tftp-server 10.1.1.15 [S4200G-cluster] snmp-host 10.1.1.16 [S4200G-cluster] topology accept all save-to local-flash # Remove the member device numbered 3 from the cluster and add it to the black list. [S4200G-cluster] delete-member 3 to-black-list
Log into the Web page of the master switch for querying files, upgrading software, and restoring the configuration. For details, see Batch Upgrade of COMWARE V300R002 Platform WEB NMS in a
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Introduction to DHCP Relay
Usage of DHCP Relay
DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION
Early DHCP implementations assumes that DHCP clients and DHCP servers are on the same network segment, that is, you need to deploy at least one DHCP server for each network segment, which is far from economical. DHCP Relay is designed to address this problem. It enables DHCP clients of multiple networks to share a common DHCP server, through which DHCP clients in a LAN can acquire IP addresses by negotiating with DHCP servers of other networks. It decreases your cost and provides a centralized administration. A DHCP relay can be a host or a switch that has DHCP relay service enabled.
DHCP Relay Fundamentals
Figure 123 illustrates a typical DHCP relay application.

Figure 123 Typical DHCP relay application
DHCP client DHCP client
Ethernet Sw itch ( DHCP relay )
Internet
DHCP client
DHCP client DHCP server
A DHCP relay works as follows:
A DHCP client broadcasts a configuration request packet in the local network when it starts and initiates. If a DHCP server exists in the local network, it processes the configuration request packet directly without the help of a DHCP relay. If no DHCP server exists in the local network, the network device serving as a DHCP relay on this network appropriately processes the configuration request packet and forwards it to a specified DHCP server located on another network. When the DHCP server receives the packet, it generates configuration information accordingly and sends it to the DHCP client through the DHCP relay to complete the dynamic configuration of the DHCP client.
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Note that such an interacting process may be repeated several times for a DHCP client to be successfully configured. Actually, a DHCP relay enables DHCP clients and DHCP servers on different networks to communicate with each other by forwarding the DHCP broadcasting packets transparently between them.
Option 82 supporting
Introduction to option 82 supporting Option 82 is a relay agent information option in DHCP packets. When a request packet from a DHCP client travels through a DHCP relay on its way to the DHCP server, the DHCP relay adds option 82 into the request packet. Option 82 includes many sub-options, but the DHCP server supports only sub-option 1 and sub-option 2 at present. Sub-option 1 defines agent circuit ID (that is, Circuit ID) and sub-option 2 defines remote agent ID (that is, Remote ID). Option 82 enables a DHCP server to track the address information of DHCP clients and DHCP relays, through which and other proper software, you can achieve the DHCP assignment limitation and accounting functions. Primary terminologies
Option: A length-variable field in DHCP packets, carrying information such as part of the lease information and packet type. It includes at least one option and at most 255 options. Option 82: Also known as relay agent information option. This option is a part of the Option field in DHCP packet. According to RFC3046, option 82 lies before option 255 and after the other options. Option 82 includes at least one sub-option and at most 255 sub-options. Currently, the commonly used sub-options in option 82 are sub-option 1, sub-option 2 and sub-option 5. Sub-option 1: A sub-option of option 82. Sub-option 1 represents the agent circuit ID, namely Circuit ID. It holds the VLAN-ID and MAC address of the switch port connected to the DHCP client, and is usually configured on the DHCP relay. Generally, sub-option 1 and sub-option 2 must be used together to identify information about a DHCP source. Sub-option 2: A sub-option of option 82. Sub-option 2 represents the remote agent ID, namely Remote ID. It holds the MAC address of the DHCP relay, and is usually configured on the DHCP relay. Generally, sub-option 1 and sub-option 2 must be used together to identify information about a DHCP source. Sub-option 5: A sub-option of option 82. Sub-option 5 represents link selection. It holds the IP address added by the DHCP relay, so that the DHCP server can assign an IP address on the same segment to the DHCP client.
Mechanism of option 82 supporting on DHCP relay The procedure for a DHCP client to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server through a DHCP relay is exactly the same as that for the client to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server directly. The following are the mechanism of option 82 supporting on DHCP relay. 1 A DHCP client broadcasts a request packet when it initiates. 2 If a DHCP server exists in the local network, it assigns an IP address to the DHCP client directly. Otherwise, the DHCP relay on this network receives and processes the request packet. The DHCP relay checks whether the packet contains option 82 and processes the packet accordingly.
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3 If the packet contains option 82, the DHCP relay processes the packet depending on the configured policy (that is, discards the packet, replaces the original option 82 in the packet with its own, or leaves the original option 82 unchanged in the packet), and forwards the packet (if not discarded) to the DHCP server. 4 If the packet does not contain option 82, the DHCP relay adds option 82 to the packet and forwards the packet to the DHCP server. The forwarded packet contains the MAC address of the switch port to which the DHCP client is connected, the VLAN to which the DHCP client belongs, and the MAC address of the DHCP relay. 5 Upon receiving the DHCP request packet forwarded by the DHCP relay, the DHCP server stores the information contained in the option field and sends a packet that contains DHCP configuration information and option 82 to the DHCP relay. 6 Upon receiving the packet returned from the DHCP server, the DHCP relay strips option 82 from the packet and forwards the packet with the DHCP configuration information to the DHCP client. Request packets sent by a DHCP client fall into two categories: DHCP-DISCOVER packets and DHCP-REQUEST packets. As DHCP servers coming from different manufacturers process DHCP request packets in different ways (that is, some DHCP servers process option 82 in DHCP-DISCOVER packets, whereas the rest process option 82 in DHCP-REQUEST packets), a DHCP relay adds option 82 to both types of packets to accommodate to DHCP servers of different manufacturers.
DHCP Relay Configuration

DHCP Relay Configuration Tasks
If a switch belongs to a fabric, you need to enable the UDP-helper function on it before configure it to be a DHCP relay.
Table 337 DHCP relay configuration tasks

Operation Enable DHCP Configure an interface to operate in DHCP relay mode Configure DHCP relay security Description Required Required Required Related section Enabling DHCP Configuring an Interface to Operate in DHCP Relay Mode Configuring DHCP Relay Security
Enabling DHCP
Be sure to enable DHCP before you perform other DHCP relay-related configuration, for other DHCP-related configurations cannot take effect with DHCP disabled.
Table 338 Enable DHCP
Operation Enter system view Enable DHCP Command system-view dhcp enable Description Required By default, DHCP is disabled.
Configuring an Interface to Operate in DHCP Relay Mode
There may be multiple DHCP servers deployed in one network. This increases the reliability. Here, you can configure a DHCP server group containing one or multiple DHCP servers.
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You can configure an interface to forward DHCP packets received from DHCP clients to a group of external DHCP server(s), so that the DHCP server(s) in this group can assign IP addresses to the DHCP clients under this interface.
Table 339 Configure an interface to operate in DHCP relay mode
Operation Enter system view Command system-view Description Required By default, no DHCP server IP address is configured in a DHCP server group. Required By default, a VLAN interface is not mapped to any DHCP server group.
Configure the DHCP dhcp-server groupNo ip server IP address(es) in ip-address1 [ ipaddress-list ] a specified DHCP server group Map an interface to a DHCP server group interface interface-type interface-number dhcp-server groupNo
You can configure up to eight external DHCP IP addresses in a DHCP server group. You can map multiple VLAN interfaces to one DHCP server group. But one VLAN interface can be mapped to only one DHCP server group. If you execute the dhcp-server groupNo command repeatedly, the new configuration overwrites the previous one. The group number referenced in the dhcp-server groupNo command must has already been configured by using the dhcp-server groupNo ip ipaddress1 [ ipaddress-list ] command. Configuring DHCP Relay Security Configuring address checking When a DHCP client obtain an IP address from a DHCP server with the help of a DHCP relay, the DHCP relay creates an entry (dynamic entry) in the user address table to track the IP-MAC address binding information about the DHCP client. You can also configure user address entries manually (static entries) to bind an IP address and a MAC address statically. The purpose of the address checking function on DHCP relay is to prevent unauthorized users from statically configuring IP addresses to access external networks. With this function enabled, a DHCP relay inhibits a user from accessing external networks if the IP address configured on the user end and the MAC address of the user end do not match any entries (including the entries dynamically tracked by the DHCP relay and the manually configured static entries) in the user address table on the DHCP relay.
Table 340 Configure address checking
Operation Enter system view Create a DHCP user address entry manually Command system-view dhcp-security static ip-address mac-address Description Optional By default, there is no manually configured DHCP user address entry. Required By default, the address checking function is disabled.
Enter interface view Enable the address checking function
interface interface-type interface-number address-check enable
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Configuring the dynamic user address entry updating function When a DHCP client obtains an IP address from a DHCP server with the help of a DHCP relay, the DHCP relay creates an entry (dynamic entry) in the user address table to track the binding information about the IP address and MAC address of the DHCP client. But as a DHCP relay does not process DHCP-RELEASE packets, which are sent to DHCP servers by DHCP clients through unicast when the DHCP clients release IP addresses, the user address entries maintained by the DHCP cannot be updated in time. The dynamic user address entry updating function is developed to resolve this problem. The dynamic user address entry updating function works as follows: at regular intervals, the DHCP relay sends a DHCP-REQUEST packet that carries the IP address assigned to a DHCP client and its own MAC address to the corresponding DHCP server. If the DHCP server answers with a DHCP-ACK packet, the IP address is available (it can be assigned again) and the DHCP relay ages out the corresponding entry in the user address table. If the DHCP server answers with a DHCP-NAK packet, the IP address is still in use (the lease is not expired) and the DHCP relay remains the corresponding user address entry unchanged.
Table 341 Configure the dynamic user address entry updating function
Operation Enter system view Set the interval to update DHCP user address entries Command system-view dhcp-security tracker { interval | auto } Description Optional By default, the update interval is automatically determined by the number of DHCP user address entries.
Option 82 Supporting Configuration

Prerequisites
Before configuring option 82 supporting on a DHCP relay, make sure that the DHCP relay is configured and operates properly. The DHCP server operates properly. Address allocation policy-related configurations (such as address pools and the lease time) are performed. The routes between the DHCP relay and the DHCP server are reachable.
Enabling Option 82 Supporting on a DHCP Relay
The following operations are expected to be performed on a DHCP relay-enabled network device.
Table 342 Enable option 82 supporting on a DHCP relay
Operation Enter system view Enable option 82 supporting on the DHCP relay Configure the strategy for the DHCP relay to process request packets containing option 82 Command system-view Description
dhcp relay information Required enable By default, this function is disabled. dhcp relay information strategy { drop | keep | replace } Optional By default, the replace policy is adopted, that is, the DHCP relay replaces the original option 82 carried in a request packet with its own option 82.
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Option 82 Supporting Configuration Example
Network requirements Two DHCP clients are on the network segment 10.110.0.0 (255.255.0.0). They obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server through a switch acting as DHCP relay. Option 82 supporting is enabled on the DHCP relay. Network diagram
Figure 124 Network diagram for option 82 supporting
10.110.0.0 Ethernet 10.110.1.1 Internet Switch ( DHCP relay )
DHCP server 202.38.1.2
202.38.1.1 Ethernet 202.38.0.0
Configuration procedure This example supposes that the routes between the DHCP relay and the DHCP server are reachable. The following configurations are only for the switch acting as DHCP relay. 1 Enter system view.
2 Enable DHCP.
[4200G] dhcp enable
3 Configure the VLAN interface that is to carry out the DHCP relay function: First enter the corresponding VLAN interface view. Then assign an IP address and a subnet mask to the VLAN interface so that it is on the same network segment with the two DHCP clients.
[4200G] interface vlan-interface 100 [4200G-Vlan-interface 100] ip address 10.110.1.1 255.255.0.0
4 Specify the IP address of the DHCP server by configuring the IP address of the DHCP server to be used by DHCP server group 1.
[4200G] dhcp-server 1 ip address 202.38.1.2
5 Map VLAN 100 interface to DHCP server group1.

[4200G-Vlan-interface100] dhcp-server 1 [4200G-vlan-interface100] quit
6 Return to system view.

[4200G-vlan-interface 100] quit
7 Enable option 82 supporting on the DHCP relay, with the keep keyword specified.
[4200G] dhcp relay information enable [4200G] dhcp relay information strategy keep
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DHCP Relay Displaying
You can verify your DHCP relay-related configuration by executing the following display commands in any view.
Table 343 Display DHCP relay information
Operation Display information about a specified DHCP server group Display information about the DHCP server group to which a specified VLAN interface is mapped Display one or all user address entries, or a specified type of entries in the valid user address table of the DHCP server group Command display dhcp-server groupNo display dhcp-server interface vlan-interface vlan-id display dhcp-security [ ip-address | dynamic | static | tracker ]
DHCP Relay Configuration Example
Network requirements The DHCP clients on the network segment 10.110.0.0 (255.255.255.0) are connected to a port of VLAN 2, which has been created on the switch acting as a DHCP relay. The IP address of the DHCP server is 202.38.1.2. DHCP packets between the DHCP clients and the DHCP server are forwarded by the DHCP relay, through which the DHCP clients can obtain IP addresses and related configuration information from the DHCP server. Network diagram
Figure 125 Network diagram for DHCP relay
10.110.0.0 Ethernet 10.110.1.1 Internet Sw itch ( DHCP relay ) 202.38.1.1
DHCP server 202.38.1.2
Ethernet 202.38.0.0

2 Enable DHCP.
[4200G] dhcp enable
3 Create DHCP server group 1 and configure an IP address of 202.38.1.2 for it.
[4200G] dhcp-server 1 ip 202.38.1.2
4 Map VLAN 2 interface to DHCP server group 1.

[4200G] interface vlan-interface 2 [4200G-Vlan-interface2] dhcp-server 1
5 Configure an IP address for VLAN 2 interface, so that this interface is on the same network segment with the DHCP clients.)
[4200G-Vlan-interface2] ip address 10.110.1.1 255.255.0.0
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You need to perform corresponding configurations on the DHCP server to enable the DHCP clients to obtain IP addresses from the DHCP server. The DHCP server configurations differ depending on different DHCP server devices and are thus omitted.
Troubleshooting DHCP Relay
Symptom A client fails to obtain configuration information through a DHCP relay. Analyze This problem may be caused by improper DHCP relay configuration. When a DHCP relay operates improperly, you can locate the problem by enabling debugging and checking the information about debugging and interface state (You can display the information by executing the corresponding display command.) Solution
Check if an address pool that is on the same network segment with the DHCP clients is configured on the DHCP server. Check if a reachable route is configured between the DHCP relay and the DHCP server. Check if the DHCP relay has proper relay IP addresses configured on the VLAN interface to which the network segment containing the DHCP clients is connected, and if the configured relay IP addresses conflict.
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Introduction to Static Route
Attributes and Functions of Static Route
STATIC ROUTE CONFIGURATION
A static route is a special route. You can set up an interconnecting network with the static route configuration. The problem for such configuration is when a fault occurs to the network, the static route cannot change automatically to steer away from the node causing the fault, if without the help of an administrator. In a relatively simple network, you only need to configure the static routes to make the router work normally. The proper configuration and usage of the static route can improve the network performance and ensure the bandwidth of the important applications. All the following routes are static routes:
Reachable route: A normal route is of this type. That is, the IP packet is sent to the next hop using the route marked by the destination. It is a common type of static routes. Unreachable route: When a static route to a destination has the reject attribute, all the IP packets to this destination will be discarded, and the originating host will be informed destination unreachable. Blackhole route: If a static route to a destination has the blackhole attribute, the outgoing interface of this route is the Null 0 interface regardless of the next hop address, and all the IP packet addressed to this destination are dropped without notifying the source host.
The attributes reject and blackhole are usually used to control the range of reachable destinations of this router, and help troubleshooting the network. Default Route A default route is a static route, too. A default route is a route used only when no suitable routing table entry is matched and when no proper route is found, the default route is used. In a routing table, the default route is in the form of the route to the network 0.0.0.0 (with the mask 0.0.0.0). You can see whether it has been set using the output of the command display ip routing-table. If the destination address of a packet fails in matching any entry of the routing table, the router will select the default route to forward this packet. If there is no default route and the destination address of the packet fails in matching any entry in the routing table, this packet will be discarded, and an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packet will be sent to the originating host to inform that the destination host or network is unreachable. Default route is very useful in the networks. Suppose that there is a typical network, which consists of hundreds of routers. In that network, far from less bandwidth would be consumed if you put all kinds of dynamic routing protocols into use without configuring a default route. Using the default route could provide an appropriate bandwidth, even not achieving a high bandwidth, for communications between large numbers of users.
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Static Route Configuration
Static Route Configuration includes:

Configuring a static route Configuring a default route Deleting all the static routes
Configuring a static route
Perform the following configurations in system view.

Table 344 Configuring a static route
Operation Add a static route Command ip route-static ip-address { mask | mask-length } { interface-type interface-number | next-hop } [ preference value ] [ reject | blackhole ] undo ip route-static ip-address { mask | mask-length } [ interface-type interface-number | next-hop ] [ preference value ] [ reject blackhole ]
Delete a static route
The parameters are explained as follows:
IP address and mask The IP address and mask are in a dotted decimal format. As 1s in the 32-bit mask is required to be consecutive, the dotted decimal mask can also be replaced by the mask-length (which refers to the digits of the consecutive 1s in the mask).
Next hop address and NULL interface When configuring a static route, you can specify the next-hop to decide the next hop address. In fact, for all the routing items, the next hop address must be specified. When IP layer transmits a packet, it will first search the matching route in the routing table according to the destination address of the packet. Only when the next hop address of the route is specified can the link layer find the corresponding link layer address, and then forward the packet according to this address. You cannot specify an interface address of the local switch as the next hop address of an static route. The packets sent to NULL interface, a kind of virtual interface, will be discarded at once. This can decrease the system load.
Preference For different configurations of preference-value, you can flexibly apply the routing management policy. For configuration of multiple routes to the destination, if you specify the same precedence, load sharing is achieved. If not, the routing backup takes place achieved.
Other parameters The attributes reject and blackhole respectively indicate the unreachable route and the blackhole route.
Displaying and Debugging Static Route 403
Configuring a default route
Perform the following configurations in system view.

Table 345 Configuring a default route
Operation Configure a default route Delete a default route Command ip route-static 0.0.0.0 { 0.0.0.0 | 0 } { interface-type interface-number | next-hop } [ preference value ] [ reject | blackhole ] undo ip route-static 0.0.0.0 { 0.0.0.0 | 0 } [ interface-type interface-number | next-hop ] [ preference value ] [ reject blackhole ]
The meanings of parameters in the command are the same as those of the static route. Deleting All The Static Routes You can use the undo ip route-static command to delete one static route. S4200G Series ethernet switches also provide a special command for you to delete all static routes at one time, including the default routes. Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 346 Deleting all static routes
Operation Delete all static routes Command delete static-routes all
Displaying and Debugging Static Route
After the above configuration, execute display command in any view to display the running of the Static Route configuration, and to verify the effect of the configuration.
Table 347 Displaying and debugging the routing table
Operation View routing table summary View routing table details View the detailed information of a specific route View the route information in the specified address range Command display ip routing-table display ip routing-table verbose display ip routing-table ip_address [ mask ] [ longer-match ] [ verbose ] display ip routing-table ip_address1 mask1 ip_address2 mask2 [ verbose ]
View the route filtered through specified basic display ip routing-table acl acl-number [ access control list (ACL) verbose ] View the route information that through specified ip prefix list View the routing information found by the specified protocol View the tree routing table View the statistics of the routing table display ip routing-table ip-prefix ip-prefix-name [ verbose ] display ip routing-table protocol protocol [ inactive | verbose ] display ip routing-table radix display ip routing-table statistics
Typical Static Route Configuration Example
Networking requirements As shown in Figure 126, the masks of all the IP addresses in the figure are 255.255.255.0. It is required that all the hosts or S4200G Series Ethernet Switches can be interconnected in pairs by configuring static routes.
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Networking diagram
Figure 126 Networking diagram of the static route configuration example
Host 1.1.5.2/24 1.1.5.1/24
1.1.2.2/24 Switch C 1.1.2.1/24 1.1.1.1/24
1.1.3.1/24 1.1.3.2/24 1.1.4.1/24
Switch A
Switch B
C Host 1.1.1.2/24
B Host 1.1.4.2/24
Configuration procedure 1 Configure the static route for Ethernet Switch A

[ Switch A] ip route-static 1.1.3.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.2.2 [ Switch A] ip route-static 1.1.4.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.2.2 [ Switch A] ip route-static 1.1.5.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.2.2
2 Configure the static route for Ethernet Switch B

[ Switch B] ip route-static 1.1.2.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.3.1 [ Switch B] ip route-static 1.1.5.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.3.1 [ Switch B] ip route-static 1.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.3.1
3 Configure the static route for Ethernet Switch C

[ Switch C] ip route-static 1.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.2.1 [ Switch C] ip route-static 1.1.4.0 255.255.255.0 1.1.3.2
4 Configure the default gateway of the Host A to be 1.1.5.1 5 Configure the default gateway of the Host B to be 1.1.4.1 6 Configure the default gateway of the Host C to be 1.1.1.1 By then, all the hosts or Ethernet Switches in the figure can be interconnected in pairs.
Static Route Fault Diagnosis and Troubleshooting
Fault: the S4200G Series Ethernet Switch is not configured with the dynamic routing protocol and both the physical status and the link layer protocol status of the interface is UP, but the IP packets cannot be forwarded normally. Troubleshooting:
Use the display ip routing-table protocol static command to view whether the corresponding static route is correctly configured. Use the display ip routing-table command to view whether the corresponding route is valid.
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Overview of UDP Helper
UDP HELPER CONFIGURATION
The major function of UDP Helper is to relay-forward UDP broadcast packets, that is, it can convert UDP broadcast packets into unicast packets and send to the designated server, as a relay. When UDP Helper starts, the switch can judge if to forward the UDP broadcast packets received at the port based on UDP port ID. If yes, the switch then modifies the IP address in the IP packet header and sends the packet to the designated destination server. Otherwise, it sends the packet to the upper layer module for further processing.
UDP Helper Configuration
UDP Helper configuration include:

Enabling/disabling UDP Helper function Configuring UDP port with replay function Configuring the relay destination server for broadcast packets
Enabling/disabling UDP Helper Function
When UDP Helper function is enabled, you can configure the UDP ports where UDP function is required and the relay function is enabled at UDP ports 69, 53, 37, 137, 138 and 49. When the function is disabled. Relay function configured at all UDP ports, including the default six ports, shall be disabled. Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 348 UDP Helper function
Operation Enable UDP Helper function Disable UDP Helper function Command udp-helper enable undo udp-helper enable
By default, UDP Helper function is disabled. Configuring UDP Port with Replay Function When UDP relay function is enabled, the system by default forwards the broadcast packets on the UDP ports listed in Table 349. You can configure up to 256 UDP ports with relay function.
Table 349 Default UDP ports list
Protocol Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Domain Name System (DNS) Time service NetBIOS Name Service (NetBIOS-NS) NetBIOS Datagram Service (NetBIOS-DS) Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS) UDP port ID 69 53 37 137 138 49
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Perform the following configuration in system view.

Table 350 Configuring a UDP port with replay function
Operation Configure a UDP port with replay function Remove the configuration Command udp-helper port { port | dns | netbios-ds | netbios-ns | tacacs | tftp | time } undo udp-helper port { port | dns | netbios-ds | netbios-ns | tacacs | tftp | time }
You must first enable UDP Helper function and then configure the UDP port with relay function. Otherwise, error information will appear. The parameters dns | netbios-ds | netbios-ns | tacacs | tftp | time respectively refer to the six default ports. You can configure the default UDP port in two ways: specifying port IDs and specifying the right parameters. For example, the udp-helper port 53 command is equivalent to the udp-helper port dns command in function. The default UDP ports shall not be displayed when using the display current-configuration command. But its ID shall be displayed after its relay function is disabled. Configuring the Relay Destination Server for Broadcast Packet You can configure up to 20 replay destination servers for a VLAN interface. If a VLAN interface is configured with relay destination servers and UDP Helper function is enabled at it, then the broadcast packets of a designated UDP port received at the VLAN interface will be unicasted to the destination server. Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
Table 351 Configuring the relay destination server for broadcast packet
Operation Delete relay destination server for broadcast packet Command undo udp-helper server [ ip-address ]
Configure relay destination server for broadcast packet udp-helper server ip-address
The undo udp-helper server command without any parameter deletes all destination servers configured on the interface. By default, no relay destination server for UDP broadcast packets is configured. Displaying and Debugging UDP Helper Configuration After the above configuration, execute display command in any view to display the running of UDP Helper destination server, and to verify the effect of the configuration. Execute debugging command in user view to debug UDP Helper configuration.
Table 352 Displaying and debugging UDP Helper configuration
Operation Display the destination server corresponding to VLAN interface Enable UDP Helper debugging Disable UDP Helper debugging Command display udp-helper server [ interface vlan-interface vlan-id ] debugging udp-helper { event | packet [ receive | send ] } undo debugging udp-helper { event | packet [ receive | send ] }
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UDP Helper Configuration Example
Networking requirement The IP address of VLAN interface 2 on the switch is 10.110.1.1, which is connected with network segment 10.110.0.0. Set to relay-forward the broadcast packets with destination IP of all 1s and destination UDP port 55 in the network segment 10.110.0.0 to the destination server 202.38.1.2. Networking diagram
Figure 127 Networking for UDP Helper configuration
10.110.0.0 Ethernet 10.110.1.1 Internet Switch ( UDP Helper ) 202.38.1.1
Server 202.38.1.2
Ethernet 202.38.0.0
Configuration procedure 1 Enable UDP Helper function.

[4200G] udp-helper enable
2 Set to relay-forward the broadcast packets with destination UDP port 55.
[4200G] udp-helper port 55
3 Set the IP address of the destination server corresponding to VLAN interface 2 as 202.38.1.2.
[4200G] interface vlan 2 [4200G-Vlan-interface2] udp-helper server 202.38.1.2
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4200G 12-Port (3CR17660-91) 4200G 24-Port (3CR17661-91) 4200G 48-Port (3CR17662-91)

www.3Com.com Part Number: 10014915 Rev. AD Published: May 2007

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LOGGING INTO AN ETHERNET SWITCH

LOGGING IN THROUGH THE CONSOLE PORT

LOGGING IN USING MODEM

LOGGING IN THROUGH WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

LOGGING IN THROUGH NMS

CONTROLLING LOGIN USERS

CONFIGURATION FILE MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT VLAN CONFIGURATION

DHCP/BOOTP CLIENT CONFIGURATION

VOICE VLAN CONFIGURATION

BASIC PORT CONFIGURATION

LINK AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION

PORT ISOLATION CONFIGURATION

PORT SECURITY CONFIGURATION

MAC ADDRESS TABLE MANAGEMENT

LOGGING IN THROUGH TELNET

HABP Client Configuration 166 Displaying and Debugging HABP 166

CENTRALIZED MAC ADDRESS AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION

CONFIGURATION FOR MIRRORING FEATURES

IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION

ROUTING PORT JOIN TO MULTICAST GROUP CONFIGURATION

MULTICAST MAC ADDRESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION

SSH TERMINAL SERVICES

FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

FTP AND TFTP CONFIGURATION

BOOTROM AND HOST SOFTWARE LOADING

Basic System Configuration and Debugging

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY TEST

CONFIGURATION OF NEWLY ADDED CLUSTER FUNCTIONS

DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION

STATIC ROUTE CONFIGURATION

UDP HELPER CONFIGURATION

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Organization of the Manual

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

The manual is intended for the following readers:

This manual uses the following conventions:

Table 1 Icons (Continued)

Table 2 Text conventions

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Command Level/Command View

Switching between User Levels

CHAPTER 1: CLI OVERVIEW

Command Level/Command View

System view Configure system parameters

Ethernet port view

CHAPTER 1: CLI OVERVIEW

Table 4 CLI views (Continued)

LoopBack interface view

Configure [4200G-LoopBac LoopBack interface k0] parameters

Execute the interface loopback 0 command in system view

SFTP client view

Configure SFTP client parameters

MST region view

Configure MST region parameters