Packing List This product is shipped with the following items, verify package contents: ■ N8406-022 Packaging List Items 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch User’s Guide Software manual Warranty ■ N8406-022 □ 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch NOTE: This warranty is available only for using in Japan.
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NEC Corporation 2007 No part of this guide may be reproduced or changed in any form without prior written permission of NEC Corporation. CE Statement Warning: This is a Class A product.
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Table of Contents Precautions for Use...vii Safety Indications...vii Symbols Used in This User’s Guide ...viii 安全注意事項... ix Precautions for Safety...xii Introduction ... 21 About this guide ... 21 Text Conventions ... 21 Repurchasing This Guide... 21 Additional references ... 22 Product Overview ...
Keep this User’s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary. Be sure to read this section carefully. -Be sure to read this section - The following includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the product. Safety Indications Follow the instructions in this User's Guide for your safety to use this product.
Precautions for Use Description of a danger Symbol to draw attention Do not plug the power cord in a nonconforming outlet Use a wall outlet with specified voltage and power type. Otherwise, there is a risk of a fire or current leakage. Symbols Used in This User’s Guide Attentions Indicates a risk of an electric shock.
NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury, death, or property damage if the product has been used in the above conditions.
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Do not use any unauthorized interface cable. Use only interface cables authorized by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable. Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire.
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Precautions for Use Precautions for Cleaning and Handling of Internal Devices Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the product yourself Do not disassemble, repair, or modify this product. Doing so may cause an electrical shock or a fire. Do not put the product close to fire, or immerse it in water. Doing so may cause an explosion.
Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing our 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch. To maximize the functionality of this product, please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions for proper handling. About this guide This guide describes how to handle and use this product properly.
The features of this product are briefly described below. Features The N8406-022 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch is a Switch Module for the Blade Enclosure. The Switch Module is used to connect the CPU Blade with the external network through the Ethernet port. The Switch Module has 16 ports dedicated to CPU Blade, 2 ports dedicated to communications between two Switch Modules that are inserted in adjacent Switch Module slots, 5 uplink ports, and one port dedicated to management network.
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Management interface ・ - Command Line Interface (CLI) This switch provides two CLI modes. You can set the switch to use either CLI mode. - AOS ... menu-based command structure Refer to the Command Reference Guide (AOS). - ISCLI ... tree-based command structure...
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Contact your service representative if it does not go on green in five minutes after the Blade Enclosure is powered on. 4. ID LED The LED is intended to identify the Switch Module in the Blade Enclosure. The LED is lit by software command. 5. Serial Port Used as a DB-9 management serial port.
Modules are installed. Making this LED being lit can help the maintenance work to identify the faulty device. When the recognized command is received from the management software such as NEC ESMPRO Manager, the LED goes on or flashes in blue.
1000Mbps The ports dedicated to communications between two Switch Modules that are inserted in adjacent Switch Module slots. By default, trunk group 1 is configured on ports 17 and 18, and ports 17 and 18 are disabled. 10/100Mbps The port dedicated to management network. Port 19 is isolated from the other ports by using VLAN.
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(English) 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch internal and external ports connection diagram Internal interface To CPU Blade or Connected to N8406-013 1Gb Interlink Expansion Card To adjacent management network Switch Module slot In Blade Enclosure 10/100Mbps 1000Mbps fixed 1000Mbps fixed port...
(English) Connection with CPU Blade The following figure shows the network connection diagram between CPU Blades and Switch Modules. Port 3 and 4 of Mezzanine slot 2 are available only when Type II Mezzanine Card installed. Mezzanine slot 2 (Type-1,2)
Mezzanine slot 1 installed in CPU Blades are connected to Port 9 - 16 of 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switches installed in Switch Module slot 1 and 2 of Blade Enclosure (6U), when 1Gb Interlink Expansion Card is installed in Switch Module slot 3 and 4.
(English) Network Cables Your network cables must have the following specifications: Connector Type of Cable Regulation Cable Length (max.) RJ-45 UTP/STP twisted-pair cable Eight wicks, four pairs EIA/TIA standard 10Base-T Category 3 100Base-TX Category 5 or higher 1000Base-T Category 5e or higher 100m...
Open the ejector of 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch. With the ejector being opened, insert the Switch Module into the Blade Enclosure. Close the ejector to fix the Switch Module to the Blade Enclosure. The Switch Module is locked and fixed. Ejector...
Module is powered on as soon as it is installed in the powered Blade Enclosure. Therefore, make sure that the ports connected with the Switch Module are only the ports of on-board LAN and NIC on the CPU Blade. Then, install the Switch Module in the Blade Enclosure.
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With the ejector being open, firmly hold the Switch Module and slowly pull out from the Blade Enclosure. IMPORTANT: Install the Switch Module in the Blade Enclosure after the period of 30 ・ seconds or longer has passed from removing it from the powered Blade Enclosure.
Connection via Network To connect to this Switch Module via network, you need to assign an IP address to it. You can access the browser-based interface or the command line interface in the switch througn a telnet application or Web browser by using the assigned IP address.
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- Manual assignment You can assign the IP address by connecting to the Switch Module via the local console. Refer to the following examples, you can configure them. AOS CLI >> # /cfg/sys/dhcp disable >> # /cfg/l3/if 256 >> IP Interface 256# addr 205.21.17.3 Current IP address: New pending IP address: 205.21.17.3...
(English) User access levels The Switch Module provides three levels for user access. The default user names/passwords for each access level is listed in the following table. User account user The user can view all the Switch Module status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes to the Switch Module.
Troubleshooting This section describes the action to be taken at an occurrence of trouble. If the Switch Module still fails to operate, contact your service representative. Fails to insert or remove the Switch Module. Make sure that there is no foreign object inside the Switch Module slot.
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(English) Network adapter Teaming feature of the CPU Blade does not work. When using the Teaming feature with this Switch Module, the available Teams are "Adapter Fault Tolerance" (AFT) and "Adaptive Load Balancing" (ALB). Make sure the teaming configuration. When using "Adapter Fault Tolerance" (AFT), do not use Spanning Tree Protocol.