Cabletron Systems 9032578-05 Network Router User Manual


 
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Contents
About This Manual ................................................................................... 1
Related Documentation...........................................................................................................1
Document Conventions...........................................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................ 3
Configuration Files ..................................................................................................................3
Using the Command Line Interface ......................................................................................4
Command Modes..............................................................................................................4
User Mode...................................................................................................................4
Enable Mode...............................................................................................................4
Configure Mode.........................................................................................................5
Boot PROM Mode......................................................................................................5
Getting Help with CLI Commands................................................................................5
Line Editing Commands..................................................................................................7
Displaying and Changing Configuration Information.......................................................9
Port Names..............................................................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules................ 13
Hot Swapping Overview ......................................................................................................13
Hot Swapping Line Cards ....................................................................................................14
Deactivating the Line Card............................................................................................14
Removing the Line Card................................................................................................15
Installing a New Line Card ...........................................................................................15
Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another...............................................15
Hot Swapping a Secondary Control Module.....................................................................16
Deactivating the Control Module.................................................................................16
Removing the Control Module.....................................................................................17
Installing a Control Module ..........................................................................................17
Hot Swapping a Switching Fabric Module (SSR 8600 only)............................................18
Removing the Switching Fabric Module.....................................................................19
Installing a Switching Fabric Module..........................................................................19
Chapter 3: Bridging Configuration Guide............................................. 21
Bridging Overview.................................................................................................................21
Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d).........................................................................................21
Bridging Modes (Flow-Based and Address-Based)...................................................22
VLAN Overview ....................................................................................................................22
Port-based VLANs...................................................................................................23