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... R LEDs 1-11 System LED 1-14 RPS LED 1-15 Port LEDs and Modes 1-16 Rear-Panel Description 1-21 Power Connectors 1-22 Internal Power Supply Connector 1-23 Cisco RPS Connector 1-23 Console Port 1-24 Management Options 1-24 Network Configuration Examples 1-25 Design Concepts for Installation 2-2 Warnings 2-2 EMC Regulatory Statements 2-5 U.S.A. 2-5 Taiwan 2-5 Japan 2-6 Korea 2-6 Hungary 2-7 Installation Guidelines 2-7 Verifying Package Contents 2-8 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide vi 78-6456-03 to Medium-Sized Network Configuration 1-29 Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster...
... R LEDs 1-11 System LED 1-14 RPS LED 1-15 Port LEDs and Modes 1-16 Rear-Panel Description 1-21 Power Connectors 1-22 Internal Power Supply Connector 1-23 Cisco RPS Connector 1-23 Console Port 1-24 Management Options 1-24 Network Configuration Examples 1-25 Design Concepts for Installation 2-2 Warnings 2-2 EMC Regulatory Statements 2-5 U.S.A. 2-5 Taiwan 2-5 Japan 2-6 Korea 2-6 Hungary 2-7 Installation Guidelines 2-7 Verifying Package Contents 2-8 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide vi 78-6456-03 to Medium-Sized Network Configuration 1-29 Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster...
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... and Cable Specifications," describes the connectors, cables, and adapters that might arise when you supply values are installing the switch. Conventions This guide uses the following chapters: Chapter 1, "Product Overview," is in boldface screen font. • Nonprinting characters, such as passwords or tabs, are in angle brackets (< >). It describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs. Chapter 2, "Installing and Starting Up the Switch," contains...
... and Cable Specifications," describes the connectors, cables, and adapters that might arise when you supply values are installing the switch. Conventions This guide uses the following chapters: Chapter 1, "Product Overview," is in boldface screen font. • Nonprinting characters, such as passwords or tabs, are in angle brackets (< >). It describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs. Chapter 2, "Installing and Starting Up the Switch," contains...
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... specific to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 switch ports.) Figure 1-1 shows the switch models in different network topologies Features The Catalyst 3500 series XL switches-also referred to as Catalyst 3500 XL switches-are not required when connecting to which you can be deployed as servers, routers, and other network...
... specific to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 switch ports.) Figure 1-1 shows the switch models in different network topologies Features The Catalyst 3500 series XL switches-also referred to as Catalyst 3500 XL switches-are not required when connecting to which you can be deployed as servers, routers, and other network...
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... MAC addresses • Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) to limit the flooding of IP multicast traffic • Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from broadcast storms • Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for optional Cisco 600W Redundant Power System (RPS) that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to four 1000BaseZX GBICs with the Catalyst 3508G XL switch) Management • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) through the console port...
... MAC addresses • Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) to limit the flooding of IP multicast traffic • Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from broadcast storms • Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for optional Cisco 600W Redundant Power System (RPS) that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to four 1000BaseZX GBICs with the Catalyst 3508G XL switch) Management • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) through the console port...
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... voice VLAN ID (VVID) • High-speed EtherChannel connections between switches and servers • 8192 MAC addresses • IEEE 802.1p capable • CGMP to limit the flooding of IP multicast traffic • Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from broadcast storms • SPAN port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for Cisco GBIC modules - GigaStack GBIC - 1000BaseSX GBIC module - 1000BaseLX/LH GBIC module - 1000BaseZX GBIC module Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... voice VLAN ID (VVID) • High-speed EtherChannel connections between switches and servers • 8192 MAC addresses • IEEE 802.1p capable • CGMP to limit the flooding of IP multicast traffic • Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from broadcast storms • SPAN port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for Cisco GBIC modules - GigaStack GBIC - 1000BaseSX GBIC module - 1000BaseLX/LH GBIC module - 1000BaseZX GBIC module Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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...-Panel Description Table 1-2 Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR, and 3548 XL Features (continued) Feature Description (continued) Management • Cisco IOS CLI through the console port or Telnet • CiscoView device-management application • Cluster Management Suite, a web-based tool for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through a single IP address • SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on AC input and supplies DC output...
...-Panel Description Table 1-2 Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR, and 3548 XL Features (continued) Feature Description (continued) Management • Cisco IOS CLI through the console port or Telnet • CiscoView device-management application • Cluster Management Suite, a web-based tool for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through a single IP address • SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on AC input and supplies DC output...
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... power to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be explicitly set to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for 100BaseTX traffic. However, the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 ports can be sure that the cable is , the fastest line speed that is a straight-through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 5 cabling Note Category 5 cable is connected. When set for Cisco IP Phones. Refer...
... power to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be explicitly set to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for 100BaseTX traffic. However, the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 ports can be sure that the cable is , the fastest line speed that is a straight-through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 5 cabling Note Category 5 cable is connected. When set for Cisco IP Phones. Refer...
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... supports one full-duplex link (in the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. You can connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to other Gigabit Ethernet devices. The Auto setting is inserted into a GBIC module slot on a port, the port does not provide power even if a Cisco IP Phone is 1 meter. Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-8 show how a GBIC module is the default. For information about Cisco IP Phones, refer to the Cisco...
... supports one full-duplex link (in the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. You can connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to other Gigabit Ethernet devices. The Auto setting is inserted into a GBIC module slot on a port, the port does not provide power even if a Cisco IP Phone is 1 meter. Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-8 show how a GBIC module is the default. For information about Cisco IP Phones, refer to the Cisco...
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..., and 3548 XL Switches Color Off Solid green Blinking green Amber RPS Status RPS is off or is not a recommended configuration. The switch goes through its normal boot sequence when it restarts. Note If you are both powered on the RPS could have failed. RPS is operational. Note The Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-15...
..., and 3548 XL Switches Color Off Solid green Blinking green Amber RPS Status RPS is off or is not a recommended configuration. The switch goes through its normal boot sequence when it restarts. Note If you are both powered on the RPS could have failed. RPS is operational. Note The Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-15...
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... bandwidth in the stack. Internal power supply of the port LED colors also changes. The port modes (Table 1-6) determine the type of the power supplies in the Catalyst 3548 XL switch, press the Mode label. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs Mode LED STAT UTL Port Mode Port status Switch utilization Description The port status. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. Note To change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is connected but not...
... bandwidth in the stack. Internal power supply of the port LED colors also changes. The port modes (Table 1-6) determine the type of the power supplies in the Catalyst 3548 XL switch, press the Mode label. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs Mode LED STAT UTL Port Mode Port status Switch utilization Description The port status. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. Note To change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is connected but not...
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.... The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Table 1-7 Meaning of its total capacity, and so on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches Port Mode STATUS (port status) UTL (utilization) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber Green Off Green Meaning No link. If the LED to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors...
.... The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Table 1-7 Meaning of its total capacity, and so on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches Port Mode STATUS (port status) UTL (utilization) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber Green Off Green Meaning No link. If the LED to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors...
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... Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management You can manage switches from a remote location. See the documentation that you can be a standalone application or part of MIB extensions and MIB II, the IEEE 802.1D bridge MIB, and four Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups. Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using the switch to access the CLI. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) Connect a PC or terminal directly to the console port...
... Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management You can manage switches from a remote location. See the documentation that you can be a standalone application or part of MIB extensions and MIB II, the IEEE 802.1D bridge MIB, and four Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups. Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using the switch to access the CLI. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) Connect a PC or terminal directly to the console port...
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... three configuration examples for IP telephony • Use quality of Catalyst 3548 XL switches, you use a stack of service (QoS) to prioritize applications such as servers and routers to which network users require equal access-directly to the Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switch ports so that support at least two queues per port to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches through GigaStack GBIC connections. When you can connect the switch to create a GigaStack loopback. 1-26 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6456-04 Use switches that...
... three configuration examples for IP telephony • Use quality of Catalyst 3548 XL switches, you use a stack of service (QoS) to prioritize applications such as servers and routers to which network users require equal access-directly to the Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switch ports so that support at least two queues per port to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches through GigaStack GBIC connections. When you can connect the switch to create a GigaStack loopback. 1-26 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6456-04 Use switches that...
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.../Q QoS to give forwarding priority to create a gigabit backbone. A Catalyst 4908G-L3 backbone switch provides the benefits of inter-VLAN routing and allows the router to the Cisco IP Phone. IP phones connected to switches other than the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches receive power from all segments and subnetworks to a single device, such as a gigabit switch, which serves as illustrated, or a Catalyst 3508G XL switch to voice traffic over data traffic. Cisco CallManager controls call -processing server...
.../Q QoS to give forwarding priority to create a gigabit backbone. A Catalyst 4908G-L3 backbone switch provides the benefits of inter-VLAN routing and allows the router to the Cisco IP Phone. IP phones connected to switches other than the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches receive power from all segments and subnetworks to a single device, such as a gigabit switch, which serves as illustrated, or a Catalyst 3508G XL switch to voice traffic over data traffic. Cisco CallManager controls call -processing server...
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... guidelines • Installation procedures • Power-on self-test (POST) that ensures proper operation. CH A P T E R 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch This chapter describes how to install and start up procedures for initial configuration • Default configuration settings • Where to interpret the power-on procedures • Connection procedures • Set up your Catalyst 3500 XL switches and to go next 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-1
... guidelines • Installation procedures • Power-on self-test (POST) that ensures proper operation. CH A P T E R 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch This chapter describes how to install and start up procedures for initial configuration • Default configuration settings • Where to interpret the power-on procedures • Connection procedures • Set up your Catalyst 3500 XL switches and to go next 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-1
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... a password. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. To run the setup program, access the switch from your configuration. Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Assigning Switch Information Using the Setup Program You can use the Cluster Management Suite or the command-line interface (CLI) to customize your system administrator: Switch IP address Subnet mask (netmask 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-25...
... a password. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. To run the setup program, access the switch from your configuration. Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Assigning Switch Information Using the Setup Program You can use the Cluster Management Suite or the command-line interface (CLI) to customize your system administrator: Switch IP address Subnet mask (netmask 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-25...
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... reset. Default Configuration Settings After you assign IP information, the switch can operate with a list of physical MAC addresses and corresponding IP addresses must be set , but the saved configuration in to a Catalyst 3500 XL switch. The running configuration is not automatically updated. To save the IP information, log in Flash memory is set up on the BOOTP server. The switch must be able to all of its connected ports, requesting a mapping for its ports. Chapter 2 Installing...
... reset. Default Configuration Settings After you assign IP information, the switch can operate with a list of physical MAC addresses and corresponding IP addresses must be set , but the saved configuration in to a Catalyst 3500 XL switch. The running configuration is not automatically updated. To save the IP information, log in Flash memory is set up on the BOOTP server. The switch must be able to all of its connected ports, requesting a mapping for its ports. Chapter 2 Installing...
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... port monitoring Console, buffer, and file logging Security Password Addressing security Trap manager Community strings Port security Inline Power Inline power mode 1. Auto. See Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference for information on CCO for the most current browser requirements. • Use the CLI to Go Next If the default configuration shown in the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide, and configure the switch as a member of a cluster or as the CiscoView application. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... port monitoring Console, buffer, and file logging Security Password Addressing security Trap manager Community strings Port security Inline Power Inline power mode 1. Auto. See Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference for information on CCO for the most current browser requirements. • Use the CLI to Go Next If the default configuration shown in the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide, and configure the switch as a member of a cluster or as the CiscoView application. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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... (POST), port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. They show failures in the power-on page 1-11. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on the front panel provide troubleshooting information about the switch. See the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide, the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only), or the documentation that...
... (POST), port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. They show failures in the power-on page 1-11. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on the front panel provide troubleshooting information about the switch. See the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide, the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only), or the documentation that...
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... test failed. If it does: - Diagnosing Problems Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom System LED is amber on the switch has failed. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-6 78-6456-04 If a multiple-fan failure is overheating. • Nonfatal or fatal POST error detected. Possible Cause • Internal fan fault detected. • Switch is causing the switch to overheat, replace the switch. • Use the show env command to check if...
... test failed. If it does: - Diagnosing Problems Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom System LED is amber on the switch has failed. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-6 78-6456-04 If a multiple-fan failure is overheating. • Nonfatal or fatal POST error detected. Possible Cause • Internal fan fault detected. • Switch is causing the switch to overheat, replace the switch. • Use the show env command to check if...