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... Up the Switch 2-1 Preparing for Using the Switch 1-25 Small- Contents 2 C H A P T E 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...
... Up the Switch 2-1 Preparing for Using the Switch 1-25 Small- Contents 2 C H A P T E 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...
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... set up the switch initial configuration. Appendix B, "Connector and Cable Specifications," describes the connectors, cables, and adapters that might arise when you supply values are in italic. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xii 78-6456-04 It describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs. Organization Preface Organization This guide is organized into the following conventions to convey instructions and information: Command descriptions use these conventions: • Commands...
... set up the switch initial configuration. Appendix B, "Connector and Cable Specifications," describes the connectors, cables, and adapters that might arise when you supply values are in italic. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xii 78-6456-04 It describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs. Organization Preface Organization This guide is organized into the following conventions to convey instructions and information: Command descriptions use these conventions: • Commands...
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... Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)XU • Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide • Release Notes for using a Web browser to change configuration settings and to obtain documentation, technical assistance, and other technical resources. Online help also provides detailed information about Catalyst 3500 series XL switches and related products, refer to the following publications: • Quick Start: Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cabling and Setup • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide...
... Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)XU • Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide • Release Notes for using a Web browser to change configuration settings and to obtain documentation, technical assistance, and other technical resources. Online help also provides detailed information about Catalyst 3500 series XL switches and related products, refer to the following publications: • Quick Start: Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cabling and Setup • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide...
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... Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-1 A feature specific to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are not required when connecting 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 stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to which you can be deployed as servers, routers...
... Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-1 A feature specific to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are not required when connecting 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 stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to which you can be deployed as servers, routers...
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... 1-1 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches Switch Description WS-C3508G-XL 8 GBIC1-based gigabit module slots 1 SYSTEM 2 3 RPS 4 5 MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 6 7 8 WS-C3512-XL 12 autosensing10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 fixed GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-PWR-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 inline-power Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3548-XL 48 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots 1. GBIC = Gigabit Interface Converter MODE SYSTEM...
... 1-1 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches Switch Description WS-C3508G-XL 8 GBIC1-based gigabit module slots 1 SYSTEM 2 3 RPS 4 5 MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 6 7 8 WS-C3512-XL 12 autosensing10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 fixed GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-PWR-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 inline-power Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3548-XL 48 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots 1. GBIC = Gigabit Interface Converter MODE SYSTEM...
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... 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 or Telnet • CiscoView device-management application • Cluster Management Suite, a web...
... 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 or Telnet • CiscoView device-management application • Cluster Management Suite, a web...
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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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... XL switches • Connection for fan-fault and over-temperature detection through a single IP address • SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on all 10/100 ports • Support for optional Cisco RPS 300 that you press.) These front-panel components are described in this section. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-5 Chapter 1 Product Overview Front-Panel Description Table 1-2 Catalyst...
... XL switches • Connection for fan-fault and over-temperature detection through a single IP address • SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on all 10/100 ports • Support for optional Cisco RPS 300 that you press.) These front-panel components are described in this section. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-5 Chapter 1 Product Overview Front-Panel Description Table 1-2 Catalyst...
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...-PWR XL switches also support per -port basis, you select the Auto setting for ports operating at 100 Mbps. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview • 100BaseTX-compatible devices such as high-speed workstations, Cisco IP Phones, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches through , twisted-pair cable. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for inline power on a port, the port Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78...
...-PWR XL switches also support per -port basis, you select the Auto setting for ports operating at 100 Mbps. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview • 100BaseTX-compatible devices such as high-speed workstations, Cisco IP Phones, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches through , twisted-pair cable. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for inline power on a port, the port Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78...
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... other Gigabit Ethernet devices. During the power transfer, the phone might reboot or reestablish link with your Cisco IP Phone. Refer to the documentation that came with the switch. The GigaStack GBIC supports one full-duplex link (in a point-to-point configuration) or up to nine half-duplex links (in the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches and up to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You can install up...
... other Gigabit Ethernet devices. During the power transfer, the phone might reboot or reestablish link with your Cisco IP Phone. Refer to the documentation that came with the switch. The GigaStack GBIC supports one full-duplex link (in a point-to-point configuration) or up to nine half-duplex links (in the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches and up to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You can install up...
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... 300 Hardware Installation Guide. When you change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is down , or a fan on the RPS. RPS is connected and operational. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. This is not installed. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview Table 1-5 RPS LED for the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Color Off Solid green Blinking green Solid amber Blinking amber RPS Status RPS is off or is the default mode. Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs Mode LED...
... 300 Hardware Installation Guide. When you change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is down , or a fan on the RPS. RPS is connected and operational. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. This is not installed. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview Table 1-5 RPS LED for the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Color Off Solid green Blinking green Solid amber Blinking amber RPS Status RPS is off or is the default mode. Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs Mode LED...
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...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. Table 1-7 Meaning of its total bandwidth. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Chapter 1 Product Overview Front-Panel Description Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs (continued) Mode LED DUPLX SPEED LINE PWR Port Mode Port duplex mode Port speed Port inline power Description The port duplex mode: full duplex or...
...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. Table 1-7 Meaning of its total bandwidth. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Chapter 1 Product Overview Front-Panel Description Table 1-6 Port Mode LEDs (continued) Mode LED DUPLX SPEED LINE PWR Port Mode Port duplex mode Port speed Port inline power Description The port duplex mode: full duplex or...
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... Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 The CiscoView application, which you can use . The switch supports a comprehensive set configuration parameters and to manage the switch from an SNMP-compatible management station that you purchase separately, can manage switches from a remote location. 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...
... Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 The CiscoView application, which you can use . The switch supports a comprehensive set configuration parameters and to manage the switch from an SNMP-compatible management station that you purchase separately, can manage switches from a remote location. 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...
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... data traffic as IP telephony during congestion and to create a GigaStack loopback. 1-26 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6456-04 You can create backup paths between the switches in case one switch in the same logical network as the users who access those resources most. • Use full-duplex operation between the switch and its connected servers and routers. • An evolving demand for using Fast Ethernet or gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links...
... data traffic as IP telephony during congestion and to create a GigaStack loopback. 1-26 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6456-04 You can create backup paths between the switches in case one switch in the same logical network as the users who access those resources most. • Use full-duplex operation between the switch and its connected servers and routers. • An evolving demand for using Fast Ethernet or gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links...
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...-pair cable with workstations running Cisco CallManager software, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server, or an IPTV multicast server). 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-31 You can place, receive, and control calls from an AC power source. Users with RJ-45 connectors-to the 10/100 inline-power ports on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches and to create a gigabit backbone. This network also includes voice and data...
...-pair cable with workstations running Cisco CallManager software, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server, or an IPTV multicast server). 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-31 You can place, receive, and control calls from an AC power source. Users with RJ-45 connectors-to the 10/100 inline-power ports on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switches and to create a gigabit backbone. This network also includes voice and data...
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... a table - The rack-mounting brackets supplied with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the mounting brackets • One RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable • One RJ-45-to the rack. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-9
... a table - The rack-mounting brackets supplied with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the mounting brackets • One RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable • One RJ-45-to the rack. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-9
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... Cluster Management Suite to configure and manage the switch. The first time that you access the switch, it is not always necessary to assign IP information or a password, as a command switch, 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 Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Assigning Switch Information Using the Setup...
... Cluster Management Suite to configure and manage the switch. The first time that you access the switch, it is not always necessary to assign IP information or a password, as a command switch, 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 Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Assigning Switch Information Using the Setup...
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... be set , but the saved configuration in Table 2-1. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-29 A valid response includes the IP address, which is then preserved, and the switch does not issue BOOTP messages the next time it transmits a BOOTP broadcast request to access the BOOTP server through one of the system protocol suite, without requiring a system reset. Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Default Configuration Settings Using...
... be set , but the saved configuration in Table 2-1. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-29 A valid response includes the IP address, which is then preserved, and the switch does not issue BOOTP messages the next time it transmits a BOOTP broadcast request to access the BOOTP server through one of the system protocol suite, without requiring a system reset. Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch Default Configuration Settings Using...
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... Switching Software Configuration Guide, the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only), or the documentation that came with your SNMP application for troubleshooting problems: • Understanding POST results • Diagnosing problems 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-1 This chapter describes the following topics for details. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on page 1-11. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management...
... Switching Software Configuration Guide, the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only), or the documentation that came with your SNMP application for troubleshooting problems: • Understanding POST results • Diagnosing problems 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-1 This chapter describes the following topics for details. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on page 1-11. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management...
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... connected to check if an overtemperature condition exists. If it does: - Diagnosing Problems Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom System LED is amber on the Cisco IP Phone. The Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch can operate normally with one failed fan. Cisco IP Phone fails to check if a fan on Improper cabling. Replace the switch at your convenience. • Use the show env command to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. Make sure fan...
... connected to check if an overtemperature condition exists. If it does: - Diagnosing Problems Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom System LED is amber on the Cisco IP Phone. The Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch can operate normally with one failed fan. Cisco IP Phone fails to check if a fan on Improper cabling. Replace the switch at your convenience. • Use the show env command to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. Make sure fan...