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... Powering On the Switch and Running POST 2-17 Connecting to the 10/100 Ports 2-18 Connecting to the GBIC Module Ports 2-20 Connecting to a 1000BaseX GBIC Module Port 2-21 Connecting to a GigaStack GBIC Module Port 2-22 Connecting a PC or Terminal to the Console Port 2-23 Assigning Switch Information 2-24 Using the Setup Program 2-25 Using BOOTP 2-29 Default Configuration Settings 2-29 Where to Go Next 2-31 Troubleshooting 3-1 Understanding POST Results 3-2 Diagnosing Problems 3-3 Contents 78-6456-03 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... Powering On the Switch and Running POST 2-17 Connecting to the 10/100 Ports 2-18 Connecting to the GBIC Module Ports 2-20 Connecting to a 1000BaseX GBIC Module Port 2-21 Connecting to a GigaStack GBIC Module Port 2-22 Connecting a PC or Terminal to the Console Port 2-23 Assigning Switch Information 2-24 Using the Setup Program 2-25 Using BOOTP 2-29 Default Configuration Settings 2-29 Where to Go Next 2-31 Troubleshooting 3-1 Understanding POST Results 3-2 Diagnosing Problems 3-3 Contents 78-6456-03 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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... B-1 Connector Specifications B-1 10/100 Ports B-1 1000BaseX Ports B-2 Gigastack Port B-3 Console Port B-3 Cable and Adapter Specifications B-4 Crossover and Straight-Through Cable Pinouts B-4 Rollover Cable and Adapter Pinouts B-5 Identifying a Rollover Cable B-5 Connecting to a PC B-6 Connecting to a Terminal B-7 Translated Safety Warnings C-1 Attaching the Cisco RPS (model PWR600-AC-RPS) C-2 Attaching the Cisco RPS (model PWR300-AC-RPS-N1) C-4 Service Personnel Warning C-5 Qualified Personnel Warning C-7 Installation Instructions Warning C-9 Jewelry Removal Warning C-10 Stacking the Chassis...
... B-1 Connector Specifications B-1 10/100 Ports B-1 1000BaseX Ports B-2 Gigastack Port B-3 Console Port B-3 Cable and Adapter Specifications B-4 Crossover and Straight-Through Cable Pinouts B-4 Rollover Cable and Adapter Pinouts B-5 Identifying a Rollover Cable B-5 Connecting to a PC B-6 Connecting to a Terminal B-7 Translated Safety Warnings C-1 Attaching the Cisco RPS (model PWR600-AC-RPS) C-2 Attaching the Cisco RPS (model PWR300-AC-RPS-N1) C-4 Service Personnel Warning C-5 Qualified Personnel Warning C-7 Installation Instructions Warning C-9 Jewelry Removal Warning C-10 Stacking the Chassis...
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... supply values are in italic. Examples use these conventions: • Terminal sessions and system displays are in this guide. Organization Preface Organization This guide is organized into the following conventions to set up the switch initial configuration. Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," lists the physical and environmental specifications for installing a switch on a rack, wall, table, or shelf. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xii 78-6456-04 Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting," describes how to the switch...
... supply values are in italic. Examples use these conventions: • Terminal sessions and system displays are in this guide. Organization Preface Organization This guide is organized into the following conventions to set up the switch initial configuration. Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," lists the physical and environmental specifications for installing a switch on a rack, wall, table, or shelf. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xii 78-6456-04 Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting," describes how to the switch...
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... can connect workstations and Cisco IP Phones and other network devices such as backbone switches, aggregating 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet traffic from other switches. A feature 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 the series, and Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 list their features. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-1
... can connect workstations and Cisco IP Phones and other network devices such as backbone switches, aggregating 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet traffic from other switches. A feature 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 the series, and Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 list their features. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-1
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...47X 1 DUPLEX SPEED 2X MODE 16X 18X 32X 34X 2 48X 30210 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-2 78-6456-04 Features Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 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...
...47X 1 DUPLEX SPEED 2X MODE 16X 18X 32X 34X 2 48X 30210 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-2 78-6456-04 Features Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 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...
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... 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-based tool for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through a single IP address • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Power Redundancy • Connection for Cisco Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) modules...
... 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-based tool for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through a single IP address • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Power Redundancy • Connection for Cisco Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) modules...
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... VLANs • ISL and IEEE 802.1Q trunking support on all ports • Support for 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...
... VLANs • ISL and IEEE 802.1Q trunking support on all ports • Support for 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...
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... 10/100 Ethernet ports • Auto-detection and control of inline phone power on a per-port basis on all 10/100 ports • Support for fan-fault and over-temperature detection through Visual Switch Manager (VSM) Front-Panel Description The front panel of LEDs and a Mode button. (The Catalyst 3548 XL switch has a Mode label that you press.) These front-panel components are described in this section. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... 10/100 Ethernet ports • Auto-detection and control of inline phone power on a per-port basis on all 10/100 ports • Support for fan-fault and over-temperature detection through Visual Switch Manager (VSM) Front-Panel Description The front panel of LEDs and a Mode button. (The Catalyst 3548 XL switch has a Mode label that you press.) These front-panel components are described in this section. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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... XL switches are the left-most pair. For example, in Figure 1-3, Figure 1-4, Figure 1-5, and Figure 1-6, ports 1 and 2 are grouped in pairs. The first member of 100 meters, to any compatible network device: • 10BaseT-compatible devices such as workstations, Cisco IP Phones, and hubs through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 3, 4, or 5 cabling 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-7
... XL switches are the left-most pair. For example, in Figure 1-3, Figure 1-4, Figure 1-5, and Figure 1-6, ports 1 and 2 are grouped in pairs. The first member of 100 meters, to any compatible network device: • 10BaseT-compatible devices such as workstations, Cisco IP Phones, and hubs through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 3, 4, or 5 cabling 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-7
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... AC power source. Pinouts for ports operating at 100 Mbps. These ports also can sense the speed and duplex settings of half duplex, full duplex, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps. When you can use a crossover cable. Ports operating at 10 Mbps can control whether or not a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port automatically provides power when a Cisco IP Phone is connected On a per -port priority override. When connecting the switch to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for...
... AC power source. Pinouts for ports operating at 100 Mbps. These ports also can sense the speed and duplex settings of half duplex, full duplex, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps. When you can use a crossover cable. Ports operating at 10 Mbps can control whether or not a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port automatically provides power when a Cisco IP Phone is connected On a per -port priority override. When connecting the switch to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for...
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... setting for redundant power. Using the required Cisco proprietary signaling and cabling, the maximum distance for complete GBIC module information. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-9 Refer to the documentation that came with your GBIC module for a GigaStack GBIC-to eight GBICs in a stack configuration) to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You also can connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to the Cisco...
... setting for redundant power. Using the required Cisco proprietary signaling and cabling, the maximum distance for complete GBIC module information. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-9 Refer to the documentation that came with your GBIC module for a GigaStack GBIC-to eight GBICs in a stack configuration) to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You also can connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to the Cisco...
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... To change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is highlighted. 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 connected but not functioning properly. RPS is the default mode. One of the switch is lost. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. Internal power supply...
... To change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is highlighted. 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 connected but not functioning properly. RPS is the default mode. One of the switch is lost. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. Internal power supply...
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... forwarding. Error frames can remain amber for a link-fault indication. The inline power status: on a logarithmic scale. If the LED to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are green, the switch is operating in full duplex. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-17 Link present. Note After a port is reconfigured, the port LED can affect connectivity, and errors such as STP checks the switch for details. The port operating speed: 10, 100...
... forwarding. Error frames can remain amber for a link-fault indication. The inline power status: on a logarithmic scale. If the LED to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are green, the switch is operating in full duplex. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-17 Link present. Note After a port is reconfigured, the port LED can affect connectivity, and errors such as STP checks the switch for details. The port operating speed: 10, 100...
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... your network users. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of 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, located on the rear panel of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments through Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connections. Table 1-9 describes...
... your network users. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of 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, located on the rear panel of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments through Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connections. Table 1-9 describes...
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... Gigabit Ethernet switch ports so that support at least two queues per port to prioritize voice and data traffic as either high or low priority based on a single network segment and a growing number of service (QoS) to prioritize applications such as the users who access those resources most. • Use full-duplex operation between Catalyst 4908G-L3 switches. Figure 1-21 illustrates three configuration examples for using Fast Ethernet or gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links. Network Configuration Examples...
... Gigabit Ethernet switch ports so that support at least two queues per port to prioritize voice and data traffic as either high or low priority based on a single network segment and a growing number of service (QoS) to prioritize applications such as the users who access those resources most. • Use full-duplex operation between Catalyst 4908G-L3 switches. Figure 1-21 illustrates three configuration examples for using Fast Ethernet or gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links. Network Configuration Examples...
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... the 10/100 inline-power ports on WAN access. IP phones connected to an AC power source. Grouping servers in a centralized location provides benefits such as illustrated, or into multiple clusters, as security and easier maintenance. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration Figure 1-23 illustrates a configuration for a network of the cluster members. A Catalyst 4908G-L3 backbone switch provides the benefits of inter-VLAN routing and...
... the 10/100 inline-power ports on WAN access. IP phones connected to an AC power source. Grouping servers in a centralized location provides benefits such as illustrated, or into multiple clusters, as security and easier maintenance. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration Figure 1-23 illustrates a configuration for a network of the cluster members. A Catalyst 4908G-L3 backbone switch provides the benefits of inter-VLAN routing and...
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...; Set the port speed and duplex parameters on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch to either automatically provide inline power when a Cisco IP Phone is connected or to never provide inline power even if a Cisco IP Phone is Auto. The default setting is connected. If you disconnect the Cisco IP Phone before connecting another network device (other than another Cisco IP Phone) to the status mode display, indicating that network device. 2-18 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
...; Set the port speed and duplex parameters on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch to either automatically provide inline power when a Cisco IP Phone is connected or to never provide inline power even if a Cisco IP Phone is Auto. The default setting is connected. If you disconnect the Cisco IP Phone before connecting another network device (other than another Cisco IP Phone) to the status mode display, indicating that network device. 2-18 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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... the Console Port" section on page 2-23.) Note If the switch will be managed through the IP address of the command switch. If you must assign IP information. Later, you can use an automatic setup program to assign IP information and to assign IP information or a password, as a command switch, you are configuring a command switch or standalone switch, you plan to use the Cluster Management Suite or the command-line interface (CLI...
... the Console Port" section on page 2-23.) Note If the switch will be managed through the IP address of the command switch. If you must assign IP information. Later, you can use an automatic setup program to assign IP information and to assign IP information or a password, as a command switch, you are configuring a command switch or standalone switch, you plan to use the Cluster Management Suite or the command-line interface (CLI...
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... details. See the Cisco IOS Desktop 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 You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on the front...
... details. See the Cisco IOS Desktop 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 You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting The LEDs on the front...
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...1-33 Cisco Access Digital Trunk Gateway 1-33 Cisco CallManager software 1-31, 1-33 Cisco Cluster Management Suite 1-24 Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) 1-3 Cisco IP Phones 1-8, 1-31 connecting 2-19 Cisco RPS 1-22 connecting to 2-17 LED 1-15 Cisco SoftPhone software 1-31 CiscoView 1-25 Cluster Builder application 1-24 Cluster Management Suite 1-24 Cluster Manager application 1-24 Cluster View application 1-24 command-line interface (CLI) 1-25 configuration, default values 2-30 configuration examples, network 1-25 connecting to 10/100 ports 2-18 to 1000BaseX ports 2-20 to console port 2-18...
...1-33 Cisco Access Digital Trunk Gateway 1-33 Cisco CallManager software 1-31, 1-33 Cisco Cluster Management Suite 1-24 Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) 1-3 Cisco IP Phones 1-8, 1-31 connecting 2-19 Cisco RPS 1-22 connecting to 2-17 LED 1-15 Cisco SoftPhone software 1-31 CiscoView 1-25 Cluster Builder application 1-24 Cluster Management Suite 1-24 Cluster Manager application 1-24 Cluster View application 1-24 command-line interface (CLI) 1-25 configuration, default values 2-30 configuration examples, network 1-25 connecting to 10/100 ports 2-18 to 1000BaseX ports 2-20 to console port 2-18...