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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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... the procedures for the switches and the regulatory agency approvals. Conventions This guide uses the following chapters: Chapter 1, "Product Overview," is a physical and functional overview of how the switch could be used to connect 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. Examples use these conventions: • Terminal sessions and system displays...
... the procedures for the switches and the regulatory agency approvals. Conventions This guide uses the following chapters: Chapter 1, "Product Overview," is a physical and functional overview of how the switch could be used to connect 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. Examples use these conventions: • Terminal sessions and system displays...
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... Table 1-1 Catalyst 3508G XL Features Feature Description Performance and • 8 GBIC-based 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet slots Configuration • Support for up 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...
... Table 1-1 Catalyst 3508G XL Features Feature Description Performance and • 8 GBIC-based 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet slots Configuration • Support for up 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...
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... 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...
... 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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... switches • Connection for Cisco IP Phones from all 24 10/100 Ethernet ports • Auto-detection and control of the Catalyst 3508G XL switch (Figure 1-2) has eight 1000BaseX GBIC module slots but no 10/100 ports. The front panel of the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches (Figure 1-3, Figure 1-4, Figure 1-5, and Figure 1-6) have a set of LEDs and a Mode button. (The Catalyst 3548 XL switch has a Mode...
... switches • Connection for Cisco IP Phones from all 24 10/100 Ethernet ports • Auto-detection and control of the Catalyst 3508G XL switch (Figure 1-2) has eight 1000BaseX GBIC module slots but no 10/100 ports. The front panel of the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches (Figure 1-3, Figure 1-4, Figure 1-5, and Figure 1-6) have a set of LEDs and a Mode button. (The Catalyst 3548 XL switch has a Mode...
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... CLI provide two inline power settings for Cisco IP Phones. When connecting the switch to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for 100BaseTX traffic. The 10/100 switch ports can be connected to operate in Appendix B, "Connector and Cable Specifications." Refer to switches or hubs, use Category 3 and 4 cables, but these features. When connecting the switch to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be explicitly set for the cables...
... CLI provide two inline power settings for Cisco IP Phones. When connecting the switch to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for more information about these cables do not work for 100BaseTX traffic. The 10/100 switch ports can be connected to operate in Appendix B, "Connector and Cable Specifications." Refer to switches or hubs, use Category 3 and 4 cables, but these features. When connecting the switch to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be explicitly set for the cables...
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... The Cisco Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) module slots support the following modules to provide flexibility in a stack configuration) to other Gigabit Ethernet devices. 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 Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-8 show how a GBIC module is inserted into a GBIC module slot on these switches, but you select the Never setting for creating a 1-Gbps stack configuration...
... The Cisco Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) module slots support the following modules to provide flexibility in a stack configuration) to other Gigabit Ethernet devices. 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 Figure 1-7 and Figure 1-8 show how a GBIC module is inserted into a GBIC module slot on these switches, but you select the Never setting for creating a 1-Gbps stack configuration...
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... Solid green Blinking green Amber RPS Status RPS is off or is not installed. 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 Note The Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3548, and 3508 XL switches. If the switch power supply fails, the switch powers down , or a fan on the bottom of the power supplies in...
... Solid green Blinking green Amber RPS Status RPS is off or is not installed. 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 Note The Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3548, and 3508 XL switches. If the switch power supply fails, the switch powers down , or a fan on the bottom of the power supplies in...
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... type of the power supplies in the stack. 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 lost. This is connected and operational. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. RPS is the default mode. To select or change the port mode in use by the switch. 1-16 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... type of the power supplies in the stack. 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 lost. This is connected and operational. Port LEDs and Modes Each 10/100 port and module slot has a port LED. RPS is the default mode. To select or change the port mode in use by the switch. 1-16 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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.... Link present. Link fault. Port is operating in full duplex. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-17 Port is not forwarding. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Port is transmitting or receiving data. The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. 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...
.... Link present. Link fault. Port is operating in full duplex. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-17 Port is not forwarding. Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Port is transmitting or receiving data. The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. 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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.... • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management You can configure your network users. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Table 1-9 describes what can cause network performance to degrade and describes how you can use a Telnet connection to your network to increase the bandwidth available to manage the switch from an SNMP-compatible management station that you can manage switches from a remote location. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) Connect a PC or...
.... • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management You can configure your network users. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Table 1-9 describes what can cause network performance to degrade and describes how you can use a Telnet connection to your network to increase the bandwidth available to manage the switch from an SNMP-compatible management station that you can manage switches from a remote location. Chapter 1 Product Overview Network Configuration Examples • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) Connect a PC or...
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...) • Connect global resources-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 prioritize voice and 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...
...) • Connect global resources-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 prioritize voice and 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...
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... power to voice traffic over data traffic. The IP phone can place, receive, and control calls from their PCs. A collapsed backbone has high-bandwidth uplinks from an AC power source. Using the Cisco Cluster Management Suite, you can manage a cluster through , twisted-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...
... power to voice traffic over data traffic. The IP phone can place, receive, and control calls from their PCs. A collapsed backbone has high-bandwidth uplinks from an AC power source. Using the Cisco Cluster Management Suite, you can manage a cluster through , twisted-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...
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... interpret the power-on self-test (POST) that ensures proper operation. Read the topics, and perform the procedures in the order that they are presented: • Pre-installation information and guidelines • Installation procedures • 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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...with the switch via hardware flow control. See the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for instructions. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-23 The terminal-emulation software-frequently a PC application such as Hyperterminal or Procomm Plus-makes communication between the switch and your PC- For console port and adapter pinout information, see the Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide. The PC or terminal must support VT100 terminal emulation. Follow these console port default characteristics...
...with the switch via hardware flow control. See the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for instructions. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-23 The terminal-emulation software-frequently a PC application such as Hyperterminal or Procomm Plus-makes communication between the switch and your PC- For console port and adapter pinout information, see the Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide. The PC or terminal must support VT100 terminal emulation. Follow these console port default characteristics...
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.... Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. 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 To run the setup program, access the switch from...
.... Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. 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 To run the setup program, access the switch from...
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... its connected ports, requesting a mapping for its ports. A database with the default configuration settings shown in Flash memory is mandatory, and the subnet mask and the default gateway, which are optional. Default Configuration Settings After you assign IP information, the switch can also be set , but the saved configuration in Table 2-1. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-29 If the switch starts and no IP address has been assigned, it resets...
... its connected ports, requesting a mapping for its ports. A database with the default configuration settings shown in Flash memory is mandatory, and the subnet mask and the default gateway, which are optional. Default Configuration Settings After you assign IP information, the switch can also be set , but the saved configuration in Table 2-1. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-29 If the switch starts and no IP address has been assigned, it resets...
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... 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 This chapter describes the following topics for details. For a full description of the switch LEDs, see the "LEDs" section on self-test (POST), port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting...
... 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 This chapter describes the following topics for details. For a full description of the switch LEDs, see the "LEDs" section on self-test (POST), port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. CH A P T E R 3 Troubleshooting...
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... port LED associated with number 1, turn off . Call Cisco Systems if your switch does not pass POST. Table 3-1 POST Test Descriptions Switch LED LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5 LED 6 LED 7 LED 8 Component Tested DRAM Flash memory Switch CPU System board CPU interface ASIC Switch core ASIC Ethernet controller ASIC Ethernet interfaces Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-2 78-6456-04 POST tests run automatically each time the switch is operational. As each turn off. When the switch begins POST, the port LEDs turn amber for ports 2 to the status mode...
... port LED associated with number 1, turn off . Call Cisco Systems if your switch does not pass POST. Table 3-1 POST Test Descriptions Switch LED LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5 LED 6 LED 7 LED 8 Component Tested DRAM Flash memory Switch CPU System board CPU interface ASIC Switch core ASIC Ethernet controller ASIC Ethernet interfaces Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-2 78-6456-04 POST tests run automatically each time the switch is operational. As each turn off. When the switch begins POST, the port LEDs turn amber for ports 2 to the status mode...
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... switch itself or use the show POST command to 45°C). - Make sure the switch is connected to the LAN-to check if a fan on Improper cabling. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-6 78-6456-04 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. If a multiple-fan failure is overheating. • Nonfatal or fatal POST error...
... switch itself or use the show POST command to 45°C). - Make sure the switch is connected to the LAN-to check if a fan on Improper cabling. Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-6 78-6456-04 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. If a multiple-fan failure is overheating. • Nonfatal or fatal POST error...