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Dell PowerConnect 7000 Series Switch User's Configuration Guide Regulatory Models: PC7024, PC7024P, PC7024F, PC7048, PC7048P, PC7048R, and PC7048R-RA
Dell PowerConnect 7000 Series Switch User's Configuration Guide Regulatory Models: PC7024, PC7024P, PC7024F, PC7048, PC7048P, PC7048R, and PC7048R-RA
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... Basic Network Information . . . . 53 IPv6 Management Features 53 Dual Software Images 53 File Management 54 Switch Database Management Templates. . . . . 54 Automatic Installation of Firmware and Configuration 54 sFlow 55 SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs 55 CDP Interoperability through ISDP 55 Remote Monitoring (RMON 55 Contents 3
... Basic Network Information . . . . 53 IPv6 Management Features 53 Dual Software Images 53 File Management 54 Switch Database Management Templates. . . . . 54 Automatic Installation of Firmware and Configuration 54 sFlow 55 SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs 55 CDP Interoperability through ISDP 55 Remote Monitoring (RMON 55 Contents 3
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... 56 Automatic Firmware Upgrade for New Stack Members 56 Stacking Compatibility with the PowerConnect M6348 56 Master Failover with Transparent Transition . . . . 57 Nonstop Forwarding on the Stack 57 Hot Add/Delete and Firmware Synchronization 57 Security Features 57 Configurable Access and Authentication Profiles 57 Password-Protected Management Access . . . . 58 Strong Password Enforcement...
... 56 Automatic Firmware Upgrade for New Stack Members 56 Stacking Compatibility with the PowerConnect M6348 56 Master Failover with Transparent Transition . . . . 57 Nonstop Forwarding on the Stack 57 Hot Add/Delete and Firmware Synchronization 57 Security Features 57 Configurable Access and Authentication Profiles 57 Password-Protected Management Access . . . . 58 Strong Password Enforcement...
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... 63 Energy Detect Mode 63 Energy Efficient Ethernet 63 Power Utilization Reporting 63 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Plus Features 63 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Plus Configuration 63 PoE Plus Support 64 Switching Features 64 Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3x 64 Head of Line Blocking Prevention 64 Jumbo Frames Support 64...
... 63 Energy Detect Mode 63 Energy Efficient Ethernet 63 Power Utilization Reporting 63 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Plus Features 63 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Plus Configuration 63 PoE Plus Support 64 Switching Features 64 Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3x 64 Head of Line Blocking Prevention 64 Jumbo Frames Support 64...
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... Features 71 Link Aggregation 71 Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP 71 Routing Features 72 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Table Management 72 VLAN Routing 72 IP Configuration 72 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF 72 BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent 73 IP Helper and UDP Relay 73 Routing Information Protocol 73 Router Discovery 73...
... Features 71 Link Aggregation 71 Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP 71 Routing Features 72 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Table Management 72 VLAN Routing 72 IP Configuration 72 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF 72 BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent 73 IP Helper and UDP Relay 73 Routing Information Protocol 73 Router Discovery 73...
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... Address and Network Information Overview . . . . 115 What Is the Basic Network Information? . . . . . 115 Why Is Basic Network Information Needed? . . . 116 How Is Basic Network Information Configured 117 What Is Out-of-Band Management and In-Band Management 117 Default Network Information 119...
... Address and Network Information Overview . . . . 115 What Is the Basic Network Information? . . . . . 115 Why Is Basic Network Information Needed? . . . 116 How Is Basic Network Information Configured 117 What Is Out-of-Band Management and In-Band Management 117 Default Network Information 119...
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... the Default VLAN 128 Managing DHCP Leases 129 Configuring Static Network Information on the OOB Port 130 Configuring Static Network Information on the Default VLAN 130 Configuring and Viewing Additional Network Information 131 Basic Network Information Configuration Example 132 8 Managing a Switch Stack 135 Stacking Overview 135 PowerConnect 7000 Series and M6348 Stacking Compatibility 137 How...
... the Default VLAN 128 Managing DHCP Leases 129 Configuring Static Network Information on the OOB Port 130 Configuring Static Network Information on the Default VLAN 130 Configuring and Viewing Additional Network Information 131 Basic Network Information Configuration Example 132 8 Managing a Switch Stack 135 Stacking Overview 135 PowerConnect 7000 Series and M6348 Stacking Compatibility 137 How...
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...Network Design Considerations 144 Why is Stacking Needed 144 Default Stacking Values 145 Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web 146 Unit Configuration 146 Stack Summary 148 Stack Firmware Synchronization 149 Supported Switches 150 Stack Port Summary 151 Stack Port Counters 152 Stack Port ...Diagnostics 152 NSF Summary 153 Checkpoint Statistics 154 Managing the Stack (CLI 155 Configuring Stack Member and NSF Settings 155 Viewing and Clearing Stacking and NSF Information 156 Stacking and NSF Usage Scenarios 157 Basic Failover...
...Network Design Considerations 144 Why is Stacking Needed 144 Default Stacking Values 145 Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web 146 Unit Configuration 146 Stack Summary 148 Stack Firmware Synchronization 149 Supported Switches 150 Stack Port Summary 151 Stack Port Counters 152 Stack Port ...Diagnostics 152 NSF Summary 153 Checkpoint Statistics 154 Managing the Stack (CLI 155 Configuring Stack Member and NSF Settings 155 Viewing and Clearing Stacking and NSF Information 156 Stacking and NSF Usage Scenarios 157 Basic Failover...
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... 184 Select Authentication 187 Password Management 188 Last Password Set Result 190 User Login Configuration 191 Local User Database 192 Line Password 194 Enable Password 194 TACACS+ Settings 195 RADIUS Global Configuration 197 RADIUS Server Configuration 198 RADIUS Accounting Server Configuration . . . . 200 RADIUS Accounting Server Statistics 202 RADIUS Server Statistics 203 Authorization Network RADIUS...
... 184 Select Authentication 187 Password Management 188 Last Password Set Result 190 User Login Configuration 191 Local User Database 192 Line Password 194 Enable Password 194 TACACS+ Settings 195 RADIUS Global Configuration 197 RADIUS Server Configuration 198 RADIUS Accounting Server Configuration . . . . 200 RADIUS Accounting Server Statistics 202 RADIUS Server Statistics 203 Authorization Network RADIUS...
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... Profiles 216 Managing Passwords 217 Configuring RADIUS Server Information 219 Configuring TACACS+ Server Information . . . . . 221 Configuring Telnet and SSH Access 222 Configuring HTTP and HTTPS Access 223 Configuring DoS Information 225 Management Access Configuration Examples . . . . . 227 Configuring a Management Access List 227 Configuring the Primary and Secondary RADIUS Servers 228 Configuring an Authentication Profile 230 Configuring Password Lockout 231 10 Monitoring...
... Profiles 216 Managing Passwords 217 Configuring RADIUS Server Information 219 Configuring TACACS+ Server Information . . . . . 221 Configuring Telnet and SSH Access 222 Configuring HTTP and HTTPS Access 223 Configuring DoS Information 225 Management Access Configuration Examples . . . . . 227 Configuring a Management Access List 227 Configuring the Primary and Secondary RADIUS Servers 228 Configuring an Authentication Profile 230 Configuring Password Lockout 231 10 Monitoring...
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... 248 RAM Log 249 Log File 250 Remote Log Server 250 Email Alert Global Configuration 253 Email Alert Mail Server Configuration 254 Email Alert Subject Configuration 256 Email Alert To Address Configuration 257 Email Alert Statistics 258 Monitoring System Information and Configuring Logging (CLI 259 Viewing System Information and Enabling the Locator LED 259 Running...
... 248 RAM Log 249 Log File 250 Remote Log Server 250 Email Alert Global Configuration 253 Email Alert Mail Server Configuration 254 Email Alert Subject Configuration 256 Email Alert To Address Configuration 257 Email Alert Statistics 258 Monitoring System Information and Configuring Logging (CLI 259 Viewing System Information and Enabling the Locator LED 259 Running...
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...Settings . . . 271 System Settings Overview 271 Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured 272 What Are SDM Templates 273 Why is the System Time Needed 274 How Does SNTP Work 274 What Configuration Is Required for Plug-In Modules 275 What Are the Key PoE Plus Features for ...the PC7024P and PC7048P 275 Default General System Information 277 Configuring General System Settings (Web 278 System Information 278 CLI Banner 281 SDM Template Preference 282 Clock 283 SNTP Global Settings 284 SNTP Authentication...
...Settings . . . 271 System Settings Overview 271 Why Does System Information Need to Be Configured 272 What Are SDM Templates 273 Why is the System Time Needed 274 How Does SNTP Work 274 What Configuration Is Required for Plug-In Modules 275 What Are the Key PoE Plus Features for ...the PC7024P and PC7048P 275 Default General System Information 277 Configuring General System Settings (Web 278 System Information 278 CLI Banner 281 SDM Template Preference 282 Clock 283 SNTP Global Settings 284 SNTP Authentication...
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... SNTP Server 301 Setting the System Time and Date Manually . . . 303 Configuring the Expansion Slots 304 Configuring PoE Settings (7024P/7048P Only 305 General System Settings Configuration Examples 308 Configuring System and Banner Information 308 Configuring SNTP 310 Configuring the Time Manually 312 12 Configuring SNMP 313 SNMP Overview 313 What Is SNMP 313 What Are SNMP...
... SNTP Server 301 Setting the System Time and Date Manually . . . 303 Configuring the Expansion Slots 304 Configuring PoE Settings (7024P/7048P Only 305 General System Settings Configuration Examples 308 Configuring System and Banner Information 308 Configuring SNTP 310 Configuring the Time Manually 312 12 Configuring SNMP 313 SNMP Overview 313 What Is SNMP 313 What Are SNMP...
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... Trap Flags 333 Trap Log 334 Configuring SNMP (CLI 335 Configuring the SNMPv3 Engine ID 335 Configuring SNMP Views, Groups, and Users . . . 336 Configuring Communities 339 Configuring SNMP Notifications (Traps and Informs 341 SNMP Configuration Examples 344 Configuring SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 344 Configuring SNMPv3 345 13 Managing Images and ...Are Supported for File Management 353 What Factors Should Be Considered When Managing Files 353 How Is the Running Configuration Saved? . . . . . 355 Managing Images and Files (Web 356 File System 356 Active Images 357 USB Flash Drive 358...
... Trap Flags 333 Trap Log 334 Configuring SNMP (CLI 335 Configuring the SNMPv3 Engine ID 335 Configuring SNMP Views, Groups, and Users . . . 336 Configuring Communities 339 Configuring SNMP Notifications (Traps and Informs 341 SNMP Configuration Examples 344 Configuring SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 344 Configuring SNMPv3 345 13 Managing Images and ...Are Supported for File Management 353 What Factors Should Be Considered When Managing Files 353 How Is the Running Configuration Saved? . . . . . 355 Managing Images and Files (Web 356 File System 356 Active Images 357 USB Flash Drive 358...
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... Files on a USB Flash Device . . . . . 366 Uploading a Configuration File (SCP 366 Managing Configuration Scripts (SFTP) . . . . . 367 File and Image Management Configuration Examples 368 Upgrading the Firmware 368 Managing Configuration Scripts 371 Managing Files by Using the USB Flash Drive 373 14 Automatically Updating ...the Image and Configuration 375 Auto Configuration Overview 375 What Is USB Auto Configuration 376 What Files Does USB Auto Configuration Use 376 How Does USB Auto Configuration Use the Files on the USB Device 377 What ...
... Files on a USB Flash Device . . . . . 366 Uploading a Configuration File (SCP 366 Managing Configuration Scripts (SFTP) . . . . . 367 File and Image Management Configuration Examples 368 Upgrading the Firmware 368 Managing Configuration Scripts 371 Managing Files by Using the USB Flash Drive 373 14 Automatically Updating ...the Image and Configuration 375 Auto Configuration Overview 375 What Is USB Auto Configuration 376 What Files Does USB Auto Configuration Use 376 How Does USB Auto Configuration Use the Files on the USB Device 377 What ...
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... Why is Traffic Monitoring Needed 396 Default Traffic Monitoring Values 396 Monitoring Switch Traffic (Web 397 sFlow Agent Summary 397 sFlow Receiver Configuration 398 sFlow Sampler Configuration 399 sFlow Poll Configuration 400 Interface Statistics 401 Etherlike Statistics 402 GVRP Statistics 403 EAP Statistics 404 Utilization Summary 405 Counter Summary 406 Switchport Statistics 407...
... Why is Traffic Monitoring Needed 396 Default Traffic Monitoring Values 396 Monitoring Switch Traffic (Web 397 sFlow Agent Summary 397 sFlow Receiver Configuration 398 sFlow Sampler Configuration 399 sFlow Poll Configuration 400 Interface Statistics 401 Etherlike Statistics 402 GVRP Statistics 403 EAP Statistics 404 Utilization Summary 405 Counter Summary 406 Switchport Statistics 407...
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... 417 LAG Statistics 418 Port Mirroring 419 Monitoring Switch Traffic (CLI 421 Configuring sFlow 421 Configuring RMON 423 Viewing Statistics 425 Configuring Port Mirroring 426 Traffic Monitoring Configuration Examples 427 Configuring sFlow 427 Configuring RMON 429 16 Configuring iSCSI Optimization 431 iSCSI Optimization Overview 431 When Should iSCSI Optimization Be Enabled...Flows 432 What Information Does the Switch Track in iSCSI Traffic Flows 433 How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact With Dell EqualLogic Arrays 433 What Occurs When iSCSI is Enabled or Disabled 434 20 Contents
... 417 LAG Statistics 418 Port Mirroring 419 Monitoring Switch Traffic (CLI 421 Configuring sFlow 421 Configuring RMON 423 Viewing Statistics 425 Configuring Port Mirroring 426 Traffic Monitoring Configuration Examples 427 Configuring sFlow 427 Configuring RMON 429 16 Configuring iSCSI Optimization 431 iSCSI Optimization Overview 431 When Should iSCSI Optimization Be Enabled...Flows 432 What Information Does the Switch Track in iSCSI Traffic Flows 433 How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact With Dell EqualLogic Arrays 433 What Occurs When iSCSI is Enabled or Disabled 434 20 Contents
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... Portal Do 445 Is the Captive Portal Feature Dependent on Any Other Feature 446 What Factors Should Be Considered When Designing and Configuring a Captive Portal? 447 How Does Captive Portal Work 448 What Captive Portal Pages Can Be Customized 449 Default Captive Portal Behavior and... Settings . . . . . 450 Configuring the Captive Portal (Web 452 Captive Portal Global Configuration 452 Captive Portal Configuration 453 Local User 458 User Group 462 Interface Association 464 Captive Portal Global Status 465 Contents 21
... Portal Do 445 Is the Captive Portal Feature Dependent on Any Other Feature 446 What Factors Should Be Considered When Designing and Configuring a Captive Portal? 447 How Does Captive Portal Work 448 What Captive Portal Pages Can Be Customized 449 Default Captive Portal Behavior and... Settings . . . . . 450 Configuring the Captive Portal (Web 452 Captive Portal Global Configuration 452 Captive Portal Configuration 453 Local User 458 User Group 462 Interface Association 464 Captive Portal Global Status 465 Contents 21
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... Client Status 471 Captive Portal Client Status 472 Configuring a Captive Portal (CLI 473 Configuring Global Captive Portal Settings . . . . 473 Creating and Configuring a Captive Portal . . . . 474 Configuring Captive Portal Groups and Users 477 Managing Captive Portal Clients 478 Captive Portal Configuration Example 479 Configuration Overview 480 Detailed Configuration Procedures 481 18 Configuring Port Characteristics 483 Port Overview 483 What...
... Client Status 471 Captive Portal Client Status 472 Configuring a Captive Portal (CLI 473 Configuring Global Captive Portal Settings . . . . 473 Creating and Configuring a Captive Portal . . . . 474 Configuring Captive Portal Groups and Users 477 Managing Captive Portal Clients 478 Captive Portal Configuration Example 479 Configuration Overview 480 Detailed Configuration Procedures 481 18 Configuring Port Characteristics 483 Port Overview 483 What...
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...Ethernet Statistics 497 Port Green Ethernet LPI History 499 Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI 500 Configuring Port Settings 500 Configuring Link Dependencies 501 Configuring Green Features 502 Port Configuration Examples 503 Configuring Port Settings 503 Configuring a Link Dependency Groups 504 19 Configuring 802.1X and Port-Based Security 505 Port-Based... the Internal Authentication Server? . . . . 513 What is Port Security 513 Default Port-Based Security Values 514 Configuring Port-Based Security (Web 515 Dot1x Authentication 515 Authenticated Users 518 Port Access Control...
...Ethernet Statistics 497 Port Green Ethernet LPI History 499 Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI 500 Configuring Port Settings 500 Configuring Link Dependencies 501 Configuring Green Features 502 Port Configuration Examples 503 Configuring Port Settings 503 Configuring a Link Dependency Groups 504 19 Configuring 802.1X and Port-Based Security 505 Port-Based... the Internal Authentication Server? . . . . 513 What is Port Security 513 Default Port-Based Security Values 514 Configuring Port-Based Security (Web 515 Dot1x Authentication 515 Authenticated Users 518 Port Access Control...