Document Outline

• Chapter 1 Overview of the Ethernet Switch Blade
  • High Performance Embedded Switching
  • Advanced TCA® Compliant
  • OpenArchitect Switch Management
  • Extensible Customization of Routing Policies
  • Powerful CarrierClass Features
  • Ethernet Port Layout
  • Ethernet Switch Blade Port Configuration
    • Base switch Quick Reference
    • Fabric Switch Quick Reference
  • OpenArchitect Switch Environment
  • OpenArchitect Software Structure
• Chapter 2 Port Cabling and LED Indicators
  • Connecting the Cables
    • Console Port Cabling
    • Connecting to the Console Port
  • Out of Band Ports (OOB Ports)
    • LED Reference
• Chapter 3 High Availability Networking
  • Surviving Partner
    • VRRP
    • zlmd
    • Switch Replacement and Reconfiguration
    • zspconfig
    • Example HA Switch Configuration
      • Modifying zsp.conf on the Base switch
      • Modifying zsp_vlan.conf on the Fabric Switch
  • Configuring Surviving Partner
  • Central Authority
• Chapter 4 Fabric Switch Configuration
  • Two switches, two consoles
  • Connecting to the Fabric Switch Console
  • OpenArchitect Configuration Procedure
  • Changing the Shell Prompt
    • Default Configuration Scripts
    • Example Configuration Scripts
    • Overview of OpenArchitect VLAN Interfaces
      • Tagging and Untagging VLANs
      • Switch Port Interfaces
  • Layer 2 Switch Configuration
    • Using the S50layer2 Script
    • Rapid Spanning Tree
      • To Enable Rapid Spanning Tree:
      • Port Path Cost
      • Layer 3 Switch Configuration
      • Using the S50layer3 Script
  • Layer 3 Routing Protocols with GateD
    • Using the S55gatedRip1 Script
    • To Modify the GateD Scripts:
  • Class of Service (COS)
    • Egress Queues
    • Ingress Classification
    • Marking and Re-marking
    • Scheduling
      • ztmd Explained
    • zfilterd Explained
    • Running zfilterd
    • Restrictions on Implementation
      • Conflict Resolution
      • iptables and filtering
      • Introduction
      • Packet Walk
      • Filter Rules Specifications
    • Specifying Source and Destination IP Addresses
      • Specifying Protocol
      • Specifying an ICMP Message Type
      • Specifying TCP or UDP ports
      • Specifying TCP flags
      • Specifying an Interface
      • Filter Rule Targets
      • Supported Targets
      • Classical Targets
      • ZNYX Targets
      • ZACTION Examples
      • Extensions to the default matches
    • tc and zqosd
      • FIFO Queues (pfifo and bfifo disciplines)
      • PRIO and WRR queues
    • The U32 Filter
    • Combining Queuing Disciplines
      • Handle Semantics
  • COPS: Common Open Policy Service
    • Protocol Architecture
    • OpenArchitect PEP
    • Using pepd
• Chapter 5 Fabric Switch Administration
  • Setting the Root Password
  • Adding Additional Users
  • Setting up a Default Route
  • Name Service Resolution
  • DHCP Client Configuration
  • DHCP Server Configuration
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client Configuration
  • Network File System (NFS) Client Configuration
  • NFS Server Configuration
  • Connecting to the Switch Using FTP
  • ftpd Server Configuration
  • Connecting to the Switch Using TFTP
  • TFTPD Server Configuration
  • SNMP Agent
    • Supported MIBS
    • Supported Traps
    • SNMP and OpenArchitect Interface Definitions
      • ifStackTable Entries
    • SNMP Configuration
    • SNMP Applications
  • Port Mirroring
  • Link and LED Control
  • Link Event Monitoring
• Chapter 6 Fabric Switch Maintenance
  • Overview of the OpenArchitect switch boot process
  • Saving Changes
  • Modifying Files and Updating the Switch
  • Recovering from a System Failure
  • System Boots with a Console Cable
  • Booting with the –i option
  • System Hangs During Boot
  • Booting the Duplicate Flash Image
  • Upgrading the OpenArchitect Image
  • Upgrading or Adding Files
    • Excluding Saving Files to Flash
  • Upgrading the Switch Driver
  • Using apt-get
• Chapter 7 Base Switch Configuration
  • Two switches, two consoles
  • Connecting to the Base Switch Console
    • OpenArchitect Configuration Procedure
    • Changing the Shell Prompt
      • Default Configuration Scripts
      • Example Configuration Scripts
      • Overview of OpenArchitect VLAN Interfaces
      • Tagging and Untagging VLANs
      • Switch Port Interfaces
    • Layer 2 Switch Configuration
      • Using the S50layer2 Script
    • Rapid Spanning Tree
      • To Enable Rapid Spanning Tree:
      • Port Path Cost
    • Layer 3 Switch Configuration
      • Using the S50layer3 Script
      • Layer 3 Switch Using Multiple VLANs
      • Using the S50multivlan Script
      • To Modify the Layer 3 Multivlan Script
      • Modify the example script you copied into the /etc/rcZ.d directory. Adjust and assign the number of IP addresses as applicable. In the example below, the IP address is changed for the interface in the ifconfig command line of the script.
    • Layer 3 Routing Protocols with GateD
      • Using the Provided S55gatedRip1 Script
      • To Modify the GateD Scripts:
    • Class of Service (COS)
      • Egress Queues
      • Ingress Classification
      • Marking and Re-marking
      • Scheduling
    • zcos
    • zfilterd
      • ztmd
      • Running zfilterd
      • Restrictions on Implementation
      • Conflict Resolution
    • iptables and filtering
      • Introduction
      • Packet Walk
      • Filter Rules Specifications
      • Specifying Source and Destination IP Addresses
      • Specifying Protocol
      • Specifying an ICMP Message Type
      • Specifying TCP or UDP ports
      • Specifying TCP flags
      • Specifying an Interface
      • Filter Rule Targets
      • Supported Targets
      • Classical Targets
      • ZNYX Targets
      • ZACTION Examples
      • Extensions to the default matches
    • tc: Traffic Control
    • Strict Priority Qdisc
    • Weighted Round Robin Qdisc
      • FIFO Queues (pfifo and bfifo disciplines)
    • Fifo Qdiscs
    • Using Filters to Direct Packets to a COS Queue
    • Protocol ip
    • Protocol arp
    • Protocol all
    • Matching Specific Ingress Ports
    • Advanced Filtering – Policing
      • Examples
    • Policing Actions
    • u32 match selectors used in filters
    • zqosd
      • PRIO and WRR queues
    • The U32 Filter
    • Combining Queuing Disciplines
      • Handle Semantics
    • COPS: Common Open Policy Service
      • Protocol Architecture
      • OpenArchitect PEP
      • Using pepd
• Chapter 8 Base Switch Administration
  • Setting the Root Password
  • Adding Additional Users
  • Setting up a Default Route
  • Name Service Resolution
  • DHCP Client Configuration
  • DHCP Server Configuration
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client Configuration
  • Network File System (NFS) Client Configuration
  • NFS Server Configuration
  • Connecting to the Switch Using FTP
  • ftpd Server Configuration
  • Connecting to the Switch Using TFTP
  • TFTPD Server Configuration
  • SNMP Agent
    • Supported MIBS
    • Supported Traps
    • SNMP and OpenArchitect Interface Definitions
    • ifStackTable Entries
    • SNMP Configuration
    • SNMP Applications
  • Port Mirroring
  • Link and LED Control
  • Link Event Monitoring
• Chapter 9 Base Switch Maintenance
  • Overview of the OpenArchitect switch boot process
  • Saving Changes
  • Modifying Files and Updating the Switch
  • Recovering from a System Failure
  • System Boots with a Console Cable
  • Booting with the –i option
  • System Hangs During Boot
  • Booting the Duplicate Flash Image
  • Upgrading the OpenArchitect Image
  • Upgrading or Adding Files
  • Excluding Saving Files to Flash
  • Upgrading the Switch Driver
  • Using apt-get
• Chapter 10 Connecting to the Ethernet Switch Blade
  • Base Interface Hub System:
    • Ethernet Interfaces:
    • Management Interfaces:
  • Fabric Interface Hub System:
    • Ethernet Interfaces:
    • Management Interfaces:
  • Connecting to the Base Interface
    • Base Interface Serial Port Connection
    • Base Interface Out-of-Band Ethernet Connection
  • Connecting to the Fabric Interface
    • Fabric Interface Serial Port Connection
    • Fabric Interface Out of Band Ethernet Connection
• Chapter 11 Diagnosing a Failed Ethernet Switch Blade Activation
  • Accessing the ShMM
    • Verifying Communications Between the ShMM and Switch
      • Critical Threshold Error Reported
  • Analyzing Mstate information for the switch
  • Checking the ekey Status From the Shelf Manager
• Chapter 12 Troubleshooting a Failed OpenArchitect Load
  • Recovering from a System Failure
  • Booting Without the Overlay File
  • Booting the Duplicate Flash Image
• Chapter 13 Network Configuration Problems
  • Interface Overview
    • Physical Interfaces
    • Default Base Interface Configuration
      • 24 port, Layer 2 Switching, single VLAN
    • Default Fabric Interface Configuration
    • Editing the S50layer2 script can change the Ethernet Switch Blade Fabric Interface default configuration. The S50Layer2 script and included example scripts (/etc/rcZ.d/examples) can be used as templates to create custom scripts. The default S50layer2 script configures the switch accordingly:
  • Configuration Troubleshooting
  • Determining ekey status for a specific slot
    • Querying Base Interface ekey Status
    • Querying Fabric Interface ekey Status
  • Network Connectivity Troubleshooting
    • No Connection
    • Diminished Network Throughput
  • Connecting to Devices with Fixed Port Speeds
  • External Fault LED
  • Network Tests
    • Ping Test
    • Traceroute Test
• Chapter 14 Isolating Hardware Failures
  • Hardware Subsystem
  • Testing the FlashROMs
  • Testing the Switch Fabric
    • Link Status for a single port
    • Link Status for a range of ports
  • Testing the onboard RAM
  • Testing the Control Processor
    • Hardware Fault
      • Software Error
• Chapter 15 High Availability Troubleshooting
  • Spontaneous Failover Activity
    • Unexpected Fail-back Activity
• Chapter 16 Switch Firmware Overview
  • Checking the switch firmware version
    • 3.1 Fabric Interface
  • Updating the Switch Firmware
    • BootLoader Firmware Upgrade:
    • OpenArchitect Firmware Upgrade:
    • IPMC Firmware Upgrade:
• Chapter 17 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
• Chapter 18 Before Calling Support
• Appendix A Fabric Switch Command Man Pages
  • vrrpconfig
  • vrrpd
  • zbootcfg
  • zconfig
  • zcos
  • zdog
  • zfilterd
  • zflash
  • zl2, zl2mc, zl3host, zl3net, zvlan
  • zgvrpd
  • zl2d
  • zl3d
  • zlc
  • zlmd
  • zlogrotate
  • zmirror
  • zmnt
  • zpeer
  • zqosd
  • zrc
  • zreg
  • zrld
  • zsnoopd
  • zspconfig
  • zstack
  • ztats
  • zsync
  • ztmd
  • brctl(8)
• Appendix B Base Switch Command Man Pages
  • vrrpconfig
  • vrrpd
  • zbootcfg
  • zconfig
  • zcos
  • zdog
  • zffpcounter
  • zfilterd
  • zflash
  • zgmrpd
  • zgr
  • zgvrpd
  • zl2d
  • zl3d
  • zlc
  • zlmd
  • zlogrotate
  • zmirror
  • zmnt
  • zpeer
  • zqosd
  • zrc
  • zreg
  • zrld
  • zsnoopd
  • zspconfig
  • zstack
  • ztats
  • zsync
  • ztmd
  • brctl(8)
• Appendix C Intelligent Platform Management Interface
  • ISwitch-ShMC Interaction
  • Peripheral Management Controller Functional Support
    • Sensor Reading Example
  • Structure of Standard IPMI Commands: From BMC to PMC
  • Structure of Standard IPMI Responses: From PMC to BMC
  • Event Generator
    • IPMB Event message format
    • IPMI Event Message Definitions
    • Field Replaceable Unit Inventory Device
      • IPMB Override/Local Status - Event Data 3 for the IPMB link