Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 - Table of Contents

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Contents
1 Important Notes....................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Information About Boards .......................................................................................... 10
1.2 Compliance Statements ............................................................................................ 11
2 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 14
2.1 Features of the Ethernet Connection Blade ............................................................... 16
2.1.1 MAC Address Supported Features ............................................................................ 17
2.1.2 Layer 2+ Features ..................................................................................................... 18
2.1.3 Spanning Tree Protocol Features .............................................................................. 23
2.1.4 Management Features of Ethernet Connection Blade Module .................................. 25
2.1.5 Security Feature ........................................................................................................ 29
2.1.6 Quality of Service Features ....................................................................................... 31
2.2 Description of Hardware ............................................................................................ 33
2.2.1 Port Configurations of Ethernet Connection Blade Module ........................................ 33
2.2.2 Ethernet Ports ........................................................................................................... 35
2.2.3 Status of LEDs .......................................................................................................... 36
2.2.4 Supported SFP and SFP+ Vendor List ................................................................. 38
2.3
Features and Benefits ............................................................................................... 39
2.3.1 Connectivity .............................................................................................................. 39
2.3.2 Performance ............................................................................................................. 39
2.3.3 Management ............................................................................................................. 40
2.4 Notational Conventions ............................................................................................. 40
2.5 Target Group ............................................................................................................. 40
2.6 Technical Data .......................................................................................................... 41
3 Network Planning .................................................................................................... 42
3.1 Introduction to Switching ........................................................................................... 42
3.2 Sample Applications .................................................................................................. 43
3.2.1 Backbone Connection ............................................................................................... 43
3.2.2 Making VLAN Connections ....................................................................................... 43
4 Making Network Connections ................................................................................ 45
4.1 Connecting to 1000BASE-T Devices ......................................................................... 45
4.2 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements ............................................................................ 46
4.2.1 Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable ............................................................. 46
4.2.2 Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling for 1000BASE-T ............................................
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4.2.3 1000BASE-T Pin Assignments .................................................................................. 47
5 Configuring Ethernet Connection Blade Module .................................................. 48
5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 48
5.2 Connecting the Ethernet Connection Blade Module .................................................. 49
5.3 Start up and Configuration the Ethernet Connection Blade Module ........................... 51
5.4 Configuring the Terminal ........................................................................................... 53
5.5 Booting Device .......................................................................................................... 54
5.6 Software Download ................................................................................................... 55
5.6.1 In Operation Code CLI .............................................................................................. 55
5.6.2 In BootROM Back Door CLI ...................................................................................... 57
5.7 Switching the Software Booting Mode ....................................................................... 59
6 Understanding Stacking Feature ........................................................................... 60
6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 60
6.2 Stacking Function Features Overview ....................................................................... 61
6.3 Stack Master Election Processes .............................................................................. 62