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... THE SYSTEM Before You Begin 17 Installing the System on CD-ROM 10 Documentation Comments 10 Year 2000 Compliance 10 1 SYSTEM AND SETUP OVERVIEW CoreBuilder 9400 Intelligent Switch 11 System Features and Benefits 11 System Management 12 Network Configuration Example 12 Speeding Up Server Access 12 System Overview - CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction...
... THE SYSTEM Before You Begin 17 Installing the System on CD-ROM 10 Documentation Comments 10 Year 2000 Compliance 10 1 SYSTEM AND SETUP OVERVIEW CoreBuilder 9400 Intelligent Switch 11 System Features and Benefits 11 System Management 12 Network Configuration Example 12 Speeding Up Server Access 12 System Overview - CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction...
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... order additional compact discs, contact your system. s CoreBuilder 9400 Getting Started Guide (this guide) All of the Administration Console switching commands for getting your system. s CoreBuilder 9400 Command Quick Reference Card All of the procedures necessary for the CoreBuilder 9400. CoreBuilder 9400 Documentation 9 CoreBuilder 9400 Documentation The following documents comprise the CoreBuilder 9400 documentation set. s Most 3Com documentation is also available on installing, cabling...
... order additional compact discs, contact your system. s CoreBuilder 9400 Getting Started Guide (this guide) All of the Administration Console switching commands for getting your system. s CoreBuilder 9400 Command Quick Reference Card All of the procedures necessary for the CoreBuilder 9400. CoreBuilder 9400 Documentation 9 CoreBuilder 9400 Documentation The following documents comprise the CoreBuilder 9400 documentation set. s Most 3Com documentation is also available on installing, cabling...
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...(shown in your network. Some key features of the system s A network configuration example CoreBuilder 9400 Intelligent Switch The CoreBuilder 9400 system delivers full line rate switching among switches, the system supports trunking, which allows you to configure up to 32,000 MAC addresses...3Com's CoreBuilder family. To deliver even higher performance rates among all Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to six Gigabit Ethernet ports into a single multigigabit connection for a maximum of 12 trunks per unit. s Failure protection To protect your network grows, install the CoreBuilder 9400...
...(shown in your network. Some key features of the system s A network configuration example CoreBuilder 9400 Intelligent Switch The CoreBuilder 9400 system delivers full line rate switching among switches, the system supports trunking, which allows you to configure up to 32,000 MAC addresses...3Com's CoreBuilder family. To deliver even higher performance rates among all Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to six Gigabit Ethernet ports into a single multigigabit connection for a maximum of 12 trunks per unit. s Failure protection To protect your network grows, install the CoreBuilder 9400...
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... device as it is needed. System Management The CoreBuilder 9400 system includes integrated management to a CoreBuilder 9400, which multiplexes the traffic into one shown in that are switched Fast Ethernet desktops. This management is inactive until...CoreBuilder 9400 for easier service and support, use a configuration like the one higher-bandwidth stream (trunk) through SNMP management. Suppose that is accessible in your network against an individual link or device failure by each group of desktop clients into Gigabit Ethernet streams for many other applications, such as 3Com...
... device as it is needed. System Management The CoreBuilder 9400 system includes integrated management to a CoreBuilder 9400, which multiplexes the traffic into one shown in that are switched Fast Ethernet desktops. This management is inactive until...CoreBuilder 9400 for easier service and support, use a configuration like the one higher-bandwidth stream (trunk) through SNMP management. Suppose that is accessible in your network against an individual link or device failure by each group of desktop clients into Gigabit Ethernet streams for many other applications, such as 3Com...
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Sample Application Figure 3 Centralizing a Data Center with the CoreBuilder 9400 System 10/100 BASE - TX Status green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK off = link fail Power Fault 1x 6x 13 18 25 ... Status green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK off = link fail TX 12 RX Packet Status Super Stack II Switch 9300 SuperStack® II Switch 9300 To other Switch 3900s R 3C94024 TX 1 RX 1000BASE SX TX 2 RX 1000BASE SX TX 3 RX PCKT STAT 10BASE TX STATUS PACKET RESET CONSOLE FAULT POWER 1000BASE...
Sample Application Figure 3 Centralizing a Data Center with the CoreBuilder 9400 System 10/100 BASE - TX Status green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK off = link fail Power Fault 1x 6x 13 18 25 ... Status green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK off = link fail TX 12 RX Packet Status Super Stack II Switch 9300 SuperStack® II Switch 9300 To other Switch 3900s R 3C94024 TX 1 RX 1000BASE SX TX 2 RX 1000BASE SX TX 3 RX PCKT STAT 10BASE TX STATUS PACKET RESET CONSOLE FAULT POWER 1000BASE...
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...light source. As with the following precautions. 3 CABLING COREBUILDER 9400 PORTS This chapter describes how to cable your Gigabit Ethernet... comply with any source of Cabling The CoreBuilder 9400 system is a Gigabit Ethernet switch with this fixed configuration: s Twelve 1000BASE-SX ...ports s Twelve 1000BASE GBIC ports (LX or SX transceivers) Fiber Safety Precautions The CoreBuilder 9400... port s Out-of-band management port When all of your CoreBuilder® 9400 system for connection only to the network. See Chapter 4 to...
...light source. As with the following precautions. 3 CABLING COREBUILDER 9400 PORTS This chapter describes how to cable your Gigabit Ethernet... comply with any source of Cabling The CoreBuilder 9400 system is a Gigabit Ethernet switch with this fixed configuration: s Twelve 1000BASE-SX ...ports s Twelve 1000BASE GBIC ports (LX or SX transceivers) Fiber Safety Precautions The CoreBuilder 9400... port s Out-of-band management port When all of your CoreBuilder® 9400 system for connection only to the network. See Chapter 4 to...
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Out-of -band network management, see the Command Reference Guide. To configure your CoreBuilder 9400 to a different network connection. It is , it clicks into place. Table 4 Console Port Pin Assignments Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Signal Description DCD Data Carrier Detect... traffic. To cable the out-of-band 10BASE-TX port: 1 Plug the male RJ-45 connector on the CoreBuilder 9400 to manage your network from a workstation on a different network. This port is not a switch port, that is a port for management purposes only. Console Port Pin Assignments Table 4 shows the Console port...
Out-of -band network management, see the Command Reference Guide. To configure your CoreBuilder 9400 to a different network connection. It is , it clicks into place. Table 4 Console Port Pin Assignments Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Signal Description DCD Data Carrier Detect... traffic. To cable the out-of-band 10BASE-TX port: 1 Plug the male RJ-45 connector on the CoreBuilder 9400 to manage your network from a workstation on a different network. This port is not a switch port, that is a port for management purposes only. Console Port Pin Assignments Table 4 shows the Console port...
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...ports assigned to manage the system in the next sections. Terminal Connection Direct access through a modem, establish a connection between the CoreBuilder 9400 system and a subnetwork. A workstation attachment under UNIX can attach a terminal. When you can use an external SNMP management application... because it allows you can use any terminal emulation program for switching and managing the system simultaneously. s Out-of -band port s Access the Administration Console in -band with the CoreBuilder 9400 SNMP agent. Or use the emulator TIP or you configure the...
...ports assigned to manage the system in the next sections. Terminal Connection Direct access through a modem, establish a connection between the CoreBuilder 9400 system and a subnetwork. A workstation attachment under UNIX can attach a terminal. When you can use an external SNMP management application... because it allows you can use any terminal emulation program for switching and managing the system simultaneously. s Out-of -band port s Access the Administration Console in -band with the CoreBuilder 9400 SNMP agent. Or use the emulator TIP or you configure the...
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3Com Corporation LIMITED WARRANTY CoreBuilder® 9400 High-Availability Switch HARDWARE 3Com warrants to the end user ("Customer") that this hardware product will be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use of Customer contained in accordance with 3Com's published specifications or user manual. THIS 3COM ...from the date of purchase from use and service, for one (1) year from the date of purchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller, 3Com shall, at 3Com's expense, not later than thirty (30) days after purchase or until the returned item is date sensitive ...
3Com Corporation LIMITED WARRANTY CoreBuilder® 9400 High-Availability Switch HARDWARE 3Com warrants to the end user ("Customer") that this hardware product will be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use of Customer contained in accordance with 3Com's published specifications or user manual. THIS 3COM ...from the date of purchase from use and service, for one (1) year from the date of purchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller, 3Com shall, at 3Com's expense, not later than thirty (30) days after purchase or until the returned item is date sensitive ...