Install guide

Rapier Layer 3 Gigabit Switch Software Release 2.1.0 23
Rapier Switch Software Release 2.1.0
C613-10200-01 Rev A
The Rapier switch supports up to 6 trunk groups, of up to 8 10/100 Ethernet
ports each. The two 2 gigabit Ethernet ports can also be grouped together to
form a trunk group. Ports do not have to be contiguous. Port trunking can be
used between any two Rapier switches.
Port trunk groups are created and destroyed on the switch using the
commands:
CREATE SWITCH TRUNK=trunk [SPEED={10M|100M|1000M}]
[SELECT={MACSRC|MACDEST|MACBOTH|IPSRC|IPDEST|IPBOTH}]
DESTROY SWITCH TRUNK=trunk
The members of a trunk group can be specified when it is created, and ports
can be added to or removed from a trunk group using the commands:
ADD SWITCH TRUNK=trunk PORT=port-list
DELETE SWITCH TRUNK=trunk PORT=port-list
On the Rapier switch, ports which are members of a trunk group must be
configured for full duplex mode. When a port is added to a trunk group, the
speed setting for the group overrides the speed setting previously configured
for the port. The speed of the trunk group can either be specified when it is
created, or set using the command:
SET SWITCH TRUNK=trunk SPEED={10M|100M|1000M}
[SELECT={MACSRC|MACDEST|MACBOTH|IPSRC|IPDEST|IPBOTH}]
The SELECT parameter optionally specifies the port selection criterion for the
trunk group. Each packet to be sent on the trunk group is checked, using the
selection criterion, and a port in the trunk group chosen down which to send
that packet. If MACSRC is specified, the source MAC address is used. If
MACDEST is specified, the destination MAC address is used. If MACBOTH is
specified, both source and destination MAC addresses are used. If IPSRC is
specified, the source IP address is used. If IPDEST is specified, the destination
IP address is used. If IPBOTH is specified, both the source and destination IP
addresses are used. The user of the switch should choose this parameter to try
to spread out the load as evenly as possible on the trunk group. The default for
this parameter is MACDEST.
To display information about trunks on the switch, use the command:
SHOW SWITCH TRUNK[=trunk]
Figure 9: Example output from the SHOW SWITCH TRUNK command
Packet storm protection
The packet storm protection feature allows the user to set limits on the
reception rate of broadcast, multicast and destination lookup failure packets.
The software allows separate limits to be set for each port, beyond which each
of the different packet types are discarded. The software also allows separate
limits to be set for each of the packet types. Which of these options can be
implemented depends on the model of switch hardware.
Switch trunk groups
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Trunk group name ................. Uplink
Speed .......................... 1000Mbps
Selection criterion ............ Destination MAC address
Ports .......................... 25,26
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