About the S5500-EI Configuration Guides

Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Describes how to use the command line interface of the switch, log in to and set up the switch, and use the automatic configuration function. This guide includes:

l      CLI Configuration

l      Login Methods

l      CLI Login

l      Web Login

l      NMS Login

l      User Login Control

l      FTP Configuration

l      TFTP Configuration

l      File Management Configuration

l      Configuration File Management

l      Upgrading Software Configuration

l      Device Management Configuration

l      Automatic Configuration

IRF Configuration Guide

Describes the 3Com proprietary Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology, which provides data center class availability and scalability. IRF creates a large virtual device from multiple switches. The switches that form the IRF virtual device work in 1:N redundancy and appear as one unit in the network. IRF improves management efficiency and streamlines network topologies. It is suitable for highly reliable enterprise networks and data centers.

Layer 2 – LAN Switching Configuration Guide

Covers Layer 2 technologies and features used on a LAN switched network, such as VLAN technology, port isolation, MSTP. You can use these features to divide broadcast domains, remove Layer 2 loops, isolate users within a VLAN, re-mark VLAN tags, implement VLAN VPNs over the Internet, and so on. This guide includes:

l      Ethernet Interface Configuration

l      Loopback Interface and Null Interface Configuration

l      MAC Address Table Configuration

l      MAC Information Configuration"

l      Ethernet Link Aggregation Configuration

l      Port Isolation Configuration

l      MSTP Configuration

l      BPDU Tunneling Configuration

l      VLAN Configuration

l      Isolate-User-VLAN Configuration

l      Voice VLAN Configuration

l      GVRP Configuration

l      QinQ Configuration

l      VLAN Mapping Configuration

l      LLDP Configuration

l      Service Loopback Group Configuration

Layer 3 – IP Services Configuration Guide

Describes IP address assignment, IP parameter adjustment, ARP, DNS, UDP Helper, and interoperation between IPv4 and IPv6. This guide includes:

l      ARP Configuration

l      Proxy ARP Configuration

l      IP Addressing Configuration

l      DHCP Overview

l      DHCP Server Configuration

l      DHCP Relay Agent Configuration

l      DHCP Client Configuration

l      DHCP Snooping Configuration

l      BOOTP Client Configuration

l      DNS Configuration

l      IP Performance Optimization Configuration

l      UDP Helper Configuration

l      IPv6 Basics Configuration

l      Dual Stack Configuration

l      Tunneling Configuration

Layer 3 – IP Routing Configuration Guide

Covers the routing technologies for IPv4 and IPv6 networks of different sizes. This guide includes:

l      IP Routing Overview

l      Static Routing Configuration

l      RIP Configuration

l      OSPF Configuration

l      IS-IS Configuration

l      BGP Configuration

l      IPv6 Static Routing Configuration

l      RIPng Configuration

l      OSPFv3 Configuration

l      IPv6 IS-IS Configuration

l      IPv6 BGP Configuration

l      Route Policy Configuration

l      Policy Routing Configuration

l      MCE Configuration

IP Multicast Configuration Guide

Describes Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast fundamentals and configuration. This guide includes:

l      Mulitcast Overview

l      IGMP Snooping Configuration

l      Multicast VLAN Configuration

l      Multicast Routing and Forwarding Configuration

l      IGMP Configuration

l      PIM Configuration

l      MSDP Configuration

l      MBGP Configuration

l      MLD Snooping Configuration

l      IPv6 Multicast VLAN Configuration

l      IPv6 Multicast Routing and Forwarding Configuration

l      MLD Configuration

l      IPv6 PIM Configuration

l      IPv6 MBGP Configuration

ACL and QoS Configuration Guide

Describes how to classify traffic with ACLs, and allocate network resources and manage congestions with QoS technologies to improve network performance and network use efficiency. This guide includes:

l      ACL Configuration

l      QoS Overview

l      QoS Configuration Approaches

l      Priority Mapping Configuration

l      Traffic Policing, Traffic Shaping, and Line Rate Configuration

l      Congestion Management Configuration

l      Congestion Avoidance Configuration

l      Traffic Filtering Configuration

l      Priority Marking Configuration

l      Traffic Redirecting Configuration

l      Class-Based Accounting Configuration

l      Appendixes

Security Configuration Guide

Covers security features. The major security features available on the switch include identity authentication (AAA and PKI), access security (802.1X, MAC authentication, portal, and port security), secure management (SSH), SSL, and attack protection (IP source guard, ARP attack protection, MFF, and URPF). This guide includes:

l      AAA Overview

l      AAA Configuration

l      AAA Configuration Examples

l      Troubleshooting AAA

l      802.1X Configuration

l      802.1X-Based EAD Fast Deployment Configuration

l      MAC Authentication Configuration

l      Portal Configuration

l      Port Security Configuration

l      User Profile Configuration

l      HABP Configuration

l      Public Key Configuration

l      PKI Configuration

l      SSH2.0 Configuration

l      SFTP Configuration

l      SSL Configuration

l      IP Source Guard Configuration

l      ARP Attack Protection Configuration

l      URPF Configuration

High Availability Configuration Guide

Describes high availability technologies and features available on the switch for failure detection and failover. Failure detection technologies focus on fault detection and isolation. Failover technologies focus on network recovery. This guide includes:

l      High Availability Overview

l      Ethernet OAM Configuration

l      CFD Configuration

l      DLDP Configuration

l      RRPP Configuration

l      Smart Link Configuration

l      Monitor Link Configuration

l      VRRP Configuration

l      BFD Configuration

l      Track Configuration

Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide

Describes features that help you manage and monitor your network, for example, manage system events, collect traffic statistics, sample packets, assess network performance, synchronize the clock for all devices with the clock in the network, supply power for attached devices by using PoE, perform cluster management for switches, and test network connectivity. This guide includes:

l      System Maintenance and Debugging

l      NQA Configuration

l      NTP Configuration

l      IPC Configuration

l      PoE Configuration

l      SNMP Configuration

l      MIB Style Configuration

l      RMON Configuration

l      Cluster Management Configuration

l      Port Mirroring Configuration

l      Traffic Mirroring Configuration

l      sFlow Configuration

l      Information Center Configuration