Avaya C360 User Manual

Software version 4.5

Table of contents

Document Outline

Installation and Configuration for the Avaya C360 Converged Stackable Switches
Contents
Before you Install the Avaya C360
- Safety Information
- Conventions Used in the Documentation
  - CLI Conventions
  - Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Chapter 1: Avaya C360 Overview
- C360 Features and Benefits
- C360 Switch Configurations
Chapter 2: Avaya C360 Front and Rear Panels
- C360 Front Panels
- C360 Rear Panel
Chapter 3: Installation
- Preparing Needed Tools
- Site Preparation
- Rack Mounting (Optional)
  - Before you Install the C360 in a Rack
- Wall Mounting (Optional)
- Stacking (optional)
  - Installing the X360STK Stacking Module
  - Inter-Connecting Switches
    - To connect stacked switches:
- Making Connections to Network Equipment
  - Prerequisites
  - Connecting Cables to Network Equipment
- Installing SFP GBIC Transceivers
  - Safety Information
    - Usage Restriction
  - Installing and Removing a SFP GBIC Transceiver
    - Copper GBIC Transceiver Installation Notes
Chapter 4: Powering Up the Avaya C360
- Connecting to an AC Power Supply
  - AC Power Cable
- Connecting to a DC Power Source (C364T NEBS Only)
- Connecting a BUPS
- Post-Installation
Chapter 5: Establishing Switch Access
- CLI Architecture
- Security Levels
  - Entering the Supervisor Level
    - Defining new local users
    - Exiting the Supervisor Level
- Entering the CLI
- Establishing a Console Connection
- Assigning C360 IP Stack Address
- Establishing a Telnet Connection
- Establishing an SSH Connection
- Establishing Access to Other Entities in the Stack (C360 Sessions)
- Establishing a Modem (PPP) Connection
  - Connecting a Modem to the Console Port
- SNMP Support
- RADIUS
  - Introduction to RADIUS
  - RADIUS Commands
- Recovery Password
  - Introduction to Recovery Password
  - Recovery Password CLI Commands
- Allowed Managers
  - Allowed Managers Introduction
  - Allowed Managers CLI Commands
- Allowed Protocols
  - Allowed Protocols Introduction
  - Allowed Protocols CLI Commands
Chapter 6: Avaya C360 Default Settings
- Configuring the Switch
  - C360 Default Settings
Chapter 7: Switch Configuration
- Introduction
- Basic Switch Configuration
  - System Parameter Configuration
    - Identifying the system
    - Operating parameters
  - Network Time Acquiring Protocols Parameter Configuration
- Uploading and Downloading Device Configurations and Images
  - Layer 2 Configuration File
  - Layer 3 Configuration File
- SCP Protocol Support
- System Logging
  - System Logging Introduction
  - Syslog Servers
- Telnet Client Support
  - Introduction to Telnet
  - Telnet Commands
- Monitoring CPU Utilization
Chapter 8: Avaya C360 Layer 2 Features
- Ethernet
- VLANs
- IEEE 802.1x (Port Based Network Access Control)
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- MAC Security
  - MAC Security Implementation in the C360
  - MAC Security CLI Commands
- LAG (Link Aggregate Group)
- Port Redundancy
- IP Multicast Filtering
  - Overview
  - IP Multicast CLI Commands
- RMON
  - RMON Overview
  - RMON CLI Commands
- SMON
  - SMON Overview
    - SMON CLI Commands
- Port Mirroring
- Weighted Queuing
  - Implementation of Weighted Queuing in the C360
  - Weighted Queuing CLI Commands
- LLDP Agent
Chapter 9: Avaya C360 Layer 3 Features
- Obtaining and Activating a License Key
  - Obtaining a Routing License Key
  - Activating a Routing License Key
    - License Key CLI Commands
- What is Routing?
- Routing Configuration
  - Forwarding
  - Multinetting (Multiple Subnets per VLAN)
- IP Configuration
  - IP Configuration CLI Commands
  - Assigning Initial Router Parameters
- RIP (Routing Interchange Protocol) Configuration
- OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) Configuration
  - OSPF Overview
  - OSPF CLI Commands
- Static Routing Configuration
- Route Redistribution
  - Route Redistribution Commands
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Table Configuration
  - ARP Overview
    - The ARP Table
  - ARP CLI Commands
- BOOTP/DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Relay Configuration
  - BOOTP/DHCP Overview
  - BOOTP/DHCP CLI Commands
- NetBIOS Re-broadcast Configuration
  - NetBIOS Overview
  - NetBIOS Re-broadcast Configuration CLI Commands
- VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) Configuration
- Policy Configuration
- IP Fragmentation and Reassembly
  - IP Fragmentation and Reassembly Overview
  - IP Fragmentation/Reassembly CLI Commands
Chapter 10: Avaya C360 Power over Ethernet Features
- Power Over Ethernet
Chapter 11: C360 Device Manager
- Overview
- System Requirements
- Configuring the Device Manager
  - Device Manager Commands
- Running the Device Manager
- Installing the Java Plug-in
- Installing the On-Line Help and Java Plug-In on your Web Site
- Documentation
Chapter 12: Troubleshooting the Installation
- Troubleshooting the Installation
- Stack Health
Chapter 13: Maintenance
- Introduction
- Replacing the Stacking Module
- Hardware NVRAM Initialization
Chapter 14: Updating the Firmware
- Firmware Download
  - Obtain Software Online
  - Downloading Firmware
- Download New Version without Overwriting Existing Version
  - Firmware Banks
Appendix A: Mixed Stacks
- Hardware Compatibility
  - Stacking
  - BUPS
- Feature Compatibility
  - QoS Mapping
Appendix B: Configuring C360 QoS for Avaya IP Telephones
- Introduction
Appendix C: Standards and Compatibility
- Avaya C360 Standards Supported
- IETF - Network Monitoring
Appendix D: Specifications
- Physical
- Power Requirements
- Environmental.
- Safety
- MTBF
- Interfaces
- GBIC Transceivers
- Console Pin Assignments
- Ethernet
Index