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ibm.com/redbooksRedpaperIBM Front coverCisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenterRufus CredleYoko Fu

viii Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleTrademarksThe following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corp

86 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module4. Compare the level of software that you noted from the show version command to the lates

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 872. Change the TFTP Root Directory to the location of the Cisco switch firmware to be update

88 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module3. Click Advanced Management in the bay in which the switch resides.4. To start a Telnet s

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 89Getting startedPrior to starting IBM UpdateXpress, you should back up your system unless yo

90 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 6-9 BladeCenter Firmware VPD window6.2.2 Operating systemsIn this section, we pr

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 91service pack without installing it. Note that from this machine, you should be able to crea

92 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleIn this section, we update the device drivers on the supported servers, HS20 Type 8832 run

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 93Red Hat Linux AS 2.1 Broadcom driver installationIn this section, we install Red Hat Linux

94 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module-rwxr-xr-x root/root 26544 2004-01-06 12:05:13 ./baspcfg-rw-r--r-- root/root 1921

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 95cp -f basp.o /var/tmp/basplnx-buildroot/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/net/baspmkdir -p /var

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. ixPrefaceThis IBM® Redpaper positions the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Mod

96 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 6-10 Broadcom selection window2. Click MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, and a window similar

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 976.3 Firmware and device drivers used in this exampleWe applied the following firmware and

98 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 99Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integrationThis chapter discusses th

100 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module7.1 Introduction to configuration and integrationThe Cisco Systems IGESM module discusse

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 101Figure 7-2 Overall view of port connections within a BladeCenterPorts G0/1

102 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modulethe port on the Cisco Systems IGESM to be an access port (switchport mode access) and the

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 103Ports G0/17 through G0/20: Connects to external ports 17 through 20, respecti

104 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleSee 5.3, “In-depth management path discussions” on page 55 for more details on why this i

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 1057.2 Management network considerationsThis section discusses an extremely imp

x Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleKenichi Tanaka is an I/T Specialist in Network Systems for IBM Japan Systems Engineering in

106 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleBecause the default VLAN for the management VLAN is 1, under the rule above, do not place

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 107Note that the current revision of code available at the time of this most rec

108 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleBase configuration options common to all examplesHere, we list some configuration options

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 109Using the Management Module Web interfacePerform the following steps to use t

110 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module– 6500-1, VLAN 40 address: 10.1.40.251/24HSRP address: 10.1.40.254/24– 6500-1, VLAN 45 ad

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 111vtp mode transparent!spanning-tree mode rapid-pvstspanning-tree vlan 1-2,10,1

112 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module standby 1 ip 10.1.10.254 standby 1 timers 1 3 standby 1 priority 110 standby 1 preempt

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 113 standby 1 ip 10.1.35.254 standby 1 timers 1 3 standby 1 priority 110 standby

114 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modulespanning-tree mode rapid-pvstspanning-tree vlan 1-2,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 priority 2

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 115 standby 1 timers 1 3 standby 1 priority 110 standby 1 preempt delay minimum

Preface xiEdward Suffern, BladeCenter Ethernet SwitchingIBM RTPPritesh Patel, Manager, Software Development, EAG Desktop Switch Business UnitCisco S

116 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module standby 1 ip 10.1.35.254 standby 1 timers 1 3 standby 1 priority 110 standby 1 preempt d

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 117The topologies presented in this chapter discuss attaching the BladeCenter to

118 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleUse of the terms trunk and aggregationSome industry terms and acronyms have proven to be

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 119Ports that are part of an aggregation group must have the same characteristic

120 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduleinvolving link aggregation (because the HS40 offers two NICs to each IGESM instead of the

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 121Systems IGESM port connected to the NIC as a trunk port and configure VLANs a

122 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module– Repeat for the next Cisco Systems IGESM.4. Configure the blade server ports on the serv

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 123Summary of reconnect procedure to be performed for each exampleTable 7-2 incl

124 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module7.5 Example topologies and their configurationThis section provides several topologies a

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 125Figure 7-3 Topology 117 18 19 20CIGESM1 Data Center 6500-1

xii Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleComments welcomeYour comments are important to us!We want our papers to be as helpful as

126 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 1: Taking down the link or linksYou should disable links before making any configura

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 127Step 3: Configuring Cisco Systems IGESMsThis section steps through the sequen

128 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.1.2: Configure link aggregation toward 6500-1. This example uses LACP to form the

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 129Step 3.2: Configuring the second Cisco Systems IGESM (CIGESM2)Table 7-5 shows

130 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.2.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500-3.Note that on the line allowing specif

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 131Step 4: Configuring the interfaces on the blade serversThis section lists act

132 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleNote that the choice to use more than one default gateway (for example, one on each VLAN)

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 133Step-by-step instructions to configure BladeServer2Table 7-7 shows the step-b

134 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 5: Reconnecting the devicesThis is the final step to bring the connection into full

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 135Figure 7-6 Windows 2000 networking showing physical and logical interfaces

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 1Chapter 1. Executive summaryIBM and Cisco have committed to a strategic alliance to address cu

136 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleAt this time, you should be able to ping as just described. If you cannot ping to these a

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 137򐂰 Run the command show etherchannel 1 port-channel and check for the desired

138 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleThere is one case where high availability might still be an issue if NIC Teaming/Trunk Fa

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 139򐂰 BladeServer4: 802.1Q trunk links carrying multiple VLANs on a teamed/SLB co

140 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-8 Topology 217 18 19 20CIGESM1 Data Center 6500-1

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 141Step 1: Taking down the link or linksIt is always advisable to disable the li

142 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3: Configuring Cisco Systems IGESMsThis section steps through the sequence of action

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 143򐂰 On BladeServer1, both ports will be using trunking (but not load balancing)

144 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.1.2: Configure Link Aggregation toward the 6500s. This example makes use of LACP t

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 145Step 3.1.5: Configure access links to BladeServer2 and set access VLAN.int g0

2 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleEach Cisco Systems IGESM provides one Gigabit/sec Ethernet (GbE) connectivity to each of th

146 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.2: Configuring the second Cisco Systems IGESM (CIGESM2)Table 7-10 shows the step-b

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 147Step 3.2.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500s and add allowed VLANs.Note

148 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 4: Configuring the interfaces on the blade serversThis section steps through the seq

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 149򐂰 Commands are being performed in the sequence shown.򐂰 BladeServer1: Trunk co

150 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleBladeServer4 (VLANs 35, 40, 4,5 and 50), and all IP configuration will be performed on th

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 151Step 4.1.3b: Create desired VLANs on Team CIGESM2.Create and name VLANs 20 an

152 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep-by-step instructions to configure BladeServer2Table 7-12 shows the step-by-step inst

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 153Step-by-step instructions to configure BladeServer4Table 7-14 shows the step-

154 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 5: Reconnecting the devicesThis is the final step to bring the connection into full

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 155Figure 7-9 BladeServer1 BASP configurationFigure 7-10 BladeServer2 BASP c

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 3Chapter 2. IBM eServer BladeCenter overviewThe IBM Eserver BladeCenter innovative modular tech

156 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-12 BladeServer4 BASP configurationUsing Windows 2000 networking tools, review

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 157Figure 7-15 Windows 2000 networking showing only physical interfaces on Bla

158 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 Ping from BladeServer4 to 10.1.35.254 (HSRP address on the 6500s)򐂰 Ping from BladeServe

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 159Gi0/17 on 802.1q trunk-inbndl 2 (Po1)Gi0/18 on

160 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleVerifying correct operation on the external switches (6500-1 and 6500-3)This section incl

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 161For this example, we do a simple RSPAN that will redirect all traffic to and

162 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-17 Desired RSPAN data flow for this exampleConfigurations presented for blade

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 163configuration. From the Cisco Systems IGESM’s perspective, both connections a

164 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-18 Topology 3a: Dual Cisco Systems IGESMs, two port aggregation with RSPAN

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 165Step 1: Taking down the link or linksIt is always advisable to disable the li

4 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 2-1 shows the BladeCenter chassis, HS40, HS20, and JS20: 򐂰 IBM eServer BladeCenter c

166 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 2.2: Configure VLAN and trunking options.All desired VLANs were already created as p

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 167Step 3: Configuring Cisco Systems IGESMsThis section steps through the sequen

168 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleTable 7-16 Configuring CIGESM1Description and comments Actions via IOS CLI for CIGEMS1

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 169Step 3.1.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500s and add allowed VLANs for

170 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.1.4: Configure RSPAN on port g0/19 on CIGESM1.RSPAN can be configured several ways

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 171Step 3.1.6: Configure access links to BladeServer2 and set access VLAN.int g0

172 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.2: Configuring the second Cisco Systems IGESM (CIGESM2)Table 7-17 shows the step-b

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 173Step 3.2.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500s and add allowed VLANs for

174 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.2.5: Configure 802.1Q trunking to BladeServer1 and add allowed VLANs.int g0/1switc

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 175Step 4: Configuring the interfaces on the blade serversThe blade server confi

Chapter 2. IBM eServer BladeCenter overview 5IBM eServer BladeCenter storage solutionsIBM delivers a wide range of easy-to-install, high-capacity, te

176 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleA quick rundown for verifying your RSPAN sessionOn CIGESM1, run the command show monitor,

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 177Figure 7-19 Topology 3b: Dual Cisco Systems IGESMs, two port aggregation wi

178 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 1: Taking down the link or linksIt is always advisable to disable the link or links

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 179Step 2.2: Configure VLAN and trunking options.All desired VLANs were already

180 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3: Configuring Cisco Systems IGESMsThis section steps through the sequence of action

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 181Table 7-19 Configuring CIGESM1Description and comments Actions via IOS CLI

182 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.1.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500s and add allowed VLANs for both EtherCh

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 183Step 3.1.4: Configure RSPAN on port g0/19 on CIGESM1.RSPAN can be configured

184 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.1.6: Configure access links to BladeServer2 and set access VLAN.int g0/2switchport

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 185Step 3.2: Configuring the second Cisco Systems IGESM (CIGESM2)Table 7-20 show

6 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module2.1 IBM eServer BladeCenter architectureIn this section, we look into the architectural de

186 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 3.2.3: Configure 802.1Q trunking toward 6500s and add allowed VLANs for both EtherCh

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 187Step 3.2.5: Configure 802.1Q trunking to BladeServer1 and add allowed VLANs.i

188 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleStep 4: Configuring the interfaces on the blade serversThe blade server configuration for

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 1897.6 Miscellaneous blade server configurationsThis section includes several b

190 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-21 Verifying an Active/Standby SLB teamSLB Active/Active teaming on BladeCente

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 191#TEAM_PA2_NAME=eth2#TEAM_PA2_ROLE=0# 1st virtual interface in the teamTEAM_VA

192 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module# 1st virtual interface in the teamTEAM_VA0_NAME=sw0TEAM_VA0_VLAN=10TEAM_VA0_IP=10.1.10.1

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 1937.7 Trunk Failover feature description and configurationThis section provide

194 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 7-22 What Trunk Failover can protect againstIntroduction to Trunk Failover confi

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 1957.7.2 Example of Topology 1 using Trunk FailoverFigure 7-23 logically depict

Chapter 2. IBM eServer BladeCenter overview 7򐂰 Management Module 1 Ethernet 3→ Expansion Switch Module 3 Ethernet 15򐂰 Management Module 1 Ethernet 4

196 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduledown internal downstream defined port(s). This alerts NIC Teaming to an upstream failure,

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 197Figure 7-24 Topology 2 - Elements of Trunk FailoverThis example in Figure 7

198 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleSteps to configure for topology 2 Trunk Failover example1. Configure global command.2. Co

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 199As noted, for a more detailed description of Serial over LAN, reference the S

200 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module7.8.2 Configuring Serial over LANThis section provides an example of configuring SoL on

Chapter 7. Cisco Systems IGESM configuration and network integration 201After SoL is configured for the IGESM, the Management Module and, if necessar

202 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 203Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshootingIn this chapter, we discuss troubleshooting te

204 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module8.1 Basic rules and unique symptomsBefore going into detail about troubleshooting, it is

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 205Table 8-1 Specific issues and recommendationsSymptoms specific to BladeCenter environment and IGE

8 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduleonly to be used when a daughter card is installed. Unless a daughter card is installed in o

206 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module8.2 Introduction to troubleshooting the IGESMIn this section we discuss general troubles

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 207Otherwise, troubleshooting the IGESM is similar to other products in that there are typical basic t

208 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleGathering this information usually requires the involvement of several technical support

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 209򐂰 If a critical condition is found during POST, the fault LED will be lit on back of IGESM.򐂰 A POST

210 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleTo execute different levels of diagnostics, log into the MM GUI and go to I/O Module task

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 211could be part of more than one group. These commands are discussed in more detail in 8.6, “Useful I

212 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleThe following list provides some tips for using the CLI:򐂰 Left/right arrow keys Move left

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 213This shows the configuration running in memory, and the command show startup shows the configuratio

214 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 show flash: all򐂰 show process memory򐂰 show process cpu򐂰 show vlan򐂰 show clock򐂰 show eth

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 2158.6.2 Administrativeterm monitor (term no monitor)Redirects console output to current terminal emu

Chapter 2. IBM eServer BladeCenter overview 9The CSB5 provides the interface to:򐂰 One PCI Bus used to connect to the ATI Rage XL video controller wit

216 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleSending 10, 1000-byte ICMP Echos to 172.26.146.1, timeout is 1 seconds:!!!!!!!!!!Success

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 217show int statusThis command offers a snapshot of connection status on the IGESM (Figure 8-6 ).Figur

218 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduleshut - no shut (interface config mode)Used to administratively shut down or bring up an i

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 219show int trunkFigure 8-9 shows some of the attributes of the show int trunk command.Figure 8-9 Ou

220 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduleshow spanning-tree blockedportsThis command is important for showing what ports are block

Chapter 8. Cisco Systems IGESM troubleshooting 221Upstream Interfaces :Downstream Interfaces :(Up):Interface up (Dwn):Interface Down (Dis):Inte

222 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuledebugA vast number of debug commands are available with IOS that are used to monitor vari

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 223Chapter 9. Service and supportSupport for the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Swi

224 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module9.1 Placing the call to IBMFor U.S., AP, CAN, and EMEA: Use one of the following numbers

Chapter 9. Service and support 2259.4 Other support sitesListed here are other helpful Web sites (these may require a Cisco user name and password):

10 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module10/100 Mb internal link that connects the Management Module and the Ethernet Switch Module

226 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 227Appendix A. Hints and tipsIn this section, we provide hints and tips that may prove useful d

228 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduledrivers necessary for supporting the NICs on a blade server are not part of a standard Wi

Appendix A. Hints and tips 229solution for your environment, which will have its own unique requirements. It is only used in these examples for simpl

230 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleThe most common cause is trying to change the management IP address for the Cisco Systems

Appendix A. Hints and tips 231Type escape sequence to abort.Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.70.126, timeout is 2 seconds:...Success rate

232 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 9-1 BASC example of a window without an option to cancelCisco Systems IGESM stuc

Appendix A. Hints and tips 233Key sequence to switch between blade serversThe BladeCenter has a KVM (keyboard/video/monitor) switch built into the Ma

234 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modulecondition (in the config term mode, run the command no monitor session x, where x is the

Appendix A. Hints and tips 235The option for Fast POST in the Management Module Advanced Setup for I/O Modules only affects how thoroughly the diagno

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 11Chapter 3. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleIn this chapter, we discus

236 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 9-4 Output of show platform summary commandThe sh platform summary command also

Appendix A. Hints and tips 237• One version that has been known to not exhibit this issue (although it has the port down issue previously discussed)

238 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module2. Log on to IGESM, change IP information to desired information.3. Save IGESM config to

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 239Related publicationsThe publications listed in this section are considered particularly suit

240 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleOnline resourcesThese Web sites are also relevant as further information sources. (Some C

Related publications 241򐂰 Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) driver V6.2.1 for Linuxhttp://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=

242 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 VLAN security best practiceshttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/produ

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 243 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet802.3ad Link Aggregation802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol802.1p Class o

244 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleUTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual Local Area NetworkVMPS VLAN Membership Policy Se

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 245IndexNumerics1000BASE-T 14, 17100BASE-TX 17100-ohm STP 1710BASE-T 171800 watt power

12 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module3.1 Product descriptionThe Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (Figu

246 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleCLI command 25, 39CLI command modes 26CLI-based sessions 13cluster 31Cluster Mana

Index 247Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) 109, 243hot-pluggable module 100HP OpenView 54HS20 4, 83, 88–89, 106HS20 architecture 8HS40

248 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleNetwork Time Protocol (NTP) 13, 243NIC 83NIC teaming 95, 231NVRAM 121Oout-of-band

Index 249TTACACS+ 1Tape Drive Management Assistant 5Telnet 12–13, 24–25, 39, 86–87Telnet client 9Telnet session 39, 87Terminal Access Cont

250 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

®INTERNATIONAL TECHNICALSUPPORTORGANIZATIONBUILDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION BASED ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCEIBM Redbooks are developed by the IBM Internati

Chapter 3. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 13򐂰 Integrates industry-leading Cisco networking capabilities to reduce data cent

14 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module3.3.2 Port featuresThese items are the ports of the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Eth

Chapter 3. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 153.3.5 VLAN supportThe switch supports 250 port-based VLANs for assigning users

International Technical Support OrganizationCisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenterApril 2005

16 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 IEEE 802.1X port-based authentication with guest VLAN to provide limited services to non

Chapter 3. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 173.3.9 Network cablesThis list represents the supported network cables for the

18 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 19Chapter 4. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module architectureIn this secti

20 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 4-1 Cisco Systems IGESM architecture overviewWe also discuss details about how th

Chapter 4. Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module architecture 21Internal layer 2 traffic flow in the Cisco Systems IGESMFigure 4-3

22 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module4.1 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module block diagramFigure 4-4 show

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 23Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientationIn this chapter, we discuss too

24 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.1 Cisco Systems IGESM user interfaceThis section discusses the management interface of

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 25Table 5-1 summarizes each interface’s characteristics. Table 5-1 Management interf

© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004, 2005. All rights reserved.Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, dupli

26 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleCLI command modesThe Cisco IOS user interface has many different modes. Which commands are

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 27Getting helpUse the commands shown in Table 5-4 to display a list of commands that a

28 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleUseful commandsIn this section, we demonstrate some typical commands that are used in conf

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 29The main pane displays the switch IP address, MAC address, and other information sup

30 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 5-3 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Cluster Management S

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 31򐂰 Administration (Figure 5-4 on page 30)– IP Addresses–SNMP– System Time– HTTP Port–

32 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 Device (Figure 5-7)–Host Name–STP– IGMP Snooping– ACL (guide mode available in read-writ

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 33򐂰 VLAN (Figure 5-9)– VLAN (guide mode available in read-write mode)– Management VLAN

34 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module򐂰 Tools (Figure 5-11)– Ping and TraceFigure 5-11 Tools menu򐂰 View (Figure 5-12)–Refresh–

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 35򐂰 Help (Figure 5-14)–Overview– What’s New?– Help For Active Window– Contents– Legend

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. iiiContentsNotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 5-17 Device pop-up menu: Bandwidth GraphsFigure 5-18 Device pop-up menu: Device

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 37When you right-click a port icon similar to the one shown in Figure 5-19, a port pop

38 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 5-21 Port pop-up menu: VLANFigure 5-22 Port pop-up menu: Port SecurityFigure 5-

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 395.1.4 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module ToolsClick Tools on

40 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.1.5 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Help ResourcesWhen accessi

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 41and the Management Module itself. The IGESM can be managed via this path or over its

42 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 5-26 Management paths to the Cisco Systems IGESMPath 1 detailsPath 1 is from any

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 43essentially on path 2, because the Management Module is now acting simply as a pass-

44 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modulethe Cisco Systems IGESM) are on the same IP subnet, the Management Module will still attem

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 45advanced way, by attaching it to a terminal server that is connected to an IP networ

iv Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.2.6 CiscoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleClustering servers can be achieved with clustering software on the servers, and high avail

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 47Adding to a clusterTo add additional devices to the cluster, perform the following s

48 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module6. From the menu bar, choose Administration → Save Configuration to save your changes to n

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 498. Any device in the cluster can now be managed either by clicking the switch graphi

50 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleClicking the Topology icon opens a window similar to the one shown in Figure 5-36. Figure

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 51This opens a window similar to the one shown in Figure 5-37. Note that in this figur

52 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleRight-click a device, and a pop-up window with management selections opens (Figure 5-38).F

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 53For more information about CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS), visit:http://ww

54 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleCiscoWorks Campus ManagerDesigned for operational use, Campus Manager provides layer 2 too

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 555.3 In-depth management path discussionsIn this section, we take a closer look at t

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56 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleThere is another (internal) consequence of the Management Module proxying for its IP subne

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 575.3.3 General management path design considerationsPrevious sections discussed the

58 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleAs noted, an important aspect of these two network-based management paths is that the sele

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 59򐂰 Avoid carrying management traffic and data traffic in the same VLAN.򐂰 Limit the us

60 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleManagement Module first, then connect to the IGESM, but that you can actually point a Teln

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 61There is one possible exception to this rule: Often during an IGESM’s initial evalua

62 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5. Ensure proper IP subnet selection.Make sure that the IP subnet that is used by the IGES

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 63the management VLAN on ports g0/15 and g0/16 the native VLAN, having different manag

64 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.3.7 Scenario 1 (recommended)򐂰 IGESM management using Management Module uplink 򐂰 Physica

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 65It is not imperative in this environment of physically isolated management and data

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66 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleSee 5.3.4, “Considerations: Using the Management Module uplink to manage the IGESM” on pag

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 675.3.9 Scenario 3 (recommended)򐂰 IGESM management using IGESM uplinks򐂰 IGESM, Manage

68 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleOf primary note is the fact that each of the management paths (for the IGESM and the Manag

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 695.3.10 Scenario 4 (possible alternative)򐂰 IGESM management using IGESM uplinks򐂰 IGE

70 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modulelikely have a difficult time connecting to devices on the network. This is because the Man

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 71In scenario 5, we attempt to utilize the uplink ports on the IGESM to manage the IGE

72 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.3.12 Scenario 6 (not recommended)򐂰 IGESM management using IGESM uplinks򐂰 IGESM, Managem

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 73Figure 5-51 Internal IP ownership issue; combined with the issues in scenario 5, s

74 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module5.3.13 Scenario 7 (possible evaluation test environment)򐂰 IGESM management using Manageme

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 75See 5.3.4, “Considerations: Using the Management Module uplink to manage the IGESM”

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. viiNoticesThis information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM ma

76 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Moduleinterface vlan 4000Creates the new management interface based on the new VLAN.no shutdownB

Chapter 5. Cisco Systems IGESM management and user orientation 77Changing the IGESM’s blade server facing portsBased on the stated goals of this scen

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. 79Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setupThis chapter discusses the network top

80 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module6.1 IBM eServer BladeCenter systemIn this section, we discuss the stages of our preparing

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 81Establishing a physical connection to the Management ModuleThe only way to manage the Manag

82 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleFigure 6-2 Management Module External Network Interface windowThe BladeCenter Management

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 836.1.3 I/O module management tasksIn this section, we set up and configure the Cisco System

84 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch ModuleEnable IGESM uplink ports through the Management ModuleIn this section, we enable the Ethe

Chapter 6. IBM eServer BladeCenter system initial setup 85򐂰 External management over all portsUse this field to enable or disable external configurat