Ibm L2 3 Users Manual Nortel Networks L2/3 Ethernet Switch Module For EServer BladeCenter

2015-02-02

• Front cover
• Contents
• Notices
  • Trademarks
• Preface
  • The team that wrote this Redpaper
  • Become a published author
  • Comments welcome
• Chapter 1. Executive summary
• Chapter 2. IBM Eserver BladeCenter overview
  • 2.1 The IBM Eserver BladeCenter product family
    • 2.1.1 IBM Eserver BladeCenter storage solutions
    • 2.1.2 IBM Eserver BladeCenter system management
  • 2.2 IBM Eserver BladeCenter architecture
    • 2.2.1 The midplane
    • 2.2.2 Management Module Ethernet
    • 2.2.3 Gigabit Ethernet path
  • 2.3 IBM Eserver HS20 architecture
  • 2.4 Stand-alone configuration tools
• Chapter 3. Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Modules
  • 3.1 Product description
  • 3.2 Value proposition
  • 3.3 Supported hardware
• Chapter 4. Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module architecture
  • 4.1 Nortel GbESM architecture overview
  • 4.2 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM block diagram
    • 4.2.1 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM ports specific roles
• Chapter 5. Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM management and administration
  • 5.1 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM management connectivity
    • 5.1.1 Out-of-band management
    • 5.1.2 In-band management
  • 5.2 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM user interface
    • 5.2.1 IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management Module and I2C
    • 5.2.2 Command-line interface
    • 5.2.3 Browser Based Interface
    • 5.2.4 SNMP management - IBM Director
  • 5.3 Multiple Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESMs in a BladeCenter
• Chapter 6. IBM Eserver BladeCenter system initial setup
  • 6.1 IBM Eserver BladeCenter system
    • 6.1.1 Management Module firmware
    • 6.1.2 Management Module network interface
    • 6.1.3 I/O module management tasks
  • 6.2 Blade server initial configuration
    • 6.2.1 Firmware update
    • 6.2.2 Operating systems
    • 6.2.3 Broadcom Advanced Control Suite installation
  • 6.3 Firmware and device drivers used in this example
• Chapter 7. Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM configuration and network integration
  • 7.1 Standards and technologies
    • 7.1.1 VLAN tagging - 802.1Q
    • 7.1.2 Link Aggregation and LACP - 802.3ad and 802.3-2002
    • 7.1.3 Spanning Tree - 802.1D, 802.1w, 802.1s
    • 7.1.4 Routing Information Protocol - RFC1058 and RFC2453
    • 7.1.5 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) - RFC1257, RFC2328, and others
    • 7.1.6 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) - RFC 3768
    • 7.1.7 Where standards originate and how to get them
  • 7.2 Summary of sample configurations
    • 7.2.1 Basic Layer 2 configuration
    • 7.2.2 Advanced Layer 2 configurations
    • 7.2.3 Layer 3 configuration - static routing
    • 7.2.4 Layer 3 configurations - dynamic routing
  • 7.3 Introduction to High Availability
    • 7.3.1 Introduction to trunk failover
    • 7.3.2 Introduction to NIC Teaming
    • 7.3.3 Introduction to VRRP
    • 7.3.4 Some important rules for ensuring High Availability
  • 7.4 Guidelines for attaching the BladeCenter to a network
    • 7.4.1 Guidelines and comments
  • 7.5 Base configurations for examples in this document
    • 7.5.1 Hardware and software used for lab environment
    • 7.5.2 Preconfiguration preparation
    • 7.5.3 Base configuration common to all examples
  • 7.6 Basic Layer 2 entry topology
    • 7.6.1 Layer 2 configuration with 802.1Q tagging and trunk failover
    • 7.6.2 Basic topology conclusions
  • 7.7 Advanced Layer 2 topology sample configurations
    • 7.7.1 Dynamic link aggregation IEEE 802.3ad (LACP)
    • 7.7.2 Common Spanning Tree configuration - IEEE 802.1D and PVST
    • 7.7.3 Rapid Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1w
    • 7.7.4 Multi-Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1s
  • 7.8 Layer 3 topology sample configurations
    • 7.8.1 Layer 3 sample configuration with static routing and VRRP
    • 7.8.2 Dynamic routing options OSPF/RIP
  • 7.9 Configuration for Extreme switches
• Chapter 8. Serial over LAN feature description and configuration
  • 8.1 SOL overview
  • 8.2 General rules to establish an SOL connection
  • 8.3 Configuring SOL for use with the Nortel GbESM
  • 8.4 SOL use during Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM experiments
• Chapter 9. Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module troubleshooting
  • 9.1 Basic rules and unique symptoms
    • 9.1.1 Basic rules
  • 9.2 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM troubleshooting methodology
    • 9.2.1 General comments on troubleshooting
  • 9.3 Systematic approach
    • 9.3.1 Problem definition
    • 9.3.2 Data collection
    • 9.3.3 Data analysis
    • 9.3.4 Action plan creation
    • 9.3.5 Action plan implementation
    • 9.3.6 Observation of results
    • 9.3.7 Problem resolution
  • 9.4 Troubleshooting tools
• Chapter 10. Service and support
  • 10.1 Placing a call to IBM
  • 10.2 Online services
  • 10.3 Ordering information
  • 10.4 Other support sites
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Related publications
  • IBM Redbooks
  • Other publications
  • Online resources
  • How to get IBM Redbooks
  • Help from IBM
• Back cover