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ISIS 7000 Qualified Switch Reference Guide v4.0

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Avid ISIS 7000 Qualified Ethernet Switches

Reference Guide

Revision Date Comments

0.1 3-21-2006 First draft sent for review

0.2 3-24-2006 Added feedback from 1st review

0.3 4-1-2006 Added IP Helper Proc by Vendor

0.4 4-4-2006 More feedback from 1st review

0.5 4-5-2006 Added feedback from 2nd review

1.0 4-10-2006 Added support for Zone 3 test ports on Configs A, B and E

1.1 8-3-2006 Minor corrections to loading Cisco configuration and updated switch firmware table

1.2 6-11-2007 Add IOS procedure and update firmware/IOS revisions supported

1.3 1-30-2008 Many updates including: Updated Table 1, added section APN Switch Redundancy, 0, and Table 12

2.0 11-7-2008 Added Cisco Catalyst 4900M, updated IOS versions, corrected some procedure steps, added disabling ip routing to Cisco, added A & E configurations for Cisco Catalyst 4900M, added link aggregation information for Cisco 6509

2.0.2 3-19-2009 Removed changing IP address for corporate uplink for SMC 8724 (OBSELETE); Added instructions for manually setting queue depth on Foundry/Brocade

2.4 7-27-2011 Added Cisco Catalyst 4948E, Cisco Nexus 7000, Force10 S25N, Force10 S4810, and Foundry/BrocadeX624 switches

2.4 Rev. 2 9-16-2011 Added an External Expansion Switches (EXS) diagram and removed support for the Force10 S25N switch

4.0 7-18-2012 Arista 7048T switch qualified for ISIS 7000 and ISIS 5000


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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

Avid ISIS Default Configuration for Avid Production Network Switch ....................................................................... 6

Access for Configuring Switches ............................................................................................................................ 7

Accessing the Switch through Telnet ................................................................................................................. 7

Accessing the Switch through HyperTerminal ................................................................................................... 8

TFTP ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Default Passwords ................................................................................................................................................. 9

APN Switch Redundancy ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG ......................................................................................................... 10

Loading the Avid Default Configuration .............................................................................................................. 10

Upgrading Firmware ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Changing the IP Address associated with a VLAN................................................................................................ 12

Changing the IP Address associated with the Corporate Uplink ......................................................................... 12

Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients ............................................................................................. 12

Changing Buffer Pool on Uplink Ports.................................................................................................................. 13

Removing/Adding Ports Associated to a VLAN .................................................................................................... 13

Enabling or Disabling IP Routing .......................................................................................................................... 14

Creating Trunked Ports (Link Aggregation) .......................................................................................................... 14

Setting up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP ............................................................................................................ 15

Cisco Catalyst 4900M, 4948E, and 4948 .................................................................................................................. 15

Loading the Avid Default Configuration .............................................................................................................. 15

Upgrading IOS ...................................................................................................................................................... 16

Changing the IP Address Associated with a VLAN ............................................................................................... 17

Changing the IP Address associated with the Corporate Uplink ......................................................................... 17

Adding ports associated to a VLAN ...................................................................................................................... 18


Creating an EtherChannel (link aggregation) ....................................................................................................... 20

Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP ........................................................................................................... 21

Force10 Commands ................................................................................................................................................. 22

Upgrading ftos ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

Upgrading u-boot ................................................................................................................................................. 22

Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN ............................................................................................ 22

Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink ......................................................................... 23


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Changing Buffer Pool to a Single Queue .............................................................................................................. 23

Removing/Adding Ports Associated with a VLAN ................................................................................................ 23

Creating a Link Aggregation ................................................................................................................................. 24

Setting Up IPHelper Addresses for DHCP ............................................................................................................ 24

SMC 8724 ML3 (OBSELETE) ................................................................................................................................ 24

Loading a Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 24

Upgrading Firmware and Boot Code ................................................................................................................... 25

Changing the IP Address Associated with a VLAN ............................................................................................... 25

Removing/Adding Ports Associated with a VLAN ................................................................................................ 25


Setting up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP ............................................................................................................ 26

External Switches Used With More Than 12 Engines .............................................................................................. 27

Sample Switch Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 28

Sample Configurations and Associated Files by Switch Vendor .......................................................................... 28

Configuration A: Single L3 APN Switch Supports Zones 1, Zone 2, and limited Zone 3 .................................. 29

Configuration B: Single L3 APN Switch for Support of Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3 Support via GigE link aggregation. ...................................................................................................................................... 31

Configuration C: Single L2 APN Switch dual 10 Gb Connections Supports Zone 1 and Zone 2 only. No IP Routing ................................................................................................................................................... 33

Configuration D: Single L2 APN Switch single 10 Gb Connections Support Zones1 and Zone 2 only, no IP Routing ............................................................................................................................................................. 34

Configuration E: L3 Switches with Router Redundancy .................................................................................. 35

Switch Vendor Commands ................................................................................................................................... 38

Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide ISIS Administrators with a single reference regarding the implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of all Avid ISIS qualified Ethernet switches for use as the Avid Production Network Switch (APN). The switches covered in this documented are listed in the following two tables. These switches have been fully qualified by Avid in the configurations presented in this document. However, in order to reduce the complexity of this document, configurations are limited to the switches that are listed in Table 1. While most of this information can be applied to the switches in Table 2, Avid recommends you refer to the vendor’s documentation for specifics.

Switched listed in this document have been qualified in both the ISIS 7000 and ISIS 5000 environments. When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS 5000 environment, you must enable flowcontrol RX on the 10 Gb ports in the ISIS 5000 switches.


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Table 1 Supported APN Switches offered by Avid

Manufacturer Model Firmware/IOS Description

Cisco 4900M Rommon: 12.2(44r)SG

IOS: 12.2 (46)SG minimum requirement

40 GigE (RJ-45) WS-X4920-GB-RJ45

or

8 10 Gb (X2/SC) WS-X4904-10GE 8 10 Gb (X2/SC)

Cisco Catalyst 4948E 10GE Rommon: 12.2(44r)SG8

IOS: 12.2 (54)SG minimum requirement

48 GigE (RJ-45), 4-10 Gb (SPF+)

Cisco Catalyst 4948 10GE Rommon: 12.2(31r)SGA minimum requirement

IOS: 12.2 (25)

EWA8 minimum requirement

48 GigE (RJ-45), 2-10 Gb (X2/SC)

Force10 S4810 (External Expansion Switch only)

Firmware Version 8.3.7.0

48 dual-speed 1/10 Gb (SFP+) four 40 Gb QSFP+ uplinks

Foundry/Brocade FESX424 Firmware Version 02.3.01T3e3

BootROM Version 02.3.01Te6 minimum requirement

24 GigE (RJ-45), 4 GigE (SFP), 2-10 Gb (XFP/LC)

SMC (OBSELETE)

8724ML3 Loader Version: 3.1.0.0

Boot ROM Version: 3.1.0.0

Operation Code Version: 3.1.1.56 minimum requirement

24 GigE (RJ-45) 4 GigE (SFP)


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Table 2 Supported APN Switches not offered by Avid

Model Approved Blades

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor: WS-X4516-10GE WS-X4306-GB WS-X4506-GB-T

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor: WS-SUP720/WS-F6K-PFC3B WS-X6704-10GE/ WS-F6700-CFC WS-X6748-GE-TX/WS-F6700-CFC/DFC1 WS-X6748-SFP/WS-F6700-CFC/DFC1 WS-X6708-10GE/WS-F6700-DFC3CXL

1. Due to limited buffering this blade does not support uplinks to additional switches. It only supports direct connected clients

Cisco Nexus 7000 N7K-M148GT-11 N7K-M132XP-12 (only 8 supported running simultaneously due to 4 to 1 oversubscription N7K-M108x2

Arista Networks 7048T Software Inage 4.8.6 or later 48 GigE (RJ-45), 4 - 10 Gb (SFP+)

Note: When connecting 10 Gb clients in the ISIS 5000 environment, you must enable flowcontrol RX on the 10 Gb ports in the switch.

Foundry/Brocade FESX624

Firmware Version 07.2.02a T3e3 24 GigE (RJ-45), 4 GigE (SFP),2-10 Gb (XFP/LC)

Foundry/Brocade FESX 4482

N/A

Foundry/Brocade SuperX2

fi-sx4-12-combo-port-management-module fi-sx4-24-port-gig-copper-module fi-sx4-24-port-gig-fiber-module fi-sx4-2-port-10g-module

Foundry/Brocade RX RX-BI-MR Management Module RX-BI-SFM3 Fabric Module RX-BI-24C RX-BI24F RX-BI-4XG

2. Requires Queue Depth changes outlined in Qualified Switch Guide


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Avid ISIS Default Configuration for Avid Production Network Switch

Each vendor’s switch, when purchased from Avid, comes configured with an Avid Default configuration outlined in Configuration A. If the default configuration is not compatible with your system use one of the configurations provided to create a compatible file. The configuration has to be applied using the same procedure outlined later, by vendor, in this document. The Avid Default Configuration has a provision for one port to connect to the House Network for Zone 3 support. That port is 24 for Foundry/Brocade and SMC (OBSELETE), and 48 for Cisco. The following table shows the default port allocations by zone.

Table 3 Switch Matrix

Model RU GigE Ports 10 Gb Ports Mgmt. Ports Comments

Cisco Catalyst 4900M

2 40 RJ-45 8 X2 (SC) 2 RJ-45 (one serial, one Ethernet)

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports.

Ethernet Mgmt. Port used in Rommon mode only.

Cisco Catalyst 4948E

1 48 RJ-45 4 SFP+ 2 RJ-45 (one Serial, one Ethernet)

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) SFP+ is in 10 Gb ports.

The 4 optical ports can be used independently as 10 Gb or 1 Gb with SFP+ or SFP respectively, presentation is LC

Cisco Catalyst 4948

1 48 RJ-45 2 X2 (SC) 2 RJ-45 (one serial, one Ethernet)

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) X2s in 10 Gb ports.

Ethernet Mgmt. Port used in Rommon mode only.

Force10 S4810

1 48 SFP+ 48 SFP+ Custom RJ-45 Supported as an External Expansion Switch only

Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) SFP+ is in 10 Gb ports. The four QSFP+ uplinks are not used.

Foundry/ Brocade FESX624

2 24 RJ-45 4 SFP

2 XFP (LC) 1 DB-9 serial Avid Supports SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) XFPs in 10 Gb ports.

Foundry/ Brocade FESX424 2XG

2 24 RJ-45 4 SFP

2 XFP (LC) 1 DB-9 serial Avid Supports both SR (850 nm) and LR (1310 nm) XFPs in 10 Gb ports.

Optical GigE SFP Ports 1F – 4F can be used in place of RJ-45 Ports 1 – 4.


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SMC 8724ML3 (OBSELETE)

1 24 RJ-45 4 SFP

None Supported

1 DB-9 serial Optical GigE SFP Ports 21 – 24 can be used in place of RJ-45 Ports 21 – 24.

Table 4 Avid Factory Default port allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20 VLAN 30 VLAN 40 Zone 3 Test Port

House Network Uplink

Cisco Catalyst 4900M Ports 2/1-2/20, 1/1-1/4

Ports 3/1-3/16, 1/5-1/7

Ports 3/17-19 3/20 Port 1/8

Cisco Catalyst 4948E Cisco Catalyst 4948

Ports 1-24 Ports 25-46 47 Port 48

Force10 S4810

(supported as External Expansion Switch only)

Ports 0-23 Ports 24-47 Ports 44-45 Ports 22-23 Ports 46-47

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 Foundry/Brocade FESX424



Ports 1-12 Ports 13-23 N/A Port 24

Access for Configuring Switches

There are two methods for accessing the switches. The following sections describe the two processes.

Accessing the Switch through Telnet

You can access the switch console using remote systems on the network. Telnet is a common way to remotely access the switch using a network client system. You need to know the IP address of the target switch channel.

To access your Switch using Telnet:

1. Make sure your switch is powered on.

2. Connect the Ethernet port on your switch to your network.

3. From a network client system, click Start > Run.

4. Type Telnet <switch IP> and press Enter.


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Accessing the Switch through HyperTerminal

Each vendor’s switch provided by Avid is accompanied with the proper serial cable. You can access the switch configuration settings using HyperTerminal through the serial connection. You need to set the following serial protocol:

• Baud Rate — 9600 • Data Bits — 8 • Parity — None • Stop Bits — 1 • Flow Control — None

To access your switch using HyperTerminal:

1. Make sure your switch is powered on.

2. Connect the serial COM port on your computer to the serial connector on the switch. The correct serial cable is supplied with each vendor’s switch. For Cisco Catalyst 4948, the top RJ-45 port (next to 10 Gb port 49) marked “Con” is the serial connection.

3. From a Windows system, click Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.

4. Type a name for the connection, select the COM port, and configure the connection using the serial protocol previously listed.

TFTP

In order to copy firmware and configuration files from the Host to the switch you need a TFTP application. You can find several on the Internet. The most common application used at Avid is called TFTPD32.exe. You can download a copy of this program at the following URL: http://tftpd32.jounin.net/.

When configuring the TFTP application makes sure that the IP of the Server Interface is on the same subnet as the switch with which you are attempting to communicate. Also, make sure that the files you are trying to transfer are in the directory designated as the root for the TFTP application. This is sometimes referred to as the Base Directory.

http://tftpd32.jounin.net/


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Default Passwords

It should also be noted that the following default passwords exist in order for one to access enable mode on the switches. The following table lists the passwords for each vendor.

Table 5 Default Enable Passwords

Manufacturer Model Password Comments

Cisco Catalyst 4900M 4948E; 4948

Not Set by Default In order to get into enable mode via a Telnet session you must create an enable password via the serial connection. This can be done in Global Configure Mode by using the “Enable Secret” command.

Force10 S4810 User: avid Password: avid

This switch is only supported in dual Management Domains as an External Switch in configurations with over 20 Engines.

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 FESX424

Not Set by Default Press enter to access enable mode.

SMC (OBSELETE) 8724ML3 User: admin Password: admin

APN Switch Redundancy

In the Appendix of this document you will find Configuration E, which outlines the redundant APN switch configuration. This is a highly recommended and common configuration in an ISIS environment. In this configuration VRRP, VRRP-E, HSRP or GLBP is used between the redundant ISIS VLANs, while a routing protocol like RIP or OSPF is used on the uplink to the “House” network. For specific configuration examples by protocol seeTable 12, Redundant Switch Configuration Examples by ISIS VLAN.

For the Foundry/Brocade based configurations, Avid has only tested VRRP-E. For the Cisco based configurations HSRP and GLBP have been tested. For Cisco, Avid has found GLBP to be the best performer. However, GLBP is not offered in all switch models and HSRP may be the only option.

Avid has only tested OSPF between the APN and House Uplink. It was found to provide the fastest repair time when failures were introduced into the network. Recovery times may vary depending on the type and size of your network.


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Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG

Loading the Avid Default Configuration

Refer to the Access for Configuring Switches and TFTP sections for setup information related to this procedure.

This procedure assumes that you are using the Avid default IP for VLAN 10 (Ports 1 – 12 for Foundry/Brocade or SMC (OBSELETE), or 1 – 24 for Cisco) on the switch with an Interface IP of 192.168.10.2. If not, change the IPs written in the procedure to match your IP scheme. If you received a Foundry/Brocade switch that has not been configured with the Avid file then it is likely that the IP address for VLAN 1 is 209.157.22.154.

1. Connect the Host PC to VLAN 10 of the switch.

2. Establish a connection to the switch’s CLI (See Access for Configuring Switches).

3. Launch the TFTP application. Make sure you choose the proper NIC for the Server Interface and that the file you are uploading is in the Base Directory.

4. SwitchHostName >en

5. SwitchHostName #: copy tftp startup-config [tftp server IP] [config file name]

6. Click on the TFTP window that you placed into the background, and check to see if any errors occurred during the copy.

7. SwitchHostName#reload

8. Choose “y” to confirm the reload.

9. Choose “y” to reload without saving changes to the running configuration. If you choose “no” you will overwrite the startup configuration you just loaded.

If you connected to the CLI via telnet you may have to change the IP of your Host’s interface to re-establish a telnet connection to the switch.

Upgrading Firmware This upgrade should only apply to a small number of switches that were shipped to customers prior to the official 1.0 release of ISIS. However, it is included in this document for reference because much of the procedure applies to normal upgrade process. The unique part about this upgrade procedure is that because it involves moving up three revisions, from 2.0 to 2.3, the procedure requires an interim 2.2 upgrade.

This procedure explains how to load Firmware and Boot ROM for the Foundry/Brocade FESX ) switch. Because this update involves moving from the 2.0 to the 2.3 code an interim 2.2 update is necessary. This procedure assumes that you are using the Avid default IP for VLAN 10 (Ports 1 – 12) on the switch of 192.168.10.2. If not, change the IPs written in the procedure to match your IP scheme. If you received a switch that has not been configured with the Avid file then it is likely that the IP address for VLAN 1 is 209.157.22.154.


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If you are using the System Director (not a laptop) to perform the operation, be aware that you need to write down the original NIC card address. You will need to change it back after you complete the loading of the configuration file.

Pre-requisites for loading the Firmware and Boot ROM

• TFTP loaded on the system you are using (can get from net)

• Copy of the Firmware and Boot ROM files for both the 2.2 and 2.3 releases to the root of the C drive (or to the path at which your TFTP program is defaulting). Those files are the following:

o SXZ04000.bin (boot code)

o SXR04100b.bin (flash code)

To load the Firmware and Boot ROM from a system:

1. SwitchHostName#copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 SXZ04000.bin bootrom

See flash memory write, when finished will say Flash Done.

2. SwitchHostName#copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 SXR04100b.bin pri

3. SwitchHostName#copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 SXR04100b.bin sec

4. SwitchHostName#b s f p (this will cause you to lose connection with the telnet session. Wait 1 minute for the switch to reboot).

5. Type: telnet 192.168.10.2

6. SwitchHostName#en

7. SwitchHostName#en, press Enter.

8. SwitchHostName#show flash

You should now see the following:

Compressed Pri Code size = 3932846, Version 04.1.00bT3e3 (SXR04100b.bin) Compressed Sec Code size = 3932846, Version 04.1.00bT3e3 (SXR04100b.bin) Compressed BootROM Code size = 524288, Version 04.0.00T3e5 !

If you used the System Director (not a laptop) to perform the above operation, you need to change the address of the NIC board (or onboard NIC) address back to the proper address.


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Changing the IP Address associated with a VLAN

1. SwitchHostName>en

2. SwitchHostName#conf t

3. SwitchHostName#(config)#int ve ww (where ww equals 10 for the router-interface on VLAN 10, or 20 for the router-interface on VLAN 20)

4. SwitchHostName(config-vif-10)#no ip address 192.168.Xx.2 255.255.255.0 (Where XX is 10 or 20)

5. SwitchHostName(config-vif-10)#ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (Where XX is 10 or 20) (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask)

6. SwitchHostName(config-vif-10)#exit

7. SwitchHostName#(config)#exit

8. SwitchHostName#write mem

9. SwitchHostName#exit

Changing the IP Address associated with the Corporate Uplink



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int ethe 24

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-e1000-24)#no ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-e1000-24)#ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

6. (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask)

7. SwitchHostName(config-if-e1000-24)#exit

8. SwitchHostName(config)#exit

9. SwitchHostName#write mem


Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients

With the Foundry/Brocade switch only, you must make changes to the buffers on the ports that will connect to editing clients. For example, if an editing client is connected to port 1 then you would configure the port as follows:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#qd 1 896

4. SwitchHostName(config)#qd 1 896 7


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6. SwitchHostName#wr mem


Changing Buffer Pool on Uplink Ports

With the Foundry/Brocade switch only, if you need to connect the switch to the House Network then you must make changes to the buffers on the ports that will connect to the House Network. For example by default port 24 is designated to connect to the House Network. However, the default buffers are not set up to support Video/Audio playback through that link. The following procedure explains how to make that change.



3. SwitchHostName(config)#qd 24 4095

4. SwitchHostName(config)#qd 24 4095 7




Removing/Adding Ports Associated to a VLAN

In the Foundry/Brocade switch you must remove a port from a given VLAN before you can add it to another. The following procedure shows how to do both:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#vlan x (where x is the VLAN #)

4. SwitchHostName(config-vlan-x)#no untagged ethernet x to y

5. SwitchHostName(config-vlan-x)#vlan y (where y is the other VLAN #)

6. SwitchHostName(config-vlan-y)#untagged ethernet x to y

7. SwitchHostName(config-vlan-y)#exit





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Enabling or Disabling IP Routing

Unlike the Cisco or SMC switches, there is no “ip routing” command in the Foundry/Brocade switch. If you do not want the switch to perform Layer 3 operations (i.e., routing between subnets) then you must remove IP addresses associated to all but one router interface. Once there is more than one subnet defined in the switch configuration the switch will route between them.

Use the procedure outlined in section C to remove the IP address associated to a router interface. You may also choose to disable a router interface. To do so do the following:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int ve x (where x is the router #)

4. SwitchHostName(config-vif-x)#disable

5. SwitchHostName(config-vif-x)#exit




Creating Trunked Ports (Link Aggregation)

With the Foundry/Brocade switch you can trunk (aggregate) up to four ports. The default configuration from Avid that supports trunking includes a trunk of ports 21 to 24. You can create multiple four port trunks.

Keep in mind that depending on to what you are connecting the trunk you may have to change the load balancing algorithm of the switch on the other end. For example, if you are connecting to a Cisco EtherChannel you want to change the load balancing to support source-destination IP address.



3. SwitchHostName(config)#trunk ethe x to y

4. SwitchHostName(config)#trunk deploy





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Setting up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP

If you want to use DHCP on the clients that are connected to the Avid Production switch you will need to add an IP Helper Address to each VLAN. The IP Helper Address points the hosts to the DHCP Server that is on the house network.


2. SwitchHostName(config)#int ve n (where n is the router-interface #)

3. SwitchHostName(config-vif-n)#ip helper-address 1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where x's equals the ip address of the DHCP Server)

4. SwitchHostName(config-vif-n)#exit



Repeat this for each VLAN that requires it.

Cisco Catalyst 4900M, 4948E, and 4948

Loading the Avid Default Configuration


This procedure assumes that you are using the Avid default IP for VLAN 10 on the switch with a Router interface IP of 192.168.10.2. If not, change the IPs written in the procedure to match your IP scheme. In the event that you have received a switch that does not have the Avid Default Configuration loaded, then you will need to apply an IP address to VLAN 1 of the switch so you can transfer the configuration file via TFTP. Follow the steps outlined in Changing the IP Address associated with a VLAN.

1. Connect the Host PC to VLAN 10 of the switch.



4. SwitchHostName>en (enter password if required)

5. SwitchHostName#: copy tftp startup-config

Address or name of remote host []? Insert IP of TFTP server Source filename []? Insert Config File Name Destination filename [startup-config]? press Enter




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8. Choose “y” to confirm the reload

9. Choose “y” to reload without saving changes to the running configuration. If you choose “no” you will overwrite the startup configuration you just loaded.


Upgrading IOS

Please note that this procedure differs slightly from that of the one documented by Cisco. Cisco Catalyst 4948 switches supplied by Avid are configured with a Configuration Register value of 0x2101, which means the switch will boot from the first IOS that appears in bootflash. Cisco instructs you to set the Configuration Register to 0x2102, which means the switch will look for a boot string that points to the IOS from which to boot. In order to remain consistent with what we ship we have chosen to document a procedure based on our current shipping product.

1. Use the dir bootflash: command to ensure that there is sufficient space in Flash memory to store the PROM upgrade image. In most cases there will only be one file in bootflash, which leaves plenty of space for the new file. If there is insufficient space, delete one or more images, and then issue the squeeze bootflash: command to reclaim the space.

Example: Switch#delete bootflash:cat4000-i9s-mz.122-25.EWA4.bin Switch#squeeze bootflash:

2. Download the cat4000-ios-promupgrade-122_25r_EWA program into Flash memory using the copy tftp command.

Example: Switch# copy tftp: bootflash: Address or name of remote host [172.20.58.78]? Source filename [cat4000-ipbasek9-mz.122-25.EWA8.bin]? Destination filename [cat4000-ipbasek9-mz.122-25.EWA8.bin]?

3. Use the config-register command to set the configuration register to 0x2101.

Example: Switch# configure terminal Switch(config)# config-register 0x2101 Switch(config)# exit Switch# write Building configuration... Compressed configuration from 3723 to 1312 bytes [OK]

Switch#


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4. Archive the previous IOS image in case you need to re-apply at a later time.

Example: Switch#copy bootflash: tftp: Source filename []? cat4000-i9s-mz.122-25.EWA4.bin Address or name of remote host []? 172.20.98.3 Destination filename [cat4000-i9s-mz.122-25.EWA4.bin]?

5. Delete the old IOS image(s), and then issue the squeeze bootflash: command to reclaim the space.

Example: Switch#delete bootflash: cat4000-i9s-mz.122-25.EWA4.bin Switch#squeeze bootflash:

6. Once the squeeze is complete (it will take a few minutes), enter the reload command to reset the switch and load the software.

Example: Switch# reload

Use the show version command to verify that the new Cisco IOS release is operating on the switch.

Changing the IP Address Associated with a VLAN



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan ww (where ww equals 10 for VLAN 10, or 20 for VLAN 20)

4. SwitchHostName(config-if)# ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask)

5. SwitchHostName(config-if)#no shut

6. SwitchHostName(config-if)#exit


8. SwitchHostName#copy run start


Changing the IP Address associated with the Corporate Uplink



3. SwitchHostName(config)#interface Gi 1/48

4. SwitchHostName(config-if)#no switchport

5. SwitchHostName(config-if)#ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask)

6. SwitchHostName(config-if)#no shut


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7. SwitchHostName(config-if)#end



Adding ports associated to a VLAN

For Range of Ports



3. SwitchHostName(config)# int range gigabitEthernet 1/x-y (where x and y are starting and ending ports)

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)#switchport mode access

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan x (where x is the VLAN to which you want to assign)

6. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)#exit



For Single Port



3. SwitchHostName(config)# int gigabitEthernet 1/x (where x is the port number)

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)#switchport mode access

5. SwitchHostName(config-if)#switchport access vlan x (where x is the VLAN to which you want to assign)





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If the “No IP Routing” command does not show up in the show run output then IP Routing is enabled. This would be located in the upper portion of the show run output. Here is a simple example from a Cisco Catalyst 4948 where IP Routing is Disabled:

!

version 12.2

no service pad

service timestamps debug uptime

service timestamps log uptime

no service password-encryption

service compress-config

!

hostname Switch

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

no aaa new-model

vtp mode transparent

ip subnet-zero

no ip routing

Do the following to enable IP routing:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#ip routing




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Do the following to disable IP routing:



3. SwitchHostName(conf)#no ip routing


Creating an EtherChannel (link aggregation)

With the Cisco switch you can create EtherChannels (link aggregation) with up to eight ports. The default configuration from Avid that supports and EtherChannel that includes ports 45 to 48. You can create multiple eight port EtherChannels.

Keep in mind that depending on to what you are connecting the EtherChannel you may have to change the load balancing algorithm of the switch on the other end. For example, if you are connecting to a Cisco EtherChannel you want to change the load balancing to support source-destination IP address.

In this example a range of ports is assigned to a VLAN and an Ether Channel (Layer 2) created.

Use the same procedure for creating 10 Gb Etherchannel groups that connect to ISIS.



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int port-channel x (where x is the port-channel #)

4. SwitchHostName(config-if)#switchport

5. SwitchHostName(config-if)#switchport mode access

6. SwitchHostName(config-if)#switchport access vlan n (where n is the VLAN #)


8. SwitchHostName(config)#int range GigabitEthernet 1/a-b (where a and b are a range of ports)

9. SwitchHostName(config-if-range)#channel-group x mode on (where x is the port-channel #)


11. SwitchHostName(config)#port-channel load-balance src-dst-ip




The following is information on the Cisco 6509 Etherchannel Configuration for use with 10 Gb ISS link aggregation:

interface Port-channel10

switchport


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switchport access vlan 10

switchport mode access

no ip address

interface TenGigabitEthernet1/1

description v10 ISIS echannel

switchport



no ip address

channel-group 10 mode on

interface TenGigabitEthernet1/2

description v10 ISIS echannel

switchport



no ip address

channel-group 10 mode on

Additional information you should know:

• In the previous example, Channel-group 10 was used. You need to make the proper channel group assignment for your site.

• Because the Cisco 6509 defaults to using a “source/destination” IP load balancing algorithm which is required per Avid’s requirements, this should not have to be changed.

The current load-balancing algorithm setup can easily be verified and confirmed using the following command on the 6509 console:

Cisco 6509 # show etherchannel load-balance

EtherChannel Load-Balancing Configuration:

src-dst-ip

mpls label-ip

Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP


1. SwitchHostName#conf

2. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan n (where n is the VLAN #)


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3. SwitchHostName(config-if)#ip helper-address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where x's equals the ip address of the DHCP Server)





Force10 Commands

Upgrading ftos


2. SwitchHostName#upgrade system tftp://tftp_server_ip_address/ftos_file_name


4. SwitchHostName#yes

Upgrading u-boot


2. SwitchHostName#upgrade boot tftp://tftp_server_ip_address/u-boot_file_name



Changing the IP Address Associated with the VLAN

Create a VLAN, assign an IP Address, & assign ports to VLAN:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan 10

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)# ip address 192.168.10.2/24

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#untagged gi 0/1-24

6. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#untagged te 0/25-28

7. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#no shut

8. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#exit




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You cannot assign an ip address or untagged ports to vlan 1 because it is the default vlan on the switch. To assign an ip address and untagged ports to a vlan, you need to create a new vlan.

Changing the IP Address Associated with the Corporate Uplink



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int gig 0/1

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-gi-0/1)# ip address 192.168.10.1/24

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-gi-0/1)#No shut

6. SwitchHostName(config-if-gi-0/1)#exit



You cannot assign an ip address to the port if switchport is enabled on the port because that makes it a layer 2 port.

Changing Buffer Pool to a Single Queue

To create single queue:



3. SwitchHostName(config)#buffer-profile global 1q





Removing/Adding Ports Associated with a VLAN



1. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan x (where x is the VLAN #)

2. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-x)#no untagged gig o/x-o/y

3. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-x)#exit

4. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan y (where y is the VLAN #)

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-y)#untagged gig o/x-o/y


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6. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-y)#exit



Creating a Link Aggregation



3. SwitchHostName(config)#interface port-channel 10

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-po-10)#no shutdown

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-po-10)#switchport

6. SwitchHostName(config-if-po-10)#channel-member gig 0/22-23

7. SwitchHostName(config-if-po-10)#exit



Setting Up IPHelper Addresses for DHCP



3. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan 10

4. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#ip helper.address w.x.y.z

5. SwitchHostName(config-if-vl-10)#exit



SMC 8724 ML3 (OBSELETE)

Loading a Configuration


This procedure assumes that you are using the Avid default IP for VLAN 10 on the switch with a Router interface IP of 192.168.10.2. If not, change the IPs written in the procedure to match your IP scheme. In the event that you have received a switch that does not have the Avid Default Configuration loaded, then you will need to apply an IP address to VLAN 1 of the switch so you can transfer the configuration file via TFTP. Please follow the steps outlined in section V. C. of this document to accomplish that.


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1. Connect the Host PC to VLAN 10 of the switch (See Table 1).



4. Log into the switch.

5. SwitchHostName#copy tftp startup-config

6. Enter the IP Address of the TFTP Server Interface.

7. Enter the name of the configuration file you would like to load.



10. Choose “y” to confirm the reload.

11. Once rebooted, log back into the switch to confirm the changes.


Upgrading Firmware and Boot Code

At this time no Firmware or Boot ROM upgrade is required. This procedure will be documented when that is necessary.

Changing the IP Address Associated with a VLAN

1. SwitchHostName#configure

2. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan ww (where ww equals 10 for VLAN 10, or 20 for VLAN 20)

3. SwitchHostName(config-if)#ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (where x's equals ip address and y's equals subnet mask)





Removing/Adding Ports Associated with a VLAN


2. SwitchHostName(config)# interface ethernet 1/x-y (where x and y is a range of ports)

3. SwitchHostName(config-if)# switchport native vlan n (where n is the VLAN #)


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4. SwitchHostName(config-if)# switchport allowed vlan remove o (where o is the VLAN from which the ports are being removed)

5. SwitchHostName(config-if)#switchport allowed vlan add n untagged (where n is the VLAN # you used in step 3)





The SMC switch is similar to Cisco in that if the "no ip routing" command does not show up in the show run output then IP Routing is enabled. However, on SMC the “no ip routing” setting would be found near the bottom of the show run output (after the router interface IP designations) rather than the top. If ip routing is disabled, do the following to enable it:


2. SwitchHostName(config)#ip routing



Setting up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP



2. SwitchHostName(config)#int vlan n (where n is the VLAN #)

3. SwitchHostName(config-if)#ip dhcp relay server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where x's equals the ip address of the DHCP Server)






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External Switches Used With More Than 12 Engines

ISIS v2.4 introduces support for expanding the number of Engines in an ISIS 7000 configuration from a maximum of 12 Engines up to 24 Engines. This is accomplished by combining two ISIS stacks (referred to as Management Domains) under one ISIS file system. When building an ISIS that is greater than 12 engines, two External Expansion Switches (EXS) are needed. One EXS per VLAN that interconnects each Management Domain. A 24 Engine configuration is accomplished by combining two 12 Engine stacks.

The two stacks are interconnected via 10 Gb links (link aggregation) to the EXS switch. Each 10 Gb link can provide 600 MB/s of bandwidth full duplex. This is the maximum bandwidth an ISS can support.

If you plan to utilize 600 MB/sec of bandwidth on the links to the EXS (e.g., full stack bandwidth) than you should not use the 1 Gb connections that are also serving as 10 Gb EXS uplinks as you would exceed per switch bandwidth. You should plan your client bandwidth allocation carefully so as to not oversubscribe a segment of the network.

Each EXS is configured with 2 X 4 port groups of aggregated 10 Gb links. Each group connects to a VLAN on one of the Management Domains. For the sample configurations the first 8 ports of the switch are used to build the 2 X 4 port groups. The following two switches are qualified as EXS.

• Force10 4810: the interface ports are TenGigabitEthernet 0/0 through 0/7

• Cisco 4900M: the interface ports are TenGigabitEthernet 1/1 through 1/8

For a sample EXS configuration, see the following diagram. Sample EXS configuration files are posted on the Avid Knowledge Base at http://www.avid.com/US/support, search for the ISIS Qualified Switch Reference Guide.

http://www.avid.com/US/support


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24 Engine Configuration Using EXS Topology

Sample Switch Configurations Configurations A through E do not apply to every vendor. For example, there are no configurations B through E for SMC.

Sample Configurations and Associated Files by Switch Vendor

The configuration files that correspond to each of the configurations outlined in the Appendix are included on the Avid ISIS installer kit.

Navigate to the [drive]:\Switch_Configuration folder, and select the folder for your model switch.


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This document and sample configuration files are posted on the Avid Knowledge Base at http://www.avid.com/US/support, search for the ISIS Qualified Switch Reference Guide.

Configuration A: Single L3 APN Switch Supports Zones 1, Zone 2, and limited Zone 3

This configuration consists of a single Layer 3 Avid Production Network switch. The switch can be either a switch that supports Video and Audio playback (e.g., Foundry/Brocade or Cisco), or Command and Control only (e.g., SMC). In the case of the SMC, only Zone 1 Video/Audio clients are supported and the VLAN 10/20 connections to ISIS are via GigE.

It is important to note that if this configuration consists of a Foundry/Brocade switch and Zone 3 clients are planned that buffer changes must be made to the port that is used for the uplink to the House Network. Those changes are explained in Configuring Buffer Pool to Support Editing Clients. In the example following those changes are incorporated on port 24.

Table 6 Configuration A Port allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20 VLAN 30 VLAN 40 Zone 3 Test Port



Ports 2/1-2/20, 1/1-1/4

Ports 3/1-3/16, 1/5-1/7

Ports 3/17-19 3/20 Port 1/8


Cisco Catalyst 4948






Ports 1-12 Ports 13-23 N/A Port 24

http://www.avid.com/US/support


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Figure 1 Configuration A


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Figure 2 Configuration A – Cisco Catalyst 4900M

Configuration B: Single L3 APN Switch for Support of Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3 Support via GigE link aggregation.

Table 7 Configuration B Port allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20 VLAN 30 House Network Uplink

(Link Aggregation)

VLAN 40 Zone 3 Test

Port


Cisco Catalyst 4948

Ports 1-22 Ports 23-43 Ports 45 to 48 (Ether Channel)

44



Ports 1-10 Ports 11-19 Ports 21 to 24 (Trunk) 20


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Figure 3 Configuration B


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Configuration C: Single L2 APN Switch dual 10 Gb Connections Supports Zone 1 and Zone 2 only. No IP Routing

Table 8 Configuration C Port allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20


Cisco Catalyst 4948

Ports 1-24 Ports 25-48



Ports 1-12 Ports 13-24

Figure 4 Configuration C


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Configuration D: Single L2 APN Switch single 10 Gb Connections Support Zones1 and Zone 2 only, no IP Routing

Table 9 Configuration D Port allocations

Model VLAN 10


Cisco Catalyst 4948

Ports 1-48



Ports 1-24

Figure 5 Configuration D


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Configuration E: L3 Switches with Router Redundancy

Table 10 Configuration E Port allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20

VLAN 30 House Network

Uplink (Link Aggregation)

VLAN 40 Zone 3 Test Port

Notes


Cisco Catalyst 4948 Ports 1-22 Ports 23-43 Ports 45 to 48

(Ether Channel) 44 Two configs

provided, one for each switch. Switch 1 Master on VLAN 10 and Backup on VLAN 20. Switch 2 Master on VLAN 20 and Backup on VLAN 10.

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 Foundry/Brocade FESX424

Ports 1-10 Ports 11-19 Ports 21 to 24 (Trunk)

20 Two configs provided, one for each switch. Switch 1 Master on VLAN 10 and Backup on VLAN 20. Switch 2 Master on VLAN 20 and Backup on VLAN 10.


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Figure 6 Configuration E


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Table 11 Configuration E – Cisco Catalyst 4900M Port Allocations

Model VLAN 10 VLAN 20 Inter-switch Link

VLAN 30 VLAN 40 Zone 3 Test Port


Notes


Ports 1/1-3, 2/1-20, where 1/1-2 are link aggregated

Ports 1/4-6, 3/1-16, where 1/4-5 are link aggregated

1/7 Ports 3/17-19

3/20 1/8 Two configs provided, one for each switch. Switch 1 Master on VLAN 10 and Backup on VLAN 20. Switch 2 Master on VLAN 20 and Backup on VLAN 10.

Figure 7 Configuration E – Cisco Catalyst 4900M


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Table 12 Redundant Switch Configuration Examples by ISIS VLAN

Switch Switch 1 VLAN 10

Switch 1 VLAN 20

Switch 2 VLAN 10

Switch 2 VLAN 20

Cisco HSRP ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.10.4 standby priority 95 standby preempt

ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.20.4 standby priority 90

ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.10.4 standby priority 90

ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0 standby ip 192.168.20.4 standby priority 95 standby preempt

Cisco GLBP ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0 glbp 110 ip 192.168.10.4 glbp 110 preempt

ip address 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.0 glbp 120 ip 192.168.20.4 glbp 120 priority 90

ip address 192.168.10.3 255.255.255.0 glbp 110 ip 192.168.10.4 glbp 110 priority 90

ip address 192.168.20.3 255.255.255.0 glbp 120 ip 192.168.20.4 glbp 120 preempt

Foundry/Brocade VRRPE*

ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0 ip vrrp-extended vrid 10 backup priority 120 advertise backup ip-address 192.168.10.4




*For Foundry/Brocade VRRPE you must also specify the following Global Configuration: router vrrp-extended

Switch Vendor Commands

Table 13 Command Similarities and Differences Between Vendors

Foundry/Brocade Cisco SMC (OBSELETE)

Entering Enable Mode en en Logging in automatically puts you in this mode

Entering Global Config Mode

conf t conf t configure

Enabling IP Routing Automatic if more than one router interface is defined

ip routing Ip routing

Changing IP addresses You must remove the old IP address first using the “no ip address” command

New IP address automatically replaces old

New IP address automatically replaces old

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