Switches Flashcards
What are the three switch classifications?
Workgroup, Desktop Switch, and Backbone Switch.
What is CAM?
Content Addressable Memory
How large is CAM?
4K upgradable to 8K
What does CAM do?
Stores MAC addresses
What is the MPM?
Management Processor Module
How can MPM be summarized?
The brain of the Omnistack
Which files comprise the Omnistack software?
mp4.cmd, mp4.img, em4.img, ae4.img, mpm.cnf, mpm.cfg
What is the mp4.cmd file?
Startup file
What is the mp4.img file?
MPM operating system
What is the em4.img file?
8 port Ethernet driver
What is the ae4.img file?
ATM driver
What is the mpm.cnf file?
configuration file
What is the mpm.cfg file?
configuration file
What are the top level menu items?
File, Summary, VLAN, Networking, Interface, Security, System, Services, Switch, Help
How is the File UI menu used?
Manage system files
How is the Summary UI menu used?
Display summary information for VLANs, bridge, interfaces, etc.
How is the VLAN UI menu used?
VLAN management
How is the Networking UI menu used?
configure/ view network parameters for managing networking protocols
How is the Interface UI menu used?
View/configure physical interface parameters to manage ATM and Fast Ethernet uplink modules
How is the Security UI menu used?
Configure system security parameters (changing a password, rebooting a system)
How is the System UI menu used?
View/set system parameters (switch contents, configuring serial ports, CAM information)
How is the Services UI menu used?
View/set ATM service parameters
How is the Switch UI menu used?
Provides options to define frame translations
How is the Help UI menu used?
Provides textual help on how to use the UI and on each menu/submenu
What does the load command do?
Used to download (binary mode) system software using a serial interface.
What does the ftp command do?
Used to download from an ftp server or upload to another server.
What does the pwd command do?
Displays the name of the current working directory. Default is /flash
What does the ls command do?
Lists the files and directories
What does the rm command do?
Removes a file
What does the cp command do?
Copies a file
What does the view command do?
Displays a file on your terminal
What does the edit command do?
Enters the submenu of buffer edit commands
What does the imgcl command do?
Removes files from the flash of the OmniStack (by default, removes the mp4.img file and all files with the .img suffix)
What does the ss command do?
Displays MIB-II system group variables
What does the sc command do?
Displays chassis summary information
What does the si command do?
Displays current interface status information
What does the info command do?
Displays basic information on the switch
What does the dt command do?
Used to view or set the system time
What does the ser command do?
Used to configure the OmniStack serial port parameters
What does the mpm command do?
Displays mpm information
What does the slot command do?
Used to view slot table information
What does the systat command do?
Used to view statistics related to system, power and environment information
What does the memstat command do?
Used to view memory statistics
What does the fsck command do?
Performs a file system check of the /flash file system
What does the newfs command do?
Removes a complete /flash file system and all files within it. It then creates a new /flash file system which is empty
What does the syscfg command do?
Used to view or configure OmniStack information (description, location, name)
What does the camstat command do?
Allows you to view information andusage of the content addressable memory (CAM)
What does the camcfg command do?
Allows you to individually allocate CAM space to switching modules
What does the selgp command do?
Selects the group to perform bridge operations on
What does the flc command do?
Allows you to set the flood limit on a per Group basis. This limit is a mechanism for controlling broadcast storms on the network
What does the fls command do?
View the current flood limits set for Groups
What does the sts command do?
Displays Spanning Tree parameters and Spanning Tree port parameters
What does the stc command do?
Used to configure parameters for the Spanning Tree
What does the stps command do?
Display the Spanning Tree Port parameters
What does the stpc command do?
Used to configure port parameters for the Spanning Tree
What does the fwt command do?
Used to display the MAC addresses and their forwarding and filtering information of a given group. The information in the table is used by the transparent bridging function in determining how to propagate a received frame
What does the fs command do?
View static bridge address information
What does the fc command do?
Used to configure static bridge address information
What does the bps command do?
Displays statistics on the bridge port
What does the macinfo command do?
Displays MAC information
What does the rts command do?
Displays a table of the remote trunking stations learned by the switch
What does the gp command do?
Views the lists of Groups currently defined