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Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches V100R005C01

Documentation Guide
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Intended Audience
This document describes the components, usage, and release modes of the documentation of the S2300. This document helps you correctly use the documentation of the S2300 and effectively obtain the required documents.
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Before using Huawei device and documentation for the first time, read this guide to know Huawei's documentation system so that you can use the package of documents properly.

This document is intended for: l l l l l Network planning engineers Hardware installation engineers Commissioning engineers On-site maintenance engineers System maintenance engineers

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Change History
Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document issue contains all updates made in previous issues.

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Based on issue 01 (2010-08-15), the document is updated as follows: l The release documents are updated.

Changes in Issue 01 (2010-08-15)


Initial commercial release.

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Contents
About This Document...................................................................................................................iii 1 Update History............................................................................................................................1-1 2 Classification and Contents of the Documentation............................................................2-1
2.1 Classification of the Documentation...............................................................................................................2-2 2.2 Contents of the Documentation.......................................................................................................................2-2 2.2.1 Descriptive Documentation....................................................................................................................2-3 2.2.2 Installation Documentation....................................................................................................................2-4 2.2.3 Configuration Documentation................................................................................................................2-4 2.2.4 Maintenance Documentation..................................................................................................................2-5

3 Usage of the Documentation....................................................................................................3-1


3.1 Using the Documentation According to the Roles of Users...........................................................................3-2 3.2 Using the Documentation According to the Life Cycle of the Product..........................................................3-4

4 Documentation Release, Obtaining, and Feedback............................................................4-1


4.1 Release Modes.................................................................................................................................................4-2 4.1.1 Delivered with the Device......................................................................................................................4-2 4.1.2 Released on the Website........................................................................................................................4-2 4.2 Obtaining Documentation...............................................................................................................................4-2 4.2.1 Documentation Version..........................................................................................................................4-3 4.2.2 Obtaining Documentation......................................................................................................................4-3 4.3 Documentation Feedback................................................................................................................................4-4

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Tables
Table 1-1 List of added and updated documents..................................................................................................1-1 Table 1-2 List of added and updated documents..................................................................................................1-5 Table 2-1 Descriptive documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series...................................................................2-3 Table 2-2 Installation documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series...................................................................2-4 Table 2-3 Configuration documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series...............................................................2-4 Table 2-4 Maintenance documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series.................................................................2-5 Table 3-1 Using the documentation according to the roles of users.....................................................................3-2 Table 3-2 Using the documentation according to the life cycle of the product....................................................3-5 Table 4-1 Storage modes of documents...............................................................................................................4-2

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The following table lists the released documents. Table 1-1 List of added and updated documents Product Document Name Product Description Documentation Guide

Update History

Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document version contains all updates made in previous versions.

Description Physical Specifications is added. The following content is modified: l Update History l Descriptive Documentation l Maintenance Documentation

Quick Start Configuration Guide - Basic Configurations

Example for Configuring to Manage the SwitchThrough Telnet is modified. The following content is modified: l Shortcut Keys l Creating a Web Account l Loading a Web Page File

Configuration Guide - Ethernet

The following content is modified: l Establishing the Configuration Task l Some pictures are optimized.

Configuration Guide - Multicast Configuration Guide - IP Services

(Optional) Configuring the IGMP Snooping Proxy for the VLAN is modified. The following content is modified: l (Optional) Configuring Information About the Address Prefix to Be Advertised

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Product Document Name Configuration Guide - IP Routing Configuration Guide - Reliability Configuration Guide - Device Management

Description Minor mistakes are rectified. Example for Configuring Crossed RRPP Rings with a Single Instance is modified. The following content is modified: l Stacking Function Supported by the S2300 l Configuring an IP Address Pool for a Stack l PoE Features Supported by the S2300

Configuration Guide - Network Management Configuration Guide - QoS

Description is added to "Creating Cluster" in HGMP Configuration. The following content is modified: l Applying a Traffic Policy l Traffic Shaping l Configuring the Re-marking Action l Configuring Traffic Policing

Feature Description - Basic Configurations Feature Description - Ethernet Feature Description - Multicast Feature Description - IP Services Feature Description - IP Routing Feature Description - Security

Some pictures are optimized. Minor mistakes are rectified. Minor mistakes are rectified. Minor mistakes are rectified. Minor mistakes are rectified. The following content is modified: l AAA l RADIUS l HWTACACS l Domain-based User Management

Feature Description - Reliability

The following content is modified: l Basic Concepts of RRPP

Feature Description - Device Management Feature Description - Network Management Feature Description - QoS

Minor mistakes are rectified. Minor mistakes are rectified. The following content is modified: l Traffic Policing l Traffic Shaping

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Product Document Name Troubleshooting - Ethernet

Description The following content is modified: l Troubleshooting Flowchart l Troubleshooting Procedure

Troubleshooting - IP Service Troubleshooting - Device Management

Network diagrams are optimized. The following content is modified: l Power-on Process of PoE l PSE Cannot Detect Any PD l PSE Cannot Provide Power for PDs

Troubleshooting - Network Management

The following content is modified: l Typical Networking l Troubleshooting Procedure

Troubleshooting - Reliability

The following content is modified: l Mistakes in the manual are rectified.

Troubleshooting - Security Troubleshooting - QoS

Troubleshooting Procedure is modified. The following content is modified: l Overview of Class-based QoS l Congestion Management Overview l QoS of the Services with High Priority Cannot Be Guaranteed

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Product Document Name Command Reference

Description The following content is modified: l Device management commands display device display power display poe-power display poe power-state slot display poe power slot display stacking stacking ip-pool l IP service commands display ipv6 fib display tcp ipv6 status l Security commands dhcp snooping arp security enable l QoS commands car l Basic configuration commands http server load http timeout l Ethernet commands garp timer leaveall The following content is added: l IP service commands icmp-reply fast

Alarm Reference

l The alarms of the LSPAGENT module are deleted. l Minor mistakes are rectified.

Log Reference

l Thirteen logs are added to the MSTP module. l The logs of the AAA, RDS, RSA, SEC, and snooping modules are deleted. l Minor mistakes are rectified.

Typical Configuration

The following content is modified: l Minor mistakes are rectified.

Inspection Checklist

Checking the Basic Device Information is modified.

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The following table lists the released documents. Table 1-2 List of added and updated documents Product Document Name Product Description Documentation Guide Quick Installation Guide Quick Start Configuration Guide - Basic Configurations Configuration Guide - Ethernet Configuration Guide - Multicast Configuration Guide - IP Services Configuration Guide - IP Routing Configuration Guide - Security Configuration Guide - Reliability Configuration Guide - Device Management Configuration Guide - Network Management Configuration Guide - QoS Feature Description - Basic Configurations Feature Description - Ethernet Feature Description - Multicast Feature Description - IP Services Feature Description - IP Routing Feature Description - Security Feature Description - Reliability Feature Description - Device Management Feature Description - Network Management Description This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release.

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Product Document Name Feature Description - QoS Troubleshooting - Ethernet Troubleshooting - IP Service Troubleshooting - Device Management Troubleshooting - Network Management Troubleshooting - Reliability Troubleshooting - Security Troubleshooting - QoS Command Reference Alarm Reference Log Reference FAQ Typical Configuration Inspection Checklist Glossary

Description This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release. This is the first release.

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Classification and Contents of the Documentation

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This section describes the classification and contents of the documentation of the S2300. 2.1 Classification of the Documentation This section provides an overview of the types of the documentation of the S2300. 2.2 Contents of the Documentation This section describes the contents of the documentation of the S2300.

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2.1 Classification of the Documentation


This section provides an overview of the types of the documentation of the S2300. The documentation helps you understand the hardware and software of the product and helps you operate and maintain the product correctly. The documentation of the S2300 includes product documentation and version release documentation.

Product Documentation
The product documentation of the S2300 includes the following contents. Media Description Electronic documentation includes: l Documentation Guide l Product Description l Feature Description l Quick Installation Guide l Configuration Guide l Troubleshooting l Command Reference l Log Reference l Alarm Reference l FAQ l Typical Configuration Paper documentation Quick Installation Guide

Version Release Documentation


The version release documentation of the S2300 includes documents such as Release Notes and Version Upgrade Guide. The version release documentation is used for system upgrade and is released with the new version of the product. For details on release modes of the version release documentation, see 4.1.2 Released on the Website.

2.2 Contents of the Documentation


This section describes the contents of the documentation of the S2300. 2.2.1 Descriptive Documentation Descriptive documentation describes components, physical attributes, functions and features, and implementation principle of applications or functions and features of the product.
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2.2.2 Installation Documentation Installation documentation describes the methods of installing the product. 2.2.3 Configuration Documentation Configuration documentation describes the configuration methods, typical networking diagrams, and configuration commands of software features of the product. 2.2.4 Maintenance Documentation Maintenance documentation describes routine maintenance items and operations, emergency operations, operations of replacing parts, troubleshooting methods and cases, and information about logs, and alarms.

2.2.1 Descriptive Documentation


Descriptive documentation describes components, physical attributes, functions and features, and implementation principle of applications or functions and features of the product. Table 2-1 Descriptive documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series Name in Short Documen tation Guide Full Name Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Documentation Guide Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Product Description Description Describes the components, structure, usage, and release modes of the documentation of the S2300.

Product Descripti on

Describes: l Appearance and architecture of the S2300 l Main functions and services provided by the S2300 l Networking and applications of the S2300 l Hardware and software architecture of the S2300 l Technical specifications of the S2300

Feature Descripti on

Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Feature Description - XX

Includes: l Basic Configurations l Network Management l Device Management l Ethernet l IP Routing l IP Services l Reliability l Multicast l QoS l Security The documentation, consisting of 10 volumes, describes the functions and features, principles, and applications of the S2300.

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2.2.2 Installation Documentation


Installation documentation describes the methods of installing the product. Table 2-2 Installation documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series Name in Short Quick Installati on Guide Full Name Quick Installation Guide Description Describes how to install the Quidway S2300 quickly according to figures.

2.2.3 Configuration Documentation


Configuration documentation describes the configuration methods, typical networking diagrams, and configuration commands of software features of the product. Table 2-3 Configuration documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series Name in Short Configur ation Guide Full Name Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Configuration Guide -XX Description Includes: l Basic Configurations l Device Management l Network Management l Ethernet l IP Services l IP Routing l Multicast l Reliability l QoS l Security The documentation, consisting of 10 volumes, describes the ways of configuring the S2300, procedures for configuring the features, and typical configuration examples. Comman d Referenc e Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Command Reference The documentation, consisting of 10 volumes, describes the functions, parameters, and usages of the commands of the S2300. Each chapter is a volume of the command reference.

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2.2.4 Maintenance Documentation


Maintenance documentation describes routine maintenance items and operations, emergency operations, operations of replacing parts, troubleshooting methods and cases, and information about logs, and alarms. Table 2-4 Maintenance documentation of the Quidway S2300 Series Name in Short Troubles hooting Full Name Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Troubleshooting XX Description Includes: l Device Management l Network Management l Ethernet l IP Services l Reliability l QoS l Security The documentation, consisting of 7 volumes, describes the troubleshooting roadmap and processing methods of common faults of the device and network. Based on the typical networking environment, these volumes describe the precautions to be taken during configuration. In addition, these documents describe the troubleshooting flow and procedure, and they provide the common diagnostic tools based on the practical cases. Log Referenc e Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Log Reference Describes the log information supported by the S2300, including: l Log information: describes log output. l Parameter description: describes the parameters in the log output. l Meaning: describes the log. l Cause: describes the causes for a log generated by the system. It helps in locating the fault. l Advice: diagnoses the fault and provides suggestions for system recovery according to the causes of the log.

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Name in Short Alarm Referenc e

Full Name Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Alarm Reference

Description Describes the alarm information supported by the S2300, including: l Basic information: describes the output, OIDs, meanings, types, classes, parameters, and functions of alarms. l Cause: describes the causes for an alarm. l Advice: analyzes the causes of the alarm and provides suggestions for system recovery according to the causes of the alarm. l Associated alarm: describes information about the alarms that are associated with this alarm.

Release Notes

S2300 V100R005C01 Release Notes

It focuses on the software version officially released for users and describes the differences between the current version and earlier version with regard to functions, performances, operation, and maintenance. In addition, Release Notes provides the method of upgrading the system.

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Usage of the Documentation

This section describes the usage of the documentation of the S2300 so that you can obtain the required documents effectively. 3.1 Using the Documentation According to the Roles of Users Users have different roles according to their responsibilities on a network. Users of different roles can obtain different documents according to their responsibilities. 3.2 Using the Documentation According to the Life Cycle of the Product The tasks of the product performed by the user is related to the life cycle of the product. According to the tasks performed by the user on the product, the life cycle of the S2300 is classified into network planning, network deployment, service commissioning and deployment, network maintenance, and network upgrading. You can select proper references according to the life cycle of the product.

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Users have different roles according to their responsibilities on a network. Users of different roles can obtain different documents according to their responsibilities. Table 3-1 Using the documentation according to the roles of users Role of a User Responsibility Reference Main Document Network planning engineer Is responsible for planning, designing, and optimizing the entire network, including the engineering design and the design of the scheme for upgrading and expanding the network. l Documentatio n Guide l Product Description l Feature Description l Hardware Description Hardware installation engineer Is responsible for installing the hardware of the device according to the hardware planning and scheme of the project, including: l Checking the installation environment l Preparing the installation environment l Preparing power modules l Preparing installation l Laying out cables The installation must meet the acceptance requirements. l Quick Installation Guide l Documentation Guide l Product Description Reference Document -

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Responsibility

Reference Main Document Reference Document l Documentation Guide l Quick Installation Guide l Product Description l Feature Description l Troubleshootin g l Command Reference l Alarm Reference l Log Reference

Commissioning engineer

Is responsible for switching on the device, commissioning the device, commissioning circuits, commissioning and deploying services, and cutting over services according to the service planning of the project and design scheme, and delivering the network to the maintenance department after the acceptance is completed.

Configuration Guide

Data configuration engineer

Is responsible for configuring data and deploying services on the device by using commands of the switch or through the NMS.

Configuration Guide

l Documentation Guide l Command Reference l Product Description l Feature Description

Network monitoring engineer

Is responsible for monitoring the network 24 hours a day according to a provider's strategy, maintaining the network routinely and rectifying minor faults, handling customers' complaints, requesting system maintenance engineers to process complicated faults, taking immediate actions to maintain the device under a system maintenance engineer's instruction or delivering it to a system maintenance engineer when a critical fault occurs, and monitoring the network by using the NMS or the commands of a switch.

l Routine Maintenance l Emergency Maintenance

l Documentation Guide l Product Description l Configuration Guide l Troubleshootin g l Command Reference l Alarm Reference l Log Reference

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Responsibility

Reference Main Document Reference Document l Documentation Guide l Quick Installation Guide l Product Description l Feature Description l Hardware Description l Configuration Guide l Command Reference l Alarm Reference l Log Reference

System maintenance engineer

Is responsible for maintaining the running devices, especially for troubleshooting of the system of the switch and network management system, and be responsible for coordinating and supervising large-scale upgrading of the software version of the switch, or reviewing the small-scale upgrading of the version of the software of the switch.

Troubleshooting

Network administrator

Is responsible for managing and maintaining the NMS.

Package of documents for the NMS

NOTE

Documents are classified into main documents and reference documents. l A main document is mainly used by a user in a specific scenario. l A reference document, which supplements the main document, instructs users to complete the tasks in a specific scenario. For example, to perform a configuration task, an operator may need to read the Configuration Guide to be familiar with the procedure for performing the configuration task. In addition, the operator needs to read the Command Reference to know about the usage and the value range of the parameters of the related commands. In this scenario, the Configuration Guide is a main document and the Command Reference is a reference document.

3.2 Using the Documentation According to the Life Cycle of the Product
The tasks of the product performed by the user is related to the life cycle of the product. According to the tasks performed by the user on the product, the life cycle of the S2300 is classified into network planning, network deployment, service commissioning and deployment, network maintenance, and network upgrading. You can select proper references according to the life cycle of the product.

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Table 3-2 Using the documentation according to the life cycle of the product Life Cycle Phase Main Task Reference Main Document Determining the network scale, networking, and hardware configuration process of the network elements, and data configuration process according to the network and requirements for building the network l Surveying the project l Preparing the environment l Installing the device l Commissioning the device Service deployment and commissionin g Network maintenance l Setting up a network l Deploying services l Configuring data l Managing and maintaining services l Monitoring the network l Performing routine maintenance and emergency maintenance l Troubleshooting faults Network upgrading l Upgrading the version l Upgrading patches Release Notes l Configuration Guide l Command Reference l Configuration Guide l Command Reference l Documentation Guide l Product Description l Feature Description l Hardware Description l Quick Installation Guide Reference Document -

Network planning

Network deployment

l Log Reference l Alarm Reference l Troubleshooting

l Configuration Guide l Command Reference

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Documentation Release, Obtaining, and Feedback

About This Chapter


This section describes the release modes of the documentation, ways of obtaining the documentation, and ways of providing feedback. 4.1 Release Modes This section describes the two release modes of the documentation of the S2300: delivered with the device and released on the website. 4.2 Obtaining Documentation This section describes the ways of obtaining the documentation and the relation between the document version and the product version. 4.3 Documentation Feedback Contact the Huawei customer service center for any query regarding the usage of the documentation. You can contact us in the following ways:

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This section describes the two release modes of the documentation of the S2300: delivered with the device and released on the website. 4.1.1 Delivered with the Device This section describes the documents delivered with the device and storage modes. 4.1.2 Released on the Website The latest Huawei documents are released at http://support.huawei.com. You can retrieve and download all the documents from this site.

4.1.1 Delivered with the Device


This section describes the documents delivered with the device and storage modes. The CD-ROM for the package of documents and hard copy of the documents are delivered with the S2300. The CD-ROM, Quidway S2300 Series Ethernet Switches Product Documents, stores the electronic files of all the documents contained in the package of documents. Table 4-1 lists the storage modes of each document. Table 4-1 Storage modes of documents Document Type Quick Installation Guide Other documents Storage Mode Electronic copy of the documents and hard copy of the documents Electronic copy of the documents

Generally, the hard copy of the documents includes only the Quick Installation Guide.

4.1.2 Released on the Website


The latest Huawei documents are released at http://support.huawei.com. You can retrieve and download all the documents from this site. Website: http://support.huawei.com Release notes are released with the software version by the Huawei Technical Support Department through the server of the software version.

4.2 Obtaining Documentation


This section describes the ways of obtaining the documentation and the relation between the document version and the product version. 4.2.1 Documentation Version
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Huawei releases updated documents periodically to ensure that the documentation consists with the product version and rectify the bugs in the documents. You can judge the product version that the documents apply to and whether the document is the latest version according to the document version. 4.2.2 Obtaining Documentation Currently, in addition to the documents delivered with the device, you can obtain the documentation in the following ways:

4.2.1 Documentation Version


Huawei releases updated documents periodically to ensure that the documentation consists with the product version and rectify the bugs in the documents. You can judge the product version that the documents apply to and whether the document is the latest version according to the document version.
NOTE

Before applying for the documentation, you must know its version. Otherwise, the document obtained may be different from the device that you use.

The title page contains the following information: l l Product model: indicates the product model corresponding to the document, the product model is " Ethernet Switches " and the product type is "Quidway S2300 Series." Product version: indicates the version of the document. If this document applies to several versions of a product, the version numbers are separated by ampersand (&). For example, the product version of this document is "V100R005C01". Document version: indicates the number of times the document of this version is released. When the document is released for the first time, the release number is "01". Every time the version of a product document is upgraded, the release number increases by one. Release date: indicates the date when the documents are released in public.
NOTE

The product version is the version of the software of the product to which the document corresponds. You can view the version number of the product by using the display version command after logging in to the device.

4.2.2 Obtaining Documentation


Currently, in addition to the documents delivered with the device, you can obtain the documentation in the following ways:

Methods of Obtaining Documentation


l l Logging in to the website http://support.huawei.com to retrieve and download the electronic documentation, (recommended) Contacting the local Huawei office to apply for the electronic documentation

Ways of Downloading Documentation


To obtain the documents from the website http://support.huawei.com, you need to register on the website and apply for the user name and password. Then, log in to the website by entering the user name and password applied, and click Documentation > Data Communication > Product > Ethernet Lanswitch > S23&33&53&CX200D Series to search, browse, and download the documents.
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Contact the Huawei customer service center for any query regarding the usage of the documentation. You can contact us in the following ways: l l l Sending an email to the customer service mailbox: press@huawei.com Sending your comments to Huawei's technical support website: http://support.huawei.com Contacting the local Huawei office

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