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HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide February 2003 (Second Edition) Part Number 263682-002 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:3 8 AM[...]

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Contents About This Guide Technician Notes ............................................................................................................... ......................... vii Where to Go for Additional Help ................................................................................................ .............. viii Telephone Number[...]

Contents Chapter 2 Setting up and Installing the Interconnect Switch Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Installing Interconnect Switch Hardware ...............................................................................[...]

Contents Packet Corruption .............................................................................................................. .............. D-12 Resource Errors................................................................................................................ ................ D-12 Identifying a Data Loop ..................[...]

About This Guide This guide can be used for reference when servicing the HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal in jury from electric shock and hazardous energy levels, only authorized service technicians should attempt to repair this equipment. Improper repairs can cr eate conditions that are haza[...]

About This Guide NOTE: Any indications of component replacement or printed wiring boar d modifications may void any warranty. Where to Go for Additional Help In addition to this guide, the followi ng information sources are available: • HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch Menu-driven Interface Reference Guide • HP ProLiant BL e-Cla[...]

1 Introduction Overview This user guide provides installation and re ference information for the HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch. Configuration and management information provided in this guide applies to interconnect switches running firmware vers ion 2.0.0 and higher and includes new features such as: • • • • • • • [...]

Introduction ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE (Copper Gigabit Ethernet) Interconnect Switch uses 10/100/1000 Gigabit Layer 2 switch technology to provide up to a 40-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables required for each ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure. Each interconnect switch reduc[...]

Introduction • Support for saving and downloading switch c onfigurations to a TF TP server, thus allowing for rapid deployment of multipl e sy stems, and backup and restore capabilities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Uplink and management ports with link a ctivity and speed indicators Extra ports for management debugging [...]

Introduction Diagnostic Tools The hardware, software, and firmware dia gnostic tools that are available include: • • • • • • • ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator Insight Manager 7 Power-On Self Test (POST) built into the interconnect switch boot-up process C-GbE Interconnect Switch Mana gement System and Utilities C-GbE Inte[...]

Introduction Integrated Administrator The ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administra tor provides centralized, remote management and monitoring for the ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure, interconnect switch module, and 20 server blades. The Integrated Administrator acts as a combination terminal server and remote power controller, enabling [...]

Introduction Supported Technologies The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch supports the following technologies. Layer 2 Switching The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconn ect Switch uses 10/100/1000 Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology. Layer 2 refers to th e Data Link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, which is concer[...]

Introduction Simple Network Manageme nt Prot ocol and Remote Monitoring Each switch module can be configured and monitored remotely from a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)/Remote Monito ring (RMON) based Network Management Station. The switch modules support industry-standard SNMP Mana gement Information Bases (MIBs), HP Switch MIBs, and R[...]

Introduction IEEE 802.1p-Based Class of Serv ice for Packet Prioritization Class of Service (CoS) for packet prioritization allows switch administrators to set priority levels on the interconnect switch for forwar ding packets based on the priority setting information in the packets. The interconnect switc h supports four classes of traffic (buffer[...]

Introduction Simple Network Time Pr otocol The interconnect switch can maintain the current date and time. This information displays on the management interfaces and is used to reco rd the date and time of switch events. Current date and time information can be manually set on the interconnect swithc or can be obtained through Simple Network Time P[...]

Introduction Table 1-1: Interconnect Switch External Panel Item Description Location 1 Gigabit Ethernet port 26 connector on Switch B Interconnect switch 2 Gigabit Ethernet port 25 connector on Switch B Interconnect switch 3 Integrated Administrator management RJ- 45 connector (Switch A Port 24—10/100 Ethernet) Integrated Administrator module 4 I[...]

Introduction HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1-11 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:3 9 AM Figure 1-4: Interconnect switch external panel LEDs Table 1-2: Interconnect Switch External Panel LEDs Item LED Description Status 1 Integrated Administrator module health Green = [...]

2 Setting up and Installing the Interconnect Switch Overview This chapter describes how to set up and insta ll the ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch and connect it to your network. The setup and installation procedure includes the following tasks: 1. Installing the interconnect switch hardware 2. Planning the interconnect switch configu[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Installing a New Interconnect Tray in a New ProLiant BL e-Class Server Blade Enclosure To install a new interconnect tray: Figure 2-1: Removing a hot-plug power supply 1. Press the port-colored latch to re lease one hot-plug power supply (1). NOTE: Port-color indicates hot-plug components. 2. Pull [...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch NOTE: Slate blue indicates internal touch po int components. Figure 2-3: Inserting the interconnect tray and engaging the interconnect tray levers 7. Insert the interconnect tray into the server blade enclosure (1). 8. Simultaneously rotate both ejector levers to the locked position (2). Figure 2-4[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Replacing an Existing Interconnect Tr ay To replace an existing interconnect tray: 1. Upload the current switch configuration to a TFTP server. Refer to the “Saving Settings to a TFTP Server” section in the management interface reference guides. IMPORTANT: HP recommends saving the switch module[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch 7. Simultaneously pull both slate blue ejector le vers toward the rear of the server blade enclosure (2). IMPORTANT: Slate blue indicates internal touch point compon ents. 8. Pull the existing interconnect tray out of the server blade enclosure. Figure 2-7: Inserting the new interconnect tray and e[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Replacing a Patch Panel Tray To remove the patch panel tray a nd install an interconnect tray: Figure 2-9: Removing a hot-plug power supply 1. Press the port-colored latch to re lease one hot-plug power supply (1). IMPORTANT: Port-color indicates hot-plug components. 2. Pull the handle to its open [...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch 7. Pull the patch panel tray out of the server blade enclosure (3). Figure 2-11: Inserting the interconnect tr ay and engaging the interconnect tray levers 8. Insert the interconnect tray into the server blade enclosure (1). 9. Simultaneously rotate both ejector levers to the locked position (2). F[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Planning the Interconnect Switch Configuration Before you configure the switch modules, HP r ecommends that you plan the configuration. As you plan, keep in mind the default settings, security issues and privileges, and whether you want to configure each switch module manually or configure multiple[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Interconnect Switch Security When planning the configuration for a s witch module, secure access to the management interface by: • • • Creating users with various access levels to the local console, remote Telnet, and Web interface. Refer to Table 2-1 for the three levels of user access privi[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Configuring Multip le Switch Modules You can configure multiple switch modules by us ing scripted Command Line Interface (CLI) commands through Telnet or by downloading a confi guration file using a TFTP server. Using Scripted CLI Commands through Telnet The CLI, provided with the interconnect swit[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch To cable the interconnect tray: Figure 2-13: Connecting the In tegrated Administrator module 1. Connect the Integrated Administrator m odule to your network by u sing the management connector (10/100 Ethernet). Figure 2-14: Connecti ng the network cables 2. Install the network cables. By default, e[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Figure 2-15: Connect ing the power cables 3. Install the power cords. The server blad e enclosure and interconnect switch power up as soon as power is applied to the enclosure. CAUTION: Because the server blade enclos ure uses both power supplies for power redundancy and proper cool ing, be sure th[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch Configuring the Integrated Administrator After cabling the interconnect switch to your ne twork, the next step is to configur e the Integrated Administrator module. The Integrated Administrator module enables monitoring and managing of all functions within a server blade enclosure, as well as the a[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch IMPORTANT: User name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Determine the Integrated Administrator IP address using one of the following methods: NOTE: For more information, such as determining the Integrated Administrator IP addre ss using the Web-based user interface, refer to the HP ProLiant BL e-C[...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch b. If you have not logged on to the Integrated Administrator, you can use one of two special logon accounts to access the switch module consoles directly, depending on whether you want to access Switch A or Switch B. At the login prompt type in both the user name and password as either: switcha or [...]

Setting up and Installing the Interconn ect Switch 2-16 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 1 AM • • Supporting Software and Special Considerations The following supporting software is available to assist you in configuring the interco[...]

A Regulatory Compliance Notices Class A Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment ge[...]

Regulatory Compliance Notic es A-2 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 2 AM European Union Notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commissio[...]

B Technical Specifications Table B-1: General Specifications Standards IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1p QoS prioritization IEEE 802.1Q VLAN IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (N o LACP support) IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.[...]

Technical Specifications Table B-1: General Specifications continued Network Cables 10Base-T 2 Pair UTP Category 3,4,5 (100 m) EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m) 100Base-TX 2 Pair or 4 Pair UTP Category 5 (100 m) EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m) 1000Base and 1000Base-T 4 Pair UTP Category 5e (100 m) EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m) Number of Ports 42—[...]

Technical Specifications HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide B-3 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 11:1 5 AM Table B-3: Performance Specifica tions Transmission Method Store-and-forward Memory 32MB Main, 8MB flash, and 16MB packet buffer per switch module Filtering Address Tabl[...]

C Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Default Settings This section provides the default settings for the interconnect switch modules. • • • Table C-1 contains general default se ttings for both Switch Module A and Switch Module B Table C-2 contains Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings for Switch Module A Table C-3[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C-1: Default Settings continued Setting Value Web Status Enabled Telnet/RS232 Interface Menu Group Address Filter Mode Forward all unregister ed Scheduling Mechanism for CoS Queues Strict Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm Src Address Backpressure Disabled Port Speed/Duplex Auto Flow Control On Setup Rest[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C-1: Default Settings continued Setting Value Port Mirroring—Mirror Status Disabled Broadcast Storm Monitoring Disabled Multicast Storm Monitoring Disabled DA Unknown Storm Monitoring Disabled Storm Threshold 500 packets/second Port State Enabled Class of Service—Max Packets 10 Class of Service?[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C-1: Default Settings continued Setting Value Serial Port Baud Rate Fixed 115,200 VLAN Mode IEEE 802.1Q SNTP Disabled SNTP Server 1 0.0.0.0 SNTP Server 2 0.0.0.0 SNTP Poll Interval 720 seconds Time Zone -06.00 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Disabled Offset in Minutes 60 minutes Boot Time 0 days 00 :00 :[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Port Names, VLANs, STP/By Pass, Trunking Default Settings Table C-2: Switch Module A Port Type UI Port # Speed VID VLAN Member AS VLAN Name Port Name STP / ByPass Enabled Port Trunk Server 1 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server1_Port1 Yes Server 2 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_Port1 Ye[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C-2: Switch Module A continued Port Type UI Port # Speed VID VLAN Member AS VLAN Name Port Name STP / ByPass Enabled Port Trunk Server 18 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server18_Port1 Yes Server 19 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server19_Port1 Yes Server 20 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_V[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C-3: Switch Module B Port Type UI Port # Speed VID VLAN Member AS VLAN Name Port Name STP / ByPass Enabled Port Trunk Server 1 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server1_Port2 Yes Server 2 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_Port2 Yes Server 3 10/100 (Auto) 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server3_Por[...]

Runtime Switching Software Default Setting s C-8 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 4 AM Table C-3: Switch Module B continued Port Type UI Port # Speed VID VLAN Member AS VLAN Name Port Name STP / ByPass Enabled Port Trunk Server 19 10/1[...]

D Spanning Tree Protocol Introduction When Spanning Tree Protocol determines a por t should be transitioned to the forwarding state, the following occurs: • • • • • • The port is put into the listening state where it receives Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) and passes them to the GbE Interconnect Switch’s CPU. If no BPDUs that sugg[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol • Does not transmit BPDUs received from the CPU. • Receives and responds to netw ork management messages. Figure D-1: Blocking State Listening State The listening state is the first transition for a port from the blocking state. Listening is an opportunity for the switch to receive BPDUs that may tell the switch that the [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol A port in the listening state does the following: • • • • • • Discards frames received from the network segmen t to which it is attached. Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding. Does not add addresses to its forwarding database. Receives BPDUs and directs them to the CPU. Processes BP[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Learning State A port in the learning state prepares to particip ate in frame forwarding. The port enters the learning state from the listening state. A port in the learning state does the following: • • • • • • Discards frames received from the network segmen t to which it is attached. Discards packets sent from [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Figure D-3: Learning State Forwarding State A port in the forwarding state forwards packets. The port enters the forwarding state from the learning state when the forward delay timer expires. HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D-5 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol A port in the forwarding state does the following: • • • • • Forwards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached. Forwards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding. Incorporates station location inform ation into its address database. Receives BPDUs and directs them to the s[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Disabled State A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP. A port in the disabled state is virtually non-operational. A disabled port does the following: • • • • • • Discards packets received from the network segmen t to which it is attached. Discards packets sent from another por[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Figure D-5: Disabled State D-8 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 6 AM[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Troubleshooting STP This section describes se veral troubleshooting tips. Spanning Tree Protocol Failure A failure in the STP generally leads to a bridging loop. A bridging loop i n an STP environment comes from a port that should be in the blocking state, but is forwarding packets. Figure D-6: Example of Spanning Tree Protoc[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Full/Half Duplex Mismatch A mismatch in the duplex state of two ports is a very common configuration error for a point- to-point link. If one port is configured as fu ll-duplex, and the other port is left in auto- negotiation mode, the second port will end up in half-duplex because ports configured as half- or full-duplex do [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Unidire ctional L ink Unidirectional links can be caused by an undetected failure in one side of a fiber cable, or a problem with a ports transceiver. Any failure that allows a link to remain up while providing one-way communication is very dangerous for STP. Figure D-8: Example unidirectional link In this example, Port 2 on [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Packet Corruption Packet corruption can also lead to Spanning Tr ee Protocol failure. If a link is experiencing a high rate of physical errors, a large number of consecutive BPDUs can be dropped and a port in the blocking state would transition to the forwarding state. The blocking port would have to have the BPDUs are droppe[...]

Spanning Tree Protocol Avoiding Trouble Below are some tips for avoiding trouble. Know Where the Root is Located Although the STP can elect a root bridge, a we ll-designed network will have an identifiable root for each VLAN. Careful setup of the STP pa rameters will lead to the selection of this best interconnect switch as the root for each VLAN. [...]

Spanning Tree Protocol D-14 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 6 AM The above graphic is an example of a comm on network design. The switches C and D have redundant links to the backbone switches A and B using trunks. Trunks, by default, [...]

E SNMP/RMON MIBs Support Introduction Management and statistics in formation is stored in the interconnect switch in the Management Information Base (MIB). The in terconnect switch supports several standard MIBs. Values for MIB objects can be retrieve d with any SNMP-based network management software. In addition to the standard MIBs, the switch al[...]

SNMP/RMON MIBs Support Use an SNMP manager, such as HP OpenView or IBM Tivoli NetView, to acce ss the enterprise-specific MIBs. Compile the MIBs into the MIB database and then use a MIB browser to navigate through them. For de tailed information, access the individual descriptions of each MIB or refer to the doc umentation that came with your SNMP [...]

SNMP/RMON MIBs Support • vesubio.mib — swL2BwMgmt—Management of the ingress and egress bandwidth — swL2CosMgmt—Management of Class of Service — swL2PortSecurityMgmt—Man agement of port security — dswL2DevMgmt—Management of device advanced settings — swL2PortMgmt—Management of the port link • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

SNMP/RMON MIBs Support E-4 HP ProLiant BL e-Class E-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:4 8 AM • • • • • switchPostSuccess switchLoginFailure switchLocationChange switchCubeT ypeChange switchSNTPServiceUnav ailable[...]

F Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port You can upgrade the system firmware of a sw itch module by connecting your computer to the serial console port of the Integrated Administrator and using terminal emulation software that supports the ZModem or XModem protocol. This procedure is only necessary if your interconnect switch does not have acce[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port Figure F-1: POST message 3. Press the pound (#) key as soon as you see the Boot Procedure header. This action forces the switch module into the download mode. A screen similar to the following is displayed. Figure F-2: Download mode message F-2 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide H[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port 4. Configure the download protocol (ZM o dem or XModem) or use the default boot configuration settings. a. Within 60-90 seconds, press the Ctrl+C keys to display the Boot Configuration Menu. b. To use the default boot configuration settings, go to step 9. Figure F-3: Boot Configuration menu 5. Select XMode[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port 8. While the switch module is rebooting, press the pound (#) key again to force the switch module into download mode . The download m ode message is displayed. (Refer to Figure F-2.) NOTE: For faster transfers, you may want to c hange the speed of your console connection from 9600 to 115200. If you continu[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port Figure F-4: Connection-established messag e 13. Before beginning the ZModem transfer, di sable the Integrated Administrator escape character to ensure a transparent connection for the file transfer. To disable this character, press the following keys: Ctrl+_ C L D Your screen displays the following lines: [...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port 15. From the Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal window menu, select Transfer, then Send File. The following window is displayed. Figure F-5: Send File window 16. Click Browse and select the firmware file to be downloaded to the switch module. 17. Select the download protocol from the drop-down menu. 18. Pre[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port After the firmware file transfer is complete , a download-completed message is displayed. Then, the interconnect login screen is displayed. Figure F-7: Download-completed messa ge Figure F-8: ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch login screen 19. Close your connection with the Integrated Ad ministr[...]

Upgrading Firmware through the Serial Port F-8 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HPCONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part Number: 263682-002 Last Sa ved On: 2/5/03 10:50 AM 20. Press Ctrl+_ twelve times in sequence to re-ena ble the escape character. The following text is displayed: -----------------------------------------[...]

G Port Trunking and Load Balancing in Blade Switches Introduction IEEE 802.3ad and EtherChannel compatible por t trunks allow multiple physical Ethernet links to be combined into one logical channel/tr unk. This allows load sharing of traffic among the links in the port trunk as well as redundancy in the event that one or more links in the p ort tr[...]

Port Trunking and Load Balancing i n Blade Switches Circumstances can occur where one address in th e source/destination pair is a constant. For example, the destination might be a server or, ev en more likely, a router. In that case, if both the source address and destination address option is selected, you will still see statistical load balancin[...]

Port Trunking and Load Balancing i n Blade Switches Configuring Load Balancing on Blade Switches To configure the load balancing and forwar ding method using the menu-driven interface, access the Configure Advanced Switch Features screen. Toggle the Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm field to the appropriate selection. To configure the load balancing and[...]

Port Trunking and Load Balancing i n Blade Switches Hashing Algorithms for Load Balancing The hashing algorithms use the last three least significant bits (LSB) of the destination MAC address (DA), source MAC address (SA), or destination and source MAC address (DA XOR SA) and the number of links that are available to forward frames in that port tru[...]

Port Trunking and Load Balancing i n Blade Switches For example: There is a port trunk group with ei ght member ports, and there is a frame with SA=0x0080C800000B DA=0x0080C800000C. • • • • • • SA last three bits is 0b011 DA last three bits is 0b100 SA XOR DA is 0b111 In the following example, four trunk ports are link up in the port tr[...]

Port Trunking and Load Balancing i n Blade Switches G-6 HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-G bE Interconnect Switch User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:5 1 AM Redundancy: What Happens When One Link in the Port Trunk Fails? If a segment within the port trunk fails, traffic previously carried over the[...]

H XML Configuration Introduction Beginning in firmware version 2. 0.0, interconnect switch firmware configuration files are specified in eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format. In previous versions, the configuration file was stored in binary format. Binary configuration file s saved from previous versions cannot be downloaded in to firm ware vers[...]

XML Configuration Safe Mode When inserting a new or replacement interconn ect switch into a production environment, you must be certain that the interconnect switch configuration is compatible with the productio n network. Compatibility with a netw ork can include items such as: • • • • Non-corruption of the network in general—Co rruption[...]

XML Configuration Safe Mode Configuration File Templates Two example template configuration files ha ve been provided as a basis to create an appropriate safe mode configuration. Each f ile is delivered with the Switch Management Utilities package specific to a particular type of interconnect switch. • • • esafe_ex.xml psafe_ex.xml NOTE: The [...]

XML Configuration • Change the following settings to match the remote TFTP server. <!-- --> <!-- SM: Change the following settings to match the remote TFTP server --> <TFTP_SETTINGS> <SERVER_PORT_NUMBER VALUE="69"/> <SERVER_IP VALUE="10.90.90.90"/> <FIRMWARE_FILE_PATH VALUE="yourfirmware.b[...]

XML Configuration HP ProLiant BL e-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide H-5 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:5 2 AM • • • You may wish to allow only a single IP address (management station) access. <SECURITY_IP_ACCESS_LIST RESET="True"> <!-- --> <!-- SM: Add an i[...]

I Troubleshooting This section provides information on solutions to problems that may occur duri ng the configuration and operation of a Proliant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch. The following table lists steps you should take be fore calling your servi ce representative. Following are four tables with basic troubleshooting information: • ?[...]

Troubleshooting Table I-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution Forgot the administrator user name and password that you configured on the switch module. Unknown Call HP technical support at 1-800-652-6672 or your service repres entative and provide your interconnect switch MAC address (available on th[...]

Troubleshooting Table I-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution Interconnect switch is not seated properly. Make sure interconnect switch is inserted completely and seated properl y. Server blade enclosure is not powered up. Make sure the server blade enclosure is powered up and all the power[...]

Troubleshooting Table I-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution The interconnect switch is not connected properly to the network. Check the cable and connecti ons and make sure there is network connectivity between the interconnect switch and the DHCP server. The DHCP server is not available [...]

Troubleshooting Table I-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution The interconnect switch IP address may not be configured or correct. • From the serial console interface, on the Switch IP Settings screen, make sure that the interconnect switch IP address is configured and valid on your netwo[...]

Troubleshooting Table I-2: Troubleshooting: Co nfiguring Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution After connecting more than one port to another switch or destination device, the port activity LEDs continuously indicate activity. Since there are multiple links across this device and the destination device, they form loops, which cause broadcast st[...]

Troubleshooting Table I-3: Troubleshooting: Using a TFTP Server Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution The TFTP server is not available to connect or there is connectivity failure between the switch and TFTP server. • Make sure the IP address of the TFTP server is correct. • Make sure that the TFTP server exists on the same network and VLAN [...]

Troubleshooting Table I-3: Troubleshooting: Using a TFTP Server continued Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution The TFTP server is not available to connect or there is a connectivity failure between the interconne ct switch and the TFTP server. • Make sure that TFTP server exists on the same network and VLAN as that of the switch. • Make su[...]

Troubleshooting HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide I-9 HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: DeLorean Part N umber: 263682-002 Last Saved On: 2/5/03 10:5 4 AM Table I-4: Troubleshooting: Up gradi ng Firmware using the Serial Port Problem Possible Cau se Possible Solution Runtime image (firmware file) got corrupted. Download the new run[...]

J RJ-45 Pin Specification When connecting the HP ProLiant BL e-class C-GbE Interconnect Switch to a switch, bridge, or hub, a Category 5 Ethernet cable is necessa ry. Review these products for matching cable pin assignments. Figure J-1 displays the standard RJ-45 recep tacle/connector. Table J-1 provides the pin assignments for the switch-to-networ[...]

Index data transfer rates B-1 default sett ings A parameters to set 2 -8 accessing switch runtime switching softw are C-1 procedur e 2-14 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol) troublesho oting I -2 overview 1-8 architecture, switch 1-4 diagnostics fea tures 1- 4 disabled state, STP D-7 B E blocking state, STP D-1, D -13 Bootstrap Pr otocol (B[...]

Index external compone nts 1- 9 modules, swi tch 1-5 features 1-2 multiple-switch co nfiguration 2-10 installing 2-1 runtime swit ching softwa re setti ngs C-1 N supported t echnologies 1-6 new de ployment installati on 2-2 troublesho oting I -1 HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch O SNMP/RMON MIBs su pport E-1 Open Systems Interconnectio[...]

Index overview 1- 7 traffic classes, configuring SNMP/RMON MIBs su pport E-1 overvie w 1-8 runtime switching softw are C-1 troubleshooti ng spanning tree p rotocol D-9 switch I-1 S trunking featu re safe mode default sett ings C-5 compatibility with network H-2 overview 1-7 configuration file templates H-2, H-3 switch replace ment scenario H-2 U se[...]