HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP GbE2c manual

HP GbE2c Ether net Blade S w itc h f or c -Clas s Blade S y s tem User G uid e May 2006 (First Edition) Part Number 418116-001[...]

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Contents 3 C ont en ts Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... ............... 6 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Additional references [...]

Contents 4 Replacing and upgr ading the switch ............................................................................................. 22 Replacing an ex isting switch ................................................................................................... .................. 22 Regulatory compli ance notices .......................[...]

Contents 5 Cannot connect to the switch re motely using the Web inte rface .................................................................. ... 50 Cannot enable a port in multiple VLANs while conf iguring VLANS................................................................. 51 The switch does not let the user enable two adjace nt po rts into two[...]

Introduction 6 Intr oducti on In this section Overvi ew ....................................................................................................................... ......................... 6 Additional references .......................................................................................................... .................[...]

Introduction 7 • Fully supported on the HP c-Clas s BladeSystem serv er blade enclosure and infrastructure compatible with any combination of HP c-Class BladeSystem server blades • Ability to replace an existing switch without having to power down the serv er blades or the server blade enclosure • Pre-configured for immedia te use with the HP[...]

Introduction 8 • Port Fast Forwarding that allows a port that par ticipates in Spanning Tree to bypass the Listening and Learning states and enter directly into the Forwarding state. • Allows secure browser access (H TTPS) to management functions Switch redundancy In a dual switch configuration, the switches offer several redundancy and failove[...]

Introduction 9 • Any switch port can be used to perform switch management and PXE. Diagnostic tools The hardware, software, and firmware diagno stic tools that are available include: • HP Systems Insight Manager automatic discovery and identification • POST built into the switch boot process • Switch port mirroring • Switch LED panel disp[...]

Introduction 10 Redundant paths to server bays In a dual switch configuration, redundant Ethernet si gnals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within th e enclosure. This configurati on provides redundant paths to each server bay. Redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through[...]

Introduction 11 In addition, the switch provides a spanning tree doma in per VLAN. The switch is compatible with Cisco® PVST+ and Cisco PVST, when the other device is co nfigured as untagged or conf igured to use 802.1q tagging. Sixteen spanning tree domains are supported per switch. NOTE: STP 16 is reserved for future functionality. The switch al[...]

Introduction 12 configurable from the browser-based interface, but because the connection is based on an IP address for these interfaces, users will have to recon n ect with the newly assigned IP address. NTP The switch maintains the current date and time. This information displays on the management interfaces and is used to record the date and tim[...]

Introduction 13 • Only standard ASCII inbound login authentication . PAP, CHAP, or ARAP login methods are not supported. One-time password authen tication is also not supported. • Authorization privilege lev els of only 0, 3, and 6. These map to management levels of user, oper, and admin, respectively. • The accounting attributes of protocol,[...]

Introduction 14 through a procedure called auto-negotiation. Auto-neg otiation involves probing the capability of the network using low-level signaling tec hniques to select compatible Ethe rnet speeds. Aut o-negotiation was originally developed to make the migration from trad itional Ethernet to Fast Ethernet products easier. Redundant images in f[...]

Introduction 15 Item Description Description 4 DB-9 management serial port 5 RJ-45 ports 20 - 24 CAUTION: Pressing the Reset button while the Hea lth LED is green resets the switch. Connectors Item Description 1 Port 20 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 2 Port 21 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 3 Port 22 RJ-45 connector for Gi[...]

Installing the switch 16 Inst alling the s w itc h In this section Planning the switch configuration .............................................................................................. ............... 16 Installing the sw itch .......................................................................................................... .....[...]

Installing the switch 17 • SNMP settings • User name and password settings • Default access to various management interfaces • NTP settings IMPORTANT: See "Runtime switching soft ware default settings (on page 28 )" for a complete list of default configuration settings. Switch security When planning the switch configuration, secu [...]

Installing the switch 18 User account Description an d tasks performed Password Operator The operator manages all functions of the switch. The operator can reset ports or the entire switch. By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password. Administrator The super user administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and [...]

Installing the switch 19 Installing the switch CAUTION: Do not cable the switch until after configuration. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the server NIC configuration matches the s witch bay selected. NOTE: When installing two switches, there are tw o switch interconnect ports between adjacent I/O bays. These ports (17 and 18) are disabl ed by default. [...]

Installing the switch 20 To access the switch remotely: 1. Assign an IP address. By default, the switch is set up to obtain its IP address from a BOOTP server existing on the attached network. 2. From the BOOTP server, use the switch MAC address to obtain the switch IP address. 3. From a computer connected to the same network, use the IP address to[...]

Installing the switch 21 See "SNMP MIBs support (on page 42 )" for more information on the SNMP agents. This section also describes how to use the MIB s to configure and moni tor the switch using a generic SNMP manager, such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP Syste ms Insight Manager. Ca bling the s w itch CAUTION: Do not cable the[...]

Replacing and upgrading the switch 22 R eplac ing and upgr ading the s w itc h In this section Replacing an ex isting switch ................................................................................................... ................. 22 R eplac ing an e x isting s w itch CAUTION: Removing the switch from a powered enc losure results in the[...]

Replacing and upgrading the switch 23 5. If the configuration file was saved to a TFTP server, download the configuration. For more information on downloading a configuration file, see the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c- Class BladeSystem Command Reference Guide .[...]

Regulatory compliance notices 24 R egulator y compli ance notice s In this section Class A eq uipment .............................................................................................................. ................... 24 Modifica tions ...................................................................................................[...]

Regulatory compliance notices 25 E ur opean Unio n r egulatory n oti ce This product complies with the following EU Directives: • Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC • EMC Directive 89/336/EE C Compliance with these directives implies conformi ty to applicable harmonized Europ ean standards (European Norms) which are listed on the EU Declaratio n o[...]

Regulatory compliance notices 26 Ko r e a n c l a s s A n o t i c e L as er com pli ance This product may be provided with an optical storage device (that is, CD or DVD drive) and/or fiber optic transceiver. Each of these devices contain s a laser that is classified as a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with US FDA regulations and the IEC 60 825[...]

Technical specifications 27 T ec hni cal spec if i cati ons In this section General spec ificat ions ......................................................................................................... ................... 27 Runtime switching softwa re default settings ...........................................................................[...]

Technical specifications 28 Category Specification Number of ports per switch: 16 x 1000-Mb/s ports de dicated to server blade for switch communication s 2 x 1000-Mb/s ports d edicated to communications between switches that are inserted in 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, or 7 and 8 5 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1 000Base-T RJ-45 ports 1 x serial RS-232 DB-9 [...]

Technical specifications 29 Setting Value Backpressure Disabled Port state Enabled Port speed/duplex Auto Flow control Receive & transmit STP STG 1—Enabled with default VLAN (VID=1) Port 1-16 (server ports) STP—Disabled at port lev el STG 2-16—Disabled Bridge Max Age 20 seconds Bridge Hello Time 2 seconds Bridge Forward Delay 15 seconds B[...]

Technical specifications 30 Setting Value SNMP Authentication Traps Disabled SNMP Link Up/Down Traps Enabled Security IP Network/Mask 0.0.0.0 / 0.0.0.0 TFTP Server IP Address 0.0.0.0 TFTP Port Number 69 Firmware upgrade File name—none Configuration file from TFTP server File name—none Configuration file to TFTP server File name—none PING tool[...]

Technical specifications 31 Setting Value Log • console—Enabled • system—Enabled • mgmt—Enabled • cli—Enabled • stp—Enabled • vlan—Enabled • ssh—Enabled • ntp—Enabled • ip—Enabled • web—Enabled RSA Server Key Autogen Interval 0 RSA Server Key Autogen Disabled SSH Server On SCP-only Administrator Password admi[...]

Technical specifications 32 Setting Value MSTP Edge Port Enabled: ports 1-16 TACACS+ Service Off TACACS+ Primary Secret None TACACS+ Secondary Secret None Primary TACACS+ Server 0.0.0.0 Secondary TACACS+ Server 0.0.0.0 TACACS+ Server Port 49 TACACS+ Server Retries 3 TACACS+ Server Timeout 5 seconds TACACS+ Backdoor for Telnet Access Disabled IGMP S[...]

Technical specifications 33 Setting Value RMON Event Group Number None RMON Event Description None RMON Event Type None RMON Alarm Group Number None RMON Alarm MIB to Monitor None RMON Alarm Interval 1800 RMON Alarm Sample Type abs RMON Alarm Type either RMON Alarm Rising Threshold 0 RMON Alarm Falling Threshold 0 RMON Alarm Rising Event Index 0 RM[...]

Technical specifications 34 Setting Value MCAST/BCAST/UCAST off SNMPv3 - SNMP access read/write enabled SNMPv3 - v1v2 access Enabled SNMPv3 - adminmd5 authentication = md5, pri vacy = des SNMPv3 - adminsha authentica tion = sha, privacy = des SNMPv3 - v1v2only authentication = none, privacy = none SNMPv3 - admingrp level=authPriv, users=adminmd5, a[...]

Technical specifications 35 Port type Port number Port name STP Trunk group Server 11 Downlink11 Disabled Server 12 Downlink12 Disabled Server 13 Downlink13 Disabled Server 14 Downlink14 Disabled Server 15 Downlink15 Disabled Server 16 Downlink16 Disabled X-Connect 17 XConnect1 Enabled 1 X-Connect 18 XConnect1 Enabled 1 Reserved for future use 19 U[...]

Technical specifications 36 Category Specification MAC address table size 8 KB per switch Packet forwarding rate 1,488, 095 packets per second with 64 byte packets per port (for 1000 Mb/s) Maximum external port packet forwarding rate 5 X 1 GB port = 5 X 1,488,095 = 7,440,47 5 pps per switch Best downlink external port packet forwarding rate ratio 1[...]

Performing a serial download 37 P erf orming a s er i al do w nload In this section Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... ........................ 37 Serial upgrade of boot code firmware imag e procedure ......................................................[...]

Performing a serial download 38 4. Hold down the Shift key and press the D key repeat edly during the Mem ory Test, until this message appears: NOTE: To perform serial downloads at 57600 baud rate , press the Shift-F keys. To perform serial downloads at 115200 baud rate, press the Shift-D key s. 5. After the message in Step 4 appears, reconfigure t[...]

Performing a serial download 39 CAUTION: Do not power off the switch until the message: "Change your baud rate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch," is displayed, otherwise, the s witch will be inoperable. 10. Change the baud rate to 9600 and power off th e switch, wait for a few seconds, and power on the switch. The switch boots with [...]

Performing a serial download 40 5. After the message in Step 4 appears, reconfigur e the terminal emulation console using these parameters. Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 6. Press the Enter key several times on th e PC that is connected to the console port of the switch. When the console port [...]

Performing a serial download 41 Depending on the selection, 1 or 2, the system updates image1 or image2 on the flash and a message with a progress in dicator displays as shown below. If selecting n, the system aborts the update procedure and prompts to reset th e baud rate and power cycle the switch. -or- -or- 11. Change the baud rate to 9600 and p[...]

SNMP MIBs support 42 S NMP MI Bs su ppor t In this section MIB over view................................................................................................................... ...................... 42 SNMP Manage r software .......................................................................................................... ......[...]

SNMP MIBs support 43 Supported MIBs The SNMP agent for the switch supports these MIB s: • bt2Network.mib • bt2Physical.mib • bt2Switch.mib • bt2trap.mib • cpqhost.mib • cpqsinfo.mib • cpqrack.mib • hpswitchpl.mib • rfc1213.mib • rfc1493.mib • rfc1573.mib • rfc1643.mib • rfc1757.mib • rfc1907.mib • rfc2037.mib • rfc25[...]

SNMP MIBs support 44 • bt2SwUfdfoGlobalEna • bt2SwUfdfoGlobalDis • bt2SwUfdfoLtDAutoEna • bt2SwUfdfoLtDAutoDis • rfc1215.mib traps • coldStart • warmStart • linkDown • linkUp • authenticationFailure • egpNeighborLoss • rfc1493.mib traps • newRoot • topologyChange • rfc1757.mib traps • risingAlarm • fallingAlarm[...]

Electrostatic discharge 45 Elec tr os tatic dis c har ge In this section Preventing electros tatic disc harge ............................................................................................. ................ 45 Grounding methods to preven t electrostati c discharge .......................................................................[...]

RJ-45 pin specification 46 RJ- 4 5 pin s pec if i cati on In this section Standard RJ-45 rece ptacle/connector ............................................................................................ ........... 46 S tandar d RJ- 4 5 r eceptac le/connec tor When connecting the switch to a switch, bridge , or hub, an Ethernet cable is necessary.[...]

Troubleshooting 47 T r oubleshooting In this section Forgotten administrator user name and passw ord that was configur ed on the switch ...................................... 47 Health LED on the switch is not on ............................................................................................. ............... 47 Health LED on the switch[...]

Troubleshooting 48 • The server blade enclosure is not powere d up. Be sure that the server blade enclosure is powered up and all the power connections are intact. • There is a faulty LED. Check the console to see if the switch is boote d. • The switch fuse is blown. Send for repair. Health LED on the s w itc h sta y s amber f or mo r e than [...]

Troubleshooting 49 T he s w itch f ails to get its IP settings f r om the BOO TP se r v er , e v en though b y def ault it is co nf igur ed fo r BOO TP Action: • The switch is not connected properly to the netw ork. Check the cable and connections and be sure that there is network connectivity between the switch and the BOOTP server. • The BOOT[...]

Troubleshooting 50 • The switch IP address is no t configured or correct. • From the serial console interface, be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network. • Use the correct IP address to establis h the SSH connection with the switch. • The setting allowing access to the switch using the SSH interface is disabl[...]

Troubleshooting 51 • The management network address/mask (if used ) does not contain the IP address of the management station. From the serial console in terface, be sure that the management network address/mask contains the IP address of the management station. Cannot ena ble a por t in m ultiple VL ANs w hile conf igur ing VL ANS Action: A port[...]

Troubleshooting 52 • Be sure that the TFTP server exists on the sa me network or VLAN as that of the switc h. • Be sure that the TFTP server can be pi nged from the switch and vice versa. • Be sure that the IP address of the TFTP server is correct. • The configuration file is not found on the TF TP se rver. The file name could be wrong. •[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 53 A c r on y ms and abbr e v iati ons AAA authentication, authoriz ation, and accounting BBI browser-based interface BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol CLI Command Line Interface CPU central processing unit CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection DNS domain name system FDB forwarding database FTP file transf[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 54 IP Internet Protocol LAN local-area network MAC medium access control MAU media attachment unit MDI medium dependent interface MDI-X medium dependent interface-crossov er MIB management information base MSTP Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol NAS network access server NIC network interface controller NTP network time prot[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 55 OSI Open Systems Interconnection POST Power-On Self Test PXE Preboot Execution Environment RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service RAS remote access service RFC request for comments RMON remote monitoring RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol SCP Secure Copy SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SSH Secure Shel[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 56 UDP User Datagram Protocol UFD uplink failure d etection VID VLAN ID VLAN virtual local-area network[...]

Index 57 A access rights, overview 17 accessing the switch serial console interface, troubleshooting 48 additional references 6 architecture 9 Auto-MDI/MDIX 13 auto-negotiation of duplex mode and speed 13 B boot code firmware imag e, performing a serial upgrade 37 BOOTP server, troubleshooting 49 Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) 11 BSMI notice 25 C cabli[...]

Index 58 R rear panel components 14 redundancy 8, 9, 10, 14 redundant crosslinks 9 redundant images in firmware 14 redundant paths to server bays 10 regulatory compliance notices 24, 25 Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) 12 replacing the switch 22 RJ-45 pin specification 46 RJ-45, standard connector 46 runtime switching so ftware, [...]