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ProCurve Switch 2610 Series Switch 2610-PWR Series December 2007 Management and Configuration Guide[...]

© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packar d Development Company, L.P . The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Publication Number 5991-8640 December 2007 Applicable Products ProCurve Switch 2 610-24 (J9085A) ProCurve Switch 2 610-48 (J9088A) ProCurve Switch 2 610-24-PWR (J9087A) ProCurve Switch 2 610-48-PWR (J9089A) ProCurve Sw[...]

Contents Product Documentation Software Feature Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii 1 Getting Started Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console: . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Main Menu Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Se ssion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface . . . . . . 5-8 Using the Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18 Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22 Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Viewing the Startu p-Config F[...]

8 Configuring IP Addressing Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

10 CLI: Viewing and Conf iguring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 Viewing the Current TimeP Co nfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 Configuring (Enablin g or Disabling) the TimeP Mode . . . . . . . . 9-18 SNTP Unicast Tim e Polling with M ultiple SNTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Address Prior[...]

Configuring Port-Based Priori ty for Incoming Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28 The Role of 802.1Q VLAN Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28 Outbound Port Queues and Packet Priori ty Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 Operating Rules for Port-Based Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30[...]

Displaying the PoE Statu s on Specific Port s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 Planning and Implementing a PoE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 Assigning PoE Ports to VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 Applying Secu rity Features to P oE Config urations . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

SNMP Version 3 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 SNMPv3 Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 SNMP Version 3 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 Group Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

LLDP and CDP Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-54 LLDP and CDP Neighbor Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-54 CDP Operation and Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-56 A File Transfers Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

B Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Status and Counters Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C Troubleshooting Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 Troubleshooting Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

CLI Administrat ive and Troubleshooting Co mmands . . . . . . . . . . . C-40 Traceroute Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-40 Restoring the Factory-Default C onfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-44 Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Product Documentation Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including release notes covering recently added features, visit the ProC urve Networking website at www .procurve.com . Clic k on T echnical supp ort , and then click on Product manuals . Printed Publications The two public ations list ed below are p rinted and [...]

Product Documentation Software Feature Index For the software manual set supporting your swit ch model, the follow ing feature index indicates wh ich manual to consult fo r information on a given software feature. (Note that some soft ware features are not supported on all switch models.) Feature Management and Configuration Advanced T raffic Manag[...]

Product Documentation Feature Management and Configuration Advanced T raffic Management Access Security Guide File T ransfers X - - Friendly Port Names X GVRP - X - IGMP - X - Interface Access (T elnet , Console/Serial, W eb) X - - Jumbo Packets X - - IP Addressing X - - IP Routing - X - LACP X - - Link X - - LLDP X - - LLDP-MED X - - MAC Address M[...]

Product Documentation Feature Management and Configuration Advanced T raffic Management Access Security Guide Port-Based Access Control - - X Port-Based Priority (802.1Q) X - - Power over Ethernet (PoE) X - - Quality of Service (QoS) - X - RADIUS ACLs - - X RADIUS Authenticat ion and Accounting - - X Routing - X - Secure Copy X - - sFlow X SF TP X [...]

Product Documentation Feature Management and Configuration Advanced T raffic Management Access Security Guide VLANs - X - W eb-based Authentication - - X Xmodem X - - xxi[...]

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1 Getting Started Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Feature Descriptions by Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Getting Started Introduction Introduction This Management and Configuration Guide is intended to support the following switches: ■ ProCurve Series 2610 ■ ProCurve Series 2610-PWR This guide describes how to use the command line in terface (CLI), menu interface, and web browser interface to configure, manage, and monitor switch operation. A trou[...]

Getting Started Conventions ■ Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements. ■ Braces ( < > ) enclose requir ed elements. ■ Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element within an optional choi ce. ■ Boldface indi cates use of a CLI command , part of a CLI comman d syntax, or other displayed element [...]

Getting Started Sources for More Information ProCurve(config)# ip default-gateway 18.28.152.1/24 ProCurve(config)# vlan 1 ip address 18.28.36.152/24 ProCurve(config)# vlan 1 ip igmp Port Identity Examples This guide describes software applicable to both chassis- based and stackable ProCurve switches. Where port identities are needed in an ex ample,[...]

Getting Started Sources for More Information Online Help for Menu Figure 1-2. Getting Help in the Menu Interfac e ■ For information on a specific comm and in the CLI, type th e command name follo wed by “h el p”. For example: Figure 1-3. Getting Help in the CLI ■ For information on specific featur es in the W eb browser interface, use the o[...]

Getting Started Need Only a Quick Start? Need Only a Quick Start? IP Addressing If you just want to give th e switch an IP address so that it can communicate on your network , or if you are not using mult iple VLANs, ProCur ve recommends that you use the Switch Se tup screen to quickly configure IP addressing. T o do so, do one of the follow ing: ?[...]

2 Selecting a Management Interface Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Advantages of Using the Me nu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Overview Overview Management interfaces enable you to re configure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance. Interface types include: ■ Menu interface —a menu-driven interface offe ring a subset of switch commands through th e built-in VT -100/ANSI conso le— page 2-3 ■ CLI —a command line in[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using the Menu Interface Advantages of Using the Menu Interface Figure 2-1. Example of the Console Inte rface Display ■ Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-dr iven subset of switch confi guration and performanc e features: • IP ad dressing • Spanning T ree • VLANs an d GVRP • Sys[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using the CLI ■ Allows faster na vigation , avoiding delays that occur with slow er display of graphical objects over a web browser interface. ■ Provides more security ; configurat ion information and passwords are not seen on t he network. Advantages of Using the CLI ProCurve> Operator Level Pr[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using t he Web Browser Interface Advantages of Using the W eb Browser Interface Figure 2-3. Example of the Web Browser Interface ■ Easy access to the switch f rom anywhere on the netw ork ■ Familiar browser interface --locations of window obj ects consistent with commonly used b rowsers, uses mouse[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus Y ou can operate ProCurve Manager and ProC urve Manager Plus (PCM and PCM+) from a PC o n the network to mo nitor traffic, manage your hubs and switches, and proactively recommend network ch an[...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus Extended RMON and sFlow , users can monitor overall traffic levels, segments with the highest traffic, or even the top users within a network segment. • Group and Poli cy Management: Change s in conf iguration ar e tracked and logged, and archived conf [...]

Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus 2-8[...]

3 Using the Menu Interface Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 [...]

Using the Menu Interface Overview Overview This chapter describes the following: ■ Overview of the Menu Interface ■ Starting and ending a Menu session (page 3-3)) ■ The Main Menu (page 3-7)) ■ Screen struct ure and navig ation (page 3-9)) ■ Rebooting the switch (page 3-12)) The menu interface operates thro ugh the switch console to provid[...]

Using the Menu Interface Starting and Ending a Menu Session Note If the switch has neither a Manag er nor an Operator password, anyone having access to the console interface can operate the console with full manager privileges. Also, if you co nfigure only an Operator password, entering the Operator password en ables full manager privileges. For mo[...]

Using the Menu Interface Starting and Ending a Menu Session How T o Start a Menu Interface Session In its factory default configuration, th e switch console starts with the CLI prompt. T o use the menu interface with Manager priv ileges, go to the Manager level prompt an d enter the menu command. 1. Use one of t hese methods to connect to the switc[...]

Using the Menu Interface Starting and Ending a Menu Session Figure 3-1. The Main Menu with Manager Pri vileges For a description of Main Menu fe atures, see “Main Menu Features” on page 3-7). Note T o configure the switch to start with th e menu interface i nst ead of the CLI, go to the Manager level prompt in the CLI, en ter the setup command,[...]

Using the Menu Interface Starting and Ending a Menu Session Asterisk indicate s a configurati on change that requires a reboot to activate. Figure 3-2. An Asterisk Indicates a Configuration Chan ge Requiring a Reboo t 1. In the current session, if you have not made conf iguration changes that require a switch reboot to activate, return to the Main [...]

Using the Menu Interface Main Menu Features Main Menu Features Figure 3-3. The Main Menu View with Manager Privileges The Main Menu gives you access to these Menu interface features: ■ Status and Counte rs: Provide s access to di splay screens showing switch inform ation, port stat us and counters, port and VLAN address tables, and spanning tree [...]

Using the Menu Interface Main Menu Features ■ Command Line (CLI): Selects the Command Line Interface at the same level (Manager or Operator) that you are accessing i n the Menu interface. (See chapter 4, “Using the Co mmand Li ne Interface (CLI)”.) ■ Reboot Switch: Performs a “warm” reboot of the switch, which clears most temporary erro[...]

Using the Menu Interface Screen Structure and Navigation Screen Structure and Navigation Menu interface screens incl ude these three elements: ■ Parameter fields and/or read -onl y information such as statistics ■ Navigat ion and configur ation actio ns, such as Save, Edit, and Ca ncel ■ Help line to descri be navigation options, indi vidual [...]

Using the Menu Interface Screen Structure and Navigation T able 3-1. How T o Navigate in the Menu Interface T ask: Action s: Execute an action from the “Actions –>” list at the bottom of the screen: Use either of the following methods: • Use the arrow key s ( [< ] or [>] ) to highlight the action you want to execute, then press [En[...]

Using the Menu Interface Screen Structure and Navigation T o get Help on individual p arameter descriptions. In most screens there is a Help option in the Actions line. Whenever any of the items in the Actions line is high lighted, pres s [H] , and a separate help scree n is displayed. For example: Pressing [H] or highlighting H elp and pressing [E[...]

Using the Menu Interface Rebooting the Switch Rebooting the Switch Rebooting the switch fr om the me nu interface ■ T erminates all current sessions and performs a reset of the operating system ■ Activates any menu interface configuration change s that require a reboot ■ Resets statistical counters to zero (Note that statistical counters can [...]

Using the Menu Interface Rebooting the Switch Rebooting T o Ac tivate Configuration Changes. Configuration changes for most parameters in the menu inte rface become effective as soon as you save them. However , you must reboot the switch in orde r to implement a change in the Maximum VLANs to support parameter . (T o access this parameter , go to t[...]

Using the Menu Interface Menu Features List Menu Features List Status and Count ers • General System Information • Switch Management Add ress Information • Port Status • Port Counters • Address T able • Port Address T able • Spanning T ree Information Switch C onfiguratio n • System In formation • Port/T run k Settings • Netw or[...]

Using the Menu Interface Where To Go From Here Where T o Go From Here This chapter provides a n overview of the menu interf ace and how to use it. The follow ing table indicates where t o turn for detailed information on how to use the individual features av ailable through the menu interface. Option: Tu r n t o : T o use the Run Setup option Refer[...]

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4 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview Overview The CLI is a text-based command interf ac e for configuring and moni toring the switch. The CLI gives you access to the switch’ s full set of commands while providing the same password pr otection that is used in t he web browser interface and the menu interface. Accessing the CLI Like the [...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Startup Conf ig file in no n-volatile memory . If you reboot the swi tch without first using write memory , all change s made since th e last reboot or write memory (whichever is l ater) will be lost. For m ore on sw itch memo ry and savin g configuration changes, see Chapter 6, “Switch Memory [...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Caution ProCurve strongly recommends that you configure a Manager password . If a Manager password is not configured, then the Manager level is n ot password- protected, a nd anyone havi ng in-ban d or out-of -band access to the switch m ay be able to rea ch the Manager level and compromise switc[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Manager Privileges Manager privileges give you three additiona l levels of access: Manager , Gl obal Configuratio n, and Context Confi guration. (See figure .) A " # " cha racter delimits an y Manager prompt. For ex ample: ProCurve#_ Example of the Manager prompt . ■ Manager level : P[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Changing Interfaces. If you change from the CLI to the menu interface, or the reverse, you will remain at the same privilege lev el. For example, entering the menu command from the Operator leve l of the CLI takes you to the Operator privilege lev el in the menu interface. T able 4-1. Privilege L[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI How T o Move Between Levels Change in Levels Example of Prompt, Command, and Result Operator level to Manager level Manager level to Global configuration level Global configuration level to a Context configuration level Context configuration level to another Context configuration level Move from [...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI For example, if you use the menu interf ace to configure an IP address of “ X ” for VLAN 1 and later use the CLI t o co nfigure a different IP ad dress of “ Y ” for VLAN 1, then “ Y ” replaces “ X ” as the IP address for VLAN 1 in the runni ng- config file. If you subsequentl y ex[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI T yping ? at the Manager level produces this listing: When - - MO RE - - appe ars, use the Spa ce bar or [Return] to list additional co mmands. Figure 4-4. Exa mple of the Manager-Level Command Listing When - - MORE - - appears, there are more comma nds in th e listing. T o list the next set of c[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI telnet terminal ProCurve(config)# t As mentioned above, if you type part of a command word and press [T ab] , the CLI completes the current wo rd (if you have typed enou gh of the word for the CLI to disti nguish it from other possibilities), incl uding hyphenated exten- sions. For example: ProCu[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Listing Command Options. Y ou can use the CLI to remind you of the options available for a command by en tering comma nd keyword s follo wed by ? . For example, suppose you want to see th e command options for confi g- uring port C5: This example display s the command options for configur ing the[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Figure 4-6. Exa mple of Context-Sensitive Command-List Help Displaying Help for an Indivi dual Command. Y ou can display Help for any command that is available at the cu rrent context l evel by ent ering enough of the command string to identify th e command, along wi th help. Syntax : < comma [...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI Figure 4-8. Exa mple of Help for a Specif ic Instance of a Comma nd Note that trying to list the help for an individual command from a privilege level that do es not includ e that command results in an error message. For example, trying to li st the help for the interface command while at the glo[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)#? Lists the commands you can use in the port or static ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)#? trunk context, plus the M a n a g e r, O p e r a t o r, a n d context commands you can execute at this level. In the port context, the first block of commands in the "?" listing show the con[...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Using the CLI VLAN Context . Includes VLAN-specific command s that apply only to the selected VL AN, plus Manager an d Operator comma nds. The prompt for thi s mode includes the VLAN I D of the sel ected VLAN. For example, if you had already configured a VLAN with an ID of 100 in the switch: ProCurve(config)# [...]

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) CLI Control and Editing CLI Control and Editing Key strokes Function [Ctrl] [A ] Jumps to the first character of the command line. [Ctrl] [B] or [<] Moves the cursor back one character . [Ctrl] [C ] T erminates a task and display s the command prompt. [Ctrl] [D ] Deletes the character at the cursor . [Ctrl][...]

5 Using the W eb Browser Interface Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Starting a Web Browser Interface S ession wit h the Switch . . . . . .[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Overview Overview The W eb browser int erface built into th e switch lets you easily access the switch from a br owser -based PC on your network. This lets you do th e followin g: ■ Optimize your network upt ime by using the Alert Log and other diagnostic tools ■ Make conf iguration ch anges to the switch ■ Mai[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface General Features General Features The switch includes these we b browser interface features: Switch Conf iguration: • P o r t s • VLANs and Primary VLAN • Fault detection • Port monitoring (mirroring) • System in formation • Enable/Disable Multicast Filter ing (IGMP) and Spanning T ree • I P • S t a c[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch Starting a W eb Browser Interface Session with the Switch Y ou can start a web browse r session in the following ways: ■ Using a standalone web b rowser on a network connecti on from a PC or UNIX workstation: • Directly connected to your network • Connect[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch Using ProCurve Manager (P CM) or ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+) ProCurve Manager and ProCurve Manager Pl us are designed for i nstallation on a network management w orkstation. For this reason, the system require- ments are different from the system requirements [...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch First-T ime Install Alert Alert Log Figure 5-1. Exa mple of Status Overview Scre en Not e The above scree n appears somewhat different i f the switch is co nfigured as a stack Commander . For an example, see figure 2-3 on page 2-5. 5-6[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session T asks for Y our First W eb Browser Interface Session The first time yo u access the web browser interface, there ar e thre e tasks that you should perform : ■ Review the “First T im e Install” window ■ Set Manager and Op erator passwords ■ Set access to th[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session This window is the la unching po int fo r the basi c configur ation you need to perform to set web b rowser interface passwo rds to maintain sec urity and Fault Detecti on policy , which dete rmines the types of messages th at will be displayed in the Alert Log . T o[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session Figure 5-3. The Device Passwords Win dow T o set the passwords: 1. Access the Device Passwords screen b y one of the follo wing met hods: • If the Alert Log includes a “First T ime Install” event en try , double click on this event, th en, in the resulting disp[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session Using the Passwords Figure 5-4. Exa mple of the Password Window in t he Web Browser Interface The manager and operator pa sswords are us e d to control access to all switch interfaces. Once set, y ou will be prompt ed to supply the password every ti me you try to acc[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session Online Help for the W eb Browser Interface Online Help is availa ble for the web browser interface. Y ou can use it by clicking on the question mark but ton in the upper r ight corner of any of the web browser interface screens. The Help Button Figure 5-5. The Help B[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Support/Mgmt URLs Feature Support/Mgmt URLs Feature The Support/ Mgmt URLs window en ables you to change the W orld W ide W eb Universal Resource Lo cator (URL) for two fu nctions: ■ Support URL – a support in formation site for your switch ■ Manageme nt Server URL – The web site for web browser online Help. [...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Support/Mgmt URLs Feature Support URL This is the si te that th e swit ch accesses w hen you click on the Support tab on the web browser interface. The default URL is: www .procurve.com which is the web si te for ProCurve’ s networking products. Click on the [Support] button on that page and you can get t o support[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Status Reporting Features Browser elem ents covered in this sectio n include: ■ The Overv iew window (b elow) ■ Port utilization and status (page 5-15) ■ The Alert log (page 5-18) ■ The Status bar (page 5-20) The Overview W indow The Overvi ew W indow is the hom e screen for any entr[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Policy Management and Configuration. ProCurve PCM can perform network-wid e policy manag ement and configu ration of your sw itch. For more informatio n, refer to the docu mentation provided with the PCM softw are. The Port Utilization and Status Displays The Port Utiliza tion and St atus di[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features ■ % Error Pkts Rx : All e rror packets received by the port. (This indic ator is a reddish color on many sy stems.) Although errors re ceived on a port are not propagated to the rest of the network, a consistently high number of errors on a specifi c port may indicate a problem on the devi[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Figure 5-10. Display of Nume rical Values for the Bar Port Status Port Status Indic ators Legend Figure 5-11. The Port Status Indicators and Legend The Port Statu s indicators sho w a symbol for each po rt that indicate s the general status of the port. Th ere are four possible statuses: ■[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features The Alert Log The web browser interface Alert Log, sh own in the lowe r half of the sc reen, shows a list of network occu rrences, or alerts , that were detected by the switch. T ypical alerts are Broadca st Storm , indicating an exc essive number of broadcasts received on a port, and Proble[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Alert T ypes and Detailed Views The web browser interface genera tes the following al ert types: • Auto Partitio n • High collision or drop rate • Backup T ransi tion • Loss of Link • Excessive broadcasts • Mis-Configured SQE • Excessive CRC/alignment errors • Network Loop ?[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Figure 5-13.Example of Alert Log Detail View The Status Bar The Status Bar is displ ayed in the upper left corner of the web browser interface screen. Figure 5-14 shows an expanded view of the status bar . Status Indic ator Most Critical Al ert Description Product Name Figure 5-14. Exa mple [...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features T able 5-1.Status In dicator Key Color Switch Status Status Indicator Shape Blue Normal Activity; "Fir st time installation" information available in the Alert log. Green Normal Activity Y ellow Warning Red C ritical ■ System Name. The name you have configured for the switch by u[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features Figure 5-15. The Fault Detectio n Window The Fault Detection screen contai ns a list box for setting fault det ection and response policy . Y ou set the sensit ivity level at which a network problem should generate an alert and send it to the Alert Log. T o provide th e most information on n[...]

Using the Web Browser Interface Status Reporting Features ■ Never . Disables the Alert Log and tran smission of aler ts (traps) to the management server (in cases where a network management tool such as ProCurve Manager is in use). Use this op tion when you don’ t want to use the Alert Log. The Fault Det ection W indow also contains three Chan [...]

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6 Switch Memory and Configuration Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Using the Menu and Web Brow ser Interface s To Impleme nt Viewing the Startu p-Config File Statu s with Multiple Using the Clear + Reset Bu tton Combin ation To Reset Overview of Configu[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Contents Transferring Startup- Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-35 Xmodem: Copying a Conf iguration Fil e to a Xmodem: Copying a Configur ation from a Serially TFTP: Copying a Config uration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-35 TFTP: Copying a Confi guration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Overview Overview This chapter describes: ■ How switch memory manag es configurat ion changes ■ How the CLI imp l ements config uration changes ■ How the menu interface and web br owse r interface im plement configu- ration changes ■ How the swi tch provid es software options throu gh primary/ secondary flash[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Overview of Configuration File Management ■ Running Config File: Exists in volatile memory and controls switch operation. If no configu ration changes have been made in the CLI since the switch w as last booted, the r unnin g-config file is identical to the startup- config fi le. ■ Startup-config File: Exists in [...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Overview of Configuration File Manage ment “permanent”. When you are satisfied that the change is satisfactory , you can make it permanen t by executing the write memory command. For example, suppose you use t he following command to disable po rt 5: ProCurve(config)# interface ethernet 5 disable The above comman[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes Using the CLI T o Implement Configuration Changes The CLI offers these capabilities: ■ Access to the full set of switch co nfiguration feat ures ■ The option of testing configurati on changes before making them perma- nent How T o Use the CLI T o V i ew the Current[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes 3. Observe the switch’ s performance wi th the new parameter settings to verify the effect of your changes. 4. When you are satisfied that you have the correct parameter settings, use the write memory command to copy the changes to the startup- config file. Syntax : [...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes ProCurve(config)# interface e 1 disable Disables port 1 in the running confi guration, which cau ses port 1 to bl ock all traffic. ProCurve(config)# boot Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y Do you want to save current configuration [y/n]? Press [Y[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces T o Implement Configuration Changes How T o Reset the startup-config and running-config Files to the Factory-Default Configuration . This command reboot s the switch, replacing the contents of th e current startup-config and running-config files with the fac tory-defaul t sta[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the Menu a nd Web Browser Inte rfaces To Implement Configuration Changes Note The only e xception to thi s operation ar e two VLAN-re lated paramet er changes that require a rebo ot—described under “Rebooting T o Activate Configurat ion Changes” on page 6-12. Using S ave and Cancel in the Menu Interface F[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces T o Implement Configuration Changes Note If you reconfigure a parame ter in the CLI and then go to the menu interface without executing a write memory command, those changes are stored only in the running configuration. If you then execut e a switch reboot comm and in the men[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using the Menu a nd Web Browser Inte rfaces To Implement Configuration Changes Rebooting T o Ac tivate Configuration Changes. Configuration changes for most parameters become effective as soon as you save them. However , you must reboot th e switch in or der to implement a change in the Maximum VLANs to support param[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options The switch features two flash memory locations for storing switc h software image files: ■ Primary Flash: The default storage for a switch software image. ■ Secondary Flash: The additional storage for either a redundan[...]

----- ---------- -------- ------- ------- Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options For example, if the switch is using a software version of R.01.01 stored in Primary flash, show version produces the followin g: ProCurve(config)# show vers ion Image stamp: /sw/code/build/info (s03) Nov 01 2007 10:50:26 R.01.01[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options R.11.XX 104 Boot Image: Primary Procurve(config)# boot system fl ash secondary Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y . . . ProCurve> show version Image stamp: /sw/code/build/s w Aug 1 2007 12:08:01 R.11.XX 104 Boot Image: Secondary In this exampl [...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options flash and you can either copy the seco ndary image into primary or download another image to primary from an external source . See Appendix A , “File T r ansfers”. Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal This section describes co mmands for erasing a soft ware[...]

----- ---------- - ------- ------- ------- Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options Syntax : copy flash flash < d estination flash > where: destination fla sh = primary or secondary : For example, to copy the image in secondary flash to primary flash: 1. V erify that the re is a valid flash im a ge in th[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options 1. First v erify that a usable flash image exists in secondary flash. The most reliable wa y to ensure this is to reb oot the sw itch from t he flash image you want to retain. For example, if you are planning to erase the primary image, then first reboot from the second[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options T able 6-2. Comparing the Boot and Reload Com mands Actions Included In Boot? Included In Reload Note Save all Optional, Optional with reload Config changes save d to configuration changes since the last boot or reload with prompt <cr>, when prompt display s. Not [...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options Syntax : boot sy stem flash < primary | secondary > For example, to reboot the switch fr om secondary flash when there are no pending conf iguratio n changes in the r unning-conf ig file: ProCurve(config)# boot syst em flash secondary Device will be rebooted, do y[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options Figure 6-15. Using Reload wit h Pending Configuration Ch anges Scheduled Reload. If no parameters are entered after the reload command, an immediate reboot is exec uted. The reload at and reload after command information is not saved across reboo ts. If the switch is re[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options Operating Notes Default Boot Source. The switch reboots from primary flash by default unless you specify the secondary flash. Boot Attempts from an Empty Flash Loca tion. In this case, the switch aborts the attemp t and displays Image does not exist Operation aborted. I[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Multiple Configuration Files Action Page Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files 6-26 Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Po licy 6-27 Managing Startup-Config Files Renaming Startup-Config Files 6-30 Copying Startup-Config Files 6-30 Erasing Startup-Config Files 6-33 Effec[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files ■ T ransitions fro m one software release t o another can be performed while maintaining a separate co nfiguration fo r the different software relea se versions. ■ By setting a reboot policy using a known good co nfiguratio n and then overriding the policy on a per -instance basis, yo[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files 1. Reboot the switch through the Primary boot path using th e startup-config file named backu pConfig . 2. Use the CLI to make confi guration ch anges in the running-config file, and then execute write mem . The result is that the startup-config file used to reboot the swit ch is modified[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Listing and Displ aying Startup-Config Files Command Page show config files Below show config < filename > 6 - 2 7 V iewing the Startup-Config File Status with Multiple Configuration Enabled . Syntax: show con fig files This command displays the avai lable startup-config files on th[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files ProCurve(config)# show config f iles Configuration files: id | act pri sec | name ---+-------------+------------ --------- 1 | | oldconfig 2 | * * * | workingConfig 3 | | As this example shows, you must reconfigur e either the primary or the secondary boot path if you want to boot the swi[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Changing the Reb oot Configuration Policy . For a given reboot, the switch automatically re boots from the startup -config f ile a ssigned to the flash location (primary or seconda ry) being used for the curren t reboot. The swit ch copies the existing star tup- config file (name d oldCon[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files pressing the Reset button or to a power cycle always uses the software version in primary flash, the oper ator needs t o configur e the switch to always bo ot from primary flash with the startup-config file named minconfig (in memory slot 1). Also, whenever the switch boot s from secondar[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch Command Page rename config < current-filename > < newname-str > 6 - 3 0 copy config < source-filename > config < dest-filename > 6 - 3 0 erase config < filename > | startup-config 6-33 Erase startup-config using the[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Syntax: copy con fig < source-filename > c onfig < target-filena me > This command makes a local co py of an existing startup- config file by copying the cont ents of an existing startup- config file in one memory slot to a n ew startup-config fi le in another , empty memory s[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files If you want ed to experiment with co nfiguration c hanges to the software version in secondary fl ash, you could create and assign a separate startup- config file for this pu rpose. ProCurve(config)# copy config c onfig1 config config2 ProCurve(config)# startup-defau lt secondary config c[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Erasing a Startup-Config File Y ou can era se any of t he startup-co nfig files i n the switch’ s memory slots. In some cases, erasing a file causes the switch to generate a new , default- configuratio n file for th e affected memory slot. Syntax: erase < conf ig < filename >&g[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Figure 6-22 illustrates using erase config < filename > to remove a startup-config file. ProCurve(config)# show config f iles Configuration files: id | act pri sec | name ---+-------------+------------ --------- 1 | * * | minconfig 2 | * | config2 3 | | config3 ProCurve(config)# era[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files ■ Boots the switch from primary flash using the ne w startup-con fig file. ProCurve(config)# show config f iles Configuration files: id | act pri sec | name ---+-------------+----------- Pressing Cl ear + Reset: 1 | * * * | config1 – Replaces all star tup-config files with a single 2 [...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files TF TP: Copying a Configurati on File from a Remote Host Syntax: copy tft p config < dest-file > < ip-addr > < rem ote-file > < pc | unix > Use this command to download a configuration file from a TF TP server to the switch. Note: This command requires an empty memo[...]

Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files Xmodem: Copying a Configur ation from a Serially Connected Host Syntax: copy xmod em config < dest-file > < pc | unix > Use this command to download a configuration file from an Xmodem host to the switch. For more on using Xmodem to copy a file from a serially connected host, [...]

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7 Interface Access and System Information Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Interface Access: Console/Serial Li nk, Web, and Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Interface Access and System Information Overview Overview This chapter describes how to: ■ View and modify the configuration for switch interface a ccess ■ Use the CLI kill command to terminat e a remote session ■ Vi ew and modify switch system information For help on how to actu ally use the interfa ces built into th e switch, refer to: ■ [...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Se rial Link, Web, and Telnet Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, W eb, and T elnet Interface Access Features Feature Default Menu CLI We b Inactivity T ime 0 Minutes (disabled) page 7-4 page 7-6 — Inbound T elnet Access Enabled page 7-4 page 7-5 — Outbound T elnet Access n/a [...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Telnet Menu: Modifying the Interface Access The menu interface enables you to modify these parame ters: ■ Inactivity T ime-ou t ■ Inbound T elnet Enabled ■ W eb Agent Enabled T o Access the Interface Access Parameters: 1. From the Main Menu, Select... 2. S[...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Se rial Link, Web, and Telnet CLI: Modifying the Interface Access Interface Access Command s Used in This Section show console below [no] telnet-server below [no] web-management page 7-6 console page 7-6 local terminal mode page 7-8 Listing the Current Console/Serial Link Configurati[...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Telnet Outbound T elnet to Another Device. This featur e operates indepen- dently of th e telnet-serve r status and enables you to T elnet to another device that has an IP address. Syntax : telnet < ip-address > For example: ProCurve# telnet 10.28.27.204 R[...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Se rial Link, Web, and Telnet For example, to use one command to co nfigure the switch with the fol lowing: ■ VT100 operation ■ 19,200 baud ■ No flow control ■ 10-minute inactivit y time ■ Critical log events you would use t he follow ing command sequence: The switch implem[...]

Interface Access and System Information Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Telnet CLI Local T erminal Mode. T o enable temporary and non-disruptive changes to the terminal mode without f orcing a change in the switch’ s terminal mode configurat ion, use the con sole local-terminal command. Th is command dynamically changes only the c[...]

Interface Access and System Information Denying Interface Access by Termi nating Remote Management Se ssions Denying Interface Access by T erminating Remote Management Sessions The switch supp orts up to four management session s. Y ou can use show ip ssh to list the current management sessions, and kill to terminate a currently running remote ses [...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information System Information Sy stem In formation Features Feature Default Menu CLI W eb Sy stem Name switch product name page 7-11 page 7-13 page 7-15 Sy stem Contact n/a pa ge 7-11 page 7-13 page 7-15 Sy stem Location n/a page 7-11 page 7-13 page 7-15 MAC Age T ime 300 seconds pa ge 7-11 page 7-14 [...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information T ime Zone: The number o f minutes your time zone l ocation is to the W est (-) or East (+) of Coordinate d Universal T ime (formerly G MT). The default 0 means no time zone is configured . For example, Berl in, German y is in the +1 zo ne, whi le V ancou ver , Cana da is i n the -8 zone. D[...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information 3. Refer to th e online help pro vided with th is screen for furthe r information on configur ation option s for these f eatures. 4. When you have finished mak ing ch anges to the above parameters, press [Enter] , then press [S] (for S ave ) and return to the Main Menu. CLI: Vi ewing and Co[...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information Configure a System Na me, Contact, and Location for the Switch. To help distingui sh one switch from an other , configur e a plain-langua ge identity for the switch. Syntax : hostname <name-string> snmp-server [contact <sy stem con tact> ] [location < sy stem location> ] B[...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information Reconfigure the Age T ime fo r Learned MAC Addr esses. This com- mand corresponds t o the MAC Age Interv al in the menu interface, and is expressed in seco nds. Syntax : mac-age-time <60 . . 999960> ( seconds ) For example, to configure th e age time to seven minutes: ProCurve(config)[...]

Interface Access and System Information System Information W eb: Configuring System Parameters In the web browser interfac e, you can enter t he follow ing system informatio n: ■ System Name ■ System Loca tion ■ System Contact For access to the MAC Age Interval and the T ime parameters, use the menu interface or th e CLI. Configure System Par[...]

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8 Configuring IP Addressing Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Just Want a Quick St art with IP Addressi ng? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Configuring IP Addressing Overview Overview Y ou can configure IP addressi ng through all of the switch’ s interfaces. Y ou can also: ■ Easily edit a switch co nfiguration fi le to allow downloading t he file to multiple switches wi thou t overwriting each switch’ s unique g ateway and VLAN 1 IP addressing. ■ Assign up to seven secondary IP[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration IP Configuration IP Configuration F eatures Feature Default Menu CLI W eb IP Address and Subnet Mask DHCP/Bootp page 8-5 page 8-7 page 8-11 Multiple IP Addresses on a VLAN n/a page 8-9 Default Gateway Address none page 8-5 page 8-7 page 8-11 Packet T ime-T o-Live (TTL) 64 seconds page 8-5 page 8-7 n/a T im[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration Notes then the switch uses this gateway , even if a di fferent gateway is received via DHCP or Bootp on the primary VLAN. (This i s also true for T imeP and a non- default T ime-T o-Live.) See “Notes” on page 8- 4 and refer to the chapter on Virt ual LANs in the Advanced T raffic Management Guide . Pac[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration ■ The IP addressing used in t he switch should be com patible with your network. Th at is, the IP address must be unique and the subnet mask must be appropriate for your IP netw ork. ■ If you change the IP address throug h either T elnet access or the web browser interface, the c onnection to the switc[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration For descriptio ns of these parameters, see the online Help fo r this screen. Before using th e DHCP/ Bootp option, refer to “DHCP/Bootp Operation” on page 8-12. Figure 8-1. Example of t he IP Service Con figuration Sc reen without M ultiple VLANs Configur ed 2. Press [E] (for E dit ). 3. If the switch [...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration CLI: Configuring IP Addres s, Gateway , and T ime-T o- Live (TTL) IP Commands Used in This Se ction show ip page 8-7 vlan <vlan-id> ip page 8-8 address ip default-gateway page 8-11 ip ttl page 8-11 V iewing the Current IP Configuration. The following comman d displays the IP addressing for each VLAN [...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration Figure 8-3. Example of Show I P Listing with Non-Def ault IP Addressing Config ured Configure an IP Address and Su bnet Mask. The following command includes both the IP address and t he subnet mask. Y ou must either include the ID of the VL AN for which you are conf igu ring IP addressing or go to the cont[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration Configure Multi ple IP Addresse s on a VLAN (Multinetting). Y ou can configure one prim ary IP address per VLAN and up to seven seco ndary IP addresses for the same VLAN. That is, th e switch enables you to assign up to eight networks to a VLAN. ■ Each IP address on a VLAN must be for a separate subnet. [...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration If you then wanted to multine t the defau lt VLA N, you wo uld do th e followi ng: The secondary IP addres ses in a VLAN are listed immediately after th e primary IP address for the VL AN. Figure 8-5. Example of Multin etting on the Defau lt VLAN Note The Internet (I P) Se rvice screen in the Menu inte rfa[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration Configure the Optional Default Gateway . Using the Global configura- tion level, you can a ssign one default gateway to the switch. Syntax : ip defau lt-gateway <ip-addre ss> For example: ProCurve(config)# ip default-gateway 10.28.227.115 Note The switch uses the IP default gate way only while operat[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration through the switch, configure the s witch with an IP add ress and subnet mask compatible with your netw ork. The following table lists the general features available with and without a netwo rk-compatible IP address configu red. T able 8-1. Features Available With and Without IP Addressin g on the Switch F[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration The DHCP/Bootp Process. Whenever the IP Config para meter in the switc h or in an individual V LAN in the switch is configured to DHCP/Bootp (the default), or when the swit ch is rebooted wit h this conf iguration: 1. DHCP/Bootp request s are automatically broadcast on the local networ k. (The switch send [...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration Bootp Operation. When a Bootp server receives a request it searches its Bootp datab ase for a record entry that matche s the MAC address in the Bootp request from the switch. If a match is found, the conf iguration da ta in the associated database record is returned to the sw itch. For ma ny Unix systems, [...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Configuration lg TF TP server address (source of final configuration file) T144 is the vendor-specific “ta g” identif ying the configuration file to download. vm is a required entry that specifie s t he Bootp report format. For the switches described in this guide, set this parameter to rfc1048 . Note The above Boot[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addres sing Across Configuration File Downloads IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addressing Across Configuration File Downloads IP Preserv e enables yo u to copy a configurat ion file to m ultiple swi tches that use the same operating -system softwa re while ret aining the individual IP add[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addres sing Across Configuration File Downloads Entering " ip preser ve" in the l ast line o f a configur ation file implements IP Preser ve when the file is downloaded to the switch and the switch r eboots. Figure 8-6. Example of I mplementing IP Pr eserve in a Switch C onfigurat[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addres sing Across Configuration File Downloads Using figu re 8-7, above, switches 1 - 3 ignore these entries because th e file implements IP Preserve and their current IP addr essing was not acquired thr ough DHCP/Bootp. Switch 4 igno res IP Preserve and implements the DHCP/Bootp addre ssi[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addres sing Across Configuration File Downloads Becaus e switch 4 (figur e 8-7) receiv ed its most recent IP ad dressing from a DHCP/Bootp server , the switch ignores the ip preserve command and implements the IP addressing included in thi s file. Figure 8-9. Configuration Fil e in TF TP Se[...]

Configuring IP Addressing IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addres sing Across Configuration File Downloads 8-20[...]

9 T ime Protocols Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 TimeP Time Synchronizati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 SNTP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Over[...]

Time Protocols Overview Overview This chapter describes: ■ SNTP T ime Protocol Operation ■ T imep T ime Protocol Operation Using time sy nchronizati on ensures a uniform time among int er operating devices. This helps you to manage a nd troubleshoot switch operation by attaching meaningful time da ta to event and error me ssages. The switch off[...]

Time Protocols Overview: Selecting a Time Synchronization Prot ocol or Turning Off Time Protocol Operation ular server , it ignores time broad casts from other SNTP servers unless the configurable Poll Int erval expires thre e consecutive times wi thout an update received from the first-detected server . Note T o use Broadcast mode, the switch an d[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Note that simply selecting a time sync hronization prot ocol does not enable that protocol on the switch u nless you also enable the protocol itself (step 2, above). For example, in the factory-default configu ration, T imeP is the selected time sync hronization method. Howeve r , because T i[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring T able 9-1.SNTP Paramete rs SNTP Parameter Operation T ime Sync Method Used to select eith er SNTP , TIMEP , or None as the time synchronization method. SNTP Mode Disabled T he Default. SNTP does not operate, even if specified by the Menu interface T ime Syn c Method parameter or the CLI time[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring T ime Protocol Sel ection Parameter –T I M E P –S N T P – None Figure 9-1. The Sy stem Informatio n Screen (Defau lt V alues) 2. Press [E] (for E dit ). The cursor moves to the Sy stem Name field. 3. Use [v] to move the cursor to the T ime Sync Method field. 4. Use the Space bar to sele[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring ii. Enter the IP address of the SNTP server you want the switch to use for time synchronization. Note: This step replaces any pre v iously configured server IP address. I f you will be using backup SNTP servers (r equires use of the CLI), then see “SNTP Unicast T ime Pollin g with Multiple [...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring CLI: V iewing and Configuring SNTP CLI Commands Described in this Section show sntp page 9-8 [no] timesync pages 9-9 and ff., 9-12 sntp broadcast page 9-9 sntp unicast page 9-10 sntp server pages 9-10 and ff. Protocol V ersion page 9-12 poll-interval page 9-12 no sntp page 9-13 This section d[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Even though, i n this example, T imeP is the current time sync hronous method, the switch ma intains the SNTP conf iguratio n. Figure 9-3. Example of SNTP Confi guration Wh en SNTP Is Not the Selected T ime Synch ronization Method Configuring (Enablin g or Disabling) the SNTP Mode Enabling th[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring 2. Select SNTP as the time synchronization mode . 3. Enable SNTP for Broadcast mode. 4. View the SNTP configuration aga in to verify the configuration. The commands and output would appear as follows: show sntp display s the SNTP configuration and also shows that T imeP is the currently activ[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Note Deleting an SNTP server when only one is configured disables SNTP unicast operation. For example, to select SNTP and configur e it with unic ast mode and an SNTP server at 10.28.227.141 with the defaul t server version (3) and default poll interval (720 seconds): ProCurve(config)# timesy[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Deletes unic ast SNTP server entry . Re-enters the unicast serv er with a non- default proto col version. show sntp display s the result. Figure 9-6. Example of Spec ifying the SNTP Protocol V ersion Numb er Changing the SNTP Poll Interval. Syntax : sntp poll-interval < 30 . . 720 > Spe[...]

Time Protocols SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Figure 9-7. Example of SNTP with T ime Sychronization Disabled Disabling the SNTP Mode. If you want to prevent SNTP from bei ng used even if selected by timesync (or the Menu interface’ s T ime Sync Method param- eter), configure the SN TP mode as disabled. Syntax : no sntp Disables SNTP by[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring T imeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring T imeP Feature Default Menu CLI We b view the T imep time synchronization configuration n/a page 9-15 page 9-17 — select T imep as the time synchronization TIMEP page 9-13 pages 9-18 — method ff. disable time synchronization timep page 9-15 pag[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Menu: V iewing and Configuring T i meP T o View , Enable, and Modify the T imeP Protocol: 1. From the Main Menu, select: 2. Switch Configuration... 1. Sy stem Information T ime Protocol Sel ection Parameter – TIMEP (the default) –S N T P – None Figure 9-9. The Sy stem Informatio n Scre[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring • Use the Space bar to select the Manual mode. i. Press [>] to move the cursor to the Server Address field. ii. Enter the IP address of the T ime P server you want the switch to use for time synchronization. Note: This step replaces any prev iously configured T imeP server IP address. i[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring This section describes ho w to use the CL I to view , enable, and configure T imeP parameters. V iewing the Current T imeP Configuration This command lists both the time synchroni zation method (T imeP , SNTP , or None) and the TimeP configuration, even if SNTP is not the selected time proto[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Configuring (Enablin g or Disabling) the T imeP Mode Enabling the T imeP mode means to configure i t for either broadcast or unicast mode. Remember that to run T imeP as the switch’ s time synchronization protocol, you must also select T imeP as the time synchronization method by using the[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring The commands and output would appear as follows: 1 2 3 4 show timep display s the T imeP configuratio n and also shows that SNTP is the currently active time synchroniza tion mode. show timep again displa y s the T imeP configuration and sho ws that T imeP is now the currently active time sy[...]

Time Protocols TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring Figure 9-13. Example of Configu ring T imep fo r Manual Operation Changing the T imeP Poll Interval. This command lets you specify how long the switch waits between ti me po lling interva ls. The default is 720 minutes and the range is 1 to 9999 minutes. (T his parameter is separate from the[...]

Time Protocols SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers Disabling the T imeP Mode. Disabli ng the T imeP mode means to configur e it as disabled. (Disabling T imeP prevents the switch from using it as the time synchronization protocol, even if it is the selected T i me Sync Method option.) Syntax : no ip time p Disables T imeP by changi[...]

Time Protocols SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers accordingly , with the lowest decimal val ue assigned as the primary address, the second-lowest decimal value assigned as the next addr ess, and the third- lowest decim al value as the last address. If the first octet is the same between two of the addresses, the second octet is co[...]

Time Protocols SNTP Messages in the Event Log Deleting Addresses. T o delete an address, you mu st use the CLI. If there are multiple addresses and you delete on e of them, the switch re-orders the address priority . (See “Address Prioritization” on page 9-21.) Syntax : no sntp server < ip-addr > For example, to delete the primary address[...]

Time Protocols SNTP Messages in the Event Log 9-24[...]

10 Port Status and Basic Configuration Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Pa rameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters . . . . . 10-6 CLI: Viewing Port St[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Contents Configuring and Viewing Port-B ased Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31 Messages Related to Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Troubleshootin g Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Using Friendly (Optio nal[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Overview Overview Note On Connecting T ransceivers to Fixed-Configu ration Devices This chapter describes how to view th e current port conf iguration and how to configure ports t o non-d efault settings, including ■ Enable/Disable ■ Mode (speed and duplex) ■ Flow Control ■ Broadcast Limit ■ Auto-MDIX ?[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters T able 10-1. Status and Parameters for Eac h Port T ype Status or Parameter Description Enabled Ye s (default): The port is ready for a network connection. No: The port will not opera te, even if properly connected in a network. Use this setting, for example, i[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters Status or Parameter Description Mode 10/100/1000Bas e-T : ( Continued ) • Auto-10: Allows the port to negotiate between ha lf-duplex (HDx) and fu ll-dupl ex (FDx) while keeping speed at 10 Mbps. Also negotiates flow control ( enabled or disabled). ProCur ve re[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters Status or Parameter Description Group Menu Interface: Specifies the static trunk group, if any , to which a port belongs. (menu) or CLI: Appears in the show lacp command output to show the LACP tr unk, if any , to which a port belongs. T runk Group Note: An LAC[...]

In this example, ports A7 and A8 have previously been co nfigured as a trunk group . ----- --------- -- ------- -- ----- ------ ---------- ----- ----- ------ Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters ProCurve Switch 11-Sept-2007 8:46:35 ==========================- CONSOLE - MANAGE R MODE -=== ==========[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters Figure 10-2. Example of Port/T runk Settings with a T runk Group C onfigured 2. Press [E] (for E dit ). The cursor moves to the Enabled field for the first port. 3. Refer to th e online help pro vided with th is screen for furthe r information on configur ation[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters ■ show interface co nfig : Lists a subset of th e data shown by the show interfaces command (above); that is, only the enabled/disabl ed, mode, and flow control st atus for all ports on the switch. Syntax : show interfaces [ brief | config ] These two commands[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters Displaying Spanning T ree Configuration Details T o view detailed stati stics on spanning tree operation for different ports, use the show spanning-tree command. Syntax : show spann ing-tree < port-list > detail Lists 802.1D and 802.1w p ort opera ting st[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters ■ These commands enable and configur e port C8 from the config level: ProCurve(config)# int e c8 enable ProCurve(config)# int e c8 speed-duplex 100-full ProCurve(config)# int e c8 flow-control ■ These commands select the context l evel for port C8 and then a[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters Display s the startup-config file. The broadca st limit setting appears here if configured and saved to the startup-config file by a write memory command. Yo u m u s t reboot the switch to implement the new setting. Figure 10-5. Example of Displayi ng a Broadca[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters Auto-MDIX was developed for auto-n egot iating devices, and was shared with the IEEE for the developm ent of the IEEE 802.3ab standard. Auto-MDIX and the IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI/MID-X feat ure are completel y compatible. Addi - tionally , Auto-MDIX suppor ts opera[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters mdix is the manual mode setting that configures the port for connecting to either a switch, hu b, or other MDI-X device with a crossover cable, or to a PC or other MDI device with a straight- through cable. Syntax: show interface s config Lists the current per [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters Per -Port MDI Operatin g Mode Figure 10-7. Example of Disp laying the Current MDI Op erating Mode Note Port Response to Switch Software Updates 1. Copper ports in auto- negotiation still d efault to auto -mdix mode. 2. Copper ports in forced speed /duplex de fau[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Viewing Port Status and Configur ing Port Parameters Figure 10-8 shows sample output from th e show tech transcei vers command. ProCurve# show tech transceivers Transceiver Technical Informatio n: Port # | Type | Prod # | Serial # | Part # -------+-----------+--------+-- ----------------+---------- 21 | 1000SX | [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames • This switch only supports revision B and above transceivers. Check: www.hp.com/rnd/device_help/ 2_inform for more info. • Self test failure. • Transceiver type not supported in this port. • Transceiver type not supported in this software version. • Not a ProCurve Transceiver. Please go to[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames Y ou can enable i nbound jumbo frames on a per -VLAN basis. That is, on a VLAN configured for jumbo tr affic, all ports belonging to that VLAN and operating at 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps allow inbound jumbo frames of up t o 9220 bytes. (Regardless of the mode configured on a given jumbo-enable d port, if the [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames ■ Jumbo T raffic Sources: A p ort belonging to a jumbo-enabled VLAN can receive inbound j umbo frames through any VL AN to which it b elongs, including non-jum bo VLANs. For example, if VLAN 10 (without j umbos enabled) and V LAN 20 (with jumbos enabled) are both configured on a switch, and por t 1[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames V iewing the Current Jumbo Configuration Syntax: show vlans Lists the static VLANs configured on the swit ch and includes a Jumbo column to ind icate whic h VLANs are configured to support inbound jumbo traffic. All ports belongi ng to a jumbo-enabled VLAN can receive jumbo traffic. (For more informa[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames Indicates which sta tic VLANs are configured to enable jumbo packets. Figure 10-10. Example of Listing the VLAN Memberships for a Range o f Ports Syntax: show vlans < vid > This command shows port membership and jumbo configuration for the specified < vid > . Lists the ports belo nging to[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames Enabling or Disabling Jumbo T raffic on a VLAN Syntax: vlan < vid > jumbo [ no ] vlan < vid > jumbo Configures the specified VLAN to allow jumbo frames on all ports on the switch that belong to that VLAN. If th e VLAN is not already configu red on the switch, vl an < vid > jumbo als[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames This same cond ition generates a Fau l t-Finder message in the Alert log of the switch’ s web browser interfac e, and also inc rements the switc h’ s “Giant Rx” counter . ■ If you do not want all ports in a gi ven VLAN to a ccept jumbo frames, you can consider creating one or more jumbo VLA[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Jumbo Frames Jumbo-Enable d VLAN VLAN 10 Non-Jumbo VLAN VLAN 20 Port 3 belongs to both VLAN 10 an d VLAN 20. Jumbo packets recei ved inbound on port 3 can be forwarde d out the Non-Ju mbo ports 4, 5, an d 6. 1 5 2 3 4 6 Figure 10-12. Forwarding Jumbo f rames Through No n-Jumbo Ports Jumbo frames can also be forwa[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration QoS Passthrough Mode QoS Passthrough Mode QoS Passthrough mode is designed to enhance the perf orma nce of line-rate traffic transfers throu gh the switch. This fea ture should only be used in environments where Quality of Service (QoS) is not o f major importance, but where lossless data transfers are key . This[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration QoS Passthrough Mode Note As stated earlier , use of this QoS-Pa ssthroug h-Mode feature generally assumes that QoS tagged frames are not being se nt through the swi tch. The receipt of priority 6 or 7 packets may in fact suffer packet drops depending on the traffic load of non-prior ity 6 or 7 packets. Priority [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration QoS Passthrough Mode optimized: Consists of two queues; a smaller queue for protocol packets and a larger queu e for all other traffic. typical: Consists of four queues cons isting of a large queue for normal traffic and small queues for protocol and low priorit y traffic. This is the default configuration. For e[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Configuring Port-Based Prio rity for In coming Packets Configuring Port-Based Priority for Incoming Packets Feature Default Menu CLI We b Assigning a priority level to traffic on the basis of incoming port Disabled n/a page 10-31 n/a When network congestion occurs, it is important to move traffi c on the basis of[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Configuring Port-Based Prio rity for Incoming Packets downstream device. If the ou tbound port is not configured as a tagged member of the VLAN, then the tag is stri pped from the pac k et, which then e xits from the switch with out a priority setting. Outbound Port Queues and Packet Priority Settings Ports on th[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Configuring Port-Based Prio rity for In coming Packets For example, suppose you have configured port A10 to assign a prio rity level of 1 (low): ■ An untagged packet coming into the switch on port A10 and leaving the switch thro ugh any other port conf igured as a tagg ed VLAN member would leave the switch a s [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Configuring Port-Based Prio rity for Incoming Packets ■ On a given p ort, an inbound, tagged packet recei ved on the port with a preset priority of 1 - 7 in its tag keeps that priority and is assigned an outbound queue on the basis of that pr iority (regardless of the port-based priority configured on the port)[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Configuring Port-Based Prio rity for In coming Packets For example, suppose you wanted to configure ports A10 -A12 on the switch to prioritize al l untagged, inboun d VLAN traffic as “Low” (priority level = 1; refer to tabl e 10-3 on page 10-2 9). Ports A9 - A12 are no w configured to assign a priority leve l[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names Feature Default Menu CLI Web Configure Friendly Port Names Standard Port Numbering n/a page 34 n/a Display Friendly Port Names n/a n/a page 35 n/a This feature ena bles you to assign al phanumeric po rt names of your ch oosing to augmen t a[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names ■ T o retain friend ly port names across r eboots, you must save the current running-con figuration t o the startup- config file af ter enterin g the friendly port names. (In the CLI, use th e write mem ory command.) Configuring Friendly Port Names Syntax : interf ace < p[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names Figure 10-16. Example of C onfiguring One Frien dly Port Name on Mu ltiple Ports Displaying Friendly Port Na mes with Other Port Data Y ou can display fr iendly port name da ta in the following combinations: ■ show name : Displays a listing of port nu mbers with their corre [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names For example: Friendly por t names assigned i n previous examples. Ports Without "Friendly" Name Figure 10-17. Example of Fr iendly Port Name Data f or All Ports on th e Switch Port Withou t a "Friendly" Name Friendly port names assigned in previous examples[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names Friendly Port Name Figure 10-19. Example of a Friendly Port Name in a Per-Port Statistics Listing For a given port, if a friendly port na me does not exist in the running-config file, the Name line in the above comm and output appears as: Name : not assigned T o Search the Con[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names For example, if you co nfigure port A1 with a frie ndly port name: This command seque nce saves the friendly port name for port A1 in the startup- config file, bu t does not do so for the name en tered for po rt A2. In this case, show co nfig lists only port A1. Executing writ[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) Uni-directional L ink Detection (UDLD) monitors a link b etween two ProCurve switches and blocks the ports on bot h ends of the link if the link fails at any point between the two devices. This featur e is particularl y useful for detecti[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) connected ports. UDLD-enabled ports; however , will preve nt traffic from being sent across a bad link by blocking the ports in th e event that either the individual transmitter or receiver for that connection fails. Ports enabl ed for UDLD exch ange heal th-check packets onc[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) The follow ing commands all ow you to configu re UDLD via the CLI. Syntax: [no] inte rface < port-list > link-keepalive Enables UDLD on a port or range of ports. T o disable the feature, enter the no form of the command. Default: UDLD disabled Syntax: link-keepalive int[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) Note When at least one port is UDLD-enable d, the switch will forwar d out UDLD packets that ar rive on non-UDL D-configur ed ports out of all othe r non-UDLD- configured ports in the same vlan. That is, UDLD c ontrol packets will “p ass through” a port that is not co nfi[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) Notes ■ Y ou must configure the same VLANs that will be used for UDLD on all devices acro ss the network; otherw ise, the UDLD link cannot be maintained. ■ If a VLAN ID is n ot specified, then U DLD control pack ets are sent out of the port as untagged pa ckets. ■ T o r[...]

untagged Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) T o display summary information on all UDLD-enabled ports, enter the show link-keepalive c ommand. For example: ProCurve(config)# show link-keepa live Total link-keepalive enabled port s: 4 Port 5 has been disable d by the Sy stem Administrator . Keepalive Retries: 3[...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) T o displa y detailed UD LD informat ion for specific po rts, enter the show link- keepalive statistics command. For example: Ports 1 and 2 are UDLD- enabled and show the number of he alth check packet s sent and received o n each port. ProCurve(config)# show link-keepa live [...]

Port Status and Basic Configuration Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) Configuration W arnings and Event Log Messages W arning Messages. The followin g table shows the warning messages that may be issued and their possible causes, when UDLD is configured for tagged ports. T able 10-1. Warning Messages caused by configuring UDLD for T agged Ports[...]

11 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Overview Overview Power Over Ethernet (PoE ) technology al lows IP telephones, w ireless LAN access points, an d other powered devices (PDs) to receive power and transfer data over existi ng LAN cabli ng. The PoE featu re described in t his chapte r operates on the following switches (referred to collectively as[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Overview Related Publications This chapter introdu ces general PoE operatio n, PoE configu ration and monitoring comm ands, and event log me ssages related to PoE operation on the ProCurve Series 2610-PWR switches . The following two manuals p rovide further information: ■ For information on installa tion, refe[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Power Availability and Provisioning Power A vailability and Provisioning Powered Device (PD) Support The switch must have a minimum of 15 .4 watts of unused PoE power available when you connect an 802.3af-compliant PD, regard less of how much power the PD actually uses. Note that once a PD connects to a port and[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Power Availability and Provisioning Power Priority In the default configuration Po E power pr iority is determined by port number , with the lowest num bered port having the highest priority . When Does the Switch Pri o ritize Power Allocations? If the switch can provide powe r for all existing PD deman ds, it do[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Power Availability and Provisioning Port Priority Setting Configuration Command 1 and Resulting Operation 9 - 12 High This priority class receives p ower only if all PDs on ports with a Critical priority setting are receiving full power . If there is not enough power to provision PDs on all ports with a High pri[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Configuring PoE Operation Configuring PoE Operation By default, PoE suppo rt is enabled on th e switch’ s 10/100Base -TX ports, with the power p riority set to Low and the power threshold set to 80 (%). The followin g commands a llow you to adjust these settings. Syntax: power threshold < 1 - 99 > The pow[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Configuring PoE Ope ration Syntax: interface [e] < po rt-list > power [ critic al | high | low ] Reconfigures the PoE priority level on < port-list >. For a given level, the switch automaticall y prioritizes po rts by port number (in ascending order). If there is not enough power available to pro vis[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Configuring PoE Operation PoE for Pre-802.3a f-standard PDs By default, all Pr oCurve PoE switches support 802.3af-standard PDs. In addition, th e switches cov ered in this g uide have the ability to su pply power to pre-802.3af-standard de vices, such as legacy (non-standard) IP phones. Note When the switch is i[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Configuring PoE Ope ration For informat ion on the meani ng of othe r power status para meters, refer to “V iewing PoE Configuration and Status” on page 11-11. 11-10[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Viewing PoE Configuration and Status V iewing PoE Configuration and Status Displaying the Switch’ s Global PoE Power Status Syntax: show power-management Displays the switch’ s global PoE power status, including: • Max Powe r: Lists the maximum PoE wattage available to provision active PoE ports on the swit[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Viewing PoE Configuration and Status Displaying an Overview of PoE Status on All Ports Syntax: show power-management brief Displays the followin g port power status: • Port: Lists all PoE-capable ports on the switch. • Power Enable: Shows Ye s for ports on which PoE is enabled (the default) and No for ports [...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation Viewing PoE Configuration and Status Displaying the PoE Stat us on Specific Ports Syntax: show powe r -manag ement < port-list > Displays the following PoE status and statistics (since the last reboot) for each port in < port-list >: • Power Enable: Shows Ye s for ports enabled to support PoE (the d[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration Planning and Implementing a PoE Configuration For example, if you wanted to vi ew the Po E status of port 5, you w ould use show power- manageme nt 5 to display the data: ProCurve(config)# show powe r-management 5 Status and Counters - Port Power Status for port 5 Power Enable : Yes Priority : Low Configured Typ[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation PoE Event Log Messages ■ MAC Address Security: Using Port Security , you can configure each switch port wit h a unique list of up to eight MAC addresses for devi ces that are authoriz ed to access the network through that port . For more information, refer to the chapter titled “Con figuri ng and Monitoring P[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration PoE Event Log Messages POE usage is below configured threshold of <1 - 99> % < slot-# > POE usage is below configured threshold of <1-99> % Indicates that POE usage in the sw itch or indicated slot (if the switch includes module slots) has decreased below the threshold specified by the last exe[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation PoE Event Log Messages POE usage has exceeded threshold of < 1 - 99 > % < slot-# > POE usage has exceeded threshold of < 1 - 99 > % Indicates that POE usage in the sw itch or indicated slot (if the switch includes module slots) has exceeded the configured threshold for the switch, as specified b[...]

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ope ration PoE Event Log Messages 11-18[...]

12 Port T runking Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Port Status an d Configurati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Port Connectio ns and Configur ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 Li[...]

Port Trunking Overview Overview This chapter describes creating and modifying p ort trunk groups. This includes non-prot ocol trunks and L ACP (802.3ad) trunks. Port Status and Configuration Feature Default Menu CLI We b viewing port trunks n/a page 12-8 page 12-10 page 12-15 configuring a static trunk none page 12-8 page 12-13 — group configurin[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration The multiple phy sical links i n a trunk behave as one lo gical link Switch 1: Ports c1 - c 4 configured as a port trunk group . p or t c 1 p or t c 2 p or t c 3 p or t c 4 p or t c 5 p or t c 6 p or t c 7 . . . port n port a1 port a2 port a3 port a4 port a5 port a6 port a7 . . . port n Switch 2: Ports a2[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration LACP Note LACP operatio n requires full-duplex (FDx) lin ks. For most installations, ProCurve recommends that you leave the port Mode settings at Auto (the default). LACP al so operates with Auto-10 , Auto-100 , and Auto-1000 (if negotia - tion selects F Dx); 10FDx , 100FDx , and 1000FDx settings. Fault T[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration T able 12-1. T runk T ypes Used in Static an d Dynamic T runk Groups T runking Method LACP T runk Dynamic Y es No Static Y es Y es T able 12-2. T runk Configuration Proto cols Protocol T runking Options LACP Provides dynamic and static LACP trunking options. (802.3ad) • Dynamic LACP — Use the switch-n[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration T able 12-3. General Operatin g Rules for Port T ru nks Media: All ports on both ends of a tru nk group must have th e same media typ e and mode (speed and duplex). The switch blocks any trunked links that do not co nform to this rule. (F or the switches covere d in this guide, ProCurve recommends leaving[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Spanning T ree: Spanning T ree operates as a global setting on t he switch (one instance of Spanning T ree per switch). However , you can adjust Spanning T ree parameters on a per-p ort basis. A static trunk of any type appears in the Spanning T ree configuration display , and you can configure Spanning T[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Menu: V iewing and Configur ing a Static T runk Group Important Configure port trun king before you connect the trunked links to an other switch, routing switch, or serv er . Otherwise , a broadcast storm co uld occur . (If you need to connect the ports bef ore configurin g them for trunking, you can temp[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration • All ports in a trunk must have the same media type an d mode (such as 10/100TX set to 100FDx, or 100F X set to 100FDx). The flow control settings must also be the same for a ll ports in a given trunk. T o verify these settings, see “Viewing Port Status and Configurin g Port Param- eters” on page 1[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration 8. Connect the trunked ports on the switch to the correspondi ng ports on the opposite device. If you previousl y disabled any of the trunked ports on the switch, enable them now . (See “Viewing Port Status and Configur- ing Port Parameters ” on page 10-3.) Check the Event Log (“Using Logging T o Id[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Using a port list specifies, fo r switch ports in a static trun k group, only the ports you want to view . In this case, the command specifies ports A5 through A 7 . H o w e v e r, b e c a u s e p o r t A 6 i s n o t i n a static tru nk group, it does not appear in the result ing listing: Port A5 appea rs[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Listing Static LACP and Dynamic LACP T runk Data. This command lists data for only the LACP-configured por ts. Syntax : show lacp In the followi ng example, po rts A1 and A2 have been previously configured for a static LACP trun k. (For more on “Active”, see tabl e 12-5 on page 12-18 .) Figure 12-6. E[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration On the 2610-24 switch you can configure up to twelve port trunk grou ps having up to eight links each (wit h additional standby links if you’re using dynamic LACP). On the 2610-48 switc h you can c onfigure up to twenty -four port trunk groups having up to eight links each. Y o u can configure trunk gro[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration ProCurve(config)# no trunk c4-c5 Enabling a Dynamic L ACP T runk Group. I n the default port configur a- tion, all ports on the switch are set to LACP Passive . However , to enable the switch to automat ically form a trunk group that is dynamic on bo th ends of the link, the po rts on one end of a set of [...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Caution Unless STP is r unning on your network, removing a port fr om a trunk can result in a loop. T o help prevent a br oadcast storm when you remove a port from a trunk where STP is not in u se, ProCurve recommends that you first disable the port or disconnect the link on that port. Syntax : no in terf[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration LACP trunk st atus commands include: T runk Display Method Static LACP T runk Dynamic LACP T runk CLI show lac p command Included in listi ng. Included in listing. CLI show tru nk c ommand Included in listing. Not included. Port/T runk Settings screen in menu interface Included in listing. Not included Th[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration T able 12-4. LACP T runk T ypes LACP Port T runk Configuration Operation Dynamic LACP This option automatically establishes an 802.3ad-compliant trunk group, with LACP for the port T ype parameter and DynX for the port Group name, where X is an automatical ly assigned value from 1 to 12 (ProCurve 2610-24)[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Default Port Operation In the defaul t configurat ion, all port s are configured for passive LACP . How- ever , if LACP is not conf igured, th e port will no t try to detect a trunk configurat ion and will ope rate as a standard , untrunke d port. Note Passive and act ive LACP port will pause and listen f[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration LACP Partner Ye s : LACP is enabled on both ends of the link. Status Name Meaning No: LACP is enabled on the switch , but either LACP is not enabled or the link has not been detected on the opposite device. LACP Status Success: LACP is enabled on the port, detects and synchr onizes with a device on the ot[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration ProCurve(config)# int a17 lacp passive Error configuring port A17: LACP and port security cannot be run together. T o restore LACP to the port, you must remove port security and re-enable LACP active or pa ssive. Changing T runking Methods. T o convert a trunk from static to dynamic, you must first elimin[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Easy control meth ods include eith er disabling L ACP on the selected ports o r configuring them to operate in static LACP t runks. STP and IGMP . If spanning tree (STP) and/or IG MP is enabled in the switch, a dynamic LACP trunk operates only wit h the default settings fo r these features and does not ap[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Dynamic LACP T runk Group: Appears in the o utput from the CLI show lacp command. Interface Option Dynamic LACP T runk Group Static LACP T runk Group Static Non-Protocol T runk Group Menu Interface No Y es Y es CLI: show trunk No Y es Y es show interfaces No Y es Y es show lacp Ye s Ye s N o show spanning[...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration Broadcasts, mult icasts, and floo ds from different source addresses are dis- tributed evenly across the links. As li nks are added or deleted, the switch redistributes traffic across the trunk group. For example , in figure 12-9 show- ing a three-port trunk, traffic could be assigned a s shown in tabl e [...]

Port Trunking Port Status and Configuration 12-24[...]

13 Configuring for Network Management Applications Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Port Status an d Configurati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Port Connectio ns and Configur ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Contents LLDP Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31 Options for Read ing LLDP Informati o n Collected by the Swi tch . . 13-34 LLDP Standards Comp atibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-34 LLDP Operating Rules . .[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Using SNMP T ools T o Manage the Switch Overview Y ou can manage the switch via SN MP from a network management statio n running an applicat ion such as ProCurve Manager (PCM) or ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+). For more on PCM and PCM+, visit the ProCurve web site a[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMP Management Features SNMP management features on the switch include: ■ SNMP version 1, version 2c or version 3 over IP ■ Security via configuration of SNMP communities (page 13-4) ■ Security vi a authentica ti on and privacy for SNMP V ersion 3 access ?[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch If you want to restrict acce ss to one or more specifi c nodes, y ou can use the switch’ s IP Auth orized Ma na ger feature. (R efer to the Access Security Guide for your switch.) Caution The “public” co mmunity exists by defaul t and is use d by ProCurv e?[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMP V ersion 3 Commands SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) adds new co mmands to the CLI for configuring SNMPv3 fu nctions . Y ou ca n: ■ Enable SNMPv3 with the snmpv3 ena ble command. A n initial u ser entry will be generated with MD5 au thentication an d DES privacy . [...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMPv3 Enable The snmpv3 enable command starts a dialog that performs three functions: enabling the switch to receive SNMPv3 me ssages, configuring the initial users, and, optional ly , to restrict non version- 3 messages to “read only”. Figure 13-1 shows and [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMP V ersion 3 Users The second step to using SNMP v3 on the switch is to configure the users that you assign to different groups. T o establish users on the switch: a. Add the users to the User ta ble. This is d one with the snmpv3 user command. T o view the us[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch [no] snmpv3 group group_ name user user_nam e sec-model <ver1| ver2c | ver3> (— Continued —) user user_name This is the user to be added to the access group. This must match the user name added with the snmpv3 user command . sec-model <ver1 | ver2c | [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Then you must set the group access level to the user . This is done with the snmpv3 group command. For more details on the MIBs access for a give group see “Group Access Levels” on page 13-11. Add NetworkAdmi n to operator noau th group Add NetwrokMgr to mana[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Group Access Levels The switch sup ports eight pred efined group access levels. There are four levels for use with version 3 users and four are use d for access by version 2c or version 1 management applications. Group Name Group Access T ype Group Read View Group[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMP Communities SNMP commuities are supported by the switch to allow management application that use version 2c or version 1 to access the switc h. The communities are mapped to Group Access Levels that are used for version 2c or version 1 supp ort. For more inf[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Figure 13-4 shows the assigning of th e Operator community on MgrStation1 to the CommunityOpe ratorReadWrite group . Any other Operator only has an access level of CommunityOperat orReadOnly . Add mapping to al low write access for Operator co mmunity on Mgr Stati[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Caution Deleting or changi ng the community named “p ublic” prevents network management applications (such as auto -discovery , traffic moni toring, SNMP trap generation, and thre shold setting) from op erating in the switch. (Changing o r deleting the “pub[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch If you are addi ng a communi ty , the fields in this scre en are blank. If you are editi ng an existing community , the values for the currently selec ted Community appear in the fields. T ype the value for this field. Use the Space bar to select values for other [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch CLI: V iewing and Configuring SNMP Community Names Community Name Commands Page show snmp-server [<community-string>] 13-16 [no] snmp-server 13-17 [community <community-str>] 13-17 [host <community-str> <ip-addr>] 13-2 1 [<none | debug [...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Configuring Community Na mes and V alues. The snmp-server command enables you to add SNMP communities wi th either defa ult or specific access attributes, and to delete specific c ommunities. Syntax: [no] snmp-server commu nity < community-name > Configures [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch SNMP Notification and T raps The switches covered i n this guide support the SNMP v3 notification pr ocess. They also supp ort version 1or version 2c traps. For more informat ion on version 1 or version 2c traps, see “T rap Features” on page 13-20. The SNMPv3[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch [no] snmpv3 targetad dress < addr -name > param s < parms-name> < IP-Addr > ( — Continued — ) max-msg-size<size> The maximum number of bytes of length a message to this target can be. ( Default:1472) taglist < tag-param s > Set li[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch T rap Features Feature Default Menu CLI We b snmp-server host (trap receiver) public — page — 13-21 snmp-server enable (authentication trap) none — page — 13-25 A trap receiver is a management station design ated by the switch to receive SNMP traps sent f[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Using the CLI T o List Curre nt SNMP T rap Receivers. This command lists the currently configur ed trap receivers and the setting for authentication traps (along with the current SNMP communit y name data — see “SNMP Communities” on page 13-12). Syntax: show[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Note If you specify a community name that doe s not exist—that is, has not ye t been configured on the sw itch—the swit ch still accepts the tra p receiver assignment. However , no traps will be se nt to tha t trap receiver until the community to which it bel[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch If the sending agent does not receive an SNMP response back from the SNMP Manager within the time out period, the inform request may be resent, based on the retry count value. Y ou must specify an IP address that will receive the notifications and the community na[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Sending Event Log Messages as T raps Use the following options to se nd Event Log messages as traps. T able 13-2. Options for Sending Event Log Messages as T raps Event Level Description None (default) Send no log messages. All Send all log messages. Not INFO Sen[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Using the CLI T o En able Authentication T raps. Syntax: [no] snmp-server en able traps authentica tion Enables or disables sending an auth entication tra p to the configured trap receiver(s) if an unauthorized management station attem pts to access the switch. Fo[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch sFlow agent — A software process that runs as part of the network manage- ment software within a device. The agent packages data i nto datagrams that are forwarded to a central data collector . sFlow destination — The central data collector that gathers datag[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch V iewing sFlow Configuration and Status The following sFlow co mmands allow yo u to display sFlow conf iguration and status via the CLI. Syntax: show sflow agent Displays sFlow agent information. The agent address is normally the ip address of the fi rst vlan conf[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch Note the following details: ■ Destination Address rem ains blank unless it has been con figured. ■ Datagrams Sent shows the number of datagrams sent by the switch agent to the management station since the switc h agent was last enabled. ■ Ti m e o u t displ[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) T o standardize device discovery on a ll ProCurve switches, LLDP has been implemented while offering limited read-only support for CDP as documented in this manua l. For current information on your switch model, consult the late[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Also, by using show commands to access the switch’ s neighbor database for informat ion collected by an indivi dual switch, sy stem administra tors can learn about other dev ices connecte d to th e switch, including device type (capability) and some conf igurati[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) General LLDP Operation An LLDP packet contains data about t he transmitting switch and port. The switch advertises itself to adjacent (n eighbor) dev ices by transmitting LLDP data packets out all ports on which out bound LLDP is enabled, and reading LLDP advertise[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) T ransmit and Receive Mode. W ith LLDP enable d, the swit ch periodica lly transmits an LLDP advertise ment (packet) out each active port enabled for outbound LLDP transmissio ns, and receiv es LLDP advertisements on each active port enabled to rece ive LLDP traff[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Data T ype Config uration Options Default Description Remote Management Address T ype 4, 6 N/A Alway s Enabled Shows the network address type. Address 4 Default or Uses a default address selection method unless an optional address is Configured configured. See “R[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Options for Reading LLDP Info rmation Collected by the Switch Y ou can extract LLDP informatio n from the switch to id en tify adja cent LLDP devices. Option s include: ■ Using the switch’ s show lldp in fo command options to display data collected on adjacent[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) LLDP Operating Rul es Port T runking. LLDP manages trunked ports individually . That is, trunked ports are configured individually for LL DP operatio n, in the sam e manner as non-trunked por ts. Also, LLDP sends separate advertisements on each port i n a trunk, an[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) LLDP Operation and Commands In the default confi guration, LLDP is en abled and in both transmi t and receive mode on all active p orts. The LLDP configurat ion includes global settings th at apply to all active ports on the switch, and per -port settings that aff[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) For exam ple, show lldp config produces the following display when the switch is in th e default LLDP conf iguration: Figure 13-15. Example of Viewing the Gene ral LLDP Configuration Note: This value co rresponds to the lldp refresh-interval command (page 13- 39). [...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) The blank IpA ddress field indicates th at the default IP address wi ll be advertised from this port. (Refer to page 13-43: “Configur ing a Remote Management Addre ss for Outbound LLDP Advertise ments” Figure 13-16. Example of Per-Port Configuration Display Co[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Changing the T ransmission In terval for LLDP Packets. This interval controls how often active ports retransm it advertisements to their neighbors. Syntax lldp refresh-interval < 5 - 32768 > Changes the interval between consecutive transmissions of LLDP adver[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Changing the Delay Interval Betw een Adve rtisements Generated b y V alue or Status Changes to the LLDP MIB. The switch uses a delay- interval setting to delay transmit ting successive advertisements resulting from these LLD P MIB changes. If a swit ch is subject [...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Changing the Reinitia liza tion Delay Interval. In the default configuration, a port recei ving a disable command followed immediately by a txonly , rxo nly , or tx_rx command delays reinitializing for two seconds, during which time LLDP operation remains disabl ed[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) For example, this comm and enables SNMP notification on ports 1 - 5: ProCurve(config)# lldp enable-notification 1-5 Changing the Minimum Interval for Successi ve LLDP Data Change Notifications for the Same Neighbor . If LLDP trap noti fication is enabled on a port[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Configuring Per -Port LLDP T ransmit and Receive Modes These commands cont rol LLDP advertisement traffi c inbound and outb ound on active ports. Syntax lldp admin-status < p ort-list > < txonly | rxonly | tx_rx | disable > With LLDP enabled on the swit[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Syntax [ no ] lldp config < port -list > ipAddrEnable < ip-address > Replaces the default IP address for the port with an IP address you specify. This can be any IP address configured in a static VLAN on the switch , even if the port does not belong to[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Syntax [ no ] lldp config < port -list > basicTlvEna ble < TLV -T ype > port_descr For outbound LLDP adv ertisements, includes an alphanumeric string describing the port. sy stem_name For outbound LLDP advertisements, includes the system’ s assigned n[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Displaying Switch Informat ion A vailable for Outbound Advertisements These commands display the current switch inform ation that will b e used to populate outbo und LLDP advertisements. Syntax show lldp info local-device [ port-list ] Without the [ port-list ] op[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) The Management A ddress field display s only the LLDP-configurabl e IP addresses on the switch. (Onl y manually-configure d IP addresses are LLDP-con figurable.) If th e switch has on ly an IP address from a DHCP or Bootp server , then the Managemen t Address field[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Syntax show lldp info remote-device [ port-list ] Without the [ port-list ] option, this command provides a global list of the individual devices it has detected by reading LLDP advertisements (and also CD P advertisements). Discovered devices are listed by the in[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) The data shown for port 3 was transl ated from a CDP advertisement from a 53 00xl switch with LLDP disabled. (Not all fields expected b y the LLDP device are populated with the CDP data.) Figure 13-20. Example of a Global Listing of Discove red Devices Example of a[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Displaying LLDP Statistics LLDP statistics are availabl e on both a global and a per -port levels. Rebooting the switch resets the LLDP statisti cs co unters to zero. Disa bl ing the transmit and/or receive capability on a port “freez es” the related port coun[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) — Continued from the preceding page. — Per -Port LLDP Counters: NumFr amesRec vd: Shows the total number of valid, inbound LLDP advertisements received from any neighbor(s) on < port- list > . Where multiple neighbors are connected to a port through a hub[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Counters showing frames sent on a po rt but no frames received on that port indicates a n active link with a device that either has LLDP disa bled on the link or is not LLDP- aware. Figure 13-22. Example of a Global LLDP Statistics Displa y Figure 13-23. Example o[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) LLDP Operating Notes Neighbor Maximum. The neighb ors table in the switch supports as many neighbors as there are ports on the sw itch. The swit ch can suppo rt multip le neighbors connecte d through a hub on a given port , but if the switch nei ghbor maximum is re[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) LLDP and CDP Data Management This section describes poi nts to note regarding LLDP (Link-Layer Discov ery Protocol) and CDP (Ci sco Discovery Protocol) data received by the switch from other de vices. LLDP op eration incl udes both t ransmitting LL DP packets to n[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Note Because ProCurve switches do not gen erate CDP packets, they are not represented in th e CDP data collecte d by an y neighbor devices running CDP . A switch with CDP disabled forwards the CDP pa ckets it receives from other devices, but does no t store the CDP[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) CDP Operation and Commands By default the switches covered by th is guide have C DP enabled on each port. This is a read-only capability , meanin g that the switch can receive and store information about adjacent CDP devices but does not generate CDP pa ckets. Whe[...]

Configuring for Network Management Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) The follow ing example shows the defaul t CDP configuration. CDP Enable/Di sable on the Switch Per -Port CDP Enable/Dis able Figure 13-24. Example of Show CDP w ith the Default CDP Configurati on V iewing the Switch’ s Current CDP Neighbors T able. Devices are li[...]

Configuring for Network Manageme nt Applications LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) Enabling CDP Operati on. Enabling CDP operation (the default) on th e switch causes the switch to add entrie s to its CDP Neighbors table for any CDP packets it rec eives from other neig hboring CDP devi ces. Disabling CDP Operati on. Disabling CDP operation clear[...]

A File T ransfers Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 General Switch Softw are Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Using TFTP To Do[...]

File Transfers Overview Overview Y ou can downlo ad new switch sof tware and uplo ad or download sw itch configurat ion files. These features are useful fo r acqu iring periodic switch software upgrad es and for storing o r retrieving a switch configuration. Note Y ou can also use the W ebAgent to upload or download software. This appendi x include[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software General Switch Softwa re Download Rules ■ A switch software image downloaded through the menu interface alwa ys goes to primary flash. ■ After a switch software down load, you must reboot the sw itch to imple- ment the newly downl oaded code. Until a reboot occurs, the switch continues to run on the so[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Note If your TF TP serve r is a Unix workstation, ensure that the case (upper or lower) that you specify for the filename is the same case as the characters in the switch software filenames on the server . Menu: TF TP Download from a Server to Primary Flash Note that the menu interface ac cesses onl y the [...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Progress Bar Figure A-2. Ex ample of the Down load OS Screen During a Download A “progress” bar indicates the progre ss of th e download . When the entire switch software file has been received , all activity on the swi tch halts and you will see Validating and writing sy stem software to FLASH... 7. A[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software CLI: TF TP Download from a Server to Primary or Secondary Flash This comman d automaticall y downloads a swit ch software im age to primar y or secondary flash. Syntax : copy tftp flash < ip-a ddress > < remote-os-file > [< primary | seconda ry >] Note that i f you do not speci fy the fla[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Using Secure Copy and SF TP For some situ ations you may want to us e a secure meth od to issue co mmands or copy files to the switch. By op en ing a secure, encrypted SSH se ssion you can then use a third-party software app lication to take advantage of Secure Copy (SCP) and Se cure ftp (SF TP). SCP and S[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Note SF TP over SSH version 1 (S SH v1) is no t supporte d. A request from either the client or the switch (or both) using SSH v1 generate s an error message. The actual text of th e error message diffe rs, depending on the client softw are in use. Some examples are: Protocol major versions differ: 2 vs. 1[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software The SCP/SF TP Process T o use SCP and SF TP: 1. Open an SSH sessio n as you normall y would to esta blish a secure encrypted tunnel between y our co mputer and the switch. For more detailed d irections on ho w to open an SSH session see the chapter titled “Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)” in the Access [...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Authentication Switch mem ory allow s up to ten public keys. This means the authentication and encryption keys you us e for your th ird-party clien t SCP/SF T P software can differ from the keys you use for the SSH session, even thou gh both SCP and SF TP use a secure SSH tunnel. Note SSH authenticat ion t[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software ■ All files have read-write pe rmission. Several SF TP commands, such as create or remove , are not allowed and return an error message. The switch displays the follow ing files: / +---cfg | running-config | startup-config +---log | crash-data | crash-log | event log +---os | primary | secondary ---ssh [...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software 7. Download OS 2. Press [E] (for E dit ). 3. Use the Space bar to select XMODEM in the Method field. 4. Press [Enter] , then [X] (for eX ecute ) to begin th e switch softwa re download. The following message then appears: Press enter and then initia te Xmodem transfer from the attached computer ..... 5. Pr[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Note that i f you do not speci fy the flash d estination, the Xmodem download defaults to p rimary flash. For exampl e, to download a swi tch soft ware file name d G0103.swi from a PC (running a terminal emulator pro gram such as HyperT erminal) to primary flash: 1. Execute the fol lowin g command in the C[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software Switch-to-Switch Download Y ou can use TF TP to transfer a switch software file between two ProCurve switches that use the same software code base. The menu interface enables you to transfer pr imary-to-primary or secondar y-to-primary . The CLI ena bles all combinations of flash location options. Menu: Sw[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software General Sy stem Information b. Check the Firmware revision line. CLI: Switch-T o-Switch Downloads Y ou can down load a switch software fil e between t wo switches th at use the same code base and which are connect ed on your LAN. T o do so, use a copy tftp command from the destin ation switch.The options f[...]

File Transfers Downloading Switch Software If you do not specify either a primar y or secondary flash location for the destination, th e down load automati cally go es to primary flash. For example, to download switch softwa re from secondary flash in a switch with an IP address of 10.28.227.103 to the secondary flash in the destination switch, you[...]

File Transfers Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads T roubleshooting TF TP Downloads When using the menu interface, if a TF TP download f ails, the Do wnload OS screen indicates the failure. Message Indica ting cause of TF TP Download Failure Figure A-7. Ex ample of Message for Down load Failure T o find more information on the cause of a downlo ad fail [...]

File Transfers Transferring Switch Configurations ■ For a Unix TF TP server , the file permi ssions for the switch software file do not allow th e file to be cop ied. ■ Another con sole session (t hrough either a direct connection to a terminal device or through T elnet) was alre ady running when you started the session in which the do wnlo ad [...]

File Transfers Transferring Switch Configurations TF TP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host. Syntax: cop y < startup-config | r unning-config > tftp < ip-addr > < remote-file > This command copi es the switch’ s startup conf iguration (startup-confi g file) to a remote TF TP host. For example, to upload the current st[...]

File Transfers Transferring Switch Configurations Xmodem: Copying a Configuration Fi le from a Serially Connected PC or Unix W orkstation. T o use this method, the sw itch must be connected via the serial port to a PC or Unix workst ation on which is stored the configuratio n file you want t o copy . T o complete th e copying, you will need to know[...]

File Transfers Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix W orkstation Y ou can us e the CLI to cop y the follow ing types of switc h data to a tex t file in a management device: ■ Command Output : Sends the output of a switch CLI comman d as a file on the destination de[...]

File Transfers Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation Copying Event Log Output to a Destination Device This command uses TF TP or Xmodem to copy th e Event Log conte nt to a PC or UNIX workstation on the network. Syntax : copy event-log tft p < ip-address > < file path and filename > copy event-log xmod em For[...]

File Transfers Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation Copying Crash Log Data Content to a Destination Device This command uses TF TP or Xmodem to copy the Crash Log content to a PC or UNIX workst ation on the net work. Y ou can copy i ndividual slot inform ation or the master switch information. If you do not specify eith[...]

File Transfers Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation A-24[...]

B Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Status and Counters Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4 Menu Access To Stat us and Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Contents Menu: Configu ring Port and Static Tr unk Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . B-24 CLI: Configu ring Port and Stat ic Trunk Mo nitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26 Web: Configuring Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-28 B-2[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Overview Overview The switch has several built-in tools for monitoring, analyz ing, and trouble- shooting switch and network operation: ■ Status: Includes options for displaying general swit ch information, man- agement address data, port status, port and tru nk group statistics, MAC addresses detected on[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Status and Counters Data This section describes the status and counters screens available through the switch console interface and/or the web browser interface. Note Y ou can access all console scre ens from the web browser interface via T el net to the console. T elnet access to t[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Menu Access T o St atus and Counters Beginning at the Main Menu, displa y th e Status and Counters menu by select- ing: 1. Status and Counte rs Figure B-1. The Status and Counters Menu Each of the above menu items accesses the read-only scr eens de scribed on the followin g pages. R[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data General System Information Menu Access From the console Main Menu, select: 1. Status and Counte rs 1. General Sy stem Information Figure B-2. Example of General Switch Inf ormation This screen dynamically indicates how individual switch resources are being used. See the online Hel [...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Switch Management Address Information Menu Access From the Main Menu, select: 1 Status and Counte rs . . . 2. Switch Managem ent Address Inf ormation Figure B-3. Example of Management Address Inf ormation with VLANs Configured This screen displays a ddresses that are importan t for [...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Module Information Use this feature to dete rmine whic h slots have modu les installed and wh ich type(s) of modules a re installed . Menu: Displaying Port Status From the Main Menu, select: 1. Status and Counte rs . . . 3. Module Information Figure B-4. Example of Module Informati[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Port Status The web browser interface and the co ns ole interface show the same port status data. Menu: Displaying Port Status From the Main Menu, select: 1. Status and Counte rs . . . 4. Port Status Figure B-5. Example of Port Status on the Menu In terface CLI Access Syntax : show [...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data V iewing Port and T runk Gr oup Statistics and Flow Control Status Feature Default Menu CLI Web viewing port and trunk statistics for all ports, and flow control status n/a page B-11 page B-12 page B-12 viewing a detailed summary for a n/a page B-11 page B-12 page B-12 particular p[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Menu Access to Port and T runk Statistics T o access thi s screen from the Main Menu, select: 1. Status and Counte rs . . . 4. Port Counte rs Figure B-6. Example of Port Counters on the Menu Int erface T o view de tails about the tra ffi c on a particu lar port, use the [v] key to h[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data CLI Access T o Port and T runk Group Statistics T o Display the Port Counter Summary Report. This command provides an overview of port activity for all ports on t he switch. Syntax : show interfaces T o Display a Detailed T raf fic Summary for Specific Ports. This com- mand provide[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Menu Access to the MAC Address V iews and Searches Per -VLAN MAC-Address V iew ing and Searching. This feature lets you determin e which switch p ort on a sele cted VLAN is being used to communi- cate with a specifi c device on the netw ork. The per -VLAN listing includes: ■ The M[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Finding the Po rt Connection for a Specific Device on a VLAN. This feature uses a device’ s MAC address that you enter to identify the port used by that device. 1. Proceeding from figure B-8, press [S] (for S earch ), to display the following prompt: Enter MAC address: _ 2. T ype[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Prompt for Selecti ng the Port T o Search Figure B-10. Listing MAC Addresses for a Specific Po rt 2. Use the Space bar to select the port you want to list or search for MAC addresses, then press [Enter] to list the MAC addresses detected on that port. Determinin g Whether a Spec ifi[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Corresponding Port Numbers. For example, to list the learned MAC address on ports A1 through A4 and p ort A6: ProCurve> show mac-address a1-a4,a6 T o List All Learned MAC Addresse s on a VLAN, with Their Port Numbers. This command lists the MAC addr esses associated with the por[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Spanning T ree Protoc ol (STP) Information Menu Access to STP Data From the Main Menu, select: 1. Status and Counte rs . . . 8. Spanning T r ee Informatio n STP must be enabled on the switch to display the following data: Figure B-12. Example of Spanning T r ee Information Use this [...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Figure B-13. Example of STP Port Information CLI Access to STP Data This option lists the STP configurat ion, root data, an d per -port data (cost , priority , state, and designated bridge). Syntax : show spanning-tree ProCurve> show spanning-tree B-18[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status The switch uses the CLI to display th e follo wing IG MP st atus on a per -VLAN basis: Show Command Output show ip igmp Global command listing IG MP status for a ll VLANs configured in the switch: • VLAN ID (VID) and name • Active[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data VLAN Information The switch uses the CLI to disp lay the following VLAN status: Syntax: show vlan Lists: • Maximum number of VLANs to support • E xisting VLANs • Status (static or dynamic) • Primary VLAN Syntax: show vlan < vlan-id > For the specified VLAN, lists: •[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Status and Counters Data Listing the VLAN ID (VID) and Status for ALL VLANs in the Switch. Figure B-15. Example of VLAN Listing for the Entire Swi tch Listing the VLAN ID (VID) an d Status for Sp ecific Ports. Because p orts A1 and A2 are not members of VLAN- 44, it does n ot appear in this listing. Figure [...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Status and Counters Data W eb Browser Interface Status Information The “home” screen for the w eb browse r interface is the Status Overview screen, as shown below . As the title imp lie s, it provides an overview of the status of the swi tch, includin g summary grap hs indicating th e network utili- za[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features Port and Static T runk Monitoring Features Port Monitoring Features Feature Default Menu CLI We b display monitoring configuration disabled page B-24 page B-26 page B-28 configure the monitor port(s) ports: none page B-24 page B- 26 page B-28 selecting or removing p[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features Menu: Configuring Port an d Static T runk Monitoring This procedure describes co nfiguring the switch fo r monitoring when moni - toring is disabl ed. (If monito ring has already bee n enabled, the screens will appear differently than sh own in this procedure.) 1. [...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features Move the cursor to th e Monitoring Port paramete r . Port where monitored tra ffic exits the switch. Figure B-20. How T o Select a Moni toring Port 5. Use the Space bar to select the port to use for monitoring. 6. Use the down arrow key to move the cursor to the Act[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features CLI: Configuring Port an d Static T runk Monitoring Port and Static T runk Monitoring Commands Used in This Section show monitor below mirror -port page B-26 monitor page B-27 Y ou must use th e following conf iguration sequence to configure port and static trunk m[...]

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features T o turn of f monitoring : ProCurve(config)# no mirror-port Selecting or Removing Ports and Static T runks As Monitoring Sources. After you configure a monitor port you can use either the global configuration level or the interface cont ext level to select ports and[...]

Monitoring and Analyzi ng Switch Operation Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features W eb: Configuring Port Monitoring To e n a b l e p o r t monitoring: 1. Click on the Configuration tab. 2. Click on Monitor Port . 3. T o monitor one or m ore ports. a. Click on the radio button for Monitor Selected Ports . b. Select the po rt(s) to monitor . 4. Cl[...]

C T roubleshooting Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 Troubleshooting Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 Browser or Telnet Access Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5 Un[...]

Troubleshooting Contents Displaying the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37 CLI: Viewing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37 Web: Viewing the Conf iguration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37 Listing Switch Co nfiguration and Operat ion Details for He[...]

Troubleshooting Overview Overview This chapter addresses performance -re lated network probl ems that can be caused by topology , switch configuration, and the effects of oth er devices or their config urations on sw i tch operation. (For swit ch-spe cific inform ation on hardware problems indicated by LED behavior , ca bling requirements, and othe[...]

Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Approac hes ■ Check the network cables – Cabling proble ms are a frequen t cause of network faults. Check the cables for damage, correct type, and p roper connections. Y ou should also use a cabl e tester to check your cables for compliance to the rel evant IEEE 802.3 spec ification. See the Installation Guide sh[...]

Troubleshooting Browser or Telnet Access Problems Browser or T elnet Access Problems Cannot access the we b browser interface: ■ Access may be disabled by the Web Agent Enabled parameter in the switch console. Check the se ttin g on this p arame ter by selecting: 2. Switch Configurat ion . . . 1. Sy stem Information ■ The switch may not have th[...]

Troubleshooting Browser or Telnet Access Problems Cannot T elnet into the switch console from a sta tion on the network: ■ T elnet access may be disa bled by the Inbo und T e lnet Enabled parameter i n the System Informati on scr een of the menu interface: 2. Switch Configurat ion 1. Sy stem Information ■ The switch may not have the correct IP [...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Unusual Network Activity Network activity that fails to meet ac cepted norms may indicate a hardware problem with one or more of the ne twork components, possibl y including the switch. Such problem s can also be caused by a n etwork loop or simpl y too much traffic fo r the networ k as it is currently desig[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity This can also happen, for example, if the server is first conf igured to issue IP addresses with an unlimited durat ion, th en is subsequently co nfigured to issue IP addresses that will expire aft er a limited duration. One solution is to configure “reservations” in the DHCP server for speci fic IP addr[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Filter T raffic. The IGMP feature does not operate if the switch or VLAN does not have an IP address configured manually or obtained t hrough DHCP/ Bootp. T o verify whet her an IP address is confi gur ed for the swi tch or VLAN, do either of the following: ■ T ry Using the W e b Browser Interface: If you [...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity There can be several reasons for not recei ving a response to an authentication request. Do the following: ■ Use ping to ensure that the swi tch has access to the configured RADIUS servers. ■ V erify that th e switch is usi ng the correct encryption ke y (RADIUS secret key) for each server . ■ V erify [...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity unauthori zed . 802.1X is not active on the switch. After you execute aaa port- access authentic ator active , all ports configured wit h contro l unauthorize d should be listed as Clos ed . Port A9 shows a n “Open” status even though Access Co ntrol is set to Unauthorize d (Force Auth). Th is is because[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Global RADIUS Enc ryption Key Unique RADIUS Encr yption Key for the RADIUS server at 10.33.18.119 Figure C-2. Example of How T o List th e Global and Server-Specific Radius Encryption Ke y s Also, ensure that the swit ch port used to access the RADIUS server is not blocked by a n 802.1X conf iguration on t h[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Radius-Related Problems The switch does not receive a res ponse to RADIUS authentication requests. In this case, the switch wi ll attempt authen tication using the secondary method configured for the type of access you are using (console, T elnet, or SSH). There can be several reasons for not recei ving a re[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Spanning-T ree Protocol (STP) and Fast-Uplink Problems Caution If you e nable STP , it is recommen ded that you leave the remai nder of the STP parameter settings at their default va lues until you have had a n opportunity to evaluate STP performance in your ne tw ork. Because incorrect STP settings can adve[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity SSH-Related Problems Switch access refused to a client. Even though you have placed the cli- ent’ s public key in a t ext file and copied the file (using the copy tftp pub -key- file command) into the switch, the switch refuses to allow the client to have access. If the source SSH client is an SSHv2 applic[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity The public key file you are trying to d ownload has one of the follow ing problems: ■ A key in the file is too long. The ma ximum key length is 1024 characters, including spaces. This co uld also mean that two or more keys are merged together instead of being separated by a <CR><LF>. ■ There [...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity memory to save the authentic ation configu ration to flas h, then pressing the Reset bu tton or cycling the power rebo ots the switch with the boot -up config uration. ■ Disconnect the switch from netw ork access to any T ACACS+ se rvers and then log in to the sw itch using either T elnet or direct console[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity ■ The access attempt is outside of the time frame allowed for the account. ■ The allowed number of concurrent logins for the account has been exceeded For more help, refer to the documentati on provided with you r T ACACS+ server application. Unknown Users Allowed t o Login to the Switch. Y our T ACACS+ [...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity None of the devices assi gned to one or more VLANs on an 8 02.1Q- compliant switch are being recognized. If multiple VLANs are being used on ports connec ting 802.1Q -compliant devices, inconsistent VLAN IDs ma y have been assigned to one or more VLANs. For a given VLAN, the same VLAN ID must be used on a ll[...]

Troubleshooting Unusual Network Activity Note that attempting to creat e redundant paths through the use of VLANs wil l cause problems with some switches. On e symptom is th at a duplicate MAC address appears in the Port Addre ss T abl e of one port, and then later appears on another port. Wh ile the switch has multi ple forwarding databa ses, and [...]

I I Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Using Logging T o Identify Problem Sources Event Log Operation The Event Log records operating events as single-line entries listed in ch rono- logical order , and serves as a tool for isolating problems. Each Event Log entry is composed of five fields: Severity Date T im e Sy stem Mo du[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources (The event log is not erased by using the Reboot Swi tch command in the Main Menu.) T able C-1.Event Log Sy stem Mo dules Module Event Description Module Event Description addrMgr Address table mgr Console managemen t chassis switch hardware ports Change in port status; static trunks bootp b[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log From the Main Menu, select Event Log . Range of Events in the Log Range of Log Ev ents Displayed Log Status Line Figure C-7. Exa mple of an Event Log Di splay The log status line at the bottom of the display identi fies where in the sequence of [...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources CLI: Using the CLI, you can list ■ Events recorde d since the last boot of the sw itch ■ All events recorded ■ Event entries containing a specific keyw ord, either since the last boot or all events recorded Syntax : show logging [-a] [<sea rch-text>] ProCurve> show logging Lis[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Debug and Syslog Operation Y ou can direct switch debug (Event log) messages to th ese destinations: ■ Up to six SyslogD servers ■ One management-access session through: • A direct-connect RS-232 console CLI session • A T elnet session • An SSH session Figure C-8. Example of Debug [...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Debug T ypes This section describ es the types of de bug messages the switch can send to configured debug destinations. Syntax: [no] debug < debug-type > all Configures the switch to send all debug types to the confi g- ured debug destination(s). (Default: Disabled) event Configures th[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Configuring the Switch T o Send Debug Messages to One or More SyslogD Servers Use the logging command to configure th e switch to send Syslog messages to a SyslogD server , or to remove a SyslogD server from the s witch co nfiguration. Syntax : [no] logging < sy slog-ip-addre ss | facilit[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources For example, on a switch where there ar e no SyslogD servers configured, yo u would do the foll owing to configure SyslogD servers 18.120.3 8.155 and 18.120.43.125 and automatically enable Syslog logging (with user as the defaul t logging facility): ProCurve(config)# logging 18.1 20.38.155 P[...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Enabling or Disab ling Logging to Management Sessions and SyslogD Servers. Use this command when you want to do any of the following: ■ Disable Syslog log ging on all currently c onfigured SyslogD servers wi th- out removing the servers from the switch con figuration. ■ Re-enable Syslog [...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Shows that Sy slog (Destination) logg ing is enabled and transmitting log messages to IP address 18.120.38.155. Also shows that the logging facil ity is set to use r (the default), and that session logging is enable d.) Disables Sy slog logging (but retains the Sy slog IP address in the swi [...]

Troubleshooting Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources Syntax : show debug List the current debug status for both Syslog logging and Session logging. Shows that Sy slog logging is enabled and sending even t messages to the user facility on the S y slogD server at IP address 18.120.38.155. Shows that se ssion logging is operating through anoth er[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools server , ensure that the server’ s Syslog application is configure d to accept the “debug” severity level. (The default configurati on for some Syslog applications ignores the “debug” severity level.) ■ A reboot temporarily suspends Syslog lo gging. After a reboot, the switch suspends con figured Syslog [...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Ping and Link T ests The Ping test and the Link test are po int-to -point te sts be twee n your switch and another IEEE 802.3-compliant device on your ne twork. These tests can tell you whet her the switch is co mmunica ting properly with another device. Note T o respond to a Ping test or a Link test , the device yo[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools W eb: Executing Ping or Link T ests 2. Click he re. 1. Click here. 3. Select Ping T est (the default) or Link T est 4. For a Ping test, enter the IP address of the target device . For a Link test, enter the MAC address of the target device. 5. Select the number of tr ies (packets) and the timeout for each try from t[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Number of Packets to Se nd is the number of ti mes you want the swit ch to attempt to test a c onnection. T imeout in Seconds is the number of seconds to allow per attempt to test a connection before determining that the current at tempt has failed. T o halt a Link or Ping test before it concludes, click on the Stop[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Link T ests. Y o u can issue single or multiple link tests with v arying repeti- tions and timeo ut periods. The de faults are: ■ Repetitions: 1 (1 - 999 ) ■ T imeout: 5 seconds (1 - 256 sec onds) Syntax : link < mac-address > [repetitions < 1 - 999 >] [timeout < 1 - 256 >] [vlan < vlan-id &[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Displaying the Configuration File The complete switc h configuratio n is co ntained in a file that you can browse from either the we b browse r interface or the CLI. It may be useful in some troubleshooting scenar ios to view the switch configurat ion. CLI: V iewing the Configuration File Using the CLI, you can disp[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Listing Switch Configuration and Operation Details for Help in T roubleshooting The show tech command outputs, in a single listing, switch op erating and running configuration detai ls from several internal swi tch sources, including: ■ Image stamp (software v ersion data) ■ Running configuration ■ Event Log l[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools 1. In Hypertermin al, click on T r ansfer | Capture T ext... Figure C-16. The Capture T e xt window of the Hypertex t Application Use d with Microsoft Windows Softw are 2. In the File field, enter the path and file name under w hich you want to store the show tech output. Figure C-17. Example of a Path a nd Filename[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools CLI Administrative and T roubleshooting Commands These command s provide info rmation or perform actions that you may find helpful in troubl eshooting o perating problems with th e switch. Note For more on the CLI, refer to “Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)” on page 4-1. Syntax : show version Shows the sof[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Syntax: traceroute < ip-address > Lists the IP addre ss of each hop in the route, plus the time in microseconds for the traceroute packet reply to the switch for each hop. T o halt an ongoing traceroute search, press the [Ctrl] [C] key s. [minttl < 1-255 >] For the current instance of traceroute , change[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Intermediate rou ter hops with the time taken for the switch to receive acknowledg ement of each probe re aching each router . Destination IP Addr ess Figure C-18. Example of a Comple ted T racero ute Enquiry Continuing from the previous exampl e (figure C-18, ab ove), executing traceroute with an in sufficient maxt[...]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Executing traceroute where the route becomes blocked or ot herwise fails results in an output marked by timeout s for all probes beyond the last detected hop. For exam ple with a maximum hop coun t of 7 ( maxttl = 7), where the route becomes blocked or otherwise fails, the out put appears similar to this: At hop 3, [...]

Troubleshooting Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration As part of your troubleshooting pr ocess, it may become necessary to return the switch configuration to the factor y default settings. This process momen- tarily interrup ts the switch op eration, cl ears any passwords, clears the console event l[...]

Troubleshooting Restoring a Flash Image Restoring a Flash Image The switch can lose it s op erating system if either the primary or secondary flash image location is empty or contains a corrupted OS file and an operator uses the erase flash command to erase a good O S image file from the opposite flash location. T o Recover from an Empty or Corrupt[...]

Troubleshooting Restoring a Flash Image 4. Since the OS file is l arge, you can increase the speed of the download by changing the switch console and termin al emulator baud ra tes to a high speed. For example: a. Change the switch baud rate to 115,2 00 Bps. => sp 115200 b. Change the te rminal emulator baud rate to match the switch speed: i. In[...]

Troubleshooting Restoring a Flash Image Figure C-21. Example of Xmodem Do wnload in Progress 8. When the download completes, the switch reboots from primary flash using the OS image you dow nloaded in the precedi ng steps, plus th e most recent startup-config file. C-47[...]

Troubleshooting Restoring a Flash Image C-48[...]

D MAC Address Management Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 Menu: Viewin g the Switch’s MAC Addre sses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 CLI: Viewin g th[...]

MAC Address Management Overview Overview The switch assigns MAC addresses in these areas: ■ For management functions: • One Base MAC address assigned to the default VLAN (VID = 1) • Additional MAC address(es) correspondi ng to additional VLANs yo u configure in the switch ■ For interna l switch oper ations: On e MAC address per port (See ?[...]

MAC Address Management Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch ■ Use the CLI to view the switch’ s port MAC addresses in hexadecimal format. Menu: V iewing the Switch’ s MAC Addresses The Manageme nt Address Informa tion screen lists the MAC addresses for: ■ Base switch (default VLAN; V ID = 1) ■ Any additional V LANs conf igured on the s[...]

MAC Address Management Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch CLI: Vi ewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses The MAC address assigned to each switch port is use d internally by su ch features as Flow Control and the Spanning T ree Protocol. Using the walkmib command to dete rmine the MAC address assignments f or individual port s can sometimes be u[...]

MAC Address Management Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch ifPhy sAddress.1 - 6:Ports A1 - A6 in Slot 1 (Addresses 7 - 24 in slot 1 and 25 - 48 in slot 2 are unused.) ifPhy sAddress.49 - 51:Ports C1 - C3 in Slot 3 (Addresses 52 - 72 in slot 3 are unused.) ifPhy sAddress.205Base MAC Address (MAC Address for defaul t VLAN; VID = 1) ifPhy sAddress[...]

MAC Address Management Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices V iewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices Syntax: show mac-address [ | mac-addr | Lists the MAC addresses of the de vices the switch ha s detected, along with the number of the specific port on which each MAC address w as detected . [ port-list ] Lists the MAC addresses of [...]

MAC Address Management Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices T o list the MAC addresses of devices the switch has detected, use the show mac-address command. For exam ple: ProCurve# show mac-address Status and Counters - Port Address Table MAC Address Located on Port ------------- ----------- --- - 0001e6-09620 c 1 1 0001e7-6 1 d4c0 1 2 00[...]

MAC Address Management Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices D-8[...]

E Daylight Savings T ime on ProCurve Switches Configuring Daylight Savings T ime This informat ion applies to the following Pro Curve switch es: • 2512 • 2824 • 1600 M • ProCurve • 2524 • 2848 • 2400 M A dvanceStack • 2610 • 3400cl • 2424M Switches • 2610-PWR • 4108gl • 4000M • ProCurve AdvanceStack Routers • 2626 • [...]

Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches Configuring Daylight Savings Time Canada and Continental US: • Begin DST at 2am on the second Sunday in March. • End DST at 2am on the first Sunday in November . Middle Europe and Portugal : • Begin DST at 2am the first Su nday on or afte r March 25th. • End DST at 2am the first Sund ay on or after[...]

Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches Configuring Daylight Savings Time Before configuring a "U ser defined" Daylight T ime Rule, it is importa nt to understand how the switch treats the en tries. The switch know s which dates are Sundays, and uses an algorithm to determine on which date to change the system clock, given the configur[...]

Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches Configuring Daylight Savings Time E-4[...]

Index Symbols => prompt … C-45 Numerics 802.1x LLDP blocked … 13-35 802.1X effect, LLDP … 13-53 802.3u auto negotiation standard … 10-4 A access manager … 13-13 operator … 13-13 Actions line … 3-9, 3-10, 3-11 location on screen … 3-9 address table, port … B-13 address, network manager … 13-4, 13-5 alert log … 5-18 alert typ[...]

comparing startu p to running … 6 -6 console … 7-3 copying … A-18 download … A-3 factory default … 6-9, 8-2 IP … 8-3 network monitoring … B-23 permanent … 6-7 permanent change defined … 6-5 port … 10-1, 12-1 port trunk groups … 10-1, 12-1 quick … 3-8 reboot to activate … 3-13 restoring factory defaults … C-44 saving from[...]

Syslog logging disabled … C-27 Syslog server, view configuration … C-30 Syslog, number of servers … C-25 Telnet session … C-25 debug logging, LLDP … 13-33 default gateway … 8-3 default trunk type … 12-9 Device Passwords Window … 5-8 DHCP address problems … C-7 configuring DHCP relay … 8-12 effect of no reply … C-7 Option 82 ?[...]

statistics … B-19 inactivity timeout … 7-4 Inbound Telnet Enabled par ameter … C-6 Inconsistent value … 13-40 inform requests … 13-22 invalid input … 4-13 IP CLI access … 8-7 configuration … 8-3 DHCP/Bootp … 8-3 duplicate address … C-7 duplicate address, DHCP network … C-7 effect when address not used … 8-11 gateway … 8-3 [...]

LLDP 802.1D-compliant switch … 13-53 802.1x blocking … 13-35 802.1X effect … 13-53 active port … 13-30 advertisement … 13-30 advertisement content … 13-43 advertisement data … 13-45 advertisement, mandatory data … 13-43 advertisement, optional data … 13-44 advertisements, delay interval … 13-40 CDP neighbor data CDP LLDP neighbo[...]

load balancing See port trunk. logical port … 12-7 loop, network … 12-3 lost password … 5-10 M MAC address … 8-14, B-6, D-2 duplicate … C-14, C-19 learned … B-12, B-13 listing connected devices … D-6 port … D-2, D-3 switch … D-2 VLAN … D-2 management server URL … 5-12, 5-13 server URL default … 5-13 management VLAN See VLAN [...]

event log messages … 11-14 operation on ProCurve switches … 11-2 planning and implementation … 11-13 port priority … 11-5 power supplies … 11-3 pre standard detect … 11-10 pre-802.3af-standard devices … 11-9 pre-std-detect … 11-9 priority class … 11-3 supporting legacy devices … 11-9 viewing power status … 11-10 port address t[...]

power over ethernet See PoE. pre-standard detect … 11-10 ProCurve Networking support URL … 5-13 prompt, => … C- 45 public SNMP community … 13-5 publication data … 1-ii Q qos pass-through mode … 10-3, 10-25 priority mapping … 10-26 quick configuration … 3-8 quick start … 1-6, 8-4 R reboot … 3-8, 3-10, 3-12 reboot, actions caus[...]

snmp-server inform … 13- 22 SNMPv3 "public" community access caution … 13-6 access … 13-5 assigning users to groups … 13-8 communities … 13-12 enable command … 13-7 enabling … 13-6 group access levels … 13-11, 13-12 groups … 13-10 network management problems with snmp v3 only … 13-6 notification … 13-18 restricted-ac[...]

t e r m i n a l t y p e…7 - 3 terminate remote session … 7-9 TFTP download … A-4 OS download … A-3 threshold setting … 13-5 thresholds, SNMP … 13-20 time format … C-21 time protocol selecting … 9-3 time server … 8-3 time, configure … 7-14 TimeP … 8-4, 8-5 assignment methods … 9-2 disabling … 9-20 enabling and disabling …[...]

V support … 5-12, 5-13 user name, usin g for browser o r console access … 5-8, 5-10 users, SN MPv3 See SNMPv3. using the passwords … 5-10 utilization, port … 5-15 version, OS … A-5, A-12, A-15 view transceiver status … 10-15 VLAN … 8-4, C-20, D-2 address … 13-3 Bootp … 8-14 configuring Bootp … 8-14 configuring UDLD for tagged po[...]

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