Aruba 2930M Installation Manual

Aruba 2930M Switches

Installation and Getting Started Guide

Part Number: 5200-5214b Published: July 2019 Edition: 3

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Chapter 1 About this document......................................................................6

Applicable products....................................................................................................................................6

Related publications...................................................................................................................................6

Terminology................................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 2 Introducing the 2930M switches................................................... 8

Front of the switches..................................................................................................................................9

Network ports................................................................................................................................ 11

Management ports........................................................................................................................ 13

Console Ports.....................................................................................................................13

Auxiliary (Aux) port............................................................................................................. 13

Switch and port LEDs on front of the switches..............................................................................14

LED mode select button and indicator LEDs................................................................................ 20

Reset and Clear buttons............................................................................................................... 20

Out-of-band management (OOBM) port....................................................................................... 22

Back of the switches................................................................................................................................ 22

Power supplies..............................................................................................................................23

Power connector........................................................................................................................... 23

Stacking module slot..................................................................................................................... 23

Uplink port slot and module support..............................................................................................23

LEDs on the back of the switches................................................................................................. 24

2930M stacking module........................................................................................................................... 25

Stacking module LEDs..................................................................................................................26

2930M uplink modules............................................................................................................................. 28

Uplink module LEDs......................................................................................................................28

Switch features........................................................................................................................................ 30

Chapter 3 Installing the switch..................................................................... 33

Shipping the switch in a rack................................................................................................................... 33

Included parts.......................................................................................................................................... 33

Installation precautions and guidelines.................................................................................................... 34

Installation procedures.............................................................................................................................35

Summary.......................................................................................................................................35

1. Prepare the installation site.......................................................................................................36

2. Install a power supply and an (optional) second power supply.................................................37

3. (Optional) Install the stacking module....................................................................................... 38

4. Verify that the switch boots correctly.........................................................................................39

General LED behavior:.......................................................................................................40

(Optional) stacking module LED behavior..........................................................................40

5. Disconnect power from the switch............................................................................................ 41

6. (Optional) Install the uplink port module....................................................................................41

7. Mount the switch....................................................................................................................... 43

Mounting the switch in a two-post rack.............................................................................. 43

Mounting a switch on a tabletop or desktop....................................................................... 44

Mounting the switch in a four-post rack..............................................................................45

8. (Optional) Connect a Management Console.............................................................................46

9. Connect the switch to a power source...................................................................................... 48

10. (Optional) Installing the stacking cables..................................................................................48

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11. (Optional) Install transceivers.................................................................................................. 49

12. Connect network cables..........................................................................................................49

SFP/SFP+/QSFP+ installation notes....................................................................................................... 50

Stacking information and topologies........................................................................................................ 51

Chain topologies........................................................................................................................... 52

Ring topologies............................................................................................................................. 52

Mesh topologies............................................................................................................................ 52

Sample network topologies......................................................................................................................52

Chapter 4 Getting started with switch configuration..................................57

Recommended minimal configuration......................................................................................................57

Minimal configuration through the console port connection.....................................................................58

Setting up a console connection................................................................................................... 59

Configuring the management console.......................................................................................... 60

Stacking configuration...................................................................................................................61

Where to go from here: Network connections..........................................................................................61

Using the IP address for remote switch management............................................................................. 61

Starting a Telnet session............................................................................................................... 62

Starting a web browser session.................................................................................................... 62

Chapter 5 Replacing components................................................................ 64

Replacing the power supply.....................................................................................................................64

Replacing the stacking module................................................................................................................ 65

Replacing the uplink port module.............................................................................................................66

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting............................................................................68

Basic troubleshooting tips........................................................................................................................ 68

Diagnosing with the LEDs........................................................................................................................69

Proactive networking................................................................................................................................78

Hardware diagnostic tests........................................................................................................................79

Testing the switch by resetting it................................................................................................... 79

Checking the switch LEDs..................................................................................................79

Checking console messages..............................................................................................79

Testing twisted-pair cabling........................................................................................................... 79

Testing switch-to-device network communications....................................................................... 79

Testing end-to-end network communications................................................................................80

Restoring the factory default configuration.............................................................................................. 80

Downloading new switch software........................................................................................................... 80

Chapter 7 Specifications............................................................................... 81

Switch specifications................................................................................................................................81

Physical.........................................................................................................................................81

Electrical........................................................................................................................................82

Environmental............................................................................................................................... 83

Acoustics.......................................................................................................................................84

Safety............................................................................................................................................ 84

Connectivity standards..................................................................................................................85

Stacking module specifications................................................................................................................86

Physical.........................................................................................................................................86

Environmental............................................................................................................................... 87

Uplink port specifications......................................................................................................................... 87

Physical.........................................................................................................................................87

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Environmental............................................................................................................................... 87

Chapter 8 Cabling and technology information.......................................... 88

Cabling specifications.............................................................................................................................. 88

Technology distance specifications..........................................................................................................90

Mode conditioning patch cord.................................................................................................................. 92

Installing the patch cord........................................................................................................................... 92

Twisted-pair cable/connector pin-outs..................................................................................................... 93

Straight-through twisted-pair cable for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps network connections.....................93

Cable diagram.................................................................................................................... 94

Pin assignments................................................................................................................. 94

Crossover twisted-pair cable for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps network connection................................94

Cable diagram.................................................................................................................... 95

Pin assignments................................................................................................................. 95

Straight-through twisted-pair cable for 1000 Mbps network connections......................................95

Cable diagram.................................................................................................................... 96

Pin assignments................................................................................................................. 96

Chapter 9 Websites........................................................................................ 97

Chapter 10 Support and other resources.................................................... 98

Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support...................................................................................... 98

Accessing updates...................................................................................................................................98

Customer self repair.................................................................................................................................99

Remote support....................................................................................................................................... 99

Warranty information................................................................................................................................99

Regulatory information...........................................................................................................................100

Documentation feedback....................................................................................................................... 100

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Chapter 1

About this document

This document is intended for network administrators and support personnel.

NOTE: The display and command line illustrated in this document are examples and might not exactly match your particular switch or environment.

The switch and accessory drawings in this document are for illustration only, and may not exactly match your particular switch and accessory products.

Applicable products

JL319A Aruba 2930M 24G 1-slot Switch JL325A Aruba 2930 2-port Stacking Module

JL320A Aruba 2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch JL078A Aruba 3810M/2930M 1-Port QSFP+ 40GbE

Module

JL321A Aruba 2930M 48G 1-slot Switch JL081A Aruba 3810M/2930M 4 HPE Smart Rate 1G/

2.5G/5G/10G PoE+ Module

JL322A Aruba 2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch JL083A Aruba 3810M/2930M 4-Port 100M/1G/10G SFP

+ MACsec Module

JL323A Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE+ 1-slot Switch

JL324A Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE + 1-slot Switch

R0M67A Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch

R0M68A Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch

JL085A Aruba X371 12VDC 250W 100-240VAC Power Supply

JL086A Aruba X372 54VDC 680W 100-240VAC Power Supply

JL087A Aruba X372 54VDC 1050W 110-240VAC Power Supply

Related publications

• Aruba 2930M Switches Installation and Getting Started Guide

• Aruba 2930M and 3810M Switch Power Supply Quick Setup Guide and Safety/Regulatory Information

• HPE ArubaOS-Switch software manuals

• HPE ArubaOS-Switch Power Over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+) Planning and Implementation Guide

• HPE ArubaOS-Switch Transceiver Guide

To view and download these publications, visit http://www.hpe.com/networking/ResourceFinder.

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Terminology

In instances where the text refers collectively to both PoE+ and PoE Class 6 in the 2930M switch family, PoE is used to refer to both.

Chapter 1 About this document 7

Chapter 2

Introducing the 2930M switches

Aruba 2930M multiport switches are store-and-forward devices offering low latency for high-speed networking. The 2930M switches also support a field-replaceable redundant power supply, Power over Ethernet (PoE) technologies, full network management capabilities, a stacking module slot, and a flexible uplink port slot.

When 2930M stacking modules are installed in the switches, any combination of up to ten 2930M switches can be stacked together through high-speed backplane cables to form a single extended virtual switch. See Stacking information and topologies and the HPE ArubaOS-Switch Advanced Traffic Management Guide for your switch OS version for more stacking information.

These switches are described in this manual:

Non-PoE switches PoE switches

Aruba 2930M 24G 1-slot Switch (JL319A) Aruba 2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL320A)

Aruba 2930M 48G 1-slot Switch (JL321A) Aruba 2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL322A)

Aruba 2930M 40G 8SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL323A)

Aruba 2930M 24SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL324A)

Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch (R0M67A)

Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch (R0M68A)

Accessories list:

Stacking module/cables Power supply Uplink port module

Aruba 2930 2-port Stacking Module (JL325A)

Aruba 2920/2930M 0.5m Stacking Cable (J9734A)

Aruba 2920/2930M 1m Stacking Cable (J9735A)

Aruba 2920/2930M 3m Stacking Cable (J9736A)

This chapter describes these switches with the following information:

• Front of the switches:

Aruba X371 12VDC 250W 100-240VAC Power Supply (JL085A)

Aruba X372 54VDC 680W 100-240VAC Power Supply (JL086A)

Aruba X372 54VDC 1050W 110-240VAC Power Supply (JL087A)

Aruba 3810M/2930M 1-port QSFP + 40GbE Module (JL078A)

Aruba 3810M/2930M 4 HPE Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G/10G PoE+ Module (JL081A)

Aruba 3810M/2930M 4-port 100M/1G/10G SFP+ MACsec Module (JL083A)

◦ Network ports

◦ Management ports

◦ LEDs

◦ Buttons

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◦ Out-of-Band Management (OOBM)

◦ SFP support

• Back of the switches:

◦ Power supplies and power connectors

◦ Uplink module slot

◦ 2930M stacking module

• Switch features

Front of the switches

Figure 1: Front of all the 2930M switches

Table 1: Front of all the 2930M switches: Label and description

Label Description

1 Aruba 2930M 24G 1-slot switch (JL319A)

2 Aruba 2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL320A)

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3 Aruba 2930M 48G 1-slot switch (JL321A)

4 Aruba 2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL322A)

Table Continued

Label Description

Aruba 2930M 40G 8SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL323A)

Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch (R0M67A)

Aruba 2930M 24SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL324A)

Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch (R0M68A)

Figure 2: Example of 2930M switch

Table 2: 2930M switches: Labels and description

Label Description

1 Switch Port LEDs

2 LED Mode button

3 Speed, PoE1, Usr LEDs

4, 5 Reset, Clear buttons

6 Back Module status LED

7 Out-of-Band Management port

8 Micro USB console

9 Unit Identification, Global Status LEDs

10 RJ serial console

11 USB/auxiliary port

12 Dual-personality SFP ports

PoE Mode LED is present only on switch models that support PoE.

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Network ports

Table 3: Network ports

10/100/1000

non-PoE

RJ-45 ports

10/100/1000

PoE RJ-45

ports

Combo

10/100/1000 BaseT-100/1000 Gbps SFP ports

Combo

10/100/1000

BaseT PoE

+ 100/1000

SFP+ ports

Gbps SFP

ports

Aruba 2930M 24G 1-slot switch (JL319A):

- 4 - - - - -

Aruba 2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL320A):

- 20

- 4 - - - -

Aruba 2930M 48G 1-slot switch (JL321A):

- 4 - - - - -

Aruba 2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL322A):

- 44

- 4 - - - -

Aruba 2930M 40G 8SR PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL323A):

- 36 - 4 - 8

Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot switch (R0M67A)

- 36 - 4 - 8

Smart Rate

PoE

40G Stacking

ports

- -

Aruba 2930M 24SR PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL324A):

- - - - - 24

Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot switch (R0M68A)

- - - - - 24

Aruba 2930 2-port stacking module (JL325A):

- - - - - - - 2

Aruba 3810M/2930M 1 Port QSFP+ 40GbE module (JL078A):

- - - - - - 1 -

Aruba 3810M/2930M 4 HPE Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G/10G PoE+ module (JL081A):

- - - - - 4 - -

Aruba 3810M/2930M 4 Port 100M/1G/10G SFP+ MACsec module (JL083A):

- -

Table Continued

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10/100/1000

non-PoE

RJ-45 ports

10/100/1000

PoE RJ-45

ports

Combo

10/100/1000 BaseT-100/1000 Gbps SFP ports

Combo

10/100/1000

BaseT PoE

+ 100/1000

SFP+ ports

Smart Rate

PoE

40G Stacking

ports

Gbps SFP

ports

- - - - 4

- - -

Notes:

All RJ-45 ports support “Auto-MDIX”, which means you can use either straight-through or crossover twisted-

pair cables to connect network devices to the switch.

SFP+ ports support 100Mb (100-FX and 100-BX), 1G SFP and 10G SFP+ transceivers.

JL323A and R0M67A Smart Rate ports are 1G/2.5G/5G/10G.

JL324A and R0M68A Smart Rate ports are 1G/2.5G/5G (no 10G support).

10/100/1000Base-T PoE ports are able to support up to 60W of PoE.

These products also support optional network connectivity:

Table 4: Optional network connectivity, speeds, and technologies

Speed Technology Cabling Uplink

Module

Connector

100 Mbps 100-FX Fiber

(multimode)

1 Gbps 1000-T Copper

(twisted-pair)

1000-SX Fiber

(multimode)

1000-LX Fiber

(multimode or

single mode)

1000-LH Fiber (single

mode)

1000-BX Fiber (single

mode)

10 Gbps 10-Gig Direct

Attach

Copper

(twinaxial)

Transceiver Form-Factor and Connector

SFP ("mini-

GBIC")

SFP+

Connector

QSFP+

Connector

- LC - -

- RJ-45 - -

- LC - -

- - Not Applicable

10-Gig SR Fiber

- - LC -

(multimode)

10-Gig LRM Fiber

- - LC -

(multimode)

Table Continued

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10-Gig LR Fiber (single

mode)

- - LC -

10-Gig ER Fiber (single

mode)

40 Gbps 40-Gig Direct

Attach 1/3/5 m

40-Gig SR4 Fiber

40-Gig ESR4 Fiber

40-Gig LR4 Fiber (single

Smart Rate

1/2.5/5/10

Gbps

For supported transceivers, visit http://www.hpe.com/networking/support .

• In the first textbox, type J4858 (for 100-Mb and Gigabit information), J8436 (for 10-Gigabit information), or JH231 (for 40–Gigabit information).

• Select any of the products that display in the dropdown list.

• Select Support Center. Then click on Manuals, followed by View All to and find the Transceiver Support Matrix.

Smart Rate Copper

Copper

(twinaxial)

(multimode)

mode)

(twisted pair)

- - - -

- - - Not Applicable

- - - MPO

- - LC LC

RJ-45 - - -

For technical details of cabling and technologies, see Cabling and technology information.

Management ports

Console Ports

There are two serial console port options on the switch, an RJ-45 or Micro USB. These ports are used to connect a console to the switch either by using the RJ-45 serial cable optionally ordered with the switch, or a standard Micro USB cable (not supplied). The Micro USB connector has precedence for input. If both cables are plugged in, the console output is echoed to both the RJ-45 and the Micro-USB ports, but the input is only accepted from the Micro-USB port.

For more information on the console connection, see Setting up a console connection on page 59. The console can be a PC or workstation running a VT-100 terminal emulator, or a VT-100 terminal.

Auxiliary (Aux) port

An auxiliary port for processing a USB command file or downloading switch software code. This port uses a USB Type A connector, but does not comply with all USB protocols and standards.

NOTE: FAT32 USB format is required.

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Switch and port LEDs on front of the switches

21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Figure 3: Switch and port LEDs

Table 5: Switch and port LEDs: Labels and description

Label

Description

1 Port LEDs

2 LED Mode button

3 Speed mode selected LED

4 PoE mode selected LED (only on Aruba 2930M models that support PoE operation)

5 Usr mode selected LED

6 Reset button

7 Clear button

8 Usr LED back status LED

9 UID (Unit Identification)

10 Global status LED

Table 6: Front of switch status and mode LED behavior

Switch LEDs Function State Meaning

Global Status Internal Power Status of

the switch. Self-Test Status Switch/Port Fault Status

On Green The Switch has passed self-

test and is powered up normally.

Slow Flash Green* The switch self-test and

initialization are in progress after the switch has been power cycled or reset. The switch is not operational until this LED stops blinking green.

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Table Continued

Switch LEDs Function State Meaning

Slow Flash Orange* A fault or self-test failure has

occurred on the switch, one of the switch ports, or a module in the rear of the switch. The Status LED for the component with the fault will flash simultaneously.

On Orange If this LED is on orange for a

prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware failure, or has failed its self-test.

Off The unit is not receiving

power.

UID (Unit Identification) The Unit Identification

LED is used to help you to identify a particular unit in a rack or collection of products.

Out-of-Band Management (OOBM) Port LED: Activity/ Link

Display Activity/Link and port status of OOBM

On or Fast Flash** The “chassislocate” command

allows you to flash or turn on the LED for a specified number of minutes (1-1440). The default is 30 minutes.

Off LED will clear after the

timeout period has expired.

Half-Bright Green The port is enabled and

receiving a Link indication from the connected device. high-bandwidth

On Green The port is experiencing

utilization.

Activity Flicker Green The percentage of time that

the LED is full-bright is roughly proportional to the percentage of full bandwidth utilization of the port. Even just one packet will trigger a visible full-bright flicker. HalfBright Green port Link indication remains on as Activity flickers from halfbright to full-bright.

Slow Flash Orange The port has failed its self-

test. Flashes simultaneously with the Global Status LED flashing orange.

Off The port is disabled, not

connected, or not receiving link.

Table Continued

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Switch LEDs Function State Meaning

Back Module Status Status of modular

components installed in the back of the unit.

Speed Mode Selected Indicates when the Port

LEDs are showing port speed information.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Mode Selected***

Indicates when the Port LEDs are showing PoE status information.

On Green Normal operation: All modular

components installed in the back of the unit are functioning correctly.

Slow Flash Orange* One of the modules inserted

from the back of the chassis (power supply or stacking module) has failed self-test or is experiencing a fault condition. Flashes simultaneously with the Global Status LED flashing orange.

Off No modular components

installed in the back of the chassis.

On Speed Mode is selected. Port

LEDs indicate port speed.

Off Speed mode not selected.

On Green PoE Mode is selected. Port

LEDs show PoE information.

On Orange PoE Mode is selected and a

port also has a PoE error. The Global Status LED and the LED corresponding to the port with the error will be flashing orange. The rest of the Port LEDs will display normal PoE status.

User Mode Selected When stacking is

enabled, the Port LEDs are displaying stack information and status. When stacking is disabled, this mode is reserved for future use.

Slow Flash Orange* PoE Mode has NOT been

selected and a port has a PoE error. LED will be flashing orange simultaneously with the Global Status LED and the LED corresponding to the port with the error. The rest of the Port LEDs will display normal PoE status.

Off PoE mode is not selected.

On Green User Mode is selected.

Off User mode not selected.

Table Continued

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Switch LEDs Function State Meaning

Save Power Mode Selected

* The slow flash behavior is an on/off cycle once every 1.6 seconds, approximately.

** The fast flash behavior is an on/off cycle once every 0.5 seconds, approximately.

*** Applies only to switches that support PoE.

This mode is indicated by ALL the switch indicator LEDs being off, except for the Global Status LED. This display occurs only if the switch has been configured with the

savepower led command. See the Management and Configuration Guide for more information on that

command.

Table 7: Port LEDs and mode behavior

Switch LEDs Function State/Mode Meaning

Port LEDs To display the information

for the port as selected by the LED Mode select button. When transceivers and SFPs are installed, this LED is also used to indicate that the installation has occurred by turning on for two seconds then off.

Activity/Link Shows port Activity and

Link status. This operation is the DEFAULT. There is no dedicated mode LED indicating this mode. The Mode LED function returns to this selection 10 minutes after the last press of the LED Mode button.

Activity/Link Mode Selected

Port LEDs are displaying Link status and network activity information simultaneously. Activity/ Link Mode is the default mode and is in effect unless another LED mode has been selected.

Speed Shows port speed

configuration.

PoE Shows PoE information.

User Shows user-selectable

behavior.

Half-Bright Green The port is enabled and

receiving a Link indication from the connected device.

Activity Flicker Green The percentage of time

that the LED is full-bright is roughly proportional to the percentage of full bandwidth utilization of the port. Half-Bright Green port Link indication remains on as Activity flickers from half-bright to full-bright.

Table Continued

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Switch LEDs Function State/Mode Meaning

Slow Flash Orange* The corresponding port

has failed its self-test. Flashes simultaneously with the Global Status LED flashing orange.

Off The Port is disabled, not

connected, or not receiving link.

Speed Mode Selected Port LEDs are displaying

the connection speed at which each port is operating.

PoE Mode Selected Port LEDs are displaying

PoE information.

Fast Flash Green** The port is operating at 40

Gbps.

On Green The port is operating at 10

Gbps.

Triple Blink Green The port is operating at 5

Gbps. (HPE Smart Rate ports only)

Double Blink Green The port is operating at

2.5 Gbps. (HPE Smart Rate ports only)

Slow Flash Green* The port is operating at 1

Gbps.

Off The port is not Linked, or

is operating at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

On Green The port is providing PoE

power.

On Orange PoE is disabled on the

port.

Fast Flash Orange** The port is denied power

or is detecting an external PD fault.

Slow Flash Orange* The port has an internal

hardware failure. Flashes simultaneously with the Global Status LED flashing orange.

Off The port is not providing

PoE power.

User Mode Selected

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Mode currently active only in stacked configurations.

Used to display the number of members in a stack and their status.

On Green Stack Member exists in

the stack and is operational.

Slow Flash Green* Indicates the Member # of

the chassis.

Table Continued

Switch LEDs Function State/Mode Meaning

The status information is sticky and if a unit status changes while in USER mode, you must exit and re-enter USER mode to get the updated status.

Fast Flash Green** Indicates the Member # of

the Commander of the stack.

On Orange Stack Member is booting

or has a fault that is preventing it from communicating.

Slow Flash Orange*

Fast Flash Orange**

Stack Member is in a known fault condition (for example, a PSU fault).

The Global Status LED on all stack members will also Slow Flash Orange.

Stack Member is in an Alert condition (that is, Overtemp, PoE Over subscript, and so forth).

The Global Status LEDs on all stack members will remain in normal operational.

Off Stack Member does not

exist in the stack configuration.

* The slow flash behavior is an on/off cycle once every 1.6 seconds, approximately.

** The fast flash behavior is an on/off cycle once every 0.5 seconds, approximately.

*** Applies only to switches that support PoE.

Example of USER mode behavior

Assume that you have a 4-member stack, in a ring topology, with member numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5. Member 1 is the commander and member 3 is rebooting. In USER mode, the members will show the following on their port LEDs:

Port 1 LED Port 2 LED Port 3 LED Port 4 LED Port 5 LED Port 6-10

LEDs

Member 1 Fast Flash

Green

Member 2 Fast Flash

Green

Member 3 Going through normal boot up sequencing

On Green On Orange Off On Green Off

Slow Flash Green

On Orange Off On Green Off

Member 5 Fast Flash

Green

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On Green On Orange Off Slow Flash

Green

Off

Looking at any member, you can see that there are four members defined in the stack configuration, with member numbers 1, 2, 3, and 5 because these are the LEDs that are lit. The port 4 LED is off, indicating that this member number is not defined in the stack.

On all members, Port 1 LED is fast flashing, indicating that member 1 is the commander of the stack. Port 3 LED is on orange, indicating either that 3 is rebooting or not communicating because of an unknown fault.

When looking at member 1, only Port 1 LED is fast flashing green. This behavior indicates that this unit is member 1 and is the commander.

When looking at member 2, the port 2 LED is slow flashing green, indicating that unit is member number 2. Likewise on member 5, the port 5 LED is slow flashing green, indicating that unit is member 5.

Member 3 will be going through the normal boot LED boot up sequence. When it has completed booting and joined the stack, if you exit and re-enter USER mode, the members show the following on their port LEDs:

Port 1 LED Port 2 LED Port 3 LED Port 4 LED Port 5 LED Port 6-10

LEDs

Member 1 Fast Flash

Green

Member 2 Fast Flash

Green

Member 3 Fast Flash

Green

Member 5 Fast Flash

Green

On Green On Green Off On Green Off

Slow Flash Green

On Green Slow Flash

On Green On Green Off Slow Flash

On Green Off On Green Off

Off On Green Off

Green

Off

Green

LED mode select button and indicator LEDs

The state of the mode LEDs is controlled by the LED Mode select button. The current view mode is indicated by the mode LEDs next to the button. To step from one view mode to the next, press the button.

NOTE: Stacking Notes

• For 2930M switches that are in a stack, the LED Mode select button on every switch in the stack controls the LED mode for all the switches in the stack. Using the LED Mode select button on one switch in the stack changes the LED mode for the entire stack.

• If there is a combination of PoE switches and non-PoE switches in the stack, when any LED Mode select buttons is pressed to put the stack into PoE mode, the non-PoE switches indicate no PoE support by not illuminating any of the mode indicator LEDs or any of the port LEDs.

• If any of the switches in the stack are configured with the Save Power LED feature, the default LED mode for the whole stack becomes the Save Power display. (This condition means all LED mode indicator LEDs are off). However, only the stack members on which that feature is configured display the other characteristics of that feature (all LEDs off except for the power LED).

Reset and Clear buttons

The Reset and Clear buttons are recessed from the front panel (to protect them from being pushed accidentally) and are accessible through small holes on the top of the front panel. Use pointed objects, such as unbent paper clips, to push them.

The buttons are used singly or in combination, as follows:

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To accomplish this: Do this: This will happen:

Soft reset (Standalone switch) Press and release the Reset button The switch operating system is

cleared gracefully (such as data transfer completion, temporary error conditions are cleared), then reboots and runs self-tests.

Hard reset (Standalone switch) Press and hold the Reset button for

more than 5 seconds (until all LEDs turn on), then release.

Soft reset (Stacked switch) Press and release the Reset button

Hard reset (Stacked switch) Press and hold the Reset button for

more than 5 seconds (until all LEDs turn on), then release.

The switch reboots, similar to a power cycle. A hard reset is used, for example, when the switch CPU is in an unknown state or not responding.

Same as a standalone switch, except:

• If action happened on the commander, the standby switch will become commander.

• If action happened on the standby, a new standby will be elected.

Same as a standalone switch, except:

• If action happened on the commander, the standby switch will become commander.

• If action happened on the standby, a new standby will be elected.

Delete console and management access passwords

Turn off UID LED Press Clear button and release

Press Clear button for more than 5 seconds, but within 15 seconds (in btw 5 - 15 seconds)

within 5 seconds (in btw 0.5 - 5 seconds)

Clears all passwords. Will flash Global Status Green LED, after 5 seconds has expired to indicate passwords have cleared.

Clears the UID LED.

Table Continued

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To accomplish this: Do this: This will happen:

1 2 3 4

Restore the factory default configuration

NOTE: These buttons are provided for your convenience. If you are concerned with switch security, make sure that the switch is installed in a secure location, such as a locked wiring closet. You can also disable these buttons by using the front-panel-security command. See the 2930M Management and Configuration Guide for a description of that command.

1. Press Clear and Reset simultaneously.

2. While continuing to press Clear, release Reset.

3. When the Global Status LED begins to fast flash orange (after approximately 5 seconds), release Clear.

The switch removes all configuration changes, restores the factory default configuration, and runs self test.

Out-of-band management (OOBM) port

This RJ-45 port is used to connect a dedicated management network to the switch. To use it, connect an RJ-45 network cable to the management port to manage the switch through Telnet from a remote PC or a UNIX workstation.

To use this port, the switch must have an IP address. IP settings can be configured through a console port connection or automatically from a DHCP/Bootp server.

A networked out-of-band connection through the management port allows you to manage data network switches from a physically and logically separate management network.

For more information, see the Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM) appendix in the Management and

Configuration Guide at https://www.hpe.com/networking/support.

Back of the switches

The back of all 2930M switches is the same.

Figure 4: Back of the 2930M switches

Table 8: Back of the 2930M switches: Label and description

Label Description

1 AC power connector / power supply slot 1

2 AC power connector / power supply slot 2

3 Stacking module slot

4 Uplink module slot

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Power supplies

The following power supplies can be installed in the 2930M switches:

• Aruba X371 12VDC 250W 100-240VAC Power Supply (JL085A): A 250 watt power supply for the non-PoE

switches. This power supply does not provide any PoE power. It is keyed so that it will not fit into the power supply slots of 2930M PoE switches.

• Aruba X372 54VDC 680W 100-240VAC Power Supply (JL086A): A 680 watt power supply for 2930M PoE

supported switches. This power supply offers up to 370 watts of PoE+ power. It is keyed so that it does not fit into the power supply slots of non-PoE 2930M switches.

• Aruba X372 54VDC 1050W 110-240VAC Power Supply (JL087A): A 1,050 watt power supply for 2930M

PoE supported switches. This power supply offers up to 740 watts of PoE power. It is keyed so that it does not fit into the power supply slots of non-PoE 2930M switches.

For initial power supply installation, see the Aruba 3810M/2930M Switch Power Supply Quick Setup Guide and Safety/Regulatory Information that was shipped with the power supply units.

For more power supply information, see (Optional) Installing a second power supply.

Power connector

The 2930M switches do not have a power switch. They will power on when either one or both power supplies are connected to an active AC power source.

Stacking module slot

Each of the 2930M switches has one module slot that can accept the following:

• 2930M Stacking Module (JL325A)

• 2920/2930M 0.5m Stacking Cable (J9734A)

• 2920/2930M 1.0m Stacking Cable (J9735A)

• 2920/2930M 3.0m Stacking Cable (J9736A)

These components provide high-speed connectivity to other 2930M switches. Only the 2930M switches support this module.

Uplink port slot and module support

The 2930M family of switches features a module slot that allows the user to customize the uplink ports on the switch. The slot support 40Gbps of maximum bandwidth and is available in three possible options: four Smart Rate, four SFP+, or one QSFP+.

NOTE: Unsupported modules are mechanically prevented from installing into unsupported slots.

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Table 9: Switch module/support matrix

1 3

Module support

Switch model JL078A 1QSFP+ JL081A Smart Rate 1G/

JL319A Aruba 2930M 24G 1-slot switch

JL320A Aruba 2930M 24G PoE+ 1slot switch

JL321A Aruba 2930M 48G 1-slot switch

JL322A Aruba 2930M 48G PoE+ 1slot switch

JL323A Aruba 2930M 40G 8SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch

JL324A Aruba 2930M 24 SR PoE + 1-slot Switch

R0M67A Aruba 2930M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch

R0M68A Aruba 2930M 24 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1-slot Switch

JL083A 4SFP+

2.5G/5G/10G PoE

Yes Yes, but no PoE Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes, but no PoE Yes

Yes Yes Yes

LEDs on the back of the switches

This section describes the LEDs on the back of the switch. When the back LED on the front of the unit is blinking a fault, the user can look at the back of the switch to find the corresponding blinking LED for the faulted module or power supply. If a user installs a second power supply and did not turn on the power (PSU module status = OFF), the back LED will blink orange.

Figure 5: LEDs on the back of switches

Table 10: Back of the 2930M switches LED labels and description

Label Description

1 Power supply unit (PSU) status LED

2 Stacking module status LED

3 Uplink module status LED

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Table 11: LEDs on the back of the switch

Switch LEDs Function State Meaning

PSU module Status Status of PSU: Looking at

the back of the unit, PSU1 is on the left and PSU2 is on the right.

Uplink module status Status of uplink module On Green Uplink module operating

On Green The power supply has

valid AC input and valid DC outputs.

Slow Flash Green Either the power supply

has an internal fault, or switch has a fault that is causing power supply to cycle on/off.

Off The power supply has an

invalid AC input, or invalid DC outputs.

correctly.

Slow Flash Orange* Uplink module has

experienced a fault. The Global Status LED should be flashing synchronously.

Fast Flash Orange**

Uplink module or one or more of its ports is/are experiencing an alert condition.

Alert conditions include that an unsupported cable has been installed in the module or that the uplink module has been installed while the switch was powered on (hot-swapped) and the switch needs to be rebooted to support the module.

Off No power

No Present No Module

2930M stacking module

The 2930M 2-port stacking module (JL325A) is a component you can add to an 2930M switch to provide highspeed stacking connections to other 2930M switches. See Stacking information and topologies and the HPE

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ArubaOS-Switch Advanced Traffic Management Guide for your switch OS version for more information about

stacking configuration and operation.

Figure 6: Front of 2930M 2-port stacking module

Table 12: Front of 2930M 2-port stacking module: Label and description

Label Description

1 Stacking connectors

2 Link LEDs

3 Stacking module status LED

4 Module retaining screws

The 2930M 2-port stacking module JL325A has the following features:

• Two stacking connectors for connecting the 2930M switch to other 2930Ms in a stacked topology (ring only). Any of these available stacking cables can be used for these connections:

◦ Aruba 2920/2930M 0.5M Stacking Cable (J9734A)

◦ Aruba 2920/2930M 1.0m Stacking Cable (J9735A)

• LEDs, described below.

Stacking module LEDs

The following LEDs are located on the 2930M stacking module itself and are only viewable from the rear of the switch.

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Table 13: Stacking module LEDs

Name Function Mode Description

Stacking Module Status Status of Stacking module On Green Stacking module operating

correctly.

Slow Flash Orange Stacking module has

experienced a fault, or one or more of the module ports has experienced a fault. The 1.6 seconds cycle flash should be synchronized with the switch Global Status LED. The Global Status and Back LED should also be flashing.

Stacking Link Status The Link LED per stacking

port indicates the port is enabled, connected and detects a signal from the attached device.

Fast Flash Orange

Off No power

On Green The port is enabled and

Slow Flash Orange Port Failed POST or cable

Stacking module or one or more of its ports is experiencing an alert condition.

Alert conditions include that an unsupported cable has been installed in the module or that the stacking module has been installed while the switch was powered on (hotswapped) and the switch needs to be rebooted to support the module.

The BACK LED should be flashing and the Global Status LED should NOT be flashing.

receiving a link indication from the connected device.

fault. Module Status LED on the stacking module and Global Status and Back LED on front of unit should also be synchronized and flashing orange.

Off No cable plugged in

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2930M uplink modules

Figure 7: Front of 2930M uplink modules

Table 14: 2930M uplink modules: Label and description

Label Description

1 Aruba 3810M/2930M 1-port QSFP+ 40GbE Module (JL078A)

2 Aruba 3810M/2930M 4 HPE Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G/10G PoE+

Module (JL081A)

3 Aruba 3810M/2930M 4-port 100M/1G/10G SFP+ MACsec Module

(JL083A)

4 Port LEDs

5 Uplink module status LED

Uplink module LEDs

Each QSFP+ port has four green/orange bicolor LEDs to communicate port-level information. The four LEDs are located above each QSFP+ port as shown in the following illustration.

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Table 15: Uplink module LEDs

40GbE mode 4x10GbE mode

Power-on / reset All four LEDs cycle through Green-Orange-Green-Off

Self-test During boot, all four LEDs will flicker green, then clear.

During a failure, all four LEDs slow-blink orange synchronously with the Chassis Fault LED, Management Module Test, and module number LEDs.

QSFP+ device ID and authentication

LED mode

Activity All four LEDs flicker green synchronously

Duplex All four LEDs turn on green to indicate full-duplex.

Speed

All four LEDs turn on green for ~two seconds when QSFP+ device passes ID and authentication.

All four LEDs slow-blink orange when QSFP+ device fails identification (unsupported device).

All four LEDs slow-blink orange synchronously with the Chassis Fault LED and Management Module Test and Module Number LEDs when QSFP+ device fails authentication.

Individual LEDs flicker green

to indicate traffic on the 40G link.

Off = Linked but no traffic, no link, or device not installed.

All four LEDs clear when there is no link or QSFP+ device is not installed.

QSFP+ device installed:

• All four LEDs turn on green to indicate port configured for 40GbE mode and linked.

• LEDs off to indicate that port is not linked.

asynchronously to indicate traffic on each active 10G links.

Off = Linked but no traffic, no link, or device not installed.

QSFP+ device installed:

• All four LEDs slow-blink green to indicate that port is configured for 4x10GbE mode and linked.

• LEDs off to indicate that port is not linked.

QSFP+ device not installed:

All four LEDs on green indicates port configured for 40GbE mode.

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QSFP+ device not installed:

All four LEDs slow-blink green to indicate that port is configured for 4x10GbE mode.

Table Continued

PoE Off

40GbE mode 4x10GbE mode

User-

Reserved for future use.

defined

Port mismatch All LEDs fast-blink orange.

Switch features

The features of the 2930M switches include:

• Combinations of fixed 10/100/1000-T, HPE Smart Rate, and SFP/SFP+ ports, as described under Network ports on page 11.

• Selected switch models feature HPE Smart Rate ports and provide 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps, and 10 Gbps connectivity. See Cabling specifications on page 88 for more information.

• All switch models feature one uplink port module slot that allows configuration with either Smart Rate, 10G SFP+, or 40G QSFP+ ports, as described in Uplink port slot and module support on page 23.

• One module slot is provided in the back of the switches to support a stacking module to provide connectivity to other 2930M switches with stacking modules. See Stacking information and topologies on page 51 and the HPE ArubaOS-Switch Advanced Traffic Management Guide for your switch OS version for more information about stacking.

• Power over Ethernet (PoE) operation; enabled by default. The following switches power IP phones, wireless access points, indoor web cameras, and more.

Aruba 2930M switch PoE per port Standard

24G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL320A) Up to 30W 802.af

48G PoE+ 1-slot switch (JL322A)

802.3at

40G 8SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL323A

24SR PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL324A)

40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE Class 6 1slot Switch (R0M67A)

Up to 60W 802.3bt

802.3 af/at

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These switches also support some prestandard PoE devices. For a list of these devices, see the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for your switch model.

2-Pair Power Noncompliant Dual Sig up to class 4 with optional 4-pair power through test mode. Includes 2-Pair Power legacy 802.3 af/at with prestandard detect enabled.

For instructions on using the switch PoE features, see the 2930M Management and Configuration Guide for your switch OS version at http://www.hpe.com/networking/ResourceFinder. (For more PoE information, see the HPE Power over Ethernet (PoE) Planning and Implementation Guide, available at the same URL.)

• The option to have one or two internal power supplies in the switch:

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