HP 5300xl, 5304XL, 5372XL, 5348XL User Manual 2

management and

configuration guide

hp procurve

series 5300xl switches

www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

HP Procurve Series 5300XL Switches

Software Release G.05.xx or Greater

Management and Configuration Guide

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Publication Number

5990-3016 October 2002 Edition 4

Applicable Product

HP Procurve Switch 5308XL (J4819A) HP Procurve Switch 5372XL (J4848A) HP Procurve Switch 5348XL (J4849A) HP Procurve Switch 5304XL (J4850A)

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Getting Started

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Getting Documentation From the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

1 Selecting a Management Interface

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Advantages of Using the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Advantages of Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches . . . . . . . . . 1-6

2 Using the Menu Interface

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console: . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

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Main Menu Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Screen Structure and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Menu Features List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Where To Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

3 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Privilege Levels at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Privilege Level Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

How To Move Between Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Listing Commands and Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Displaying CLI “Help” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes . . 3-13

CLI Control and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

4 Using the HP Web Browser Interface

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Starting an HP Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch . . 4-4

Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . 4-4

Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Session . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface . . . . . . 4-8

Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Support/Mgmt URLs Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Help and the Management Server URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Status Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

The Overview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Setting Fault Detection Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

5 Switch Memory and Configuration

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Overview of Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement

Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Menu: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Web: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

OS Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Local OS Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

6 Interface Access, System Information, and Friendly Port

Names

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound Telnet . 6-3

Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

CLI: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Denying Interface Access by Terminating Remote Management

Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Web: Configuring System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Configuring and Operating Rules for Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . . 6-15

Configuring Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port Data . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

7 Configuring IP Addressing

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . 7-5

CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . . . 7-7

Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addressing Across Configuration

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Operating Rules for IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

8 Time Protocols

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

TimeP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

SNTP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Selecting a Time Synchronization Protocol or Turning Off Time

Protocol Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

General Steps for Running a Time Protocol on the Switch: . . . . . . . . 8-3

Disabling Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

CLI: Viewing and Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Menu: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

CLI: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers . . . . . . . . 8-22

Address Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Adding and Deleting SNTP Server Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Menu: Operation with Multiple SNTP Server Addresses Configured 8-24

SNTP Messages in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

9 Optimizing Traffic Flow with Port Controls, Port

Trunking, and Filters

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . 9-5

CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . 9-6

Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 9-9

Port Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Series 5300XL Switches Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . 9-11

Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30

Trunk Operation Using the “FEC” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30

How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

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Traffic/Security Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33

Filter Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

Steps for Configuring Traffic/Security Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

Filter Types and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38

10 Configuring for Network Management Applications

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

SNMP Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Configuring for SNMP Access to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Trap Receivers and Authentication Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Advanced Management: RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12

CDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13

CDP Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14

General CDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15

Outgoing Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15

Incoming CDP Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16

Configuring CDP on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19

Viewing the Switch’s Current CDP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20

Viewing the Switch’s Current CDP Neighbors Table . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20

Clearing (Resetting) the CDP Neighbors Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21

Configuring CDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22

Effect of Spanning Tree (STP) On CDP Packet Transmission . . . . 10-24

Selection of the IP Address To Include in Outbound CDP Packets 10-25

CDP Neighbor Data and MIB Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28

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11 Port-Based Virtual LANs (VLANs) and GVRP

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

Port-Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

Overview of Using VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6

Menu: Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

CLI: Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15

Web: Viewing and Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-21

VLAN Tagging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22

The Secure Management VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27

Effect of VLANs on Other Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31

VLAN Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-32

GVRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-34

General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-35

Per-Port Options for Handling GVRP “Unknown VLANs” . . . . . . . . 11-37

Per-Port Options for Dynamic VLAN Advertising and Joining . . . . 11-39

GVRP and VLAN Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-41

Planning for GVRP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-42

Configuring GVRP On a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-42

GVRP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-47

12 Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

IGMP Operating Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

CLI: Configuring and Displaying IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5

Web: Enabling or Disabling IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9

More on IGMP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10

General IGMP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Data-Driven IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Number of IP Multicast Addresses Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15

IGMP Operates With or Without IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15

Fast-Leave IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16

Forced Fast-Leave IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18

Querier Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20

Excluding Well-Known or Reserved Multicast Addresses from IP

Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21

13 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2

How Spanning Tree Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Spanning Tree Options: RSTP (802.1w) and STP (802.1d) . . . . . . . . 13-5

Configuring Rapid Reconfiguration Spanning Tree (RSTP) . . . . . 13-7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Transitioning from STP to RSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Configuring RSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9

802.1p Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19

Menu: Configuring 802.1D STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19

CLI: Configuring 802.1D STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22

STP Fast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26

Fast-Uplink Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27

Web: Enabling or Disabling STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41

14 Switch Meshing

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2

Switch Meshing Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4

Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5

Using a Heterogeneous Switch Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7

Bringing Up a Switch Mesh Domain: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9

Further Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9

Configuring Switch Meshing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10

Menu: To Configure Switch Meshing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10

CLI: To View and Configure Switch Meshing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14

Operating Notes for Switch Meshing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17

Flooded Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-18

Unicast Packets with Unknown Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19

Spanning Tree Operation with Switch Meshing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19

Filtering/Security in Meshed Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22

IP Multicast (IGMP) in Meshed Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22

Static VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22

Dynamic VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23

Requirements and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-24

15 Quality of Service (QoS): Managing Bandwidth More

Effectively

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6

Classifiers for Prioritizing Outbound Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8

Preparation for Configuring QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11

Using QoS Classifiers To Configure Quality of Service for Outbound

Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13

QoS UDP/TCP Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14

QoS IP-Device Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-20

QoS IP Type-of-Service (ToS) Policy and Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-25

QoS LAN Protocol Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-37

QoS VLAN-ID (VID) Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-39

QoS Source-Port Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-44

Differentiated Services Codepoint (DSCP) Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-51

Note On Changing a Priority Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-54

Configuring QoS from the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-57

IP Multicast (IGMP) Interaction with QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-58

QoS Messages in the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-58

Operating and Troubleshooting Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-59

16 IP Routing Features

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-1

Overview of IP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2

IP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2

IP Tables and Caches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3

IP Route Exchange Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6

IP Global Parameters for Routing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6

IP Interface Parameters for Routing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8

Configuring IP Parameters for Routing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9

Configuring IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9

Changing the Router ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9

Configuring ARP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10

Configuring Forwarding Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-12

Configuring ICMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14

Configuring Static IP Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16

Static Route Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16

Static IP Route Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17

Static Route States Follow Port States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18

Configuring a Static IP Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18

Configuring a “Null” Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19

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Configuring RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-20

Overview of RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-20

RIP Parameters and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-21

Configuring RIP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-22

Configuring RIP Redistribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-24

Changing the Route Loop Prevention Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-26

Displaying RIP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-26

Configuring OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-33

Overview of OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-33

Configuring OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-37

Displaying OSPF Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-52

Configuring IRDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-69

Enabling IRDP Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-70

Enabling IRDP on an Individual VLAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-70

Displaying IRDP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-71

Configuring DHCP Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-72

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-72

DHCP Packet Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-72

Minimum Requirements for DHCP Relay Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-73

A File Transfers

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Downloading an Operating System (OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

General OS Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Using TFTP To Download an OS Image from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Using Xmodem to Download an OS Image From a PC or

UNIX Workstation

Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Using the HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or

Unix Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

B Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Status and Counters Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Menu Access To Status and Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

General System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Switch Management Address Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

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Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics and Flow Control Status . B-9

Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status . . . . . . . . . . . B-18

VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

Web Browser Interface Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21

Interface Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22

Menu: Configuring Port and Static Trunk Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . B-23

CLI: Configuring Port and Static Trunk Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25

Web: Configuring Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-28

C Troubleshooting

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Troubleshooting Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Browser or Telnet Access Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Unusual Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

802.1q Prioritization Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

CDP Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

IGMP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

LACP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Mesh-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Port-Based Access Control (802.1x)-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Radius-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) and Fast-Uplink Problems . . . . . . . C-15

SSH-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16

TACACS-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-17

TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

VLAN-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

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Using the Event Log To Identify Problem Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-22

Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-24

CLI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-25

Diagnostic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26

Port Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26

Ping and Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-27

Displaying the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-31

CLI Administrative and Troubleshooting Commands . . . . . . . . . . . C-33

Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34

Restoring a Flash Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-35

D MAC Address Management

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Determining MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

E Daylight Savings Time on HP Procurve Switches

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

Getting Started

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Getting Documentation From the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

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Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

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Getting Started

Overview

This Management and Configuration Guide is intended for use with the following switches:

HP Procurve Switch 5304XL

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HP Procurve Switch 5308XL

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HP Procurve Switch 5348XL

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HP Procurve Switch 5372XL

Together, these four devices are termed the Series 5300XL switches.

This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), Menu interface, and web browser interface to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot switch operation. The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the switch includes a copy of this guide. You can also download a copy from the HP Procurve website. (See

“Getting Documentation From the

Web” on page xxi, below.)

For information on other product documentation for Series 5300XL switch, refer to

“Related Publications” on page xx.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed information.

Command Syntax Statements

Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >

[ control < authorized | auto | unauthorized >]

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Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.

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Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements.

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Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements.

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Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element within

an optional choice.

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Boldface indicates use of a CLI command, part of a CLI command syntax,

or other displayed element in general text. For example:

“Use the copy tftp command to download the key from a TFTP server.”

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Italics indicate variables for which you must supply a value when execut-

ing the command. Fo r example, in this command syntax, you must provide one or more port numbers:

Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >

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Conventions

Command Prompts

In the default configuration, your Series 5300XL switch displays one of the following CLI prompts:

HP Procurve Switch 5304# HP Procurve Switch 5308#

To simplify recognition, this guide uses HPswitch to represent command prompts for all models. For example:

HPswitch#

(You can use the hostname command to change the text in the CLI prompt.)

Screen Simulations

Figures containing simulated screen text and command output look like this:

Figure i. Example of a Figure Showing a Simulated Screen

In some cases, brief command-output sequences appear without figure identification. For example:

HPswitch(config)# clear public-key HPswitch(config)# show ip client-public-key show_client_public_key: cannot stat keyfile

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Related Publications

Read Me First. The Read Me First shipped with your switch provides soft- ware update information, product notes, and other information. A printed copy is shipped with your switch. For the latest version, refer to Documentation From the Web” on page xxi.

Installation and Getting Started Guide. Use the Installation and Get- ting Started Guide shipped with your switch to prepare for and perform the

physical installation. This guide also steps you through connecting the switch to your network and assigning IP addressing, as well as describing the LED indications for correct operation and trouble analysis. A PDF version of this guide is also provided on the Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the switch. And you can download a copy from the HP Procurve website. (See “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page xxi.)

Access Security Guide. Use the Access Security Guide to learn how to use and configure the following access security features available in the switch:

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Username and Password Security

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TACACS+ Authentication

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RADIUS Authentication and Accounting

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Secure Shell (SSH) Encryption

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Port-Based Access Control (802.1x)

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Port Security Using Authorized MAC Addresses

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Authorized IP Managers

“Getting

HP provides a PDF version of this guide on the Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the switch. You can also download a copy from the HP Procurve website. (See

“Getting Documentation From the Web” on page xxi.)

Command Line Interface Reference Guide. This guide, available in a PDF file on the HP Procurve website, provides a summary of the CLI commands generally available for HP Procurve switches. For the latest version,

“Getting Documentation From the Web” on page xxi.

see

Release Notes. Release notes are posted on the HP Procurve website and provide information on new software updates:

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New features and how to configure and use them

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Software management, including downloading software to the switch

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Software fixes addressed in current and previous releases

To view and download a copy of the latest release notes for your switch, see “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page xxi.

Getting Documentation From the Web

Getting Started

Getting Documentation From the Web

1. Go to the HP Procurve website at

http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

2. Click on technical support.

3. Click on manuals.

4. Click on the product for which you want to view or download a manual.

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Sources for More Information

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If you need information on specific parameters in the menu interface, refer to the online help provided in the interface. For example:

Online Help for Menu

If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command name followed by “help”. For example:

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If you need information on specific features in the HP Web Browser Interface (hereafter referred to as the “web browser interface”), use the online help available for the web browser interface. For more information on web browser Help options, refer to “Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface” on

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If you need further information on Hewlett-Packard switch technology,

page 4-11.

visit the HP Procurve website at:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

Need Only a Quick Start?

Getting Started

Need Only a Quick Start?

IP Addressing. If you just want to give the switch an IP address so that it can communicate on your network, or if you are not using VLANs, HP recommends that you use the Switch Setup screen to quickly configure IP addressing. To do so, do one of the following:

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Enter setup at the CLI Manager level prompt.

HPswitch# setup

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In the Main Menu of the Menu interface, select

8. Run Setup

For more on using the Switch Setup screen, see the Installation and Getting Started Guide you received with the switch.

To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network

Importan t! Use the HP Procurve Series 5300 Installation and Getting Started Guide

(shipped with the switch) for the following:

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Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the switch and its related modules

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Instructions for physically installing the switch in your network

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Quickly assigning an IP address and subnet mask, set a Manager password, and (optionally) configure other basic features.

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Interpreting LED behavior.

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Selecting a Management Interface

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Advantages of Using the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Advantages of Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches . . . . . . . . . 1-6

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Overview

This chapter describes the following:

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Management interfaces for the Series 5300XL switches

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Advantages of using each interface

Understanding Management Interfaces

Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance. The HP Series 5300XL switches offer the following interfaces:

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Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch

commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—page 1-3

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CLI—a command line interface offering the full set of switch commands

through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the switch—page 1-4

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Web browser interface --a switch interface offering status information

and a subset of switch commands through a standard web browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer)—

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HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches--an easy-to-use, browser-based

network management tool that works with HP proactive networking features built into managed HP hubs and switches

page 1-5

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This manual describes how to use the menu interface (chapter 2), the CLI (chapter 3), the web browser interface (chapter 4), and how to use these interfaces to configure and monitor the switch.

For information on how to access the web browser interface Help, see “Online Help for the Web Browser Interface” on

page 4-11.

To use HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches, refer to the HP TopTools User’s Guide and the TopTools online help, which are available electronically with the TopTools software. (To get a copy of HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches software, see the Read Me First document shipped with your switch.)

Selecting a Management Interface

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Figure 1-1. Example of the Console Interface Display

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Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of

switch configuration and performance features:

• IP addressing

• VLANs and GVRP

• Port Security

• Port and Static Trunk Group

• System information

• Passwords

• SNMP communities

• Time protocols

• Spanning Tree

The menu interface also provides access for:

• Setup screen • Switch and port statistic and counter

• Event Log display

• Switch and port status displays • Software downloads

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Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) to the

displays

• Reboots

switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access

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Enables Telnet (in-band) access to the menu functionality.

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Allows faster navigation, avoiding delays that occur with slower

display of graphical objects over a web browser interface.

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Provides more security; configuration information and passwords are

not seen on the network.

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Advantages of Using the CLI

HPswitch>

HPswitch#

HPswitch(config)#

HPswitch(<context>)#

Operator Level

Manager Level

Global Configuration Level

Context Configuration Levels (port, VLAN)

Figure 1-2. Command Prompt Examples

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Provides access to the complete set of the switch configuration, perfor-

mance, and diagnostic features.

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Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) or Telnet (in-

band) access.

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Enables quick, detailed system configuration and management access to

system operators and administrators experienced in command prompt interfaces.

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Provides help at each level for determining available options and vari-

ables.

CLI Usage

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For information on how to use the CLI, refer to chapter 3. “Using the

Command Line Interface (CLI)”.

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To perform specific procedures (such as configuring IP addressing or

VLANs), use the Contents listing at the front of the manual to locate the information you need.

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For monitoring and analyzing switch operation, refer to appendix B.

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For information on individual CLI commands, refer to the Index or to the

online Help provided in the CLI interface.

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