Switch 2600 Series
Switch 2600-PWR Series
Switch 2800 Series
Switch 4100 Series
Switch 6108
ProCurve Switches
Management and
Configuration Guide
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ProCurve
Switch 2600 Series
Switch 2600-PWR Series
Switch 2800 Series
Switch 4100gl Series
Switch 6108
October 2005
Management and Configuration Guide
© Copyright 2000-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company,
L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Publication Number
5990-6023
October 2005
Edition 2
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 2626
ProCurve Switch 2650
ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR
ProCurve Switch 2626-PWR
ProCurve Switch 2650-PWR
ProCurve Switch 2824
ProCurve Switch 2848
ProCurve Switch 4104GL
ProCurve Switch 4108GL
ProCurve Switch 4140GL
ProCurve Switch 4148GL
ProCurve Switch 4160GL
ProCurve Switch 6108
(J4900A/B)
(J4899A/B)
(J8762A)
(J8164A)
(J8165A)
(J4903A)
(J4904A)
(J4887A)
(J4861A/J4865A)
(J8151A)
(J4888A)
(J8152A)
(J4902A)
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Contents
Product Documentation
About Your Switch Manual Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Feature Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
1 Getting Started
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Feature Descriptions by Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Port Identity Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2 Selecting a Management Interface
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus . . . . 2-6
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3 Using the Menu Interface
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console: . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Main Menu Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Screen Structure and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Menu Features List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Where To Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
4 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Privilege Levels at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Privilege Level Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Operator Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Manager Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
How To Move Between Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Listing Commands and Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Listing Commands Available at Any Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Command Option Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Displaying CLI "Help" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes . . 4-13
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CLI Control and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
5 Using the Web Browser Interface
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . 5-4
Using ProCurve Manager (PCM) or ProCurve Manager Plus
(PCM+)
Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface . . . . . . 5-8
Online Help for the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Support/Mgmt URLs Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Help and the Management Server URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Status Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
The Overview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Setting Fault Detection Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Using the Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Using the User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
If You Lose a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Sorting the Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Alert Types and Detailed Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
6 Switch Memory and Configuration
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Overview of Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement
Configuration Changes
Configuration Changes Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Using Save and Cancel in the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Rebooting from the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Configuration Changes Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . 6-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
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Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Switch Software Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
7 Interface Access and System Information
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
CLI: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Denying Interface Access by Terminating Remote Management
Sessions
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Web: Configuring System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
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8 Configuring IP Addressing
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . 8-5
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . . . 8-7
Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
DHCP/Bootp Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp . . . . . . . . . 8-15
IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addressing Across Configuration
File Downloads
Operating Rules for IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
9 Time Protocols
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
TimeP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
SNTP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Overview: Selecting a Time Synchronization Protocol or Turning Off
Time Protocol Operation
General Steps for Running a Time Protocol on the Switch . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Disabling Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
CLI: Viewing and Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Viewing the Current SNTP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Configuring (Enabling or Disabling) the SNTP Mode . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Menu: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
CLI: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Viewing the Current TimeP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Configuring (Enabling or Disabling) the TimeP Mode . . . . . . . . 9-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Address Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Adding and Deleting SNTP Server Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Menu Interface Operation with Multiple SNTP Server Addresses
Configured
SNTP Messages in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
10 Port Status and Basic Configuration
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
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Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . 10-6
CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 10-7
Using the CLI To View Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Displaying Spanning Tree Configuration Details . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Using the CLI To Configure Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Using the CLI To Configure a Broadcast Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Configuring HP Auto-MDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Manual Auto-MDIX Override on the Series 2600/2600-PWR
and 2800 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . 10-17
Jumbo Packets on the Series 2800 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Configuring Jumbo Packet Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Viewing the Current Jumbo Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Enabling or Disabling Jumbo Traffic on a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Operating Notes for Jumbo Traffic-Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
QoS Pass-Through Mode on the Series 2800 and 4100gl Switches . . . . 10-25
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Priority Mapping With and Without QoS Pass-Through Mode . 10-26
How to enable/disable QoS Pass-Through Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
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Configuring Port-Based Priority for Incoming Packets on the
4100gl and 6108 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
The Role of 802.1Q VLAN Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Outbound Port Queues and Packet Priority Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Operating Rules for Port-Based Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Configuring and Viewing Port-Based Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Messages Related to Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Troubleshooting Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Configuring and Operating Rules for Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . 10-33
Configuring Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port Data . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
11 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation for the Series
2600-PWR Switches
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Power Availability and Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Powered Device (PD) Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Power Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Configuring PoE Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Cycling Power on a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
PoE for Pre-802.3af-standard PDs (Switch 2600-8-PWR) . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Viewing PoE Configuration and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Displaying the Switch’s Global PoE Power Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Displaying an Overview of PoE Status on All Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
Displaying the PoE Status on Specific Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Planning and Implementing a PoE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Assigning PoE Ports to VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Applying Security Features to PoE Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
PoE Event Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
12 Port Trunking
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Port Status and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Port Connections and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Link Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Trunk Group Boundary Requirement with IP Routing Enabled
on the Series 2800 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Trunk Group Boundary Requirement for the Series 4100gl
Switch 10/100/1000 Module (J4908A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Port Trunk Options and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
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Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10
CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or Dynamic Port
Trunk Group
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group 12-15
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18
Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21
LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-23
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . . . 12-26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
13 Configuring for Network Management Applications
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
SNMP Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Configuring for SNMP Access to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Configuring for SNMP Version 3 Access to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
SNMP Version 3 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
SNMPv3 Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
SNMP Version 3 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Group Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Menu: Viewing and Configuring non-SNMP version 3
Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
CLI: Viewing and Configuring SNMP Community Names . . . . 13-16
SNMP Notification and Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
Trap Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20
Using the CLI To Enable Authentication Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23
Advanced Management: RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24
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LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25
LLDP Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26
General LLDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
Packet Boundaries in a Network Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
LLDP Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
Options for Reading LLDP Information Collected by the Switch . . 13-30
LLDP Standards Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-30
LLDP Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
LLDP Operation and Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-32
Viewing the Current LLDP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-32
Configuring Global LLDP Packet Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-34
Configuring SNMP Notification Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-37
Configuring Per-Port LLDP Transmit and Receive Modes . . . . 13-39
Configuring LLDP Per-Port Advertisement Content . . . . . . . . . 13-39
Displaying Advertisement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41
Displaying Switch Information Available for Outbound
Advertisements
Displaying LLDP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-46
LLDP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-49
LLDP and CDP Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-50
LLDP and CDP Neighbor Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-50
CDP Operation and Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-52
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-42
A File Transfers
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
General Switch Software Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Using TFTP To Download Switch Software from a Server . . . . . . . . A-3
Menu: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary Flash . . . . . . . A-4
CLI: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary or
Secondary Flash
Using Secure Copy and SFTP
How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
The SCP/SFTP Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
SCP/SFTP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or UNIX
Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Menu: Xmodem Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation to
Primary or Secondary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
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Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . A-14
CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Using ProCurve Manager Plus to Update Switch Software . . . . . . . A-16
Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation . A-21
Copying Command Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-21
Copying Event Log Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-22
Copying Crash Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . . . . A-22
Copying Crash Log Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . A-23
B Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Status and Counters Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Menu Access To Status and Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
General System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Menu Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Switch Management Address Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Menu Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Menu: Displaying Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Menu: Displaying Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics and Flow Control Status B-10
Menu Access to Port and Trunk Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
CLI Access To Port and Trunk Group Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12
Web Browser Access To View Port and Trunk Group Statistics B-12
Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Menu Access to the MAC Address Views and Searches . . . . . . B-14
CLI Access for MAC Address Views and Searches . . . . . . . . . . B-16
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
Menu Access to STP Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
CLI Access to STP Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status . . . . . . . . . . . B-20
VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21
Web Browser Interface Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23
Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Switch 6108 and Series 4100gl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Series 2600, 2600-PWR, and 2800 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Menu: Configuring Port and Static Trunk Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . B-25
CLI: Configuring Port and Static Trunk Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Web: Configuring Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29
C Troubleshooting
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Troubleshooting Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Chassis Over-Temperature Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Browser or Telnet Access Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Unusual Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Prioritization Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
IGMP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
LACP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
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
Stacking-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-17
TACACS-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-18
TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20
VLAN-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20
Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
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Event Log Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . C-25
CLI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26
Debug and Syslog Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-27
Diagnostic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34
Port Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34
Ping and Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-35
Web: Executing Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-36
CLI: Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37
Displaying the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-39
CLI: Viewing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-39
Web: Viewing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-39
Listing Switch Configuration and Operation Details for Help
in Troubleshooting
CLI Administrative and Troubleshooting Commands . . . . . . . . . . . C-42
Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-43
Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-43
Using the Clear/Reset Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-43
Restoring a Flash Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-44
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-40
D MAC Address Management
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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Determining MAC Addresses in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices on
Series 2600/2600-PWR, 2800 and 4100gl Switches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
E Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches
Configuring Daylight Savings Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Product Documentation
About Your Switch Manual Set
The switch manual set includes the following:
■ Read Me First - a printed guide shipped with your switch. Provides
software update information, product notes, and other information.
■ Installation and Getting Started Guide - a printed guide shipped
with your switch. This guide explains how to prepare for and perform
the physical installation and connection to your network.
■ Management and Configuration Guide - included as a PDF file on
the Documentation CD. This guide describes how to configure,
manage, and monitor basic switch operation.
■ Advanced Traffic Management Guide - included as a PDF file on
the Documentation CD. This guide explains the configuration and
operation of traffic management features such as spanning tree,
VLANs, and IP routing.
■ Access Security Guide - included as a PDF file on the
Documentation CD. This guide explains the configuration and
operation of access security and user authentication features on the
switch.
■ Release Notes - posted on the ProCurve web site to provide
information on software updates. The release notes describe new
features, fixes, and enhancements that become available between
revisions of the above guides.
Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including release
notes covering recently added features, visit the ProCurve Networking
website at http://www.procurve.com. Click on Technical support, and then
click on Product manuals .
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Product Documentation
Feature Index
For the manual set supporting your switch model, the following feature index
indicates which manual to consult for information on a given software feature.
(Note that some software features are not supported on all switch models.)
Feature Management and Advanced Traffic
Configuration
802.1Q VLAN Tagging - X -
802.1X Port-Based Priority X - -
Authentication - - X
Authorized IP Managers - - X
Config File X - -
Copy Command X - -
Debug X - -
DHCP Configuration - X -
DHCP/Bootp Operation X - -
Diagnostic Tools X - -
Downloading Software X - -
Event Log X - -
Factory Default Settings X - -
File Management X - -
Management
Access Security
Guide
File Transfers X - -
GVRP - X -
IGMP - X -
Interface Access (Telnet, Console/Serial, Web) X - -
IP Addressing X - -
IP Routing - X -
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Product Documentation
Feature Management and Advanced Traffic
Configuration
LACP X - -
Link X - -
LLDP X - -
MAC Address Management X - -
MAC Lockdown - - X
MAC Lockout - - X
MAC-based Authentication - - X
Monitoring and Analysis X - -
Multicast Filtering - X -
Network Management Applications (LLDP, SNMP) X - -
Passwords - - X
Ping X - -
Port Configuration X - -
Port Security - - X
Management
Access Security
Guide
Port Status X - -
Port Trunking (LACP) X - -
Port-Based Access Control - - X
Port-Based Priority (802.1Q) X - -
Power over Ethernet (PoE) X - -
Quality of Service (QoS) - X -
RADIUS Authentication and Accounting - - X
Routing - X -
Secure Copy X - -
SFTP X - -
SNMP X - -
Software Downloads (SCP/SFTP, TFTP, Xmodem) X - -
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Feature Management and Advanced Traffic
Configuration
Source-Port Filters - - X
Spanning Tree (STP, RSTP, MSTP) - X -
SSH (Secure Shell) Encryption - - X
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) - - X
Stack Management (Stacking) - X -
Syslog X - -
System Information X - -
TACACS+ Authentication - - X
Telnet Access X - -
TFTP X - -
Time Protocols (TimeP, SNTP) X - -
Traffic/Security Filters - - X
Troubleshooting X - -
VLANs - X -
Management
Access Security
Guide
Web-based Authentication - - X
Xmodem X - -
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Feature Descriptions by Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Port Identity Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
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Getting Started
Introduction
Introduction
This Management and Configuration Guide is intended to support the
following switches:
■ ProCurve Series 2600
■ ProCurve Series 2600-PWR
■ ProCurve Series 2800
■ ProCurve Series 4100gl
■ ProCurve Switch 6108
This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), menu
interface, and web browser interface to configure, manage, and monitor
switch operation. A troubleshooting chapter is also included.
For an overview of other product documentation for the above switches, refer
to “Product Documentation” on page xv.
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The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the switch includes a
copy of this guide. You can also download a copy from the ProCurve website,
http://www.procurve.com .
Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed
information.
Feature Descriptions by Model
In cases where a software feature is not available in all of the switch models
covered by this guide, the section heading specifically indicates which product
or product series offer the feature.
For example (the switch model is highlighted here in bold italics ):
“QoS Pass-Through Mode on the Series 2800 and 4100gl Switches”.
Getting Started
Conventions
Command Syntax Statements
Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >
[ control < authorized | auto | unauthorized >]
■ Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
■ Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements.
■ Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements.
■ Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element
within an optional choice.
■ 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.”
■ Italics indicate variables for which you must supply a value when
executing the command. For example, in this command syntax, < port-
list > indicates that you must provide one or more port numbers:
Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >
Command Prompts
In the default configuration, your switch displays one of the following CLI
prompts:
ProCurve Switch 4104#
ProCurve Switch 4108#
ProCurve Switch 2626#
ProCurve Switch 2650#
ProCurve Switch 6108#
To simplify recognition, this guide uses ProCurve to represent command
prompts for all models. For example:
ProCurve#
(You can use the hostname command to change the text in the CLI prompt.)
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Sources for More Information
Screen Simulations
Figures containing simulated screen text and command output look like this:
Figure 1-1. Example of a Figure Showing a Simulated Screen
In some cases, brief command-output sequences appear outside of a
numbered figure. For example:
ProCurve(config)# ip default-gateway 18.28.152.1/24
ProCurve(config)# vlan 1 ip address 18.28.36.152/24
ProCurve(config)# vlan 1 ip igmp
Port Identity Examples
This guide describes software applicable to both chassis-based and stackable
ProCurve switches. Where port identities are needed in an example, this guide
uses the chassis-based port identity system, such as “A1”, “B3 - B5”, “C7”, etc.
However, unless otherwise noted, such examples apply equally to the
stackable switches, which for port identities typically use only numbers, such
as “1”, “3-5”, “15”, etc.
Sources for More Information
For additional information about switch operation and features not covered
in this guide, consult the following sources:
■ For information on which product manual to consult on a given
software feature, refer to “Product Documentation” on page xv.
Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including
release notes covering recently added features, visit the ProCurve
Networking website at http://www.procurve.com . Click on Technical
support , and then click on Product manuals .
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Sources for More Information
Getting Started
■ For information on specific parameters in the menu interface, refer
to the online help provided in the interface. For example:
Online Help
for Menu
Figure 1-2. Getting Help in the Menu Interface
■ For information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command
name followed by “help”. For example:
Figure 1-3. Getting Help in the CLI
■ For information on specific features in the Web browser interface,
use the online help. For information on Help options, see “Online Help
for the Web Browser Interface” on page 5-1.
■ For further information on ProCurve Networking switch technology,
visit the ProCurve website at:
http://www.procurve.com
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Need Only a Quick Start?
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 multiple VLANs, ProCurve
recommends that you use the Switch Setup screen to quickly configure IP
addressing. To do so, do one of the following:
■ Enter setup at the CLI Manager level prompt.
ProCurve# setup
■ 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
Imp o rtant! Use the Installation and Getting Started Guide shipped with your switch for
the following:
■ Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the
switch and its related modules
■ Instructions for physically installing the switch in your network
■ Quickly assigning an IP address and subnet mask, setting a Manager
password, and (optionally) configuring other basic features.
■ Interpreting LED behavior.
For the latest version of the Installation and Getting Started Guide and other
documentation for your switch, visit the ProCurve website. (Refer to “Product
Documentation” on page xv of this guide for further details.)
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Selecting a Management Interface
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or
ProCurve Manager Plus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
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Overview
Overview
Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor
switch status and performance. Interface types include:
■ Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch
commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—page 2-3
■ CLI—a command line interface offering the full set of switch commands
through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the switch—
■ 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)—
■ ProCurve Manager (PCM)—a windows-based network management
solution included in-box with all manageable ProCurve devices. Features
include automatic device discovery, network status summary, topology
and mapping, and device management.
■ ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+)—a complete windows-based
network management solution that provides both the basic features
offered with PCM, as well as more advanced management features,
including in-depth traffic analysis, group and policy management, configuration management, device software updates, and advanced VLAN
management. (ProCurve includes a copy of PCM+ in-box for a free 30-day
trial.)
page 2-4
page 2-5
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This manual describes how to use the menu interface (chapter 3), the CLI
(chapter 4), the web browser interface (chapter 5), and how to use these
interfaces to configure and monitor the switch.
For information on how to access the web browser interface Help, refer to
“Online Help for the Web Browser Interface” on page 5-11.
To use ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus, refer to the Getting
Started Guide and the Administrator’s Guide , which are available electronically with the software for these applications. For more information, visit the
ProCurve web site at http://www.procurve.com.
Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
Figure 2-1. Example of the Console Interface Display
■ 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
• Stack Management
• Spanning Tree
• System information
• Passwords
•SNMP communities
• Time protocols
The menu interface also provides access for:
•Setup screen
• Event Log display
• Switch and port
status displays
■ Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) to the
• Switch and port statistic and counter
displays
• Reboots
• Software downloads
switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP
address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access
■ Enables Telnet (in-band) access to the menu functionality.
■ Allows faster navigation, avoiding delays that occur with slower
display of graphical objects over a web browser interface.
■ Provides more security; configuration information and passwords are
not seen on the network.
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Advantages of Using the CLI
Advantages of Using the CLI
ProCurve>
ProCurve#
ProCurve(config)#
ProCurve(<context>)#
Operator Level
Manager Level
Global Configuration Level
Context Configuration Levels (port, VLAN)
Figure 2-2. Command Prompt Examples
■ Provides access to the complete set of the switch configuration, perfor-
mance, and diagnostic features.
■ Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) or Telnet (in-
band) access.
■ Enables quick, detailed system configuration and management access to
system operators and administrators experienced in command prompt
interfaces.
■ Provides help at each level for determining available options and vari-
ables.
CLI Usage
■ For information on how to use the CLI, refer to chapter 3. “Using the Menu
Interface”.
■ 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.
■ For monitoring and analyzing switch operation, refer to appendix B.
■ For information on individual CLI commands, refer to the Index or to the
online Help provided in the CLI interface.
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