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ProCurve 6200yl, 5400zl, 3500yl Management And Configuration Manual

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February 2007 K.12.XX
Management and Configuration Guide
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5991-3826 February 2007
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (J8697A) ProCurve Switch 5412zl (J8698A) ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR Intelligent Edge (J8692A) ProCurve Switch 3500yl-48G-PWR Intelligent Edge (J8693A) ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G (J8992A)
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Contents
Product Documentation
About Your Switch Manual Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Printed Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Electronic Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Software Feature Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
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
Configuration and Operation Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Getting Documentation From the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Physical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Premium Edge Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
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2 Selecting a Management Interface
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
General Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information on Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager
or ProCurve Manager Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Custom Login Banners for the Console and
Web Browser Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Banner Operation with Telnet, Serial, or SSHv2 Access . . . . . . . 2-11
Banner Operation with Web Browser Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Configuring and Displaying a Non-Default Banner . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
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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
Listing Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Displaying CLI “Help” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes . . 4-13
CLI Control and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
5 Using the ProCurve 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+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session . . 5-7
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Security: Creating Usernames and Passwords
in the Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Entering a User Name and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Using a User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
If You Lose the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Online Help for the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
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Support/Mgmt URLs Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Help and the Management Server URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Using the PCM Server for Switch Web Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Status Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
The Overview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Sorting the Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Alert Types and Detailed Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Setting Fault Detection Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
6 Switch Memory and Configuration
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement
Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Menu: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Using Save and Cancel in the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Rebooting from the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Web: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Switch Software Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
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Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Viewing the Startup-Config File Status with Multiple
Configuration Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File . . . . . . 6-28
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Renaming an Existing Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Creating a New Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Erasing a Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the
Switch to Its Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-34
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-35
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-35
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File to a Serially
Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from a Serially
Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Operating Notes for Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
7 Interface Access and System Information
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . 8-5
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . . . 8-6
Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
DHCP/Bootp Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Loopback Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Configuring a Loopback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Displaying Loopback Interface Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP
Addressing Across Configuration File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Operating Rules for IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Enabling IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
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9 Time Protocols
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
TimeP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
SNTP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Selecting a Time Synchronization Protocol or Turning Off Time
Protocol Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
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 . . . . . . . . . 9-10
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Menu: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
CLI: Viewing and Configuring TimeP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Viewing the Current TimeP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Configuring (Enabling or Disabling) the TimeP Mode . . . . . . . . 9-20
SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers . . . . . . . . 9-24
Address Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Displaying All SNTP Server Addresses Configured on the Switch . . 9-25
Adding and Deleting SNTP Server Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Menu: Operation with Multiple SNTP Server Addresses Configured 9-27
SNTP Messages in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
10 Port Status and Configuration
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Menu: Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 10-7
Viewing Port Status and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Viewing Port Utilization Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Viewing Transceiver Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Enabling or Disabling Ports and Configuring Port Mode . . . . . 10-12
Enabling or Disabling Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Configuring a Broadcast Limit on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Configuring ProCurve Auto-MDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . 10-18
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Configuring and Operating Rules for Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . 10-19
Configuring Friendly Port Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port Data . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Configuring UDLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Enabling UDLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
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Changing the Keepalive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Changing the Keepalive Retries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Configuring UDLD for Tagged Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Viewing UDLD Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Configuration Warnings and Event Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
11 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
PoE Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
PoE on Series 5400zl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
PoE on Series 3500yl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Introduction to PoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Overview of Operation for Series 3500yl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Overview of Operation for Series 5400zl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
General PoE Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
PD Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Determining the Amount of PoE Power Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
PoE Power on the Series 5400zl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
PoE Power on the Series 3500yl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Using a ProCurve 620 Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
Power Priority Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
When Is Power Allocation Prioritized? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
How Is Power Allocation Prioritized? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
PoE Priority With Two or More Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Configuring PoE Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15
Changing the PoE Port Priority Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15
Disabling or Re-Enabling PoE Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
Enabling Support for Pre-Standard Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
Changing the Threshold for Generating a Power Notice . . . . . . . . . 11-17
Configuring Optional PoE Port Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18
Viewing PoE Configuration and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-21
Displaying the Switch’s Global PoE Power Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-21
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Displaying an Overview of PoE Status on All Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22
Displaying the PoE Status on Specific Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23
Planning and Implementing a PoE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25
Assigning PoE Ports to VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25
Applying Security Features to PoE Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25
Assigning Priority Policies to PoE Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-26
Calculating the Maximum Load for a PoE Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27
When a Power Supply Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-28
PoE Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29
PoE Event Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30
“Informational” PoE Event-Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30
“Warning” PoE Event-Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31
12 Port Trunking
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . 12-9
CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group . . . 12-14
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18
Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21
LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-26
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-27
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . 12-27
13 Port Traffic Controls
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
All Traffic Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Configuring Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Displaying the Current Rate-Limit Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Operating Notes for Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
ICMP Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Guidelines for Configuring ICMP Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Configuring ICMP Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Using Both ICMP Rate-Limiting and All-Traffic Rate-Limiting
on the Same Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Displaying the Current ICMP Rate-Limit Configuration . . . . . . 13-13
Operating Notes for ICMP Rate-Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
ICMP Rate-Limiting Trap and Event Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth (GMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
GMB Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
Impacts of QoS Queue Configuration on GMB Operation . . . . 13-20
Configuring Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth for
Outbound Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21
Displaying the Current Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24
GMB Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25
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Jumbo Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26
Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
Configuring Jumbo Frame Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28
Viewing the Current Jumbo Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-29
Enabling or Disabling Jumbo Traffic on a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
Operating Notes for Jumbo Traffic-Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-34
14 Configuring for Network Management Applications
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
SNMP Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
Configuring for SNMP version 1 and 2c Access to the Switch . . . . . 14-4
Configuring for SNMP Version 3 Access to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
SNMP Version 3 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Enabling SNMPv3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
SNMPv3 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
Group Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11
SNMPv3 Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11
Menu: Viewing and Configuring non-SNMP version 3
Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13
CLI: Viewing and Configuring SNMP Community Names . . . . 14-15
SNMPv3 Notification and Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Trap Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
CLI: Configuring and Displaying Trap Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20
Using the CLI To Enable Authentication Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23
Configuring the Source IP Address for SNMP Requests
and Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-24
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27
Advanced Management: RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
CLI-Configured sFlow with Multiple Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
Configuring sFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29
Viewing sFlow Configuration and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29
LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-33
General LLDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
LLDP-MED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
Packet Boundaries in a Network Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-36
Options for Reading LLDP Information Collected by the Switch . . 14-38
LLDP and LLDP-MED Standards Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-38
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LLDP Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-39
Configuring LLDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40
Viewing the Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40
Configuring Global LLDP Packet Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-42
Configuring SNMP Notification Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-46
Configuring Per-Port Transmit and Receive Modes . . . . . . . . . 14-47
Configuring Basic LLDP Per-Port Advertisement Content . . . . 14-48
Configuring Support for Port Speed and Duplex
Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-50
LLDP-MED (Media-Endpoint-Discovery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-51
LLDP-MED Topology Change Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-54
LLDP-MED Fast Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
Advertising Device Capability, Network Policy, PoE Status
and Location Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
Configuring Location Data for LLDP-MED Devices . . . . . . . . . 14-60
Displaying Advertisement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-65
Displaying Switch Information Available for Outbound
Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-66
Displaying LLDP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-70
LLDP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
LLDP and CDP Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
LLDP and CDP Neighbor Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
CDP Operation and Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-76
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A File Transfers
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
General Software Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Using TFTP To Download Switch Software from a Server . . . . . . . . A-4
Menu: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary Flash . . . . . . . A-5
CLI: TFTP Download from a Server to Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Using Secure Copy and SFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
The SCP/SFTP Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Disable TFTP and Auto-TFTP for Enhanced Security . . . . . . . A-10
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
SCP/SFTP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or UNIX
Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Menu: Xmodem Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or UNIX Workstation to
Primary or Secondary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Using USB to Transfer Files to and from the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Using USB to Download Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . A-20
CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
Using PCM+ to Update Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
Copying Software Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
TFTP: Copying a Software Image to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . . A-23
Xmodem: Copying a Software Image from the Switch to a
Serially Connected PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
USB: Copying a Software Image to a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . A-25
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . A-25
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File to a Serially Connected PC or
UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File from a Serially
Connected PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26
USB: Copying a Configuration File to a USB Device . . . . . . . . . A-27
USB: Copying a Configuration File from a USB Device . . . . . . A-28
Transferring ACL Command Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28
TFTP: Uploading an ACL Command File from a TFTP Server A-29
Xmodem: Uploading an ACL Command File from a Serially
Connected PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-30
USB: Uploading an ACL Command File from a USB Device . . A-31
Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, USB Device, PC or UNIX
Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32
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Copying Command Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-32
Copying Event Log Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-33
Copying Crash Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . . . . A-33
Copying Crash Log Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . A-34
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-9
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Menu: Displaying Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics and Flow Control Status B-11
Menu Access to Port and Trunk Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12
CLI Access To Port and Trunk Group Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Web Browser Access To View Port and Trunk Group Statistics B-13
Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Menu Access to the MAC Address Views and Searches . . . . . . B-14
CLI Access for MAC Address Views and Searches . . . . . . . . . . B-17
Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
CLI Access to MSTP Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20
Web Browser Interface Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22
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Traffic Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Mirrored Traffic Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26
Local Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26
Remote Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26
Mirrored Traffic Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26
Criteria for Selecting Traffic To Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Mirrored Traffic Operation and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Mirroring Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29
Endpoint Switches and Intermediate Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-30
Updating from a Legacy Mirroring Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . B-30
Using the Menu or Web Interface To Configure Local Mirroring . . B-31
Menu and Web Interface Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-31
Configuration Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-32
CLI: Configuring Local and Remote Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35
General Steps for Using the CLI To Configure Mirroring . . . . . B-36
Quick Reference to Local Mirroring Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-38
Quick Reference to Remote Mirroring Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-39
1. Determine the Mirroring Session Identity and Destination . . . . . B-41
2. Configure the Remote Mirroring Session on Destination Switch B-41
3. Configure the Mirroring Session on the Source Switch . . . . . . . . B-44
4. Configure Mirroring Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-47
Traffic Selection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-47
Mirroring Source Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-47
Using Interface Identity and Direction of Movement
To Select the Traffic To Mirror from a Source Switch . . . . . . . B-48
Using ACL Assignment and Traffic Direction
To Select the Traffic To Mirror from a Source Switch . . . . . . . B-51
Displaying the Mirroring Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-56
Displaying the Mirroring Configuration Summary . . . . . . . . . . B-56
Displaying the Remote Endpoint Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . B-58
Displaying a Mirroring Session Configuration
on a Source Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-59
Viewing Mirroring in the Current Configuration File . . . . . . . . B-61
Mirroring Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-63
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Local Mirroring Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-63
Remote Mirroring Destination Using a VLAN Interface
and an ACL for Mirroring Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-64
Remote Mirroring Destination Using a Port Interface
and Directional Mirroring Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-67
Maximum Supported Frame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-69
Enabling Jumbo Frames To Increase the Mirroring Path MTU B-69
Effect of Downstream VLAN Tagging on
Untagged, Mirrored Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-70
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-70
Troubleshooting Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-72
C Troubleshooting
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Troubleshooting Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Browser or Telnet Access Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Unusual Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
802.1Q Prioritization Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
ACL Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
IGMP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
LACP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
Mesh-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14
Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . C-14
QoS-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-17
Radius-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-17
Spanning-Tree Protocol (MSTP) and Fast-Uplink Problems . . . . . . C-18
SSH-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19
TACACS-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-21
TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
VLAN-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
Fan Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-25
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Using the Event Log To Identify Problem Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26
Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-28
CLI: Listing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-29
CLI: Clearing Event Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-29
CLI: Turning Event Numbering On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-30
Reducing Duplicate Event Log and SNMP Trap Messages . . . . . . . C-30
Debug and Syslog Messaging Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-33
Debug Command Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34
Debug Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-35
Debug Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37
Syslog Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-38
Viewing the Debug Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-39
Steps for Configuring Debug and Syslog Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-39
Operating Notes for Debug and Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-43
Diagnostic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-44
Port Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-44
Ping and Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-45
Web: Executing Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-46
CLI: Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-47
DNS Resolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-49
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-49
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-49
Configuring and Using DNS Resolution with Ping and Traceroute
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-51
Configuring a DNS Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-52
Example Using DNS Names with Ping and Traceroute . . . . . . C-53
Viewing the Current DNS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-55
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-55
Event Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-56
Displaying the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-57
CLI: Viewing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-57
Web: Viewing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-57
Listing Switch Configuration and Operation Details . . . . . . . . . C-57
CLI Administrative and Troubleshooting Commands . . . . . . . . . . . C-59
Traceroute Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-60
Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-63
CLI: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration . . . . . . . . C-63
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Clear/Reset: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration . C-63
Restoring a Flash Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-64
D MAC Address Management
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Determining MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7
E Monitoring Resources
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Viewing Information on Resource Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Policy Enforcement Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Displaying Current Resource Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3
When Insufficient Resources Are Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5
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Product Documentation

About Your Switch Manual Set
Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including
Release Notes covering recently added features, please visit the ProCurve Networking Web site at www.procurve.com, click on Technical support, and then click on Product manuals (all).
Printed Publications
The two publications listed below are printed and shipped with your switch. The latest version of each is also available in PDF format on the ProCurve Web site, as described in the Note at the top of this page.
■ Read Me First—Provides software update information, product notes,
and other information.
■ Installation and Getting Started Guide—Explains how to prepare for
and perform the physical installation and connect the switch to your network.
Electronic Publications
The latest version of each of the publications listed below is available in PDF format on the ProCurve Web site, as described in the Note at the top of this page.
■ Management and Configuration Guide—Describes how to configure,
manage, and monitor basic switch operation.
■ Advanced Traffic Management Guide—Explains how to configure traffic
management features such as VLANs, MSTP, QoS, and Meshing.
■ Multicast and Routing Guide—Explains how to configure IGMP, PIM, IP
routing, and VRRP features.
■ Access Security Guide—Explains how to configure access security fea-
tures and user authentication on the switch.
■ Release Notes—Describe new features, fixes, and enhancements that
become available between revisions of the main product guide.
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Software Feature Index
For the software manual set supporting your 3500yl/5400zl/6200yl switch model, this feature index indicates which manual to consult for information on a given software feature.
Premium Edge Software Features. For the ProCurve 3500yl and 5400zl switches, Premium Edge features can be acquired by purchasing the optional Premium Edge license and installing it on the Intelligent Edge version of these switches. (These features are automatically included on the ProCurve 6200yl switches.)
Intelligent Edge Software Features. These features are automatically included on the ProCurve 3500yl and 5400zl Intelligent Edge switches and on the 6200yl Premium Edge switch.
Premium Edge Software Features Manual
Management
and
Configuration
OSPF X
PIM-DM (Dense Mode) X
PIM-SM (Sparse Mode) X
VRRP X
Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
Intelligent Edge Software
Manual
Features
Management
and
Configuration
802.1Q VLAN Tagging X
802.1X Port-Based Priority X
802.1X Multiple Authenticated Clients Per Port X
ACLs X
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Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
Intelligent Edge Software Features
Manual
Management
and
Configuration
AAA Authentication X
Authorized IP Managers X
Authorized Manager List (Web, Telnet, TFTP) X
Auto MDIX Configuration X
BOOTP X
Config File X
Console Access X
Copy Command X
CoS (Class of Service) X
Debug X
DHCP Configuration X
DHCP Option 82 X
DHCP Snooping X
DHCP/Bootp Operation X
Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
Diagnostic Tools X
Downloading Software X
Dynamic ARP Protection X
Eavesdrop Protection X
Event Log X
Factory Default Settings X
Flow Control (802.3x) X
File Management X
File Transfers X
Friendly Port Names X
Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth (GMB) X
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Intelligent Edge Software Features
Manual
Management
and
Configuration
GVRP X
Identity-Driven Management (IDM) X
IGMP X
Interface Access (Telnet, Console/Serial, Web) X
IP Addressing X
IP Routing X
Jumbo Packets X
LACP X
Link X
LLDP X
LLDP-MED X
MAC Address Management X
MAC Lockdown X
MAC Lockout X
Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
MAC-based Authentication X
Management VLAN X
Meshing X
Monitoring and Analysis X
Multicast Filtering X
Multiple Configuration Files X
Network Management Applications (SNMP) X
OpenView Device Management X
Passwords and Password Clear Protection X
ProCurve Manager (PCM) X
Ping X
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Intelligent Edge Software Features
Manual
Management
and
Configuration
Port Configuration X
Port Monitoring X
Port Security X
Port Status X
Port Trunking (LACP) X
Port-Based Access Control (802.1X) X
Power over Ethernet (PoE) X
Protocol Filters X
Protocol VLANS X
Quality of Service (QoS) X
RADIUS Authentication and Accounting X
RADIUS-Based Configuration X
Rate-Limiting X
RIP X
Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
RMON 1,2,3,9 X
Routing X
Routing - IP Static X
Secure Copy X
sFlow X
SFTP X
SNMPv3 X
Software Downloads (SCP/SFTP, TFPT, Xmodem) X
Source-Port Filters X
Spanning Tree (STP, RSTP, MSTP) X
SSHv2 (Secure Shell) Encryption X
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Intelligent Edge Software Features
Manual
Management
and
Configuration
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) X
Stack Management (3500yl/6200yl switches only) X
Syslog X
System Information X
TACACS+ Authentication X
Telnet Access X
TFTP X
Time Protocols (TimeP, SNTP) X
Traffic Mirroring X
Traffic/Security Filters X
Troubleshooting X
Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) X
UDP Forwarder X
USB Device Support X
Advanced
Traffic
Management
Multicast and
Routing
Access
Security
Guide
Virus Throttling (Connection-Rate Filtering) X
VLANs X
VLAN Mirroring (1 static VLAN) X
Voice VLAN X
Web Authentication RADIUS Support X
Web-based Authentication X
Web UI X
Xmodem X
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Getting Started

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
Configuration and Operation Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
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Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Getting Documentation From the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Physical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Premium Edge Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
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Introduction

Introduction
This Management and Configuration Guide is intended for use with the following switches:
■ ProCurve Switch 5406zl
■ ProCurve Switch 5412zl
■ ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR Intelligent Edge
■ ProCurve Switch 3500yl-48G-PWR Intelligent Edge
■ ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G mGBIC Premium Edge
This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), Menu interface, and web browser to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot switch operation.
For an overview of other product documentation for the above switches, refer to “Product Documentation” on page xiii.
You can download documentation from the ProCurve Networking web site, www.procurve.com.
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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 is highlighted here in bold italics):
“QoS Pass-Through Mode on the Series 5400zl Switches”.
Getting Started
Conventions

Command Syntax Statements

Syntax: ip < default-gateway < ip-addr >> | routing >
Syntax: show interfaces [port-list ]
■ 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 execut-
ing the command. For example, in this command syntax, you must provide one or more port numbers:
Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >

Command Prompts

In the default configuration, your switch displays a CLI prompt similar to the following:
ProCurve 5406zl# ProCurve 5412zl# ProCurve 3500yl# ProCurve 6200yl#
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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Conventions

Screen Simulations

Displayed Text. Figures containing simulated screen text and command output look like this:
ProCurve> show version Image stamp: /sw/code/build/info
March 1, 2006 13:43:13 K.11.01 139
ProCurve>
Figure 1-1. Example of a Figure Showing a Simulated Screen
In some cases, brief command-output sequences appear without figure iden­tification. For example:
ProCurve(config)# clear public-key ProCurve(config)# show ip client-public-key show_client_public_key: cannot stat keyfile

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 typically use only numbers, such as “1”, “3-5”, “15”, etc. for port identities.

Configuration and Operation Examples

Unless otherwise noted, examples using a particular switch model apply to all switch models covered by this guide.

Keys

Simulations of actual keys use a bold, sans-serif typeface with square brackets. For example, the Tab key appears as
[Tab] and the “Y” key appears as [Y].
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Sources for More Information

Getting Started
Sources for More Information
For information about switch operation and features not covered in this guide, consult the following sources:
■ Feature Index—For information on which product manual to consult for
a given software feature, refer to the “Software Feature Index” on page xiv.
Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including
Release Notes covering recently added features, visit the ProCurve Network­ing web site at www.procurve.com, click on Technical support, and then click on Product Manuals (all).
■ Software Release Notes—Release Notes are posted on the ProCurve
Networking web site and provide information on new software updates:
• information on the ProCurve Premium Edge License (This option is used on the 3500yl and 5400zl switches to enable certain software features described in the manual set for these switches. The 6200yl switch is available only as a Premium Edge switch.)
• new features and how to configure and use them
• software management, including downloading software to the switch
• software fixes addressed in current and previous releases
To view and download a copy of the latest software release notes for your switch, refer to “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-7.
■ Product Notes and Software Update Information—The printed Read Me
First shipped with your switch provides software update information,
product notes, and other information. For the latest version, refer to “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-7.
■ 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. You can download a copy from the ProCurve Networking web site. (See “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-7.)
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Sources for More Information
■ Management and Configuration Guide—Use this guide for information
on topics such as:
• various interfaces available on the switch
• memory and configuration operation
• interface access
• IP addressing
• time protocols
• port configuration, trunking, traffic control, and PoE operation
• SNMP, LLDP, and other network management topics
• file transfers, switch monitoring, troubleshooting, and MAC address management
■ Advanced Traffic Management Guide—Use this guide for information on
topics such as:
• VLANs: Static port-based and protocol VLANs, and dynamic GVRP VLANs
• spanning-Tree: 802.1D (STP), 802.1w (RSTP), and 802.1s (MSTP)
•meshing
• Quality-of-Service (QoS)
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
■ Multicast and Routing Guide—Use this guide for information topics such
as:
•IGMP
•PIM (SM and DM)
•IP routing
• VRRP
■ Access Security Guide—Use this guide for information on topics such as:
• Local username and password security
• Web-Based and MAC-based authentication
• RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication
• SSH (Secure Shell) and SSL (Secure Socket Layer) operation
• 802.1X access control
• Port security operation with MAC-based control
• Authorized IP Manager security
• Key Management System (KMS)
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Getting Started

Getting Documentation From the Web

1. Go to the ProCurve Networking web site at
www.procurve.com
2. Click on Technical support.
3. Click on Product manuals.
4. Click on the product for which you want to view or download a manual.
If you need further information on ProCurve switch technology, visit the ProCurve Networking web site at:
www.procurve.com

Online Help

Menu Interface
If you need information on specific parameters in the menu interface, refer to the online help provided in the interface. For example:
Figure 1-2. Online Help for Menu Interface
Online Help for Menu
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Command Line Interface
If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command name followed by help. For example:
Figure 1-3. CLI Help
Web Browser Interface
If you need information on specific features in the ProCurve Web Browser Interface (hereafter referred to as the “web browser interface”), use the online Help. You can access the Help by clicking on the question mark button in the upper right corner of any of the web browser interface screens.
The Help Button
Figure 1-4. Button for Web Browser Interface Online Help
Note To access the online Help for the ProCurve web browser interface, you need
either ProCurve Manager (version 1.5 or greater) installed on your network or an active connection to the World Wide Web. Otherwise, Online help for the web browser interface will not be available.
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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, 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

Physical Installation

Use the ProCurve Installation and Getting Started Guide (shipped with the 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, set a Manager pass-
word, and (optionally) configure other basic features.
■ Interpreting LED behavior.
For the latest version of the Installation and Getting Started Guide for your switch, refer to “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-7.
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To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network

Premium Edge Switch Features

The ProCurve 3500yl and 5400zl switches ship with the ProCurve Intelligent Edge software feature set. Additional Premium Edge switch software features for these switches can be acquired by purchasing a Premium Edge license and installing it on the Intelligent Edge version of these switches. Part numbers for the Premium Edge licenses are:
■ 3500yl switches: J8993A
■ 5400zl switches: J8994A
(Note that the ProCurve 6200yl switch is available only as a Premium Edge switch.)
For the most current information about the features included in the Premium Edge package, refer to the release notes for your product on the ProCurve Networking web site. The Premium Edge License is available from your ProCurve reseller.
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Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
General Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information on Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
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Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager
or ProCurve Manager Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Custom Login Banners for the Console and
Web Browser Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Banner Operation with Telnet, Serial, or SSHv2 Access . . . . . . . 2-11
Banner Operation with Web Browser Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Configuring and Displaying a Non-Default Banner . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
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Overview

Overview
This chapter describes the following:
■ Management interfaces for the switches covered in this guide
■ Advantages of using each interface

Understanding Management Interfaces

Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance. The switch offers the following interfaces:
■ Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch
commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—2-3
■ CLI—a command line interface offering the full set of switch commands
through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the switch—2-4
■ 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)—2-5
■ 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 30-day trial.)
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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, see “Online Help for the Web Browser Interface” on page 5-11.
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Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

To use ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus, refer to the Getting Started Guide and the Administrator’s Guide, which are available electron-
ically with the software for these applications. For more information, visit the ProCurve Networking web site at www.procurve.com.
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
Stacking is supported on the 3500yl and 6200yl switches
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
• Spanning Tree
• System information
• Local 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
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Advantages of Using the CLI

■ 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.
Advantages of Using the CLI
ProCurve>
ProCurve#
ProCurve(config)#
ProCurve(<context>)#
For example:
Prompt for Operator Level
Prompt for Manager Level
Prompt for Global Configuration Level
Prompt for Context Configuration Levels
ProCurve(eth-1-5)# ProCurve(vlan-1)# ProCurve(pim)# ProCurve(rip)#
Figure 2-2. Command Prompt Examples
General Benefits
■ 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.
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Information on Using the CLI
■ For information on how to use the CLI, refer to Chapter 4. “Using the
Command Line Interface (CLI)”.

Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface

■ To perform specific procedures (such as configuring IP addressing or
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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.
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface
Figure 2-3. Example of the Web Browser Interface
■ Easy access to the switch from anywhere on the network
■ Familiar browser interface--locations of window objects consistent
with commonly used browsers, uses mouse clicking for navigation, no terminal setup
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■ Many features have all their fields in one screen so you can view all
values at once
■ More visual cues, using colors, status bars, device icons, and other
graphical objects instead of relying solely on alphanumeric values
■ Display of acceptable ranges of values available in configuration list
boxes
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Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus
You can operate ProCurve Manager and ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM and PCM+) from a PC on the network to monitor traffic, manage your hubs and switches, and proactively recommend network changes to increase network uptime and optimize performance. Easy to install and use, PCM and PCM+ are the answers to your management challenges.
Figure 2-4. Example of the Home Page for ProCurve Manager Plus
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PCM and PCM+ enable greater control, uptime, and performance in your network:
■ Features and benefits of ProCurve Manager:
• Network Status Summary: Upon boot-up, a network status screen displays high-level information on network devices, end nodes, events, and traffic levels. From here, users can research any one of these areas to get more details.
• Alerts and Troubleshooting: An events summary screen displays alerts to the user and categorizes them by severity, making it easier to track where bottlenecks and issues exist in the network. Alerts present detailed information on the problem, even down to the spe­cific port.
• Automatic Device Discovery: This feature is customized for fast discovery of all ProCurve manageable network devices. The user can define which IP subnets to discover.
• Topology and Mapping: This feature automatically creates a map of discovered network devices. Maps are color-coded to reflect device status and can be viewed at multiple levels (physical view, subnet view, or VLAN view).
• Device Management: Many device-focused tasks can be performed directly by the software, or the user can access web-browser and command-line interfaces with the click of a button to manage individ­ual devices from inside the tool.
■ Features and benefits of ProCurve Manager Plus:
• All of the Features of ProCurve Manager: Refer to the above listing.
• In-Depth Traffic Analysis: An integrated, low-overhead traffic mon- itor interface shows detailed information on traffic throughout the network. Using enhanced traffic analysis protocols such as Extended RMON and sFlow, users can monitor overall traffic levels, segments with the highest traffic, or even the top users within a network segment.
• Group and Policy Management: Changes in configuration are tracked and logged, and archived configurations can be applied to one or many devices. Configurations can be compared over time or between two devices, with the differences highlighted for users.
• Advanced VLAN Management: A new, easy-to-use VLAN manage­ment interface allows users to create and assign VLANs across the entire network, without having to access each network device indi­vidually.
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• Device Software Updates: This feature automatically obtains new device software images from ProCurve and updates devices, allowing users to download the latest version or choose the desired version. Updates can be scheduled easily across large groups of devices, all at user-specified times.
• Investment Protection: The modular software architecture of ProCurve Manager Plus will allow ProCurve to offer network admin­istrators add-on software solutions that complement their needs.
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Custom Login Banners for the Console and Web Browser Interfaces

You can now configure the switch to display a login banner of up to 320 characters when an operator initiates a management session with the switch through any of the following methods:
■ Teln et
■ serial connection
■ SSHv2
■ Web browser
In the factory default configuration, the switch displays the following default banner:
Default banner appearing
Figure 2-5. The Default Login Banner
Note The switch’s Web browser interface does not display the default banner.
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Banner Operation with Telnet, Serial, or SSHv2 Access
When a system operator begins a login session, the switch displays the banner above the local password prompt or, if no password is configured, above the Press any key to continue prompt. Entering a correct password or, if no password is configured, pressing any key clears the banner from the CLI and displays the CLI prompt. (Refer to figure 2-5 on page 2-10.)
Banner Operation with Web Browser Access
When a system operator uses a Web browser to access the switch, the text of a non-default banner configured on the switch appears in a dedicated banner window with a link to the Web agent home page. Clicking on To Hom e Page clears the banner window and prompts the user for a password (if configured). Following entry of the correct username/password information (or if no username/password is required), the switch then displays either the Registra­tion page or the switch’s home page. Note that if the banner feature is disabled or if the switch is using the factory-default banner shown in figure 2-5, then the banner page does not appear in the Web browser when an operator initiates a login session with the switch.
Configuring and Displaying a Non-Default Banner
You can enable or disable banner operation using either the switch’s CLI or an SNMP application. The steps include:
1. Enable non-default banner operation and define the endpoint delimiter for the banner.
2. Enter the desired banner text, including any specific line breaks you want.
3. Enter the endpoint delimiter.
Use show banner motd to display the current banner status.
Syntax: banner motd < delimiter >
no banner motd
This command defines the single character used to termi­nate the banner text and enables banner text input. You can use any character except a blank space as a delimiter. The no form of the command disables the login banner feature.
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< banner-text-string >
The switch allows up to 320 banner characters, including blank spaces and CR-LF ([Enter]). (The tilde “ delimiter defined by banner motd <delimiter> are not allowed as part of the banner text.) While entering banner text, you can backspace to edit the current line (that is, a line that has not been terminated by a CR-LF.) However, terminating a line in a banner by entering a CR-LF prevents any further editing of that line. To edit a line in a banner entry after terminating the line with a CR-LF requires entering the delimiter described above and then re-configuring new banner text.
The banner text string must terminate with the character defined by banner motd < delimiter >.
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner
Suppose a system operator wanted to configure the following banner message on her company’s switches:
This is a private system maintained by the
Allied Widget Corporation.
~“ and the
Unauthorized use of this system can result in
civil and criminal penalties!
In this case, the operator will use the [Enter] key to create line breaks, blank spaces for line centering, and the % symbol to terminate the banner message.
Figure 1. Example of Configuring a Login Banner
To view the current banner configuration, use either the show banner motd or show running command.
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ProCurve(config)# show banner motd
Banner Information
Banner status: Enabled Configured Banner:
This is a private system maintained by the Allied Widget Corporation. Unauthorized use of this system can result in civil and criminal penalties!
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Figure 2. Example of show banner motd Output
Shows the current banner configuration.
Figure 3. The Current Banner Appears in the Switch’s Running-Config File
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The next time someone logs onto the switch’s management CLI, the following appears:
Figure 4. Example of CLI Result of the Login Banner Configuration
The login screen displays the configured banner.
Entering a correct password clears the banner and displays the CLI prompt.
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If someone uses a Web browser to log in to the switch interface, the following message appears:
Figure 5. Example of Web Browser Interface Result of the Login Banner Configuration
Operating Notes
■ The default banner appears only when the switch is in the factory
default configuration. Using no banner motd deletes the currently configured banner text and blocks display of the default banner. The default banner is restored only if the switch is reset to its factory­default configuration.
■ The switch supports one banner at any time. Configuring a new
banner replaces any former banner configured on the switch.
■ If the switch is configured with ssh version 1 or ssh version 1-or-2,
configuring the banner sets the SSH configuration to ssh version 2 and displays the following message in the CLI:
Warning: SSH version has been set to v2.
■ If a banner is configured, the switch does not allow configuration with
ssh version 1 or ssh version 1-or-2. Attempting to do so produces the following error message in the CLI:
Banner has to be disabled first.
■ If a banner is enabled on the switch, the Web browser interface
displays the following link to the banner page:
Notice to all users
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Contents

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
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Overview

Overview
This chapter describes the following features:
■ Overview of the Menu Interface (page 3-2)
■ Starting and ending a Menu session (page 3-3)
■ The Main Menu (page 3-7)
■ Screen structure and navigation (page 3-9)
■ Rebooting the switch (page 3-12)
The menu interface operates through the switch console to provide you with a subset of switch commands in an easy-to-use menu format enabling you to:
■ Perform a “quick configuration” of basic parameters, such as the IP
addressing needed to provide management access through your network
■ Configure these features:
• Manager and Operator
passwords
• System parameters
• IP addressing
• A network monitoring port
• SNMP community names
• IP authorized managers
• VLANs (Virtual LANs) and GVRP
• Time protocol
•Ports
• Trunk groups
■ View status, counters, and Event Log information
■ Update switch software
■ Reboot the switch
For a detailed list of menu features, see the “Menu Features List” on page 3-14.
Privilege Levels and Password Security. ProCurve strongly recom­mends that you configure a Manager password to help prevent unauthorized access to your network. A Manager password grants full read-write access to the switch. An Operator password, if configured, grants access to status and counter, Event Log, and the Operator level in the CLI. After you configure passwords on the switch and log off of the interface, access to the menu interface (and the CLI and web browser interface) will require entry of either the Manager or Operator password. (If the switch has only a Manager pass­word, then someone without a password can still gain read-only access.)
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Note If the switch has neither a Manager nor an Operator password, anyone
having access to the console interface can operate the console with full manager privileges. Also, if you configure only an Operator password, entering the Operator password enables full manager privileges.
For more information on passwords, refer to the Access Security Guide for your switch.
Menu Interaction with Other Interfaces.
■ The menu interface displays the current running-config parameter set-
tings. You can use the menu interface to save configuration changes made in the CLI only if the CLI changes are in the running config when you save changes made in the menu interface. (For more on how switch memory manages configuration changes, see Chapter 6, “Switch Memory and Configuration”.)
■ A configuration change made through any switch interface overwrites
earlier changes made through any other interface.
■ The Menu Interface and the CLI (Command Line Interface) both use the
switch console. To enter the menu from the CLI, use the To enter the CLI from the Menu interface, select
Command Line (CLI) option.)
menu command.
Starting and Ending a Menu Session
You can access the menu interface using any of the following:
■ A direct serial connection to the switch’s console port, as described in the
installation guide you received with the switch
■ A Telnet connection to the switch console from a networked PC or the
switch’s web browser interface. Telnet requires that an IP address and subnet mask compatible with your network have already been configured on the switch.
Note This section assumes that either a terminal device is already configured and
connected to the switch (see the Installation and Getting Started Guide shipped with your switch) or that you have already configured an IP address on the switch (required for Telnet access).
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Starting and Ending a Menu Session

How To Start a Menu Interface Session

In its factory default configuration, the switch console starts with the CLI prompt. To use the menu interface with Manager privileges, go to the Manager level prompt and enter the
1. Use one of these methods to connect to the switch:
• A PC terminal emulator or terminal
•Telnet
2. Do one of the following:
• If you are using Telnet, go to step 3.
• If you are using a PC terminal emulator or a terminal, press
3. When the switch screen appears, do one of the following:
• If a password has been configured, the password prompt appears.
menu command.
[Enter] one
or more times until a prompt appears.
Password: _
Type the Manager password and press
[Enter]. Entering the Manager
password gives you manager-level access to the switch. (Entering the Operator password gives you operator-level access to the switch. Refer to the Access Security Guide for your switch.)
• If no password has been configured, the CLI prompt appears. Go to
the next step.
4. When the CLI prompt appears, display the Menu interface by entering the menu command. For example:
ProCurve# menu
[Enter]
results in the following display:
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Starting and Ending a Menu Session
Stacking is supported on the 3500yl and 6200yl switches.
Using the Menu Interface
Figure 3-1. Example of the Main Menu with Manager Privileges
For a description of Main Menu features, see “Main Menu Features” on page 3-7.
Note To configure the switch to start with the menu interface instead of the CLI, go
to the Manager level prompt in the CLI, enter the resulting display, change the
Logon Default parameter to Menu. For more infor-
mation, see the Installation and Getting Started Guide you received with the switch.
setup command, and in the

How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console:

The method for ending a menu session and exiting from the console depends on whether, during the session, you made any changes to the switch configu­ration that require a switch reboot to activate. (Most changes via the menu interface need only a S changes needing a reboot are marked with an asterisk (*) next to the config­ured item in the menu and also next to the Switch Configuration item in the Main Menu.
ave, and do not require a switch reboot.) Configuration
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Starting and Ending a Menu Session
Asterisk indicates a configuration change that requires a reboot to activate.
Figure 3-2. Example Indication of a Configuration Change Requiring a Reboot
1. In the current session, if you have not made configuration changes that require a switch reboot to activate, return to the Main Menu and press (zero) to log out. Then just exit from the terminal program, turn off the terminal, or quit the Telnet session.
2. If you have made configuration changes that require a switch reboot— that is, if an asterisk (*) appears next to a configured item or next to Switch Configuration in the Main Menu:
a. Return to the Main Menu.
b. Press
Stacking is supported on the 3500yl and 6200yl switches.
[0]
[6] to select Reboot Switch and follow the instructions on the
reboot screen.
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Rebooting the switch terminates the menu session, and, if you are using Telnet, disconnects the Telnet session.
(See “Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes” on page 3-13.)
3. Exit from the terminal program, turn off the terminal, or close the Telnet application program.

Main Menu Features

Stacking is supported on the 3500yl and 6200yl switches.
Using the Menu Interface
Main Menu Features
Figure 3-3. The Main Menu View with Manager Privileges
The Main Menu gives you access to these Menu interface features:
■ Status and Counters: Provides access to display screens showing
switch information, port status and counters, and port and VLAN address tables. (Refer to Appendix B, “Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Opera­tion”.)
■ Switch Configuration: Provides access to configuration screens for
displaying and changing the current configuration settings. (See the Con­tents listing at the front of this manual.) For a listing of features and parameters configurable through the menu interface, see the “Menu Fea­tures List” on page 3-14. For an index of the features covered in the software manuals for your switch, refer to the “Software Feature Index” on page -xxii.
■ Console Passwords: Provides access to the screen used to set or change
Manager-level and Operator-level passwords, and to delete Manager and Operator password protection. (Refer to the chapter on configuring user­names and passwords in the Access Security Guide for your switch.)
■ Event Log: Enables you to read progress and error messages that are
useful for checking and troubleshooting switch operation. (See “Using the Event Log To Identify Problem Sources” on page C-26.)
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Main Menu Features
■ Command Line (CLI): Selects the Command Line Interface at the same
level (Manager or Operator) that you are accessing in the Menu interface. (Refer to Chapter 4, “Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)”.)
■ Reboot Switch: Performs a “warm” reboot of the switch, which clears
most temporary error conditions, resets the network activity counters to zero, and resets the system up-time to zero. A reboot is required to activate a change in the VLAN Support parameter. (See “Rebooting from the Menu Interface” on page 6-11.)
■ Download OS: Enables you to download a new switch software version
to the switch. (See Appendix A, “File Transfers”.)
■ Run Setup: Displays the Switch Setup screen for quickly configuring
basic switch parameters such as IP addressing, default gateway, logon default interface, and others. (Refer to the Installation and Getting Started Guide for your switch.)
■ Logout: Closes the Menu interface and console session, and disconnects
Telnet access to the switch. (See “How to End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console” on page 3-5.)
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Screen title – identifies the location within the menu structure
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Screen Structure and Navigation

Screen Structure and Navigation
Menu interface screens include these three elements:
■ Parameter fields and/or read-only information such as statistics
■ Navigation and configuration actions, such as Save, Edit, and Cancel
■ Help line to describe navigation options, individual parameters, and read-
only data
For example, in the following System Information screen:
Parameter fields
Actions line
Help line describing the selected action or selected parameter field
Help describing each of the items in the parameter fields
Navigation instructions
Figure 3-4. Elements of the Screen Structure
“Forms” Design. The configuration screens, in particular, operate similarly to a number of PC applications that use forms for data entry. When you first enter these screens, you see the current configuration for the item you have selected. To change the configuration, the basic operation is to:
1. Press
[E] to select the Edit action.
2. Navigate through the screen making all the necessary configuration changes. (See Table 3-1 on page 3-10.)
3. Press
[Enter] to return to the Actions line. From there you can save the
configuration changes or cancel the changes. Cancel returns the configu­ration to the values you saw when you first entered the screen.
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Screen Structure and Navigation
Table 3-1. How To Navigate in the Menu Interface
Task: Actions:
Execute an action from the “Actions –>” list at the bottom of the screen:
Reconfigure (edit) a parameter setting or a field:
Use either of the following methods:
• Use the arrow keys ([<], or [>]) to highlight the action you want
to execute, then press [Enter].
• Press the key corresponding to the capital letter in the action
name. For example, in a configuration menu, press [E] to select Edit and begin editing parameter values.
1. Select a configuration item, such as System Name. (See figure
3-4.)
2. Press [E] (for E
3. Use [Tab] or the arrow keys ([<], [>], [^], or [v]) to highlight the
item or field.
4. Do one of the following: – If the parameter has preconfigured values, either use the
Space bar to select a new option or type the first part of your selection and the rest of the selection appears automatically. (The help line instructs you to “Select” a value.)
– If there are no preconfigured values, type in a value (the Help
line instructs you to “Enter” a value).
5. If you want to change another parameter value, return to step 3.
6. If you are finished editing parameters in the displayed screen, press [Enter] to return to the Actions line and do one of the following:
– To save and activate configuration changes, press [S] (for the
Save action). This saves the changes in the startup configuration and also implements the change in the currently running configuration. (See Chapter 6, “Switch Memory and Configuration”.)
– To exit from the screen without saving any changes that you
have made (or if you have not made changes), press [C] (for the Cancel action).
Note: In the menu interface, executing Save activates most parameter changes and saves them in the startup configuration (or flash) memory, and it is therefore not necessary to reboot the switch after making these changes. But if an asterisk appears next to any menu item you reconfigure, the switch will not activate or save the change for that item until you reboot the switch. In this case, rebooting should be done after you have made all desired changes and then returned to the Main Menu.
7. When you finish editing parameters, return to the Main Menu.
8. If necessary, reboot the switch by highlighting Reboot Switch in the Main Menu and pressing [Enter]. (See the Note, above.)
dit on the Actions line).
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Exit from a read-only screen.
Press [B] (for the Back action).
Highlight on any item in the Actions line indicates that the Actions line is active.
The Help line provides a brief descriptor of the highlighted Action item or parameter.
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Screen Structure and Navigation
To get Help on individual parameter descriptions. In most screens there is a Help option in the Actions line. Whenever any of the items in the
Actions line is highlighted, press
[H], and a separate help screen is displayed.
For example:
Pressing [H] or highlighting Help and pressing [Enter] displays Help for the parameters listed in the upper part of the screen
Figure 3-5. Example Showing How To Display Help
To get Help on the actions or data fields in each screen: Use the arrow keys (
[<], [>], [^], or [v]) to select an action or data field. The help line under the
Actions items describes the currently selected action or data field.
For guidance on how to navigate in a screen: See the instructions provided at the bottom of the screen, or refer to “Screen Structure and Navigation” on page 3-9.)
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Rebooting the Switch

Rebooting the Switch
Rebooting the switch from the menu interface
■ Terminates all current sessions and performs a reset of the operating
system
■ Activates any menu interface configuration changes that require a reboot
■ Resets statistical counters to zero
(Note that statistical counters can be reset to zero without rebooting the switch.)
To Reboot the switch, use the Reboot Switch option in the Main Menu. (Note that Reboot Switch is not available if you log on in Operator mode; that is, if you enter an Operator password instead of a manager password at the password prompt.)
Reboot Switch option
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Figure 3-6. The Reboot Switch Option in the Main Menu
Asterisk indicates a configuration change that requires a reboot in order to take effect.
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Rebooting the Switch
Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes. Configuration changes for most parameters in the menu interface become effective as soon as you save them. However, you must reboot the switch in order to implement a change in the
Maximum VLANs to support parameter. (To access this parameter, go
to the Main Menu and select:
2. Switch Configuration
8. VLAN Menu
1. VLAN Support.
If you make configuration changes in the menu interface that require a reboot, the switch displays an asterisk (*) next to the menu item in which the change has been made. For example, if you change and save the value for the Maximum VLANs to support parameter, an asterisk appears next to the VLAN Support entry in the VLAN Menu screen, and also next to the Switch Configuration
entry in
the Main Menu.
Reminder to reboot the switch to activate configuration changes.
Figure 3-7. Indication of a Configuration Change Requiring a Reboot
To activate changes indicated by the asterisk, go to the Main Menu and select the Reboot Switch option.
Note Executing the write memory command in the CLI does not affect pending
configuration changes indicated by an asterisk in the menu interface. That is, only a reboot from the menu interface or a boot or reload command from the CLI will activate a pending configuration change indicated by an asterisk.
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Menu Features List

Menu Features List
Status and Counters
• General System Information
• Switch Management Address Information
• Port Status
• Port Counters
• Address Table
• Port Address Table
Switch Configuration
• System Information
• Port/Trunk Settings
• Network Monitoring Port
• IP Configuration
• SNMP Community Names
• IP authorized Managers
•VLAN Menu
Console Passwords
Event Log
Command Line (CLI)
Reboot Switch
Download OS (Download Switch Software)
Run Setup
Logout
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Where To Go From Here

This chapter provides an overview of the menu interface and how to use it. The following table indicates where to turn for detailed information on how to use the individual features available through the menu interface.
Option: Turn to:
Using the Menu Interface
Where To Go From Here
To use the Run Setup option Refer to the Installation and Getting Started Guide
To view and monitor switch status and counters
To learn how to configure and use passwords and other security features
To learn how to use the Event Log “Using the Event Log To Identify Problem
To learn how the CLI operates Chapter 4, “Using the Command Line Interface
To download switch software Appendix A, “File Transfers”
For a description of how switch memory handles configuration changes
For information on other switch features and how to configure them
shipped with the switch.
Appendix B, “Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation”
Refer to the Access Security Guide for your switch.
Sources” on page C-26
(CLI)”
Chapter 6, “Switch Memory and Configuration”
Refer to the Feature Index on (page xxii) at the front of this guide, and to “Sources for More Information” on page 1-5.
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Contents

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
Listing Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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Overview

Overview
The CLI is a text-based command interface for configuring and monitoring the switch. The CLI gives you access to the switch’s full set of commands while providing the same password protection that is used in the web browser interface and the menu interface.

Accessing the CLI

Like the menu interface, the CLI is accessed through the switch console, and in the switch’s factory default state, is the default interface when you start a console session. You can access the console out-of-band by directly connect­ing a terminal device to the switch, or in-band by using Telnet either from a terminal device or through the web browser interface.
Also, if you are using the menu interface, you can access the CLI by selecting the Command Line (CLI) option in the Main Menu.

Using the CLI

The CLI offers these privilege levels to help protect the switch from unautho­rized access:
1. Operator
2. Manager
3. Global Configuration
4. Context Configuration
Note CLI commands are not case-sensitive.
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When you use the CLI to make a configuration change, the switch writes the change to the Running-Config file in volatile memory. This allows you to test your configuration changes before making them permanent. To make changes permanent, you must use the write memory command to save them to the Startup-Config file in non-volatile memory. If you reboot the switch without first using write memory, all changes made since the last reboot or write memory (whichever is later) will be lost. For more on switch memory and saving configuration changes, see Chapter 6, “Switch Memory and Configuration”.
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Privilege Levels at Logon

Privilege levels control the type of access to the CLI. To implement this control, you must set at least a Manager password. Without a Manager
password configured, anyone having serial port, Telnet, or web browser access to the switch can reach all CLI levels. (For more on setting passwords,
refer to the chapter on usernames and passwords in the Access Security Guide for your switch.)
When you use the CLI to log on to the switch, and passwords are set, you will be prompted to enter a password. For example:
Password Prompt
Figure 4-1. Example of CLI Log-On Screen with Password(s) Set
In the above case, you will enter the CLI at the level corresponding to the password you provide (operator or manager).
If no passwords are set when you log onto the CLI, you will enter at the Manager level. For example:
ProCurve# _
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Caution ProCurve strongly recommends that you configure a Manager password. If a
Manager password is not configured, then the Manager level is not password­protected, and anyone having in-band or out-of-band access to the switch may be able to reach the Manager level and compromise switch and network security. Note that configuring only an Operator password does not prevent access to the Manager level by intruders who have the Operator password.
Pressing the Clear button on the front of the switch removes password protection. For this reason, it is recommended that you protect the switch from physical access by unauthorized persons. If you are concerned about switch security and operation, you should install the switch in a secure location, such as a locked wiring closet.

Privilege Level Operation

Operator Privileges
Manager Privileges
Figure 4-2. Access Sequence for Privilege Levels
1. Operator Level
2. Manager Level
3. Global Configuration
4. Context Configuration Level
Operator Privileges
At the Operator level you can examine the current configuration and move between interfaces without being able to change the configuration. A “>” character delimits the Operator-level prompt. For example:
ProCurve> _ (Example of the Operator prompt.)
When using enable to move to the Manager level, the switch prompts you for the Manager password if one has already been configured.
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Manager Privileges
Manager privileges give you three additional levels of access: Manager, Global Configuration, and Context Configuration. A “#” character delimits any Man­ager prompt. For example:
ProCurve#_ Example of the Manager prompt.
■ Manager level: Provides all Operator level privileges plus the ability to
perform system-level actions that do not require saving changes to the system configuration file. The prompt for the Manager level contains only the system name and the “#” delimiter, as shown above. To select this level, enter the enable command at the Operator prompt and enter the Manager password, when prompted. For example:
ProCurve> enable Enter enable at the Operator prompt. Password: CLI prompt for the Manager password.
ProCurve# _ The Manager prompt appears after the
correct Manager password is entered.
■ Global Configuration level: Provides all Operator and Manager level
privileges, and enables you to make configuration changes to any of the switch’s software features. The prompt for the Global Configuration level includes the system name and “(config)”. To select this level, enter the config command at the Manager prompt. For example:
ProCurve# config Enter config at the Manager prompt. ProCurve(config)#_ The Global Config prompt.
■ Context Configuration level: Provides all Operator and Manager priv-
ileges, and enables you to make configuration changes in a specific context, such as one or more ports or a VLAN. The prompt for the Context Configuration level includes the system name and the selected context. For example:
ProCurve(eth-1)#
ProCurve(vlan-10)#
The Context level is useful, for example, for executing several commands directed at the same port or VLAN, or if you want to shorten the command strings for a specific context area. To select this level, enter the specific context at the Global Configuration level prompt. For example, to select the context level for an existing VLAN with the VLAN ID of 10, you would enter the following command and see the indicated result:
ProCurve(config)# vlan 10
ProCurve(vlan-10)#
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Table 4-1. Privilege Level Hierarchy
Privilege Level
Operator Privilege
Operator Level ProCurve> show < command >
Manager Privilege
Manager Level ProCurve
Global Configuration Level
Example of Prompt and Permitted Operations
setup
ping < argument > link-test < argument >
enable
menu
logout
exit
# Perform system-level actions such as system
ProCurve(config)# Execute configuration commands, plus all
View status and configuration information.
Perform connectivity tests.
Move from the Operator level to the Manager level.
Move from the CLI interface to the menu interface.
Exit from the CLI interface and terminate the console session.
Terminate the current session (same as logout).
control, monitoring, and diagnostic commands, plus any of the Operator-level commands. For a list of available commands, enter
Operator and Manager commands. For a list of available commands, enter ? at the prompt.
? at the prompt.
Context Configuration Level
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ProCurve(eth-5)# ProCurve(vlan-
100)#
Execute context-specific configuration commands, such as a particular VLAN or switch port. This is useful for shortening the command strings you type, and for entering a series of commands for the same context. For a list of available commands, enter
? at the prompt.
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How To Move Between Levels

Change in Levels Example of Prompt, Command, and Result
Using the CLI
Operator level to Manager level
Manager level to Global configuration level
Global configuration level to a Context configuration level
Context configuration level
to another Context configuration level
Move from any level to the preceding level
ProCurve
> enable
Password:_
After you enter enable, the Password prompt appears. After you enter the Manager password, the system prompt appears with the # symbol:
ProCurve
ProCurve ProCurve(config)#
ProCurve ProCurve(vlan-10)#
ProCurve ProCurve(int-3)#
ProCurve ProCurve(config)# exit ProCurve# exit ProCurve>
#_
# config
(config)# vlan 10
(vlan-10)# interface e 3
The CLI accepts “e” as the abbreviated form of “ethernet”.
(int-3)# exit
Move from any level to the Manager level
ProCurve(int-3)# end ProCurve# —or— ProCurve ProCurve#
(config)# end
Moving Between the CLI and the Menu Interface. When moving between interfaces, the switch retains the current privilege level (Manager or Operator). That is, if you are at the Operator level in the menu and select the Command Line Interface (CLI) option from the Main Menu, the CLI prompt appears at the Operator level.
Changing Parameter Settings. Regardless of which interface is used (CLI, menu interface, or web browser interface), the most recently configured version of a parameter setting overrides any earlier settings for that parameter.
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For example, if you use the menu interface to configure an IP address of “X” for VLAN 1 and later use the CLI to configure a different IP address of “Y” for VLAN 1, then “Y” replaces “X” as the IP address for VLAN 1 in the running­config file. If you subsequently execute write memory in the CLI, then the switch also stores “Y” as the IP address for VLAN 1 in the startup-config file. (For more on the startup-config and running config files, see Chapter 6, “Switch Memory and Configuration”.)

Listing Commands and Command Options

At any privilege level you can:
■ List all of the commands available at that level
■ List the options for a specific command
Listing Commands Available at Any Privilege Level
At a given privilege level you can list and execute the commands that level offers, plus all of the commands available at preceding levels. For example, at the Operator level, you can list and execute only the Operator level com­mands. However, at the Manager level, you can list and execute the commands available at both the Operator and Manager levels.
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Type “?” To List Available Commands. 1.Typing the
commands you can execute at the current privilege level. For example, typing ? at the Operator level produces this listing:
Figure 4-3. Example of the Operator Level Command Listing
? symbol lists the
Typing ? at the Manager level produces this listing:
When - - MORE - - appears, use the Space bar or [Return] to list additional commands.
Figure 4-4.Example of the Manager-Level Command Listing
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When - - MORE - - appears, there are more commands in the listing. To list the next screenfull of commands, press the Space bar. To list the remaining commands one-by-one, repeatedly press
[Enter].
Typing ? at the Global Configuration level or the Context Configuration level produces similar results.
Use
[Tab] To Search for or Complete a Command Word. You can use
[Tab] to help you find CLI commands or to quickly complete the current word
in a command. To do so, type one or more consecutive characters in a command and then press Global Configuration level, if you press
[Tab] (with no spaces allowed). For example, at the
[Tab] immediately after typing “t”, the
CLI displays the available command options that begin with “t”. For example:
ProCurve(config)# t
[Tab]
tacacs-server telnet-server time timesync trunk telnet terminal traceroute ProCurve(config)# t
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As mentioned above, if you type part of a command word and press [Tab], the CLI completes the current word (if you have typed enough of the word for the CLI to distinguish it from other possibilities), including hyphenated exten­sions. For example:
ProCurve(config)# port-
[Tab]
ProCurve(config)# port-security _
Pressing
[Tab] after a completed command word lists the further options for
that command.
ProCurve(config)# qos
[Tab]
udp-portSet UDP port based priority. tcp-portSet TCP port based priority. device-priorityConfigure device-based priority. dscp-mapDefine mapping between a DSCP
(Differentiated-Services Codepoint) value and 802.1p priority.
type-of-serviceConfigure the Type-of-Service
method the device uses to prioritize IP traffic.
Listing Command Options
You can use the CLI to remind you of the options available for a command by entering command keywords followed by to see the command options for configuring the console settings:
This example displays the command options for configuring the switch’s console settings.
?. For example, suppose you want
Figure 4-5. Example of How To List the Options for a Specific Command
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Displaying CLI “Help”

CLI Help provides two types of context-sensitive information:
■ Command list with a brief summary of each command’s purpose
■ Detailed information on how to use individual commands
Displaying Command-List Help.
Syntax: help
Displays a listing of command Help summaries for all commands available at the current privilege level. That is, at the Operator level, executing help displays the Help summaries only for Operator-Level commands. At the Manager level, executing help displays the Help summaries for both the Operator and Manager levels, and so on.
For example, to list the Operator-Level commands with their purposes:
Figure 4-6. Example of Context-Sensitive Command-List Help
Displaying Help for an Individual Command.
Syntax: < command-string > help
This option displays Help for any command available at the current context level.
For example, to list the Help for the interface command in the Global Config­uration privilege level:
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Figure 4-7.Example of How To Display Help for a Specific Command
Note that trying to list the help for an individual command from a privilege level that does not include that command results in an error message. For example, trying to list the help for the interface command while at the global configuration level produces this result:
ProCurve# speed-duplex help Invalid input: speed-duplex
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Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes

You can execute any configuration command in the global configuration mode or in selected context modes. However, using a context mode enables you to execute context-specific commands faster, with shorter command strings.
The switch offers interface (port or trunk group) and VLAN context configu­ration modes:
Port or Trunk-Group Context . Includes port- or trunk-specific com­mands that apply only to the selected port(s) or trunk group, plus the global configuration, Manager, and Operator commands. The prompt for this mode includes the identity of the selected port(s):
ProCurve(config)# interface c3-c6 ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)#
ProCurve(config)# interface trk1 ProCurve(eth-Trk1)#
Commands executed at configuration level for entering port and trk1 static trunk-group contexts, and resulting prompts showing port or static trunk contexts..
ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)# ProCurve(eth-Trk1)#
ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)# ? ProCurve(eth-C5-C8)# ?
Lists the commands you can use in the port or static trunk context, plus the Manager, Operator, and context commands you can exe­cute at this level.
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Using the CLI
In the port context, the first block of commands in the “?” listing show the context-specific commands that will affect only ports C3-C6.
The remaining commands in the listing are Manager, Operator, and context commands.
Figure 4-8. Context-Specific Commands Affecting Port Context
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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
VLAN Context . Includes VLAN-specific commands that apply only to the selected VLAN, plus Manager and Operator commands. The prompt for this mode includes the VLAN ID of the selected VLAN. For example, if you had already configured a VLAN with an ID of 100 in the switch:
ProCurve(config)# vlan 100
Command executed at configuration level to enter VLAN 100 context.
ProCurve(vlan-100)#
Resulting prompt showing VLAN 100 context.
ProCurve(vlan-100)# ?
Lists commands you can use in the VLAN context, plus Manager, Operator, and context commands you can execute at this level.
In the VLAN context, the first block of commands in the “?” listing show the commands that will affect only vlan-100.
The remaining commands in the listing are Manager, Operator, and context commands.
Figure 4-9. Context-Specific Commands Affecting VLAN Context
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CLI Control and Editing

CLI Control and Editing
Keystrokes Function
[Ctrl] [A] Jumps to the first character of the command line.
[Ctrl]
[B] or [<]
[Ctrl] [C] Terminates a task and displays the command prompt.
[Ctrl] [D] Deletes the character at the cursor.
[Ctrl] [E] Jumps to the end of the current command line.
[Ctrl]
[F] or [>]
[Ctrl] [K] Deletes from the cursor to the end of the command line.
[Ctrl] [L] or [Ctrl] [R]
[N] or [v]
[Ctrl]
[P] or [^]
[Ctrl]
[Ctrl] [U] or [Ctrl] [X]
[Ctrl] [W] Deletes the last word typed.
[Esc] [B] Moves the cursor backward one word.
[Esc] [D] Deletes from the cursor to the end of the word.
[Esc] [F] Moves the cursor forward one word.
[Backspace]
[Spacebar]
Moves the cursor back one character.
Moves the cursor forward one character.
Repeats current command line on a new line.
Enters the next command line in the history buffer.
Enters the previous command line in the history buffer.
Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Deletes the first character to the left of the cursor in the command line.
Moves the cursor forward one character.
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Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface

Contents

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+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session . . 5-7
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Security: Creating Usernames and Passwords
in the Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Entering a User Name and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Using a User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
If You Lose the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Online Help for the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
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Support/Mgmt URLs Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Help and the Management Server URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Using the PCM Server for Switch Web Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Status Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
The Overview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Sorting the Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Alert Types and Detailed Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Setting Fault Detection Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
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Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface

Overview

Overview
The ProCurve web browser interface built into the switch lets you easily access the switch from a browser-based PC on your network. This lets you do the following:
■ Optimize your network uptime by using the Alert Log and other diagnostic
tools
■ Make configuration changes to the switch
■ Maintain security by configuring usernames and passwords
This chapter covers the following:
■ General features (page 5-3).
■ Starting a web browser interface session (page 5-4)
■ Tasks for your first web browser interface session (page 5-7):
• Creating usernames and passwords in the web browser interface (page 5-8)
• Selecting the fault detection configuration for the Alert Log operation (page 5-24)
• Getting access to online help for the web browser interface (page 5-11)
■ Description of the web browser interface:
• Overview window and tabs (page 5-16)
• Port Utilization and Status displays (page 5-17)
• Alert Log and Alert types (page 5-20)
• Setting the Fault Detection Policy (page 5-24)
Note You can disable access to the web browser interface by either executing no
web-management at the Command Prompt or changing the Web Agent Enabled
parameter setting to No (page 7-4).
For information on operating system, browser, and Java versions for the switches covered in this guide, go to the ProCurve Networking web site at www.procurve.com and:
Click on: Technical support Click on: FAQs (all) Select a switch series (such as ProCurve Switch 5400 Series) Scroll to General Product Information.
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General Features

General Features
The web browser interface includes these features:
Switch Identity and Status:
• General system data
• Software version
• IP address
• Status Overview
• Port utilization
• Port counters
•Port status
• Alert log
Switch Configuration:
• Device view
• Port configuration
• VLAN configuration
• Fault detection
• Quality of service (QoS)
• Port monitoring (mirroring)
• System information
• IP configuration
• Support and management server URLs
• Device features (Spanning Tree On/Off, VLAN selection, and IGMP)
Switch Security:
• User names and passwords
• Authorized Addresses
• Intrusion Log
•SSL
• RADIUS authentication (Refer to the Access Security Guide.)
Switch Diagnostics:
• Ping/Link Test
• Device reset
• Configuration report
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Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch

Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch
You can start a web browser session in the following ways:
■ Using a standalone web browser on a network connection from a PC or
UNIX workstation:
• Directly connected to your network
• Connected through remote access to your network
■ Using a network management station running ProCurve Manager on your
network

Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation

This procedure assumes that you are using a compatible web browser and that the switch is configured with an IP address accessible from your PC or workstation. (For more on assigning an IP address, refer to “IP Configuration” on page 8-2.)
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1. Ensure that the Java information on this topic, refer to your browser’s online Help.
2. Use the web browser to access the switch. If your network includes a Domain Name Server (DNS), your switch’s IP address may have a name associated with it (for example, switch5406) that you can type in the Location or Address field instead of the IP address. Using DNS names typically improves browser performance. Contact your network adminis­trator to enquire about DNS names associated with your ProCurve switch.
applets are enabled for your browser. For more
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Type the IP address (or DNS name) of the switch in the browser Location or Address (URL) field and press
http://.)
switch5308
10.11.12.195
[Enter] (example of a DNS-type name)
[Enter] (example of an IP address)
[Enter]. (It is not necessary to include
Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch
Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface

Using ProCurve Manager (PCM) or ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+)

ProCurve Manager and ProCurve Manager Plus are designed for installation on a network management workstation. For this reason, the system require­ments are different from the system requirements for accessing the switch’s web browser interface from a non-management PC or workstation. For PCM and PCM+ requirements, refer to the information provided with the software.
This procedure assumes that:
■ You have installed the recommended web browser on a PC or workstation
that serves as your network management station.
■ The networked device you want to access has been assigned an IP address
and (optionally) a DNS name, and has been discovered by PCM or PCM+. (For more on assigning an IP address, refer to “IP Configuration” on page 8-2.)
To establish a web browser session with PCM or PCM+ running, do the following on the network management station:
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1. Make sure the Java are not, refer to the web browser online Help for specific information on enabling the Java applets.
applets are enabled for your web browser. If they
2. In the Interconnected Devices listing under Network Manager Home (in the PCM/PCM+ sidebar), right-click on the model number of the device you want to access.
3. The web browser interface automatically starts with the Status Overview window displayed for the selected device, as shown in figure 5-1.
Note If the Registration window appears, click on the Status tab.
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Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch
First time install alert
Figure 5-1. Example of Status Overview Screen
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Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session

Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session
The first time you access the web browser interface, there are three tasks you should perform:
■ Review the “First Time Install” window
■ Set Manager and Operator passwords
■ Set access to the web browser interface online help

Viewing the “First Time Install” Window

When you access the switch’s web browser interface for the first time, the Alert log contains a “First Time Install” alert, as shown in figure 5-2. This gives you information about first time installations, and provides an immediate opportunity to set passwords for security and to specify a Fault Detection policy, which determines the types of messages that will be displayed in the Alert Log.
Double click on First Time Install in the Alert log (figure 5-1 on page 5-6). The web browser interface then displays the “First Time Install” window, below.
Figure 5-2. First-Time Install Window
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Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session
This window is the launching point for the basic configuration you need to perform to set web browser interface passwords for maintaining security and a fault detection policy, which determines the types of messages that the Alert Log displays.
To set web browser interface passwords, click on secure access to the device to display the Device Passwords screen, and then go to the next page. (You can also access the password screen by clicking on the Security tab.)
To set Fault Detection policy, click on select the fault detection configuration in the second bullet in the window and go to the section, “Setting Fault Detection Policy” on page 5-24. (You can also access the password screen by clicking on the Configuration tab, and then the
[Fault Detection] key.)

Security: Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface

Note On the switches covered in this guide you can also configure RADIUS authen-
tication for web browser interface access. For more information, refer to the chapter titled “RADIUS Authentication and Accounting” in the Access Secu- rity Guide for your switch.
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You may want to create both a username and a password to create access security for your switch. There are two levels of access to the interface that can be controlled by setting user names and passwords:
■ Operator Setting. An Operator-level user name and password allows
read-only access to most of the web browser interface, but prevents access to the Security window.
■ Manager Setting. A Manager-level user name and password allows full
read/write access to the web browser interface.
Figure 5-3. The Device Passwords Window
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session
Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
To set the passwords:
1. Access the Device Passwords screen by one of the following methods:
• If the Alert Log includes a “First Time Install” event entry, double
click on this event, then, in the resulting display, click on the secure access to the device link.
• Select the Security tab.
2. Click in the appropriate box in the Device Passwords window and enter user names and passwords. You will be required to repeat the password strings in the confirmation boxes.
Both the user names and passwords can be up to 16 printable ASCII characters.
3. Click on
[Apply Changes] to activate the user names and passwords.
Note Passwords you assign in the web browser interface will overwrite previous
passwords assigned in either the web browser interface, the CLI, or the menu interface. That is, the most recently assigned passwords are the switch’s passwords, regardless of which interface was used to assign the string.
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Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session
Entering a User Name and Password
Figure 5-4. Example of the Password Prompt in the Web Browser Interface
The manager and operator passwords are used to control access to all switch interfaces. Once set, you will be prompted to supply the password every time you try to access the switch through any of its interfaces. The password you enter determines the capability you have during that session:
■ Entering the manager password gives you full read/write/troubleshooting
capabilities
■ Entering the operator password gives you read and limited trouble-
shooting capabilities.
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Using a User Name
If you also set user names in the web browser interface screen, you must supply the correct user name for web browser interface access. If a user name has not been set, then leave the User Name field in the password window blank.
Note that the Command Prompt and switch console interfaces use only the password, and do not prompt you for the User Name.
If You Lose the Password
If you lose the passwords, you can clear them by pressing the Clear button on the front of the switch. This action deletes all password and user name protection from all of the switch’s interfaces.
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session
Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
The Clear button is provided for your convenience, but its presence means that if you are concerned with the security of the switch configuration and operation, you should make sure the switch is installed in a secure location, such as a locked wiring closet. (For more information, refer to “Front Panel Security” in the chapter titled “Configuring Username and Password Secu­rity” in the Access Security Guide for your switch.)

Online Help for the Web Browser Interface

Online Help is available for the web browser interface. You can use it by clicking on the question mark button in the upper right corner of any of the web browser interface screens.
The Help Button
The Help Button
Figure 5-5. The Help Button
Context-sensitive help is provided for the screen you are on.
Note To access the online Help for the ProCurve web browser interface, you need
either ProCurve Manager (version 1.5 or greater) installed on your network or an active connection to the World Wide Web. Otherwise, Online help for the web browser interface will not be available.
For more on Help access and operation, refer to “Help and the Management Server URL” on page 5-13.
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Support/Mgmt URLs Feature

Support/Mgmt URLs Feature
The Support/Mgmt URLs window enables you to change the World Wide Web Universal Resource Locator (URL) for two functions:
■ Support URL – A support information site for your switch
■ Management Server URL – The web site for web browser online Help
1. Click Here
3. Enter one of the following (or use the default setting): – The URL for the support information source you want the switch to access
when you click on the web browser interface Support tab. The default is the URL for the ProCurve Networking home page.
– The URL of a PCM (ProCurve Network Manager) workstation or other server
for the online Help files for this web browser interface. (The default setting accesses the switch’s browser-based Help on the ProCurve World Wide Web site.) Note that if you install PCM in your network, the PCM management station acts as the web browser Help server and automatically inserts the necessary URL in this field.)
2. Click Here
4. Click on Apply Changes
Figure 5-6. The Default Support/Mgmt URLs Window
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Support/Mgmt URLs Feature

Support URL

This is the site the switch accesses when you click on the Support tab on the web browser interface. The default URL is:
www.procurve.com
which is the World Wide Web site for ProCurve networking products. Click on technical support on that page to get support information regarding your switch, including white papers, software updates, and more.
As an alternative, you can replace the ProCurve URL with the URL for a local site used for logging reports on network performance or other support activ­ities.

Help and the Management Server URL

The Management Server URL field specifies the URL the switch uses to find online Help for the web browser interface.
■ If you install PCM (ProCurve Manager) in your network, the PCM manage-
ment station acts as the web browser Help server for the switch and automatically inserts the necessary URL in this field. For more on the option, see “Using the PCM Server for Switch Web Help” on page 5-14.)
■ In the default configuration (and if PCM is not running on your network)
this field is set to the URL for accessing online Help from the ProCurve Networking web site:
www.hp.com/rnd/device_help
Using this option, the Help files are automatically available if your work­station can access the World Wide Web. In this case, if Online Help fails to operate, ensure that the above URL appears in the Management Server URL field shown in figure 5-7:
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Support/Mgmt URLs Feature
In the default configuration, the switch uses the URL for accessing the web browser interface help files on the ProCurve World Wide Web site.
Figure 5-7. How To Access Web Browser Interface Online Help
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Using the PCM Server for Switch Web Help

For ProCurve devices that support the “Web Help” feature, you can use the PCM server to host the switch help files for devices that do not have HTTP access to the ProCurve Support Web site.
1. Go to the ProCurve Support web site to get the Device Help files:
www.hp.com//rnd/device_help/
2. Copy the Web help files to the PCM server, under:
C:\\program files\hewlett-packard\pnm\server\webroot\ rnd\sevice_help\help\hpwnd\webhelp
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