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HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for
c-Class BladeSystem
User Guide
May 2006 (First Edition)
Part Number 418116-001
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© Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. May 2006 (First Edition) Part Number 418116-001 Audience assump
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Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 6 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Additional references................................................................................................................................. 6 Features .....................
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Replacing and upgrading the switch ............................................................................................. 22 Replacing an existing switch..................................................................................................................... 22 Regulatory compliance notices ..................................................................................................... 24 Class A equipment .............................................................
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Cannot connect to the switch remotely using the Web interface..................................................................... 50 Cannot enable a port in multiple VLANs while configuring VLANS................................................................. 51 The switch does not let the user enable two adjacent ports into two different VLANs while assigning the ports to VLANs ...............................................................................................................
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Introduction In this section Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Additional references................................................................................................................................ 6 Features .................................................................................................................................................. 6
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• Fully supported on the HP c-Class BladeSystem server blade enclosure and infrastructure compatible with any combination of HP c-Class BladeSystem server blades • Ability to replace an existing switch without having to power down the server blades or the server blade enclosure • Pre-configured for immediate use with the HP c-Class BladeSystem server blade enclosure • System security including SSH, SCP, 255 port-based IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs per switch, RADIUS user authentication and au
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• Port Fast Forwarding that allows a port that participates in Spanning Tree to bypass the Listening and Learning states and enter directly into the Forwarding state. • Allows secure browser access (HTTPS) to management functions Switch redundancy In a dual switch configuration, the switches offer several redundancy and failover features. With these features, the network configuration is designed to allow for continued network access to each server blade in case of a component or link
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• Any switch port can be used to perform switch management and PXE. Diagnostic tools The hardware, software, and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include: • HP Systems Insight Manager automatic discovery and identification • POST built into the switch boot process • Switch port mirroring • Switch LED panel displaying per port status and speed • System, management, and option compatibility status LEDs • Rear panel reset power switch and DB-9 management serial port • Stat
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Redundant paths to server bays In a dual switch configuration, redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure. This configuration provides redundant paths to each server bay. Redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure. However, specific switch port to server mapping varies depending on which type of server blad
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In addition, the switch provides a spanning tree domain per VLAN. The switch is compatible with Cisco® PVST+ and Cisco PVST, when the other device is configured as untagged or configured to use 802.1q tagging. Sixteen spanning tree domains are supported per switch. NOTE: STP 16 is reserved for future functionality. The switch also provides IEEE 802.1s-based MSTP and IEEE 802.1w-based RSTP. SNMP The switch is configured and monitored remotely from an SNMP-based network management sta
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configurable from the browser-based interface, but because the connection is based on an IP address for these interfaces, users will have to reconnect with the newly assigned IP address. NTP The switch maintains the current date and time. This information displays on the management interfaces and is used to record the date and time of switch events. Current date and time information are manually set on the switch or are obtained through NTP. NTP allows the switch to send a request to a
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• Only standard ASCII inbound login authentication. PAP, CHAP, or ARAP login methods are not supported. One-time password authentication is also not supported. • Authorization privilege levels of only 0, 3, and 6. These map to management levels of user, oper, and admin, respectively. • The accounting attributes of protocol, start_time, stop_time, and elapsed_time. For BBI users, accounting stop records are only sent if the user presses the QUIT button. SSH and SCP SSH and SCP use secu
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through a procedure called auto-negotiation. Auto-negotiation involves probing the capability of the network using low-level signaling techniques to select compatible Ethernet speeds. Auto-negotiation was originally developed to make the migration from traditional Ethernet to Fast Ethernet products easier. Redundant images in firmware The switch stores up to two different software images, called image1 and image2, as well as boot software, called boot. When downloading new software, the
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Item Description Description 4 DB-9 management serial port 5 RJ-45 ports 20 - 24 CAUTION: Pressing the Reset button while the Health LED is green resets the switch. Connectors Item Description 1 Port 20 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 2 Port 21 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 3 Port 22 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 4 Port 23 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink 5 Port 24 RJ-45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet uplink Intro
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Installing the switch In this section Planning the switch configuration ............................................................................................................. 16 Installing the switch ................................................................................................................................ 18 Accessing the switch............................................................................................................................... 19 Log
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• SNMP settings • User name and password settings • Default access to various management interfaces • NTP settings IMPORTANT: See "Runtime switching software default settings (on page 28)" for a complete list of default configuration settings. Switch security When planning the switch configuration, secure access to the management interface by: • Creating users with various access levels • Enabling or disabling access to various management interfaces to fit the security policy •
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User account Description and tasks performed Password Operator The operator manages all functions of the switch. The operator can reset ports or the entire switch. By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password. Administrator The super user administrator has complete access to all menus, admin information, and configuration commands on the switch, including the ability to change both the user and administrator passwords. Manually configuring a switch The switch
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Installing the switch CAUTION: Do not cable the switch until after configuration. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the server NIC configuration matches the switch bay selected. NOTE: When installing two switches, there are two switch interconnect ports between adjacent I/O bays. These ports (17 and 18) are disabled by default. The ports must be manually enabled to use. To install the switch: 1. Remove the blank. 2. Install the switch. Accessing the switch The switch is access
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To access the switch remotely: 1. Assign an IP address. By default, the switch is set up to obtain its IP address from a BOOTP server existing on the attached network. 2. From the BOOTP server, use the switch MAC address to obtain the switch IP address. 3. From a computer connected to the same network, use the IP address to access the switch using a Web browser or telnet application, which enables access to the switch BBI or CLI. The switch logon prompt appears. NOTE: If the switch d
