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Management and
Configuration Guide
Switch 2600 Series
Switch 2600-PWR Series
Switch 2800 Series
Switch 4100 Series
Switch 6108
www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
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HP ProCurve Switch 2600 Series Switch 2600-PWR Series Switch 2800 Series Switch 4100gl Series Switch 6108 October 2004 Management and Configuration Guide
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© Copyright 2000-2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, Disclaimer L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change with- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY out notice. OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS Publication Number FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not 5990-6023 be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or October 2004 consequential damag
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Contents 1 Getting Started Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 About the Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Co
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3 Using the Menu Interface Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 How To End a Menu Session and E
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Starting an HP Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch . . . . . . . . 5-4 Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . 5-4 Using HP ProCurve Manager (PCM) or HP ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 Switch Software Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Operating Rules for IP Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 9 Time Protocols Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 TimeP Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 SNTP Time Synchronization . . . . . .
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CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 10-7 Using the CLI To View Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8 Using the CLI To Configure Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 Using the CLI To Configure a Broadcast Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Configuring HP Auto-MDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13 Manual Auto-MDIX Override on the Series 2600/2600-PWR and 2800 Switches . .
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11 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation for the Series 2600-PWR Switches Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 Applicable Switch Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10 CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or Dynamic Port Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12 Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12 Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group 12-15 Web: Viewing Existing Port Tr
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General CDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27 Outgoing Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27 Incoming CDP Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28 Configuring CDP on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31 CLI: Viewing and Configuring CDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31 Viewing
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Using HP PCM+ to Update Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16 Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17 Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18 Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation . A-21 Copying Command Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-21 Copying Event Log Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-22
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VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21 Web Browser Interface Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23 Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24 Switch 6108 and Series 4100gl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24 Series 2600, 2600-PWR, and 2800 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24 Menu: Configuring Port and Static Trun
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Diagnostic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34 Port Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-34 Ping and Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-35 Web: Executing Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-36 CLI: Ping or Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Getting Started Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 About the Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Command Prompts . . . . . .
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Getting Started Introduction Introduction This Management and Configuration Guide is intended to support the following switches: ■ HP ProCurve Series 2600 ■ HP ProCurve Series 2600-PWR ■ HP ProCurve Series 2800 ■ HP ProCurve Series 4100gl ■ HP ProCurve Switch 6108 This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), Menu interface, and web browser interface to configure, manage, and monitor switch operation. A troubleshooting chapter is also included. For information on
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Getting Started Conventions Conventions This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed information. Command Syntax Statements Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list > [ control < authorized | auto | unauthorized >] ■ Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements. ■ Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements. ■ Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements. ■ Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required
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Getting Started Port Identity Convention for Examples Screen Simulations Figures containing simulated screen text and command output look like this: Figure 1-1. Example of a Figure Showing a Simulated Screen In some cases, brief command-output sequences appear outside of a num bered figure. For example: HPswitch(config)# ip default-gateway 18.28.152.1/24 HPswitch(config)# vlan 1 ip address 18.28.36.152/24 HPswitch(config)# vlan 1 ip igmp Port Identity Convention for Examples This guid
