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management and
configuration guide
hp procurve
switch 4108gl
www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
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HP Procurve Switch 4108GL Software Release G.01.xx or Later Management and Configuration Guide
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Preface Preface Use of This Guide and Other Procurve Switch Documentation This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), menu interface, and web browser interface for the HP Procurve Switch 4108GL— also referred to as the Switch 4108GL. If you need information on specific parameters in the menu interface, refer to the online help provided in the interface. If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command name followed by “help” ( help
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Preface To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network Use the HP Procurve Switch 4108GL Installation and Getting Started Guide (shipped with the switch) to guide you in the following: 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. iv
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Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Use of This Guide and Other Procurve Switch Documentation . . . . . . iii Just Want a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Selecting a Management Interface Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Privilege Levels at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Privilege Level Operation . . . . . . . . . .
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Switch Memory and Configuration Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Overview of Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement Configuration Cha
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IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To-Live (TTL) . . 7-5 CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL), and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Configuring Username and Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Menu: Configuring Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 CLI: Setting Manager and Operator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Web: Configuring User-Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 TACACS+ Authentication for C
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . 11-5 CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 11-6 Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . 11-9 Port Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring CDP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21 Effect of Spanning Tree (STP) On CDP Packet Transmission . . . . 12-23 How the Switch Selects the IP Address To Include in Outbound CDP Packets 12-24 CDP Neighbor Data and MIB Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25 Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-27 HP Procurve Stack Management Chapter Contents . .
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Web: Viewing and Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22 VLAN Tagging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23 Effect of VLANs on Other Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27 VLAN Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29 GVRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-30 General
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CLI: Configuring STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5 Web: Enabling or Disabling STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9 How STP Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9 STP Fast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10 STP Operation with 802.1Q VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-17 CLI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-18 Diagnostic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Port Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Ping and Link Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting a Management Interface 1 Selecting a Management Interface Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting a Management Interface Overview Overview This chapter describes the following: Management interfaces for the Switch 4108GL Advantages of using each interface Understanding Management Interfaces Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance. The HP Switch 4108GL offers the following interfaces: Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—page 1-3
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Selecting a Management Interface Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using the Menu Interface Advantages of Using the Menu Interface Figure 1-1. Example of the Console Interface Display Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of switch configuration and performance features: IP addressing Spanning Tree VLANs and GVRP System information Port Security Passwords Port and Static Trunk Group SNMP communities Stack Management Time protocols Th
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Selecting a Management Interface Advantages of Using the CLI Advantages of Using the CLI HP4108> Operator Level HP4108# Manager Level HP4108(config)# Global Configuration Level HP4108()# Context Configuration Levels (port, VLAN) Figure 1-2. Example of The Command Prompt 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, detail
