Compaq ProLiant BL p-ClassGbE Interconnect Switch
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              Contents
About This Guide                
Chapter
Introduction              
Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management                
Interface
              Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web-BasedManagement
              Appendix A
Technical Specifications                
Appendix B
RJ-45Pin Specification                
Appendix C
              Appendix E
SNMP/RMON MIBs Support                
Appendix F
Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port                
Appendix G
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              About This Guide
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              Where to Go for Additional Help
Telephone Numbers                
Text Conventions
Bold type              
Introduction
ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbEInterconnect Kit              
Features
Enterprise Class Performance              
GbE Interconnect Switch Redundancy
Configuration and Management                
Diagnostic Tools
              GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture
GbE Interconnect Switches                
Redundant Crosslinks
Redundant Paths to Servers              
Supported Technologies
              Layer 2 Based Packet Forwarding
IEEE 802.1Q Based Virtual Local Area Network                
Spanning Tree Protocol
              Simple Network Management Protocol and Remote Monitoring
Port Mirroring                
Trunking
Trivial File Transfer Protocol Support                
Storage and Forward Switching Scheme
              External Components
              GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel
Figure 1-4:GbE Interconnect Switch front panel                
Table 1-1:GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel
              Figure 1-5:GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC
LED assignments                
Table 1-2:GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel NIC LED Assignments
              Figure 1-6:GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC
LED functions                
Table 1-3:GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel NIC
LED Functions              
QuadT Interconnect Module Panel
Figure 1-7:QuadT Interconnect Module connectors                
Table 1-4:QuadT Interconnect Module Connectors
              Figure 1-8:QuadT Interconnect Module LEDs
Table 1-5:QuadT Interconnect Module LEDs              
DualTSX Interconnect Module Panel
Figure 1-9:DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors                
Table 1-6:DualTSX Interconnect Module Connectors
              Figure 1-10:DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs
Table 1-7:DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs              
Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch
              Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment
              Figure 2-2:Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches
Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch                
Upgrading from RJ-45Patch Panels
              Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration
Default Settings              
Security Issues
Root, User+, and User Privileges                
Table 2-1:User Privileges
              Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches                
Using the SNMP Script Utility
Using a TFTP Server              
Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch
Figure 2-3:Installing the cable-retainingbracket              
Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch
Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch              
9600 baud rate, eight data bits, no parity
one stop bit                
Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch
User name                
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              Additional Information
              Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface
Before You Begin                
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches
              Using the Console Management Interface
Navigation Features                
Table 3-1:Console Management Interface Navigation
Field-levelHelp and System Messages                
Function
              Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch
              Setting Up New Users
              User Accounts Management
Setup User Accounts                
Add
New Password                
Confirm New Password
              Saving Changes
APPLY              
Managing User Accounts
User Account Management              
Updating a User Account
Update                
Root
User+                
User
              Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch
Configuration                
Configuring the IP Address
              1.Highlight Configure IP Address from the Configuration menu
Remote Management Setup                
Current Switch IP Settings
New Switch IP Settings                
Get IP From
              Manual
Subnet                
Mask
Default                
Gateway
              Manual
IP Address, Subnet Mask                
Default Gateway
Management VID                
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings
              Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Information
Switch Information                
System Name
System Location                
System Contact
              Auto-Logout
2 mins, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins                
Never
MAC Address Aging Time                
(sec)
              Scheduling Mechanism for CoS
Queues                
RoundRobin
Strict                
Strict
              Configure Port
State                
Speed/Duplex
Auto                
1000M/Full, 100M/Full, 100M/Half, 10M/Full
              Configuring Restart Port Ingress Bandwidth
Add/Modify                
Ingress Bandwidth
              Displaying Current Port Ingress Bandwidth
              Configuring Restart Port Egress Bandwidth
Egress Bandwidth              
Displaying Current Port Egress Bandwidth Settings
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol              
1.Highlight Configure Spanning Tree Protocol on the Configuration menu
Configure Spanning Tree                
Max
Age                
Hello
              Forward
Delay                
Priority
Configuring Port Spanning Tree Settings                
1.Highlight Port Settings on the Configure Spanning Tree menu
              Configuring the Static (Destination-AddressFiltering) Table
              Configuring Static Unicast Filtering Table
Add/Modify                
VLAN ID
MAC Address                
Type
              Configuring Static Multicast Filtering Table
Multicast MAC Address                
(E/-)
E, F                
DeleteOnReset
              Configuring VLANs
1.Highlight Configure VLANs on the Configuration menu              
Configuring Static VLAN Entry
Egress/Forbidden              
Tag/Untag
Active                
Inactive
Configuring a Port VLAN                
1.Highlight Configure Port VLAN ID on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs Configuration menu
              PVID
802.1Q Static VLAN Settings                
Configuring Port Ingress Filtering
Ingress Filter              
Configuring Port GVRP Settings
Port GVRP Settings                
GVRP State
On              
Configuring IGMP Snooping
1.Highlight Configure IGMP Snooping on the Configuration menu                
IGMP Snooping Settings
Switch IGMP                
Querier
              Query
Interval                
Response
Configuring Port Trunking              
1.Highlight Configure Port Trunking on the Configuration menu
Port Trunking Settings                
Group
Name                
Member
              Configuring Port Mirroring
1.Highlight Configure Port Mirroring on the Configuration menu                
Source Port
Source Direction                
Target Port
              Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-UnknownStorm
Threshold (Pkts/sec)              
Configuring Class of Service, Default Priority, and Traffic Class
              Configuring Class of Service
Max                
Packets
Latency              
Assigning Port Default Priority
              Configuring Class of Traffic
              Configuring Port Security
1.Highlight Configure Port Security on the Configuration menu                
Admin State
Max. Addr                
Mode
              Configuring Priority MAC Addresses
1.Highlight Configure Priority MAC Addresses on the Configuration menu                
Setup Priority MAC Address
Add                
Priority Level
              Src.Addr
Either                
Configuring RS232 and SLIP
1.Highlight Configure RS232 and SLIP on the Configuration menu                
Serial Port and SLIP Settings
              Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions
Network Monitoring              
Monitoring Port Utilization
1.Highlight Port Utilization on the Network Monitoring Menu                
Port Utilization
%Util                
CLEAR COUNTER
              Monitoring Trunk Utilization
1.Highlight Trunk Utilization on the Network Monitoring Menu                
Trunk Utilization
              Monitoring Port Error Packets
1.Highlight Port Error Packets on the Network Monitoring Menu                
Suspend
              Monitoring Port Packet Analysis
1.Highlight Port Packet Analysis on the Network Monitoring Menu              
Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table
1.Highlight Browse MAC Address on the Network Monitoring Menu                
Searching for a Particular MAC Address
Browse By                
MAC Address
              Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch History
1.Highlight Switch History from the Network Monitoring Menu                
Switch History
Monitoring IGMP Snooping                
Reports
              1.Highlight IGMP Snooping on the Network Monitoring Menu
              Monitoring the Dynamic Group Registration Table
1.Highlight Dynamic Group Registration Table on the Network Monitoring Menu                
Dynamic Group Registration Table
Monitoring VLAN Status                
1.Highlight VLAN Status on the Network Monitoring Menu
              Configuring SNMP Manager
              SNMP Manager Configuration
SNMP Community                
String
Access                
Right
              Using System Utilities
System Utilities              
Upgrading Firmware from a TFTP Server
1.Highlight Upgrade Firmware from TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu                
Server IP Address
Path\Filename                
START
              Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server
Saving Settings to a TFTP Server              
1.Highlight Save Settings to TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu
              Saving the History Log to a TFTP Server
1.Highlight Save History Log to TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu                
Performing a Ping Test
1.Highlight Ping Test on the Switch Utilities menu                
IP Address
              Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch
Reboot                
Save Configuration &
              Reboot & Load Factory Default
Reboot & Load Factory Default Configuration Except IP              
Logging Out
Logout                
Account Login
              Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web-BasedManagement Interface
              Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch
Enter Network Password            
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              Maintaining the GbE Interconnect Switch
Using TFTP Services                
Updating the Firmware File Path
TFTP Services                
Update Firmware from Server
              Start
Downloading a Configuration File on a TFTP Server                
Configuration File
Saving Settings to TFTP Server                
Save Settings
              Saving History Log
              Displaying GbE Interconnect Switch History
Sequence                
Log
Text              
Ping Test
Target IP Address                
Repeat Pinging for
              Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration to Factory Defaults
Factory Reset                
Reset to Factory Default
              Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch
Restart System                
2.Click Restart
Setting the Connection Timeout                
Connection Timeout
              Logging Out
              Technical Specifications
              Table A-1:General Specifications continued
              Table A-2:Physical and Environmental Specifications
Table A-3:Performance Specifications              
RJ-45Pin Specification
              Table B-2: RJ-45Connector Pin Assignment for Gigabit over Copper
              Runtime Switching Software Default Settings
              Table C-1:Switch A and Switch B: General Default Settings continued
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              Switch A: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings
Table C-2:Switch A: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings            
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              Switch B: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings
Table C-3:Switch B: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings            
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              Spanning Tree Protocol
              Listening State
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              Learning State
              Forwarding State
              Disabled State
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              Troubleshooting STP
Spanning Tree Protocol Failure                
Figure D-6:Example of Spanning Tree Protocol failure
              Full/Half Duplex Mismatch
              Unidirectional Link
Packet Corruption              
Resource Errors
Identifying a Data Loop              
Avoiding Trouble
Know Where the Root Is Located                
Know Which Links Are Redundant
Minimize the Number of Ports in the Blocking State            
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              SNMP/RMON MIBs Support
              Standard MIBs
Enterprise-SpecificMIBs              
Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port
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              Shift+3
              Ctrl+C
Boot Configuration Menu                
Figure F-3:Boot Configuration Menu
XModem                
ZModem
              Call
Interconnect Switch – HyperTerminal                
Disconnect
b.From the Interconnect Switch – HyperTerminal window menu, select File then                
Properties
              Browse
Send            
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              Troubleshooting
              Table G-1:Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing
              Table G-1:Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued
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              Table G-2:Troubleshooting: Configuring
              Table G-3:Troubleshooting: Using a TFTP Server
              Table G-4:Troubleshooting: Upgrading Firmware Using the Serial Port
              Regulatory Compliance Notices—ProLiant p-Class C-GbEInterconnect Kit
              Taiwan Notice
Japanese Notice              
Regulatory Compliance Notices—ProLiantBL p-Class F-GbEInterconnect Kit
              Index