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Management and Configuration Guide
Contents
Management and
Configuration Guide
HP Networking
http://www.hp.com/go/network_city
Less Work, More Network
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HP ProCurve
Switch 212M and 224M
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1 Selecting a Management Interface
2 Configuring an IP Address on the Switch
3 Using the HP Web Browser Interface
4 Using the Switch Console
5 Using HP TopTools To Monitor and Manage the Switch
6 Configuring the Switch
7 Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
8 Troubleshooting
A File Transfers
B MAC Address Management
Index
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Selecting a Management Interface
Selecting a Management
Advantages of Using the HP Web
Browser Interface
Figure 1-1.Example of the HP Web Browser Interface Display
Easy access
Familiar browser
Advantages of Using the Switch Console
Figure 1-2.Example of the Switch Console Display
More comprehensive set of features and parameters
Out-of-band
access
HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
Figure 1-3.Example of HP TopTools Main Screen
Network Devices:
Network Traffic:
Network Growth:
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Configuring an IP Address on the Switch
Methods for Configuring an IP Address and Subnet Mask
Manually through the switch’s console:
Configure your DHCP/Bootp server to support the switch:
Manually Configuring an IP Address
2.Switch Management Access Configuration (IP, SNMP, Console)
Figure 2-1.The Internet (IP) Service Screen
dit
IP Config [DHCP/Bootp]
Manual
Subnet Mask
Where To Go From Here
Using the HP Web Browser Interface
the HP Web Browser
Web Browser Interface Requirements
Table 3-1.Supported Network Devices and System Requirements
PCs:
Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation
Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
Figure 3-1.Status Overview Screen
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window
select the fault detection configuration
Browser Web HP the Using
Creating User Names and Passwords in the Web
Browser Interface
Using the Passwords
Using the User Names
If You Lose a Password
Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface
Figure 3-4.How To Access Web Browser Interface Online Help
The Overview Window
Tab Bar
Active Tab
Status Bar
Port Utilization and Status Displays
Button Bar
The Port Utilization and Status Displays
Maximum Activity Indicator:
To change the amount of bandwidth the Port Utilization bar graph
shows
Figure 3-7.Changing the Graph Area Scale
Figure 3-8.Display of Numerical Values for the Bar
The Alert Log
Figure 3-9.The Alert Log
Alert
Date/Time
Description
Sorting the Alert Log Entries
Alert Types
Table 3-2.Alert Strings and Descriptions
Viewing Detail Views of Alert Log Entries
Acknowledge Event
Delete Event
Retest Button
Cancel Button
The Alert Control Bar
Figure 3-11.The Alert Control Bar
Refresh
Open Event
Delete Selected Events
The Tab Bar
Port Counters
Port Status
Configuration Tab
Figure 3-14.The Configuration Tab and Buttons
Device View
Fault Detection
System Information
Security Tab
Figure 3-15.The Security Tab and Buttons
Device Passwords
Diagnostics Tab
Figure 3-16.The Diagnostics Tab and Buttons
The Status Bar
Figure 3-17.The Status Bar
Status Indicator
Table 3-3.Status Indicator Key
Product Name
Setting Fault Detection Policy
Working With Fault Detection
High Sensitivity
Medium Sensitivity
Low Sensitivity
Never
Using the Switch Console
How To Start a Console Session:
How To End a Console Session:
Main Menu Features
Figure 4-1.The Main Menu (manager mode)
Switch Management Access Configuration:
Event Log:
Diagnostics:
Reboot Switch:
Download OS:
Logout:
Screen Structure and Navigation
Figure 4-2.Elements of the Screen Structure
Table 4-1.How To Navigate in the Console
To get full screen Help
Help
Figure 4-3.Example Showing How To Display Help
Using Password Security
Connection Inactivity Time
To set Manager and Operator passwords:
Enter new password again
To Delete Password Protection (Including Recovery from a Lost
Password):
Delete Password Protection
Return to Main Menu
Rebooting the Switch
Figure 4-5.The Reboot Switch Option in the Main Menu
Figure 4-6.Example of a Configuration Change Requiring a Reboot
Using the Command Prompt
Command Prompt
Using HP TopTools To Monitor and Manage the Switch
SNMP Management Features
SNMP Configuration Process
1.From the Main Menu, select Switch Management Access Configuration
RMON
Extended RMON
Configuring the Switch
Configuration Features
Support URL
Management Server URL
N o t e s :
IP Configuration
switch console
web browser interface
Configuring IP Address from the Web Browser Interface
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Configuring IP Address from the Switch Console
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation
DHCP/Bootp Operation
DHCP Operation
Bootp Operation
/etc/bootptab
Bootp Database Record Entries
j3299switch:
ha=080009123456:
gw=11.22.33.1:
lg=55.66.77.88:
ts=11.22.33.55:
T144=”switch.cfg”:
Configuring DHCP/Bootp
To configure the switch for DHCP/Bootp:
DHCP/Bootp
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
Configuring SNMP Communities from the Switch Console
To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:
2.SNMP Community Names/Authorized Managers
Figure 6-4.The SNMP Communities Screen (Default Values)
Figure 6-5.The SNMP Add or Edit Screen
Trap Receivers
Send Authentication Traps
3.Trap Receivers
Figure 6-6.The Trap Receivers Configuration Screen (Default Values)
Community
Events
Console/Serial Link
Using the Switch Console To Configure the Console/ Serial Link
Configuring System Parameters from the Web Browser Interface
Configuring System Information from the Console
Port Settings
Table 6-2.Port Settings Parameters
Auto-Negotiation
Note:
Flow Control Note:
IEEE 802.3 Flow Control
Back pressure
Configuring Port Parameters from the Web Browser Interface
Configuring Port Parameters from the Switch Console
Configuring Port Monitoring from the Web Browser
Configuring Port Monitoring from the Switch Console
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
C a u t i o n
Enabling STP from the Web Browser Interface
Using the Switch Console To Configure STP
How STP Operates
IP Multicast (IGMP) Service Features—
Multimedia Traffic Control
Configuring IGMP from the Web Browser Interface
Using the Switch Console To Configure IGMP
To Access IGMP Service:
3.Switch Configuration
5.Advanced Features
1.IP Multicast (IGMP) Service
Figure 6-18.Example of the IGMP Service Screen
How IGMP Operates
Role of the Switch
Figure 6-19.The Advantage of Using IGMP
Figure 6-20.Isolating IP Multicast Traffic in a Network
Special Case IGMP Configuration
3. Switch Configuration
5. Advanced Features
1. IP Multicast (IGMP) Service
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Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
and Analyzing
Operation
Switch Console Status and Counters
Menu
1. Status and Counters
Figure 7-1.The Status and Counters Menu
General System Information
1.Status and Counters
1.General System Information
Figure 7-2.Example of General Switch Information
Switch Management Address
Information
2.Switch Management Address Information
Figure 7-3.Example of Management Address Information
Displaying Port Status from the Web Browser Interface
Displaying Port Status from the Switch Console
Port Counters
Reset
Displaying Port Counters from the Web Browser
Displaying Port Counters from the Console Interface
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Address Table
5.Address Table
Figure 7-9.Example of the Address Table
earch
Port Address Table
6.Port Address Table
Figure 7-10.Example of How To Access the Port Address Table
Figure 7-11.Example of a Port Address Table for a Specific Port
Spanning Tree (STP) Information
7.Spanning Tree Information
Figure 7-12.Example of Spanning Tree Information
how ports
Figure 7-13.Example of STP Port Information
IP Multicast (IGMP) Status
8.Advanced Features Status
1.IP Multicast (IGMP) Status
Figure 7-14.Example of IGMP Status Screen
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Approaches
Web Browser Interface or Switch Console Access Problems
Cannot access the web browser interface:
Web Agent Enabled
2. Switch Management Address Information
Cannot Telnet into the switch console from a station on the network:
Unusual Network Activity
General Problems
The network runs slow; processes fail; users cannot access servers or
Duplicate IP Addresses
ip: Invalid ARP source: IP address on IP address
IGMP-RelatedProblems
IP Multicast (IGMP) Traffic Does Not Reach IGMP Hosts or a Multicast
Router Connected to a Port
IP Multicast Traffic Floods Out All Ports; IGMP Does Not Appear To
Filter Traffic
Using the Event Log to Identify Problem
Sources
08/05/98
10:52:32
ports:
Table 8-2.Event Log System Modules
Entering and Navigating in the Event Log Display. From the Main
4. Event Log
Figure 8-1.Example of an Event Log Display
Next page
Prev page
End
Table 8-2.Event Log Control Keys
Ping and Link Tests
Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Web Browser Interface
Figure 8-3.Ping and Link Test Screen on the Web Browser Interface
Successes
Failures
Number of Packets to Send
Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Switch Console
5.Diagnostics
1.Link Test
2. Ping Test
Figure 8-4.Examples of Link Test and Ping Test Screens
Linktest Command Successful
Linktest Command Timed out
12.10.8.207 is alive, iteration 1, time = 1 ms
Ping Failed or Target did not Respond
The Configuration File
Browsing the Configuration File from the Switch Console
5.Diagnostics
3.Browse Configuration File
Figure 8-6.Example of the Browse Configuration Display
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Using the Command Prompt
Restoring the Factory Default
Configuration
File Transfers
Using TFTP To Download the OS File
Method
TFTP
TFTP Server
Figure 8-2.Example of the Download OS Screen During a Download
Transfer completed
Using Xmodem to Download the OS File
Using the SNMP-BasedHP Download Manager
Switch-to-SwitchDownload
Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads
Figure 8-3.Example of Message for TFTP Download Failure
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Transferring Switch Configurations
Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Between the
Switch and a Networked PC or Unix Workstation
5. Diagnostics
put IP_address CONFIG remote_file
put
CONFIG
get IP_address CONFIG remote_file
get
5.Diagnostics
4.Command Prompt
xput config remote_file [pc/unix]
xget config remote_file [pc/unix]
[pc/unix]
MAC Address Management
Base MAC Address
Switch Port MAC Addresses
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Index
Index