Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems

System

Description

Documented in ProCurve Hardware/

Module

Software guide

 

 

 

 

stp

Multiple-instance spanning tree protocol/MSTP (802.1s):

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

Ensures that only one active path exists between any two

 

 

nodes in a group of VLANs in the network. MSTP operation is

 

 

designed to avoid loops and broadcast storms of duplicate

 

 

messages that can bring down the network.

 

system

Switch management, including system configuration, switch

Management and Configuration Guide

 

bootup, activation of boot ROM image, memory buffers, traffic

Access Security Guide

 

and security filters.

 

 

System messages also include events from Management

 

 

interfaces (menu, CLI, web browser, ProCurve Manager) used

 

 

to reconfigure the switch and monitor switch status and

 

 

performance.

 

tacacs

TACACS+ authentication: A central server is used to control

Access Security Guide

 

access to the switches (and other TACACS-aware devices) in

 

 

the network through a switch’s console port (local access) or

 

 

Telnet (remote access).

 

tcp

Transmission Control Protocol: A transport protocol that runs

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

on IP and is used to set up connections.

 

telnet

Session established on the switch from a remote device

Management and Configuration Guide

 

through the Telnet virtual terminal protocol.

 

tftp

Trivial File Transfer Protocol: Supports the download of files to

Management and Configuration Guide

 

the switch from a TFTP network server.

 

timep

Time Protocol: Synchronizes and ensures a uniform time

Management and Configuration Guide

 

among interoperating devices.

 

update

Updates (TFTP or serial) to ProCurve software and updates to

Management and Configuration Guide

 

running-config and start-up config files

 

vlan

Static 802.1Q VLAN operations, including port-and protocol-

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

based configurations that group users by logical function

 

 

instead of physical location

 

 

A port -based VLAN creates a layer-2 broadcast domain

 

 

comprised of member ports that bridge IPv4 traffic among

 

 

themselves.

 

 

VLAN messages include events from Management interfaces

 

 

(menu, CLI, web browser, ProCurve Manager) used to

 

 

reconfigure the switch and monitor switch status and

 

 

performance.

 

xmodem

Xmodem: Binary transfer feature that supports the download

Management and Configuration Guide

 

of software files from a PC or Unix workstation.

 

 

 

 

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