Accessing the switch

○Untagged○Port VLAN ID (PVID): 4095

•VLAN 4095—Management VLAN 4095 isolates management traffic within the HP 10GbE switch. VLAN 4095 contains only one member port (port 17). No other ports can be members of VLAN 4095.

•Interface 250—Management interface 250 is associated with VLAN 4095. No other interfaces can be associated with VLAN 4095. You can configure the IP address of the management interface manually or through Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP).

•Gateway 254—This gateway is the default gateway for the management interface.

•STG 128—If the HP 10GbE switch is configured to use multiple spanning trees, spanning tree group 128 (STG 128) contains management VLAN 4095, and no other VLANS are allowed in STG 128. The default status of STG 128 is off.

If the 10GbE switch is configured to use Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, STG 1 contains management VLAN 4095.

To access the 10GbE switch management interface through the Onboard Administrator:

•Use the Onboard Administrator internal DHCP server, through Enclosure-Based IP Addressing

•Use an external DHCP server. Connect the Onboard administrator and the 10GbE switch to the network, and disable Enclosure-Based IP Addressing.

•Assign a static IP interface to the Onboard Administrator and to the 10GbE switch management interface (interface 250).

Connecting through the console port

Using a null modem cable, you can directly connect to the switch through the console port. A console connection is required in order to configure Telnet or other remote access applications. For more information on establishing console connectivity to the switch, see the HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch User

Guide.

Connecting through Telnet

By default, Telnet is enabled on the switch. Once the IP parameters are configured, you can access the CLI from any workstation connected to the network using a Telnet connection. Telnet access provides the same options for a user and an administrator as those available through the console port, minus certain commands. The switch supports four concurrent Telnet connections.

To establish a Telnet connection with the switch, run the Telnet program on your workstation and issue the telnet command, followed by the switch IP address:

telnet <switch IP address>

Connecting through Secure Shell

By default, the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol is disabled on the switch. SSH enables you to securely log into another computer over a network to execute commands remotely. As a secure alternative to using Telnet to manage switch configuration, SSH ensures that all data sent over the network is encrypted and secure. For more information, see the “Secure Shell and Secure Copy” section later in this chapter. For additional

information on the CLI, see the HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch Command Reference Guide.

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