HP 6120 Modules, Transceivers, Been Inserted, Clearing the Module Configuration, Configuring Transceivers and Modules That Haven’t

Port Status and Configuration

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

Configuring Transceivers and Modules That Haven’tBeen InsertedTransceivers

Previously, a port had to be valid and verified for the switch to allow it to be configured. Transceivers are removable ports and considered invalid when not present in the switch, so they cannot be configured unless they are already in the switch. For switches covered in this guide, the verification for allowable port configurations performed by the CLI is removed and configuration of transceivers is allowed even if they are not yet inserted in the switch.

Modules

You can create or edit configuration files (as text files) that can be uploaded to the switch without the modules having been installed yet. Additionally, you can pre-configure the modules with the CLI “module” command.

Syntax: module <module-num> type <module-type>

	Allows you to configure the type of the module.
	The same module command used in an uploaded configuration file is used to
	define a module that is being pre-configured. The validation performed when
	issued through the CLI is still performed just as if the command was executed
	on the switch, in other words, as if the module were actually present in the
	switch.
N o t e	You cannot use this method to change the configuration of a module that has
	already been configured. The slot must be empty and the configuration file
	must not have a configuration associated with it.

Clearing the Module Configuration

Because of the hot-swap capabilities of the modules, when a module is removed from the chassis, the module configuration remains in the configuration file. This feature allows you to remove the module configuration information from the configuration file.

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