Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems

System

Description

Documented in ProCurve Hardware/

Module

Software guide

 

 

 

 

maclock

MAC lockdown and MAC lockout

Access Security Guide

 

• MAC lockdown prevents station movement and MAC

 

 

address “hijacking” by requiring a MAC address to be used

 

 

only an assigned port on the switch. MAC Lockdown also

 

 

restricts the client device to a specific VLAN.

 

 

• MAC lockout blocks a specific MAC address so that the

 

 

switch drops all traffic to or from the specified address.

 

mgr

ProCurve Manager (PCM) and ProCurve Manager Plus

Management and Configuration Guide

 

(PCM+): Windows-based network management solutions for

 

 

managing and monitoring performance of ProCurve devices.

 

 

PCM messages also include events for configuration

 

 

operations.

 

netinet

Network Internet: Monitors the creation of a route or an

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry and sends a log

 

 

message in case of failure.

 

ports

Port status and port configuration features, including mode

Installation and Getting Started Guide

 

(speed and duplex), flow control, broadcast limit, jumbo

Management and Configuration Guide

 

packets, and security settings.

Access Security Guide

radius

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)

Access Security Guide

 

authentication and accounting: A network server is used to

 

 

authenticate user-connection requests on the switch and

 

 

collect accounting information to track network resource

 

 

usage.

 

snmp

Simple Network Management Protocol: Allows you to manage

Management and Configuration Guide

 

the switch from a network management station, including

 

 

support for security features, event reporting, flow sampling,

 

 

and standard MIBs.

 

sntp

Simple Network Time Protocol: Synchronizes and ensures a

Management and Configuration Guide

 

uniform time among interoperating devices.

 

ssh

Secure Shell version 2 (SSHv2): Provides remote access to

Access Security Guide

 

management functions on a switch via encrypted paths

 

 

between the switch and management station clients capable

 

 

of SSH operation.

 

 

SSH messages also include events from the Secure File

 

 

Transfer Protocol (SFTP) feature. SFTP provides a secure

 

 

alternative to TFTP for transferring sensitive information, such

 

 

as switch configuration files, to and from the switch in an SSH

 

 

session.

 

ssl

Secure Socket Layer Version 3 (SSLv3), including Transport

Access Security Guide

 

Layer Security (TLSv1) support: Provides remote web access

 

 

to a switch via encrypted paths between the switch and

 

 

management station clients capable of SSL/TLS operation.

 

 

 

 

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