Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems

System

Description

Documented in ProCurve Hardware/

Module

Software guide

 

 

 

 

dma

Direct Access Memory (DMA): Transmits and receives

 

packets between the CPU and the switch. Not used for logging

 

 

messages in software release K.13.xx.

 

fault

Fault Detection facility, including response policy and the

Management and Configuration Guide

 

sensitivity level at which a network problem should generate

 

 

an alert.

 

ffi

Find, Fix, and Inform: Event or alert log messages indicating a

Installation and Getting Started Guide

 

possible topology loop that cause excessive network activity

Management and Configuration Guide

 

and results in the network running slow. FFI messages include

 

 

events on transceiver connections with other network

 

 

devices.

 

garp

Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP), defined in the

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

IEEE 802.1D-1998 standard.

 

gvrp

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP): Manages dynamic

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

802.1Q VLAN operations, in which the switch creates

 

 

temporary VLAN membership on a port to provide a link to

 

 

another port in the same VLAN on another device.

 

hpesp

Management module that maintains communication between

Installation and Getting Started Guide

 

switch ports.

 

idm

Identity-driven Management: Optional management

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

application used to monitor and control access to switch.

 

igmp

Internet Group Management Protocol: Reduces unnecessary

Multicast and Routing Guide

 

bandwidth usage for multicast traffic transmitted from

 

 

multimedia applications on a per-port basis.

 

inst-mon

Instrumentation Monitor: Identifies attacks on the switch by

Access Security Guide

 

generating alerts for detected anomalies.

 

ip

IP addressing: Configures the switch with an IP address and

Management and Configuration Guide

 

subnet mask to communicate on the network and support

Multicast and Routing Guide

 

remote management access; configures multiple IP

 

 

addresses on a VLAN; enables IP routing on the switch.

 

ipaddrmgr

IP Address Manager: Programs IP routing information in

Multicast and Routing Guide

 

switch hardware.

 

iplock

IP Lockdown: Prevents IP source address spoofing on a per-

Access Security Guide

 

port and per-VLAN basis by forwarding only the IP packets in

 

 

VLAN traffic that contain a known source IP address and MAC

 

 

address binding for the port.

 

ipx

Novell Netware protocol filtering: On the basis of protocol

Access Security Guide

 

type, the switch can forward or drop traffic to a specific set of

 

 

destination ports on the switch.

 

licensing

ProCurve premium licensing: Provide access to expanded

Premium License Installation Guide

 

features on certain ProCurve network devices.

 

 

 

 

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