HP Ethernet BL-c manual Replacing a switch

Installing XFP transceivers	24
Supporting software and special considerations	24
Replacing a switch	26
Replacing an existing switch	26
Regulatory compliance notices	28
Class A equipment	28
Modifications	28
Cables	28
Canadian notice	28
European Union regulatory notice	29
BSMI notice	29
Japanese class A notice	29
Korean class A notice	30
Laser compliance	30
Technical specifications	31
General specifications	31
Port names, VLANs, STP, trunking default settings	32
Runtime switching software default settings	33
General default settings	33
Physical and environmental specifications	40
Performance specifications	40
Performing a serial download	42
Introduction	42
Serial upgrade of boot code firmware image procedure	42
Serial upgrade of operating system firmware procedure	45
SNMP MIBs support	48
MIB overview	48
SNMP Manager software	48
Supported MIBs	49
Supported traps	49
Electrostatic discharge	51
Preventing electrostatic discharge	51
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge	51
RJ-45 pin specification	52
Standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector	52
RJ-45 to DB-9 serial adapter with flow control pin assignment	53
Troubleshooting	54
Forgotten administrator user name and password that was configured on the switch	54
Health LED on the switch is not on	54
Health LED on the switch stays amber for more than 30 seconds and switch does not boot	55
No link LED appears, even after plugging the Category 5 cable in the RJ-45 connector of the external port	55
Cannot access the switch serial console interface using null modem connection from a PC Terminal Emulation
Program	55
Error message that the switch failed to complete the system self-testing appears on the serial console screen	56
The switch fails to get its IP settings from the BOOTP server, even though by default it is configured for BOOTP...	56
The keyboard locks up when using HyperTerminal to log on to the switch through the console interface	56
Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using Telnet	56
Password is not accepted by the switch using the remote console interface immediately after a reboot	57
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