HP Networking TopTool Products manual How To Configure a ToS Policy, Vlan

Quality of Service

Configuring a QoS Policy for IP Type of Service (ToS)

IP Packet in	Depending on the value of	For a given packet carrying a given codepoint
an	the IP Precedence bits in	in the ToS field:
Untagged	the packet's ToS field, the	• If a priority (0 - 7) has been configured for
VLAN or No	packet will go to either the	that codepoint, the ToS policy sends the
VLAN	high or normal priority	packet to either the high or normal priority
	outbound port queue of	outbound port queue in the network's
	Procurve switches:	Procurve switches.
	0 - 3 = normal priority	• If No override (the default) has been
	4 - 7 = high priority	configured for that codepoint, then the
		packet is not prioritized by a ToS policy.
IP Packet in	Same as above, plus the IP	Same as above, plus the user-configured
a Tagged	Precedence value (0 - 7)	Priority value (0 - 7) will be used to set a
VLAN	will be used to set a	corresponding 802.1p priority in the VLAN tag
	corresponding 802.1p	carried by the packet when it exits from a
	priority in the VLAN tag	Procurve switch.
	carried by the packet when
	it exits from a Procurve
	switch.

How To Configure a ToS Policy

1.In the HP TopTools navigation frame, click on the Policies button.

2.In the resulting pull down menu, click on Quality of Service to display the Main QoS window.

3.In the Main QoS window click on IP ToS to display the IP ToS window.

4.Select a group, then using the IP Type of Service pull down menu, select a ToS option:

•Disabled -- Disables IP ToS prioritization policy in your network.

•IP Precedence -- Enables IP Precedence as the ToS policy in your network.

•Differential Services --Enables Differential Services as the ToS policy in your network.

5.Click on the Apply IP ToS Policy button to configure the ToS policy on the QoS-capable, discovered HP switches on the network.

6.Click on the Return button to return to the main ToS screen.

7.Do one of the following:

•If you selected IP Precedence (in step 4, above) for your ToS policy, you are finished configuring ToS prioritization policy and can go on to other HP TopTools activities.

•If you selected Differential Services (in step 3, above) for your ToS policy:

a. Open a window in which you can Telnet to the console interface in each of the individual Procurve switches in your network.

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