HP 279720-B21 ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - Page 17

• Command line interface (CLI) with scripting capability accessible from any switch port • Telnet access to the CLI and menu-driven console interfaces accessible from any switch port • SNMP-based scripting with best-case HP recommended example scripts • Integrated switch scripting within Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows v1.40 or greater • Altiris Switch Add-on utility in Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows v1.40 or greater • One serial and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks • Serial line IP (SLIP) access to command line and menu-driven console interfaces • Configurable forwarding MAC address aging time settable to any value from 1 to 1 million seconds (default is 300 seconds) • MAC address user management sorting on a per port and per VLAN basis • Manual (static) entries in MAC address table • Manual, or automatic IP settings via a DHCP or BOOTP server • Ability to restore switch to factory default settings • TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch configuration file • TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch firmware • ZModem to download the switch firmware (restore and update) via the serial interface • Switch configuration retention after firmware upgrade • HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment stations • Human read/write configuration file for viewing, printing, and editing • Pre-configured customized port naming with respect to server blade NIC connectivity • Per port bandwidth control of ingress and egress traffic • Ability to name ports on a per port basis • Full ability to enable and disable any port (both internal and external ports) on both switches Switch diagnostics and monitoring • One serial port and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks • Front panel per port speed and per port link activity LED annunciation panel per switch • System and management status LEDs • Per port speed and link activity LEDs adjacent to all external Ethernet ports • Active virtual graphic in the web-based switch interface • Port mirroring with ability to mirror desired type of frames (egress, ingress, or both) • Switch statistic monitoring including port utilization, data packets received/transmitted, port error packets, packet size, trunk utilization, SNMP data, etc • System reporting such as port parameters and link status, switch asset information, configuration values, log entries, etc. • Ping capability to test the connectivity on the Ethernet network • SNMP v1 with four configurable community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts • MIB-II, Bridge MIB, Interface MIB, Extended Bridge MIB, Ethernet-like MIB, Entity MIB, and HP enterprise switch MIBs • Bridge, remote monitoring, and switch environmental traps • Pre-registered (compiled) switch MIBs with Insight Manager 7 • Insight Manager 7 automatic discovery, identification, and receiving of traps and events • Insight Manager 7 graphical representations of switches • Insight Manager 7 standard database activities (queries, tasks, reporting, etc) • Power on self test (POST) at boot for hardware verification • Portable Diagnostic Station to configure, upgrade, and diagnose an interconnect switch and server blade removed from the rack environment • Ability to return switch to a valid firmware image in case of firmware corruption • Local system log (syslog) with ability to view and clear messages, and save (upload) as text file via TFTP 17