HP 6120XG ProCurve Series 6120 Blade Switches Management and Configuration Gui - Page 547

System Module stp system tacacs tcp telnet tftp timep udld update usb Troubleshooting Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems Description Documented in ProCurve Hardware/ Software guide Multiple-instance spanning tree protocol/MSTP (802.1s): Advanced Traffic Management Guide Ensures that only one active path exists between any two nodes in a group of VLANs in the network. MSTP operation is designed to avoid loops and broadcast storms of duplicate messages that can bring down the network. Switch management, including system configuration, switch Management and Configuration Guide bootup, activation of boot ROM image, memory buffers, traffic Access Security Guide and security filters. System messages also include events from Management interfaces (menu, CLI, web browser, ProCurve Manager) used to reconfigure the switch and monitor switch status and performance. TACACS+ authentication: A central server is used to control Access Security Guide access to the switches (and other TACACS-aware devices) in the network through a switch's console port (local access) or Telnet (remote access). Transmission Control Protocol: A transport protocol that runs Advanced Traffic Management Guide on IP and is used to set up connections. Session established on the switch from a remote device through the Telnet virtual terminal protocol. Management and Configuration Guide Trivial File Transfer Protocol: Supports the download of files to Management and Configuration Guide the switch from a TFTP network server. Time Protocol: Synchronizes and ensures a uniform time among interoperating devices. Management and Configuration Guide Uni-directional Link Detection: Monitors a link between two Access Security Guide switches and blocks the ports on both ends of the link if the link fails at any point between the two devices. Updates (TFTP or serial) to ProCurve software and updates to Management and Configuration Guide running-config and start-up config files Auxiliary port that allows you to connect external devices to Installation and Getting Started Guide the switch. C-29