Section |
Page |
Getting Started |
27 |
Contents |
27 |
Introduction |
28 |
Conventions |
28 |
Command Syntax Statements |
28 |
Command Prompts |
29 |
Screen Simulations |
29 |
Configuration and Operation Examples |
29 |
Keys |
29 |
Sources for More Information |
30 |
Getting Documentation From the Web |
32 |
Online Help |
32 |
Need Only a Quick Start? |
34 |
IP Addressing |
34 |
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network |
34 |
Physical Installation |
34 |
Selecting a Management Interface |
36 |
Contents |
36 |
Overview |
37 |
Understanding Physical Interfaces |
37 |
Understanding Management Interfaces |
38 |
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface |
39 |
Advantages of Using the CLI |
40 |
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface |
41 |
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus |
42 |
Custom Login Banners for the Console and Web Browser Interfaces |
44 |
Using the Menu Interface |
49 |
Contents |
49 |
Overview |
50 |
Starting and Ending a Menu Session |
51 |
How To Start a Menu Interface Session |
52 |
How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console: |
53 |
Main Menu Features |
55 |
Screen Structure and Navigation |
57 |
Rebooting the Switch |
60 |
Menu Features List |
62 |
Where To Go From Here |
63 |
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) |
64 |
Contents |
64 |
Overview |
65 |
Accessing the CLI |
65 |
Using the CLI |
65 |
Privilege Levels at Logon |
66 |
Privilege Level Operation |
67 |
How To Move Between Levels |
70 |
Listing Commands and Command Options |
71 |
Displaying CLI “Help” |
74 |
Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes |
76 |
CLI Control and Editing |
79 |
Executing a Prior Command—Redo |
79 |
Repeating Execution of a Command |
79 |
Using a Command Alias |
81 |
CLI Shortcut Keystrokes |
83 |
Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface |
84 |
Contents |
84 |
Overview |
85 |
General Features |
86 |
Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch |
87 |
Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation |
87 |
Using ProCurve Manager (PCM) or ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+) |
88 |
Tasks for Your First ProCurve Web Browser Interface Session |
90 |
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window |
90 |
Security: Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface |
91 |
Online Help for the Web Browser Interface |
94 |
Support/Mgmt URLs Feature |
95 |
Support URL |
96 |
Help and the Management Server URL |
96 |
Using the PCM Server for Switch Web Help |
97 |
Status Reporting Features |
99 |
The Overview Window |
99 |
The Port Utilization and Status Displays |
100 |
The Alert Log |
103 |
The Status Bar |
105 |
Setting Fault Detection Policy |
107 |
Switch Memory and Configuration |
109 |
Contents |
109 |
Overview |
111 |
Configuration File Management |
111 |
Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes |
114 |
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement Configuration Changes |
118 |
Menu: Implementing Configuration Changes |
118 |
Web: Implementing Configuration Changes |
121 |
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options |
122 |
Displaying the Current Flash Image Data |
122 |
Switch Software Downloads |
124 |
Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal |
125 |
Rebooting the Switch |
127 |
Multiple Configuration Files |
133 |
General Operation |
134 |
Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files |
135 |
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files |
137 |
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy |
138 |
Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch |
140 |
Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server |
145 |
Automatic Configuration Update with DHCP Option 66 |
149 |
CLI Command |
149 |
Possible Scenarios for Updating the Configuration File |
150 |
Operating Notes |
150 |
Log Messages |
151 |
Interface Access and System Information |
152 |
Contents |
152 |
Overview |
153 |
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound Telnet |
154 |
Menu: Modifying the Interface Access |
155 |
CLI: Modifying the Interface Access |
156 |
Denying Interface Access by Terminating Remote Management Sessions |
162 |
System Information |
163 |
Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information |
164 |
CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information |
165 |
Web: Configuring System Parameters |
170 |
Configuring IP Addressing |
171 |
Contents |
171 |
Overview |
172 |
IP Configuration |
172 |
Just Want a Quick Start with IP Addressing? |
173 |
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs |
174 |
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To- Live (TTL) |
175 |
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, and Time-To- Live (TTL) |
176 |
Web: Configuring IP Addressing |
180 |
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation |
181 |
IP Preserve: Retaining VLAN-1 IP Addressing Across Configuration File Downloads |
186 |
Operating Rules for IP Preserve |
186 |
Enabling IP Preserve |
187 |
Time Protocols |
190 |
Contents |
190 |
Overview |
191 |
TimeP Time Synchronization |
191 |
SNTP Time Synchronization |
191 |
Selecting a Time Synchronization Protocol or Turning Off Time Protocol Operation |
192 |
General Steps for Running a Time Protocol on the Switch: |
192 |
Disabling Time Synchronization |
192 |
SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring |
193 |
Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNTP |
194 |
CLI: Viewing and Configuring SNTP |
197 |
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring |
205 |
Menu: Viewing and Configuring TimeP |
206 |
CLI: Viewing and Configuring TimeP |
207 |
SNTP Unicast Time Polling with Multiple SNTP Servers |
214 |
Displaying All SNTP Server Addresses Configured on the Switch |
214 |
Adding and Deleting SNTP Server Addresses |
215 |
Menu: Operation with Multiple SNTP Server Addresses Configured |
215 |
SNTP Messages in the Event Log |
215 |
Port Status and Configuration |
216 |
Contents |
216 |
Overview |
218 |
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters |
218 |
Menu: Port Configuration |
221 |
CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters |
223 |
Customizing the Show Interfaces Command |
225 |
Viewing Port Utilization Statistics |
228 |
Viewing Transceiver Status |
229 |
Enabling or Disabling Ports and Configuring Port Mode |
230 |
Enabling or Disabling Flow Control |
232 |
Configuring a Broadcast Limit on the Switch |
233 |
Configuring ProCurve Auto-MDIX |
234 |
Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters |
237 |
Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names |
238 |
Configuring and Operating Rules for Friendly Port Names |
238 |
Configuring Friendly Port Names |
239 |
Displaying Friendly Port Names with Other Port Data |
240 |
Configuring Transceivers and Modules That Haven’t Been Inserted |
244 |
Clearing the Module Configuration |
244 |
Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) |
246 |
Configuring UDLD |
247 |
Viewing UDLD Information |
250 |
Configuration Warnings and Event Log Messages |
252 |
Port Trunking |
253 |
Contents |
253 |
Overview |
254 |
Port Trunk Features and Operation |
256 |
Trunk Configuration Methods |
256 |
Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group |
261 |
CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups |
263 |
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks |
263 |
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group |
266 |
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups |
269 |
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP |
270 |
Default Port Operation |
273 |
LACP Notes and Restrictions |
274 |
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option |
278 |
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data |
279 |
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links |
279 |
Port Traffic Controls |
282 |
Contents |
282 |
Overview |
283 |
Jumbo Frames |
283 |
Terminology |
283 |
Operating Rules |
284 |
Configuring Jumbo Frame Operation |
285 |
Configuring a Maximum Frame Size |
288 |
Operating Notes for Jumbo Traffic-Handling |
290 |
Troubleshooting |
292 |
Configuring for Network Management Applications |
293 |
Contents |
293 |
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch |
295 |
Overview |
295 |
SNMP Management Features |
297 |
Configuring for SNMP version 1 and 2c Access to the Switch |
297 |
Configuring for SNMP Version 3 Access to the Switch |
298 |
SNMP Version 3 Commands |
299 |
SNMP Notifications |
310 |
Advanced Management: RMON |
327 |
LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol) |
328 |
Terminology |
329 |
General LLDP Operation |
331 |
Packet Boundaries in a Network Topology |
331 |
Configuration Options |
332 |
Options for Reading LLDP Information Collected by the Switch |
334 |
LLDP and LLDP-MED Standards Compatibility |
334 |
LLDP Operating Rules |
335 |
Configuring LLDP Operation |
336 |
LLDP-MED (Media-Endpoint-Discovery) |
347 |
Displaying Advertisement Data |
360 |
LLDP Operating Notes |
367 |
LLDP and CDP Data Management |
369 |
File Transfers |
375 |
Contents |
375 |
Overview |
377 |
Downloading Switch Software |
377 |
General Software Download Rules |
378 |
Using TFTP To Download Software from a Server |
378 |
Using Secure Copy and SFTP |
386 |
The SCP/SFTP Process |
387 |
Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or UNIX Workstation |
393 |
Switch-to-Switch Download |
396 |
Using PCM+ to Update Switch Software |
398 |
Copying Software Images |
399 |
Transferring Switch Configurations |
400 |
Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, USB Device, PC or UNIX Workstation |
404 |
Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation |
408 |
Contents |
408 |
Overview |
410 |
Status and Counters Data |
411 |
Menu Access To Status and Counters |
412 |
General System Information |
413 |
Task Monitor—Collecting Processor Data |
415 |
Switch Management Address Information |
415 |
Port Status |
417 |
Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics and Flow Control Status |
418 |
Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables |
421 |
Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) Information |
425 |
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status |
426 |
VLAN Information |
427 |
Web Browser Interface Status Information |
429 |
Traffic Mirroring |
430 |
Mirroring Terminology |
431 |
Mirrored Traffic Destinations |
433 |
Monitored Traffic Sources |
433 |
Criteria for Selecting Mirrored Traffic |
433 |
Mirroring Sessions |
433 |
Mirroring Configuration |
434 |
Using the Menu or Web Interface To Configure Local Mirroring |
436 |
CLI: Configuring Local Mirroring |
440 |
1. Determine the Mirroring Session and Destination |
442 |
2. Configure a Mirroring Session on the Source Switch |
442 |
3. Configure the Monitored Traffic in a Mirror Session |
442 |
Selecting All Inbound/Outbound Traffic to Mirror |
443 |
Displaying a Mirroring Configuration |
445 |
Mirroring Configuration Examples |
448 |
Maximum Supported Frame Size |
449 |
Operating Notes |
452 |
Troubleshooting Mirroring |
454 |
Troubleshooting |
455 |
Contents |
455 |
Overview |
458 |
Troubleshooting Approaches |
459 |
Browser or Telnet Access Problems |
461 |
Unusual Network Activity |
463 |
General Problems |
463 |
802.1Q Prioritization Problems |
464 |
IGMP-Related Problems |
464 |
LACP-Related Problems |
465 |
Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)-Related Problems |
465 |
QoS-Related Problems |
468 |
Radius-Related Problems |
469 |
Spanning-Tree Protocol (MSTP) and Fast-Uplink Problems |
470 |
SSH-Related Problems |
471 |
TACACS-Related Problems |
473 |
TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway Problems |
475 |
VLAN-Related Problems |
475 |
Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems |
478 |
Event Log Entries |
478 |
Menu: Displaying and Navigating in the Event Log |
485 |
CLI: Displaying the Event Log |
486 |
CLI: Clearing Event Log Entries |
486 |
CLI: Turning Event Numbering On |
487 |
Using Log Throttling to Reduce Duplicate Event Log and SNMP Messages |
487 |
Debug/Syslog Operation |
491 |
Debug/Syslog Messaging |
491 |
Debug/Syslog Destination Devices |
491 |
Debug/Syslog Configuration Commands |
492 |
Configuring Debug/Syslog Operation |
493 |
Debug Command |
499 |
Logging Command |
502 |
Adding a Description for a Syslog Server |
505 |
Adding a Priority Description |
506 |
Configuring the Severity Level for Event Log Messages Sent to a Syslog Server |
507 |
Operating Notes for Debug and Syslog |
508 |
Diagnostic Tools |
510 |
Port Auto-Negotiation |
511 |
Ping and Link Tests |
511 |
Traceroute Command |
515 |
Viewing Switch Configuration and Operation |
519 |
CLI: Viewing the Startup or Running Configuration File |
519 |
Web: Viewing the Configuration File |
519 |
CLI: Viewing a Summary of Switch Operational Data |
519 |
CLI: Viewing More Information on Switch Operation |
525 |
CLI: Useful Commands for Troubleshooting Sessions |
529 |
Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration |
530 |
CLI: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration |
530 |
Clear/Reset: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration |
530 |
Restoring a Flash Image |
531 |
DNS Resolver |
533 |
Terminology |
533 |
Basic Operation |
534 |
Configuring and Using DNS Resolution with DNS-Compatible Commands |
535 |
Configuring a DNS Entry |
536 |
Example Using DNS Names with Ping and Traceroute |
537 |
Viewing the Current DNS Configuration |
539 |
Operating Notes |
540 |
Event Log Messages |
541 |
MAC Address Management |
542 |
Contents |
542 |
Overview |
543 |
Determining MAC Addresses |
544 |
Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses |
545 |
CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses |
546 |
Viewing the MAC Addresses of Connected Devices |
548 |
Monitoring Resources |
549 |
Contents |
549 |
Viewing Information on Resource Usage |
550 |
Policy Enforcement Engine |
550 |
When Insufficient Resources Are Available |
551 |
Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches |
552 |
Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM) |
555 |
Contents |
555 |
Concepts |
556 |
Example |
559 |
OOBM and Switch Applications |
560 |
Tasks |
561 |
OOBM Configuration |
561 |
OOBM Show Commands |
565 |
Application Server Commands |
567 |
Application Client Commands |
569 |
Example |
570 |
Symbols |
572 |
Numerics |
572 |
A |
572 |
B |
572 |
C |
573 |
D |
574 |
E |
576 |
F |
576 |
G |
576 |
H |
577 |
I |
577 |
J |
577 |
K |
577 |
L |
578 |
M |
579 |
N |
581 |
O |
581 |
P |
581 |
Q |
583 |
R |
583 |
S |
583 |
T |
585 |
U |
587 |
V |
587 |
W |
588 |