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4 HP ProCurve 3500yl Series The 3500yl series consists of 24-port and 48-port rackmount chassis. The switches contain a programmable ProVision ASIC that supports scalability of the following: • Quality of Service (QoS) management • Secure networking • Modular interface This chapter presents the following information relating to the HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR, and the HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR switches: • An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR (Section 4.1). • An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR (Section 4.2). • An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl Series LEDs (Section 4.3). Features of the HP ProCurve 3500yl series include: • 24 or 48 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports with HP Auto-MDIX. • Four dual-personality ports; either the auto sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or the mini-GBIC can be used for each port. • One slot (optional yl module slot) is provided in the back of the device to support a series of transceivers to provide connectivity to other switch boxes, to a 10 Gig concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible uplink. • The auxiliary port is reserved for future development. • The Switches can be connected to a ProCurve RPS/EPS and receive redundant power from that unit. If the internal power supply in the switch fails, the RPS/EPS unit will immediately provide all the power necessary to keep the switch running. • Plug-and-play networking. • IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI/MDI-X on all 10/100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning that all connections can be made using straight-through twisted-pair cables. Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also work. The pin operation of each port is automatically adjusted for the attached device: if the switch detects that another switch or hub is connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI; if the switch detects that an end-node device is connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI-X. • Automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch's 8000- address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value). • Automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports when connected to other auto-negotiating devices-the mini-GBIC ports always operate at full duplex. • Easy management of the switch through several available interfaces: - Console Interface: A full featured, easy to use, VT-standard terminal interface that is especially good for out-of-band switch management or for Telnet access to the switch. - Web Browser Interface: An easy to use built-in graphical interface that can be accessed from common web browsers. • Support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops • Support for up to 2048 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs. • Support for many advanced features to enhance network performance; for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the Documentation CD-ROM that is included with the switch. • Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes. • Support for IEEE 802.3af Standard and Pre-standard PoE devices. 29

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4 HP ProCurve 3500yl Series
The 3500yl series consists of 24-port and 48-port rackmount chassis. The switches contain a
programmable ProVision ASIC that supports scalability of the following:
•
Quality of Service (QoS) management
•
Secure networking
•
Modular interface
This chapter presents the following information relating to the HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR,
and the HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR switches:
•
An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR (
Section 4.1
).
•
An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR (
Section 4.2
).
•
An overview of the HP ProCurve 3500yl Series LEDs (
Section 4.3
).
Features of the HP ProCurve 3500yl series include:
•
24 or 48 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports with HP Auto-MDIX.
•
Four dual-personality ports; either the auto sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or the mini-GBIC
can be used for each port.
•
One slot (optional yl module slot) is provided in the back of the device to support a series
of transceivers to provide connectivity to other switch boxes, to a 10 Gig concentrator or to
any Ethernet compatible uplink.
•
The auxiliary port is reserved for future development.
•
The Switches can be connected to a ProCurve RPS/EPS and receive redundant power from
that unit. If the internal power supply in the switch fails, the RPS/EPS unit will immediately
provide all the power necessary to keep the switch running.
•
Plug-and-play networking.
•
IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI/MDI-X on all 10/100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning that all
connections can be made using straight-through twisted-pair cables. Cross-over cables are
not required, although they will also work. The pin operation of each port is automatically
adjusted for the attached device: if the switch detects that another switch or hub is connected
to the port, it configures the port as MDI; if the switch detects that an end-node device is
connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI-X.
•
Automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch’s 8000- address forwarding
table, (with configurable address aging value).
•
Automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports when
connected to other auto-negotiating devices—the mini-GBIC ports always operate at full
duplex.
•
Easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
—
Console Interface:
A full featured, easy to use, VT-standard terminal interface that is
especially good for out-of-band switch management or for Telnet access to the switch.
—
Web Browser Interface:
An easy to use built-in graphical interface that can be accessed
from common web browsers.
•
Support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops
•
Support for up to 2048 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the attached end
nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
•
Support for many advanced features to enhance network performance; for a description,
see the
Management and Configuration Guide
, which is on the Documentation CD-ROM that
is included with the switch.
•
Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.
•
Support for IEEE 802.3af Standard and Pre-standard PoE devices.
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