HP J9146A Installation Guide - Page 6

Getting Started With Switch Configuration

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4. Mount the Switch 2-11 Rack or Cabinet Mounting 2-11 Rack Mounting the Switch 2-11 Horizontal Surface Mounting 2-13 5. (Optional) Install a Transceiver 2-14 To remove the transceiver 2-14 Installing or Removing the Optical Media Converter 2-15 6. (Optional) Install Mini-GBICs and SFPs 2-16 Removing the mini-GBICs 2-17 7. Connect the Switch to a Power Source 2-18 8. (Optional) Connect an External Power Supply 2-18 RPS Operation 2-18 Operating Characteristics of the 620 RPS/EPS (J8696A 2-19 620 RPS/EPS Connectivity 2-21 Operating characteristics of the HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS (J9443A) 2-22 HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS Connectivity 2-24 9. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch 2-24 Terminal Configuration 2-25 Direct Console Access 2-25 Console Cable Pinouts 2-26 10. Connect the Network Cables 2-27 Using the RJ-45 Connectors 2-27 Connecting Cables to mini-GBICs 2-27 Connecting a fiber cable 2-28 Connecting a copper cable 2-28 Sample Network Topologies 2-29 3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration Recommended Minimal Configuration 3-1 Using the Console Setup Screen 3-2 Where to Go From Here 3-4 To Recover from a Lost Manager Password 3-4 Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management 3-5 Starting a Telnet Session 3-5 Starting a Web Browser Session 3-5 iv

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4. Mount the Switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Rack or Cabinet Mounting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Rack Mounting the Switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Horizontal Surface Mounting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
5. (Optional) Install a Transceiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
To remove the transceiver: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Installing or Removing the Optical Media Converter
. . . . . . . . . 2-15
6. (Optional) Install Mini-GBICs and SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Removing the mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
7. Connect the Switch to a Power Source
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
8. (Optional) Connect an External Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
RPS Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Operating Characteristics of the 620 RPS/EPS (J8696A)
. . . . . . 2-19
620 RPS/EPS Connectivity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Operating characteristics of the HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS (J9443A)
2-22
HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS Connectivity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
9. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Console Cable Pinouts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
10. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Using the RJ-45 Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Connecting Cables to mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Connecting a fiber cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Connecting a copper cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Sample Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
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Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Recommended Minimal Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Console Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Where to Go From Here
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
To Recover from a Lost Manager Password
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Starting a Telnet Session
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Starting a Web Browser Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5