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HP Ethernet BL-c Switch User's Manual

1. Action e The switch IP address is not configured or correct o From the serial console interface be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network o Use the correct IP address to establish the Telnet connection with the switch Troubleshooting 56 The setting allowing access to the switch using the Telnet interface is disabled From the serial console interface be sure that the Telnet interface is enabled The management network address mask if used does not contain the IP address of the management station From the serial console interface be sure that the Management Network Address Mask contains the IP address of the management station Password is not accepted by the switch using the remote console interface immediately after a reboot Action The switch is still working on network convergence Wait up to 10 seconds for the password to be accepted Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using SSH Action The switch IP address is not configured or correct o From the serial console interface be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network o Use the correct IP address to establish the SSH connection with the switch The setting allowing access to the switch using the SSH interface is disabled From the serial console interface be sure that the SSH interface is enabled and all the settings are configured correctly The management network addres
2. taneQiescseeucctnenceganesessecateseccaeteveccdesssavece ater a E a E A T OA EEEE I EAE 48 SNMP Manager SOWONE cnssezseoauctsxennrgegdeqnsa tedennngayttayes ten teat daystaqas dacn ousk gpystaudsoedemesdengpiaudaond caeeddaaitameeets 48 SUpponed MBS astian e rA ATE ieee eS eaea Eae E TENSE 49 SUDPOMEC MapSite r a A E A e R E a E a e i ae 49 Eeerodale benaren iroa ne neers crete iste rit orate ee 51 Preventing electrostatic discharge aainsiasieetaesevicauas ne ctenseisasaannienieinsauanieanawGlouianuua aaa 51 Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge scicainsrssanssndtere nina snansiedartyan suenunteeeraaiansieasuarebeieenamne 51 oe egg 210 Sa oT ee ee ee ee iaa A EAN EAEI ENEAN ESANA RAAE AARE ner en 52 Standard RJ 45 receptacle connector cccccecsececesseceeseeseceeeecseseeeeesseeeeseseseeeeesseeeesssaeeeseesaseeeeessaeeeeeneaeeeees 52 RJ 45 to DB 9 serial adapter with flow control pin assignment cccesceeeseeceeseeeseeeeceeeeesnreecnseeeseeeetteeeenaees 53 Taare cata ae ee 54 Forgotten administrator user name and password that was configured on the switch ccccccesseceesteeeseeeeneeees 54 Health LED on the switch is not on ave caseygedvansavocncacedyepsactaraanivnce qennanasovensaseygatband teed mar dyeaiaudiontcaede ana saesmans 54 Health LED on the switch stays amber for more than 30 seconds and switch does not boot sceeseeeeereeeeeees 55 No link LED appears even after plugging the Cate
3. 54 Health LED on the switch stays amber for more than 30 seconds and switch does not boot cccceeseeeeeees 35 No link LED appears even after plugging the Category 5 cable in the RJ 45 connector of the external port 55 Cannot access the switch serial console interface using null modem connection from a PC Terminal Emulation POS aiaro ia Ginseoa i tarad hemor nem iuana ache aden doi N aN 59 Error message that the switch failed to complete the system self testing appears on the serial console screen 56 The switch fails to get its IP settings from the BOOTP server even though by default it is configured for BOOTP 56 The keyboard locks up when using HyperTerminal to log on to the switch through the console interface 56 Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using Telnet cccccceeccceeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeenseeeeees 56 Password is not accepted by the switch using the remote console interface immediately after a reboot 57 Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using SSH ccceseceesseecesseeeeeeeeeesneeeeeseeeeeteeeeses 57 Cannol connec to he swiieh SNMP internata eciniiaisiionir ne a 57 The port activity LEDs continuously indicate activity after connecting more than one port to another switch or E R A e L E E SE E EA A E A EA E E AE r TT 58 Cannot connect to the switch remotely using the Web interface cccsccceseseccenseceeeneeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeens
4. MAU that provides the physical and electrical connection to the cabling medium An MDIX is a version of MDI that enables connection between like devices MDI ports connect to MDIX ports via straight through twisted pair cabling whereas both MDI to MDI and MDIX to MDIX connections use crossover twisted pair cabling The switch has the capability to automatically detect the cable selection type making the distinction between a straight through cable and a crossover cable unimportant Auto negotiation of duplex mode and speed on 1 Gigabit ports Auto negotiation of duplex mode and speed are configured on the switch Network adapters that support multiple data speeds such as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet choose the speed at which they run Introduction 14 through a procedure called auto negotiation Auto negotiation involves probing the capability of the network using low level signaling techniques to select compatible Ethernet speeds Auto negotiation was originally developed to make the migration from traditional Ethernet to Fast Ethernet products easier Redundant images in firmware The switch stores up to two different software images called image and image 2 as well as boot software called boot When downloading new software the ability to specify where it is to be placed into imagel image2 or boot is activated For example if the active image is currently loaded into image1 load the new image software into image 2 This al
5. TED er BRE MOnET ct cet erate Pre RET Ce mer el 6 POON 520213205 Raced acen seaciangied aa a Sonus enisa biute Manan hutaa enna gnisatenshy ponds ieck dunia 6 DUST alr eel pala ai eee ee eo aE en n 9 Supported techno lgi ES neren A o RR RT TR 10 Additional references Configure the switch after installation Detailed information about how to configure the switch is available in the reference guides listed below To obtain these guides see the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation e HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Application Guide e HP 1 10Gb Ethernet BL c Switch Command Reference Guide e HP 1 10Gb Ethernet BL c Switch Browser based Interface Reference Guide e HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Quick Setup Instructions Features The switch is designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the network and the number of users increases continually Enterprise class performance The switch features include e Up toa 16 to 1 reduction in networking cables and connections concentration of sixteen Gigabit Ethernet server ports down to as little as one Gigabit Ethernet port This switch has the unique feature to provide both one Gigabit and ten Gigabit ports to the network allowing the user the ultimate in network flexibility e Fully supported on the HP c Class BladeSystem server blade enclosure and infrastructure compatible with any combination of HP c Class BladeSystem server b
6. Web connection with the switch e Access to the switch using the Web interface is disabled From the serial console interface be sure that the Web interface is enabled e The Proxy server settings are configured on the Internet browser and the proxy server does not know the switch IP address Disable the manual proxy settings on the Web browser and let it automatically find Web servers using the IP address e The management network address mask if used does not contain the IP address of the management station From the serial console interface be sure that the management network address mask contains the IP address of the management station Cannot enable a port in multiple VLANs while contiguring VLANS Action A port is part of only one VLAN unless the port is a tagged port Be sure that the port is enabled as a tagged port Troubleshooting 58 The switch does not let the user enable two adjacent ports into two different VLANs while assigning the ports to VLANs Action The ports are two adjacent ports that are bundled in a Port Trunk Two ports that are assigned to a Port Trunk cannot be assigned to two different VLANs Either break the trunk to assign it two different VLANs or assign the ports to one VLAN While using TFTP to download firmware the switch fails to connect to the TFTP server or after connection the download fails Action The TFTP server is not available to connect to or there is connectivity failure
7. key before initiating the download Waiting for the lt Enter gt key to be hit before the download can start Please initiate the transfer now Performing a serial download 45 NOTE To perform serial downloads at 57600 baud rate press the Shift F keys To perform serial downloads at 115200 baud rate press the Shift D keys 5 After the message in Step 4 appears reconfigure the terminal emulation console using these parameters Porometer Valve packs eS 6 Press the Enter key several times on the PC that is connected to the console port of the switch When the console port is successfully communicating with the PC indicating readiness for image transfer continuous C s appear ceececeeeceeceecececeeceecececeeececcece 7 Be sure that the new switch operating system firmware file is available on the computer This file can be downloaded from the CD that is shipped with the switch or from the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation Select lt Transfer Send File gt from the menu and choose these options in the Send File window file GbE2c 1 10G_100 bin 100 represents the version number of Switch WebOS firmware protocol 1K XMODEM The Send File window displays the progress of the file transfer The file transfer might take up to five minutes NOTE Although slower XModem also works if 1K MODEM is not used After completing the transfer a message displays how many byte
8. of a specific IP network This is achieved by configuring the address mask of that specific network as a restricted management network address mask Port mirroring The switch allows mirroring of one or multiple ports source ports to another port destination port for network monitoring and troubleshooting purposes This technology offers a way for network packet analyzers to view the traffic moving through the switch by providing a copy of the traffic that is currently being passed through any other port The packets are sent to a network packet analyzer or other monitoring device attached to the mirror port Port trunking and load balancing The switch supports EtherChannel compatible IEEE 802 3ad without LACP port trunking allowing several ports to be grouped together and act as a single logical link called a trunk This feature provides a bandwidth that is a multiple of the bandwidth of a single link It also improves reliability since load balancing is automatically applied to the ports in the trunked group A link failure within the group causes the network traffic to be directed to the remaining links in the group TFTP support TFTP support allows the switch firmware to be upgraded by downloading a new firmware file from a TFTP server to the switch Firmware images of the switch are also uploaded to a TFTP server a configuration file is downloaded into a switch from a TFTP server and configuration settings are saved to the TFTP serve
9. remote administrator interacts only with the RAS not the back end server and database RADIUS authentication consists of e A protocol with a frame format that utilizes UDP over IP based on RFC 2138 and 2866 e A centralized server that stores all the user authorization information e Aclient in this case the switch The switch acting as the RADIUS client communicates to the RADIUS server to authenticate and authorize a remote administrator using the protocol definitions specified in RFC 2138 and 2866 Transactions between the client and the RADIUS server are authenticated using a shared key that is not sent over the network In addition the remote administrator passwords are sent encrypted between the RADIUS client the switch and the back end RADIUS server The benefits of using RADIUS are e Authentication of remote administrators e Identification of the administrator using name password e Authorization of remote administrators e Determination of the permitted actions and customizing service for individual administrators TACACS The switch supports the TACACS method to authenticate authorize and account for remote administrators managing the switch This method is based on a client server model The switch is a client to the back end TACACS AAA server A remote user the remote administrator interacts only with the client and not with the back end AAA server The TACACS AAA method consists of e A protocol with a f
10. switch The MIBs are found in the utilities on the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation If the software provides functions to browse or modify MIBs the MIB values if the MIB attributes permit the write operation are changeable This process can be quite involved because the MIB OIDs available in the MIB files must be used and retrieved one by one Use an SNMP manager such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP Systems Insight Manager to access the enterprise specific MIBs Compile the MIBs into the MIB database and then use a MIB browser to navigate through them For detailed information access the individual descriptions of each MIB or see the documentation that came with the SNMP manager software The switch SNMP agent supports SNMP Version 1 Security is provided through SNMP community strings The default community strings are public for SNMP GET operation and private for SNMP SET operation Users can specify up to two trap hosts for receiving SNMP traps The agent sends the SNMP trap to the specified hosts when appropriate Traps are not sent if there is no host specified SNMP MIBs support 48 Supported MIBs The SNMP agent for the switch supports these MIBs dot1x mib GbE2c 1 10G L2L3 mib GbE 2c 1 10G L2L3_cpqhost mib GbE2c 1 10G L2L3_cpqrack mib GbE2c 1 10G L2L3_cpqsinfo mib rfc1213 mib rfc1215 mib rfc1493 mib rfc1573 mib rfc1643 mib rfc1757 mib rfc1907 mib rfc2037 mib rfc2
11. that the switch is inserted completely and seated properly Troubleshooting 54 e The server blade enclosure is not powered up Be sure that the server blade enclosure is powered up and all the power connections are intact e There is a faulty LED Check the console to see if the switch is booted e The switch fuse is blown Send for repair Health LED on the switch stays amber for more than 30 seconds and switch does not boot Action The Standby Mode Timeout function is malfunctioning Force the switch to reboot by pressing the Reset button No link LED appears even atter plugging the Category 5 cable in the RJ 45 connector of the external port Action e The cable is not properly plugged in Check the cable at both ends to ensure that it is plugged in and seated properly e The cable or connector heads are faulty Replace the cable with another tested cable e The RJ 45 connector on the switch or LED is faulty o After checking and replacing the cable if no link LED displays check whether the port is transferring data If yes the LED is faulty If no it could be a faulty RJ 45 connector Call a service representative o This could be caused by using a crossover cable instead of a straight through cable Cannot access the switch serial console interface using null modem connection from a PC Terminal Emulation Program Action e The null modem cable is faulty Be sure the null modem cable provided by HP with t
12. 100Base TX 1000Base T Two Pair or Four Pair UTP Category 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m Four Pair UTP Category 5e 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 10 Gb multimode fiber cable 62 5 125 or 50 125 microns 10 Gb singlemode fiber cable 9 25 micron 10 Gb CX4 copper cable Use only these approved HP cables e HP BladeSystem c Class 5m 10 GbE CX4 cable PN 444477 B21 e HP BladeSystem c Class 1m 10 GbE CX4 cable PN 444477 B22 e HP BladeSystem c Class 15m 10 GbE CX4 cable PN 444477 B27 Number of ports per switch 16 x 1000 Mb s ports dedicated to the server blade for switch communications 1 x 10 Gb s ports dedicated to communications between switches that are inserted in ports 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 4 x 10Base T 100Base TX 1000Base T RJ 45 ports 1 x serial RS 232 DB 9 rear panel management serial port 2 x XFP 10 Gb SR LR transceivers 1 x CX4 10 Gb s Port names VLANs STP trunking default settings These default settings apply to all ports e Speed Autonegotiate Port 18 Port 19 Port 20 Port 21 Port 22 Port 23 Port 24 Port 25 e PVID 1 speed 100 auto off speed 10000 auto off speed 10000 auto off speed 10000 auto off speed auto speed auto speed auto speed auto e Tag Y N J N VLAN Name Default VLAN Server a ae O Po Downlink Disabled Technical specifications 32 Ponye ponnumber ponnn SP CS C E s
13. 571 mib rfc2572 mib rfc2573 mib rfc2574 mib rfc2575 mib rfc2576 mib Supported traps The switch SNMP agent supports these traps rfc1215 mib traps o coldStart o warmStart o linkDown o linkUp o authenticationFailure o egpNeighborLoss rfc1493 mib traps o newRoot o topologyChange rfc1757 mib traps SNMP MIBs support 49 o risingAlarm o fallingAlarm GbE2c 1 10G L2L3 mib traps o bntSwDefGwUp o bntSwDefGwDown o bntSwDefGwinService o bntSwDefGwNotlnService o bntSwloginFailure o bntSwlempExceedThreshold o bntSwApplyComplete o bntSwSaveComplete o bntSwFwDownloadSucess o bntSwFwDownloadFailure o bntSwTempReturnThreshold o bntSwUfdfoltMFailure o bntSwUfdfoltMUP o bntSwUfdfoGlobalEna o bntSwUfdfoGlobalDis o bntSwUfdfoltDAutoEna o bntSwUfdfoltDAutoDis o bntSwStgNewRoot o bntSwCistNewRoot o bntSwStgTopologyChanged o bntSwCistTopologyChanged o bntSFPlinserted o bntSFPRemoved SNMP MIBs support 50 Electrostatic discharge In this section Preventing elecirostotie CNG Sj scicicrnchenicircntanensmnns erica RG RO aeiia 51 Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ccccescccessseeseeeceeseeceeseeceeseeceeeeeensaeeeseaeeeneeeensas 51 Preventing electrostatic discharge To prevent damaging the system be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor may damage s
14. A E A SAHE ol AS FoM Bejo Fep Es Pyae MoE 7YSOe Mss A 7 Be ch Laser compliance This product may be provided with an optical storage device that is CD or DVD drive and or fiber optic transceiver Each of these devices contains a laser that is classified as a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with US FDA regulations and the IEC 60825 1 The product does not emit hazardous laser radiation Each laser product complies with 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No 50 dated May 27 2001 and with IEC 60825 1 1993 A2 2001 A WARNING Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein or in the laser product s installation guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure To reduce the risk of exposure to hazardous radiation e Do not try to open the module enclosure There are no user serviceable components inside e Do not operate controls make adjustments or perform procedures to the laser device other than those specified herein e Allow only HP Authorized Service technicians to repair the unit The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States Regulatory compliance notices 30 Technical sp
15. CS Backdoor for Disabled Telnet Access IGMP Snooping Disabled IGMP Multicast Router 255 seconds Timeout Technical specifications 37 sang ee Aggregate IGMP Report Disabled IGMP Fastleave Disabled IGMP Fastleave VLANs IGMP Filtering Disabled Uplink Failure Detection Off UFD UFD Failure Detection Pair Disabled UFD Link To Monitor None Trunk UFD Link To Disable Trunks RMON History Group None Number RMON History Interface None MIB to Monitor RMON History Number of 30 Requested Buckets RMON History Polling 1800 Interv RMON Event Group None Number i RMON Alarm Group None Number RMON Alarm MIB to None Monit RMON Alarm Interval 1800 RMON Alarm Sample abs Type al or RMON Alarm Rising Threshold RMON Alarm Falling Threshold RMON Alarm Rising Event Index Technical specifications 38 a RMON Alarm Falling Event Index RMON Alarm Owner Null IP Forwarding Disabled Configurable User Name admin admpw Configurable User Name Disabled opw Configurable User Name user usrpw Configurable User Name Disabled UID 1 10 Uplink Fast Disabled THASH enable SIP and DIP SNMPv1 Read public community string SNMPv1 Write private community string SNMPv1 SNMP state 5 machine timeout SNMPv1 authentication Disabled traps SNMPv1 Uplink Failure Disabled Detection traps SNMPv1 link up down Enabled traps SNM
16. Cs are enabled on the server NOTE Port 18 is reserved for connection to the Onboard Administrator module for switch management This allows a user to enable the functionality of future firmware upgrade releases The Onboard Administrator module controls all port enabling Enabling is based on matching ports between the server and the interconnect bay Before power up the Onboard Administrator module verifies that the server NIC option matches the switch bay that is selected and enables all ports for the NICs installed For detailed port mapping information see the HP BladeSystem enclosure installation poster or the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide on the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation Default settings When planning the configuration consider the default settings for these parameters Installing the switch 18 e Switch IP settings e VLAN settings e XFP settings e Port names and types e Port trunking settings e Interswitch X Connect port settings e SNMP settings e User name and password settings e Default access to various management interfaces e NIP settings 2 IMPORTANT See Runtime switching software default settings on page 33 for a complete list of default configuration settings Switch security When planning the switch configuration secure access to the management interface by e Creating users with various access levels e Enabli
17. Gb port connects across enclosure backplane MAC address Automatic update learning Forwarding table Maximum age 1 to 1 000 000 seconds age time Default 300 seconds Technical specifications 41 Performing a serial download In this section 21s Neate ne N eer per nem ener Mercer nnre a mere ener Sener ere rete 42 Serial upgrade of boot code firmware image Procedure sessirnir amcanai ioe iada iaia iaaiiai iieii 42 Serial upgrade of operating system firmware procedure cccccecsscesenseeeseeeeeeseeesseeeeseseeeeseeeseesececsaeeenaas 45 Introduction Perform a serial download of the switch operating system firmware or boot code firmware if upgrading a switch directly from any existing OS or boot code images This procedure requires e A computer running terminal emulation software e A standard null modem cable with a female DB 9 connector e A switch OS firmware and or boot code images Serial upgrade of boot code firmware image procedure To perform a serial upgrade of the switch boot code firmware image usually named GbE2c 1 10G_b 100 bin 1 Using the null modem connect the console port of the switch to the serial port of a PC that supports XModem 1K XModem 2 Start HyperTerminal part of Microsoft Windows or equivalent terminal emulation application depending on the computer operating system and set the parameters for the terminal emulation console Parameter Value Baud rate 9600 Date b
18. H is a protocol that enables remote administrators to log securely into the switch over a network to execute management commands Switch software provides SNMP support for access through any network management software such as HP OpenView Support for HTTP software upgrade using the BBI FTP or TFTP server is not required to perform a software upgrade Port Fast Forwarding that allows a port that participates in Spanning Tree to bypass the Listening and Learning states and enter directly into the Forwarding state Allows secure browser access HTTPS to management functions Introduction 7 Switch redundancy In a dual switch configuration the switches offer several redundancy and failover features With these features the network configuration is designed to allow for continued network access to each server blade in case of a component or link failure The switch redundancy and failover features include Up to eight separate switches per one HP c Class BladeSystem server blade enclosure Up to four one Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and three ten Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports ports 19 21 per switch for designing fully meshed uplink paths to the network backbone Server networking connections routed to each of the separate switches for redundant paths to tolerate a switch or port malfunction Redundant data path ten Gigabit Ethernet cross connection between switches STP support that eliminates potential problems caused by redunda
19. HP 1 10Gb Ethernet BLc Switch User Guide a Part Number 445876 001 May 2007 First Edition Copyright 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows Server 2003 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Audience assumptions This document is for the person who installs administers and troubleshoots servers and storage systems HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels Contents Se E E RE OEIC OE CPR E TATE TTR TRON TN OE CAN NTA NTN OUTROS Ee TANT TA 6 PCA ical PES FFAG OS ssi kisasi e Welw oid cg aw Satie EE EEA A E E KA E S en 6 FOGHUFES siccpuvtiiecdsbceucetpsanishoesoneedsdyhasbtdeeed E E bhp vole decueduayssovdeocesussapuvsaeueed E EE AES 6 Enterprise class perfo
20. HP recommends being judicious when configuring the number of VLANs NOTE VLAN 4095 is reserved for future functionality Spanning Tree Protocol The switch supports IEEE 802 1D STP which allows the blocking of links that form loops between switches in a network When multiple links between switches are detected a primary link is established Duplicated links are blocked from use and become standby links If the primary link fails the standby link is activated In addition the switch provides a spanning tree domain per VLAN The switch is compatible with Cisco PVST and Cisco PYST when the other device is configured as untagged or configured to use 802 1q tagging Thirty two spanning tree domains are supported per switch NOTE STP 32 is reserved for future functionality The switch also provides IEEE 802 1s based MSTP and IEEE 802 1w based RSTP SNMP The switch is configured and monitored remotely from an SNMP based network management station The switch supports industry standard SNMP MIBs and proprietary HP enterprise switch MIBs for fault detection and monitoring of switch functionality In addition the switch supports various environmental traps such as temperature and fan failure traps To secure the management interface the switch administrator configures community strings with two levels of access Read and Read Write Access to the switch is also restricted to only management stations that Introduction 11 are members
21. Pv3 v1v2only authentication none privacy none SNMPv3 admingrp level authPriv users adminmd5 adminsha rview wview nview iso SNMPv3 v1v2grp level noAuthNoPriv users v1v2only rview wview iso nview v v2only SNMPv3 iso subtree 1 included Technical specifications 39 SNMPv3 v1v2only subtree 1 included subtree 1 3 6 1 6 3 15 excluded subtree 1 3 6 1 6 3 16 excluded subtree 1 3 6 1 6 3 18 excluded 21 not configurable Browser upgrade option _ Enabled not configurable STP Fast Disabled HTTPS Port Disabled Physical and environmental specifications Category Specification 12 VDC 4 0 A maximum per switch 50 W maximum per switch 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F 5 to 95 RH noncondensing 5 to 95 RH noncondensing Safety e TUV to UL 60950 1 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 and to EN 60950 1 e CE Marking RoHS 5 6 compliant Performance specifications Transmission Cut through method Memory 256 MB main 32 MB flash and 1 5 MB shared packet buffer memory per switch MAC address 8 KB per switch table size Packet forwarding 1 488 095 packets per second with 64 byte packets per port for 1000 Mb s Maximum external 5 X 1 Gb port 5 X 1 488 095 7 440 475 pps per port packet switch forwarding rate Technical specifications 40 Best downlink 16 5 external port packet forwarding rate ratio Interswitch x 1X 10
22. TFTP server was started with a configured directory The switch must be configured using the full path name if it is not in the directory specified in the TFTP server The console screen displays a message to change the baud rate for the terminal emulation session for XModenm transfer after forcing the switch into the download mode and does not display CCCC Action The terminal emulation session baud rate does not match the switch serial console baud rate in the download mode Change the baud rate of the terminal emulation session to match the switch serial console baud rate in the download mode iy IMPORTANT The baud rate for the switch serial console in the download mode and runtime mode are two separate settings The download fails after starting to download the firmware file Action The firmware file is not the correct one or is corrupt Obtain the latest firmware file that is specified for this switch The switch configuration is corrupt Action An error was made when saving the switch configuration Reboot the switch and reload the factory settings This action clears all settings and restores them to the initial values that were present when the switch was purchased See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c Class BladeSystem Command Reference Guide for more information After reloading the factory settings reconfigure the switch settings XFP transceiver port is disabled Action Verify the XFP transceive
23. aaae 28 i E A EET AAA N TE E E A NE A T AI A T EE 28 D E e EEA A E A S N EOE AN E E A E A EEA E 28 European Union regulatory NOCE aycsasn cece aseanscianined cevraunecroravccvavnepanssvalisseansnsavsensiiuanetasusavanssnonsccausceeneterens 29 SONA PUIG sicninnninonenian nne a a a 29 aparer chann REE cic S eee eee ae re ch Ano acti ee Mt an ene eT 30 Le aI ae ci te dca se E E tae cian ssc TE TA e E A E EE E A ET 30 Class A equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hewlett Packard Company may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC R
24. assinesenesaseassuarseidenedbiuasaacaatiannenss 29 Korean class A NOCE s ch aanatarriasiseatanhaSasiteidtpsanentiasideksigsdaeprisativeisiiceaheph RER aep ERRER SP AE ARN EE TEREA EERENS 30 laser compliance cccceecesccecseseeceeseeeeeeeeceseeeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeesceseeeesceseeeeseeeeeecaseeeesceseeeeseseeeeenecseeeeseeteeeeeeeas 30 eE E A E P A E E EE A AAT TT 31 Geri ral speciticatiohs 4s2vece 4502 inie ni ae e TE dunes EE E EEE AAE E A E S ate Raa 31 Port names VLANSs STP trunking default settings sacesccrcnaniisinacsisncriansielavneinntnGaniersinnoanrneruareisnieetEanannane 32 Runtime switching software default settings sacciscssrsrvadairaniseualeanugt aia wilesdanigea doesnt ieacerndcabindionnedes 33 General default setings sssr resini antonsaqncunnedun e E e ea E ANRE E EEEN ERE EE Ea 33 Physical and environmental specifications cccccccccsssssceccsssececcsseeecesseceeeccssseeeecseeeeseseeeesecssaeeeseeesegeee eas 40 Peiformance sp cificatioNS siscssenenieri eenaa a E Ene E EEE ae EEE EE E dieeeeed 40 Perlonming a se al download sessrsosiinnnr araa a ET 42 INTOA UCHON risann e EER E T E E E E none 42 Serial upgrade of boot code firmware image Procedure ccccsecceeseseeceseecensceeseseeceeeestececseaeeceseeeeteeeentaeeeneats 42 Serial upgrade of operating system firmware ProcedUre c csssceeseseeseseceeseceeceseeeeaeeesueeecnaeeenseeestseeenaeeseaes 45 Oe Ce a e E a E E ec as 48 MIBNOVERVIGW cestcnotivocttsec
25. between the switch and TFTP server o Be sure that the IP address of the TFTP server is correct o Be sure that the TFTP server exists on the same network and VLAN as the switch o Be sure that the TFTP server can be pinged from the switch and vice versa The firmware file is not found on the TFTP server The file name could be wrong o Be sure that a valid firmware file exists on the TFTP server to download to the switch o On the switch check the file name configured to download The TFTP server was started with a configured directory The switch must be configured using the full path name if it is not in the directory specified in the TFTP server The switch fails to connect to the TFTP server while using TFTP to download or upload a configuration tile or after connection the download or upload fails Action The TFTP server is not available to connect or there is a connectivity failure between the switch and the TFTP server o Be sure that the TFTP server exists on the same network or VLAN as that of the switch o Be sure that the TFTP server can be pinged from the switch and vice versa o Be sure that the IP address of the TFTP server is correct The configuration file is not found on the TFTP server The file name could be wrong Troubleshooting 59 o Be sure that a valid configuration file exists on the TFTP server to download to the switch o On the switch check the file name configured to download or upload e The
26. ceseeceeeeenneeeceseeceaeeesseeeseaeeeeeeessueeeseaeeenteeeeeas 12 BOOM e e E A E E E E 12 INT Pas ctctcsss cach T EAE TAA IE TTE ON PT NA ATTE EAT E snares E A AES 12 RADIUS rsss ae E E E E E O E 13 TACAC Ferier ea aE EEE E A ERTE OA A AEE NT A EE EEEE AAEE 13 SSA and SOP aae a EAEE EEE E E EES 14 SIU ores E E T E ET A AET 14 IGMP SNOOPING ariaa e e a S E E a 14 Jumbo AMES essei raaa a a aA meats dps eens tna ies deen va T AAA EEEa A FERAAS E 14 AUto MDI MDIX OOTTE 14 Auto negotiation of duplex mode and speed on 1 Gigabit ports cccceeseseeeseeeeeseeeeseeeenteeeenseeeneaeees 14 Redundant images in firmware ccccccsececeesceeseseeeeeeceneceeseseeeeeecsceeeeneaeeceeeceneeeenaeeseeeesneaeentaeeeseats 15 Compor idemie anea aaa a aeei AA 16 1 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch front panel c cccccccccccsssececcssseceeceeceeeeeseseeeecssseeecesseeeeseseseeecesseeeseneeeeees 16 EDERE NG e tesa le facts faces sieass eatin A EE E nunieaennionee 18 Preparing for installations sssi erceranecapnis E E eee ane name aera E E 18 Planning the switch rit pr eNO Te sc5 45 asada assy eiecasiacaa iv ties aiesaard caer aceasta giana aed 18 Default SG MINIS irienn Penney sansnnavey eeu tentes inns oue reeset eacere Gone ean Soom nA 18 SWitch S CUrity E eget EE estat ete ESE ocd le ten EEEE EEE 19 Manually configuring a switch 1n5 ccesdardeervnsketestanavnaveiseantaaaeanrrnieseendaadann vaestenaceennnosbandnee ns 20 Contiguring multiple swiHChes cccicer
27. cesunaaesinehiereenmneaasnneioarpundeisine Makeae E E E RE nae 20 stalling the SWilehissssesse reres e a E EEE E REE E EEO RE 21 Accessing the SIEM ss iansnreasesimaseaasecennssinsnanereresbes nad sand wensaeeenssiveis Mas batesspeveeiaplaabeasssitle P EREE R iasanen RRRA EES 22 Logging on and configuring the switch ssi acisdsereshavinsraciederessansairaciussarensad sazeeeeessarensnlaniratedsasenialsehesaiaiteaneri 23 Contents 3 Installing XFP TINSGCIVETS saccancerdeioracssamtnsatvenpionciedosena aeusawnatedeoesaguewsseatesaee EEEE N E RAD O Een aa ENNE TETES 24 Supporting software and special considerations ssssssssssessseissetss tiss sets stts stissriss stresten stes srissstrsstessetesrre 24 ke piocva o oni iena 26 Replacing an existing SWilehicesccsweisanaendnenetereneunadeneines nua uaeNRaRMaUNIRbie Hea eE ESES 26 Pee rary compliance NOUCES cosine ai E AE 28 ClGSs AseQUIDMe nts araen A E NR 28 AAMC I Sasa E AE SEEE S AA A EA AEE 28 Cables E E E E a E A T tpeaneaiaataneanteoaeaats 28 A AAR ss at as stent tate ty todas enn ehadelctg detap espana e nde esdiphe end van dec AE E TST 28 European Union regulatory notice ccecccessseeeeseeceneceeseneeceseeceeeecneaeeceeeesseeecnaeeseaeeesnueeecneeeenaeeeeneeeenaaees 29 BOMIGMONGE ve2etsccstccasctaccerscetestissaseusts seuss seancdecssaatatecsinueiacstsectnciyes a eoteeteas 29 Japanese class A notice cissscaricsiaiaseassusaaniaiiasanonnessssrinbiasanonnessuatanssaneeniaesv
28. cution Environment RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RAS remote access service RFC request for comments RIP routing information protocol RMON remote monitoring RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Acronyms and abbreviations 63 SCP Secure Copy SFP small form factor pluggable SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SSH Secure Shell STP Spanning Tree Protocol TACACS Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol UFD uplink failure detection UTP unshielded twisted pair VID VLAN ID VLAN virtual local area network VRRP virtual redundant router protocol XFP 10 Gb small form factor pluggable Acronyms and abbreviations 64 Index A accessing the switch serial console interface troubleshooting 55 additional references 6 architecture 9 Auto MDI MDIX 14 auto negotiation of duplex mode and speed 14 BOOTP server troubleshooting 56 Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP 12 BSMI notice 29 C Canadian notice 28 configuration and management of switch 8 23 configuration troubleshooting 60 configuring multiple switches using a configuration file 20 configuring multiple switches using scripted CLI commands 20 configuring the switch manually 20 D default configuration 18 33 default settings 33 diagnostic tools 9 duplex mode auto negotiation of 14
29. e with product installation contact an authorized reseller Electrostatic discharge 51 RJ 45 pin specification In this section Standard RJ 45 receptacle conne dOr ninia demerit aa a 52 RJ 45 to DB 9 serial adapter with flow control pin assignMent ccccccceccecesseceeeeeceeseeeeeeeeecsaeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 53 Standard RJ 45 receptacle connector When connecting the switch to a switch bridge or hub an Ethernet cable is necessary The table indicates the pin number and wire color assignments for the switch to network adapter card connection and the Ethernet cable for the switch to switch switch to hub or switch to bridge connection Contact Media direct interface Color match signal Tx transmit White Orange Org hae Rx receive White Green rece The table provides the same information for the Gigabit over Copper ports Contact Media direct interface Color match signal BI_DA Orange White BI_DB White Green RJ 45 pin specification 52 RJ 45 to DB 9 serial adapter with flow control pin assignment RJ 45 signals RJ 45 pins DB 9 pins DB 9 signals Request to send RTS Bo Clear to send CTS Data set ready DSR Data carrier detect DCD Po 2 pe ee Not connected Po RJ 45 pin specification 53 Troubleshooting In this section Forgotten administrator user name and password that was configured on the sWitch ccsseeeseeeeeeereeensees 54 edi LEDen tio ct NE Si osei iE aE
30. ecifications In this section Sane bee ene nied ci ennai ea a een ee 31 Port names VLANs STF funkmg delgoli Set i821 cries crchsnscssasacocancnadissansaaperbcadeatasnsetiniaaamaisesnuauenauuians 32 Runtime switching sofiware delauli Set Nt icc atucvncaieniciediveneivareteratitnierbiaaveaneismnnsiereehiernasenaenanemunens 33 Physical ond environmental SPECIGGHONS i ciscovsecnimnininnonaraaesquesgnrsrsnientneiaiuminiinuesieuesentarasensnetonmneniieonints 40 Performanc SAM SMITA rsca aaea ae aan EeNNN tain daasia EENAA ENAN ease EAE EREA EENET EE 40 General specifications Standards IEEE 802 3 10Base T Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100Base TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3ab 1000Base T Ethernet IEEE 802 3z 1000Base SX Ethernet IEEE 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1Q VLAN IEEE 802 3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation Protocol No LACP support IEEE 802 3x FullDuplex Flow Control ANSI IEEE 802 3 Nway Auto Negotiation Proce owo T Half Duplex 10 Mb s Full Duplex 20 Mb s Fast Ethernet Half Duplex 100 Mb s m oe Gigabit Ethernet Half Duplex 1000 Mb s o oe 10Gb Ethernet Half Duplex 10000 Mb s Full Duplex 20000 Mb s e E HP 1 10Gb Ethernet BL c 4 RJ 45 1 DB 9 2 10 Gb XFP 1 10 Gb CX4 Switch 10Base T Two Pair UTP Category 3 4 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m Technical specifications 31 Category
31. electrostatic discharge 51 enterprise class performance 6 F features 6 16 firmware 24 firmware with redundant images 15 G grounding methods 51 H Health LED troubleshooting 54 55 HyperTerminal troubleshooting 56 l IEEE 802 1 Q based Virtual Local Area Network 11 IGMP snooping 14 installation 18 installing the switch 18 J Japanese notice 29 jumbo frames 14 K Korean notices 30 L laser compliance 30 Layer 2 switching 10 Layer 3 switching 10 link LED troubleshooting 55 load balancing 12 logging on to the switch 23 N Network Time Protocol NTP 12 O operating system firmware performing a serial upgrade 45 P password troubleshooting 54 57 performing a serial download 42 Index 65 planning switch configuration 18 U port mapping 9 port mirroring 12 port trunking 12 upgrading the switch 26 V R VLANs troubleshooting 58 59 redundancy 8 10 15 j X redundant crosslinks 10 redundant images in firmware 15 XModem 14 redundant paths to server bays 10 regulatory compliance notices 28 Remote Authentication Dial in User Service RADIUS 13 replacing an existing switch 26 replacing the switch 26 RJ 45 pin specification 52 RJ 45 standard connector 52 53 runtime switching software default settings 33 S Secure Copy SCP 14 Secure Shell SSH 14 security features 19 serial console interface troubleshooting 55 56 serial download performing 42 Simple Network Manageme
32. enable a port in multiple VLANs while configuring VLANS c cccsseceeseceeseeeeceeeeeeeeeesteeesnseeenatensaes 58 The switch does not let the user enable two adjacent ports into two different VLANs while assigning the ports to VANS 52 sagsiysedanerentdanginesancuresdagany n E a e EE Ee e o a E re a tenses 59 While using TFTP to download firmware the switch fails to connect to the TFTP server or after connection the download fails eren een a a E E et Ste re eee or ere Teer 59 The switch fails to connect to the TFTP server while using TFTP to download or upload a configuration file or after connection the download or upload fails cccccccccesscceecessceeeceseeeesceeeeesesseseeesseseeeesesseseeeessseeeessnsaeeeeensaaes 59 The console screen displays a message to change the baud rate for the terminal emulation session for XModem transfer after forcing the switch into the download mode and does not display CCCC eccceesereeeeteeeeteeeetaes 60 The download fails after starting to download the firmware file ecceeeceseceeeceneeeneeceeeceeeeeneeeneteerernteeentey 60 The switch configuration is er Gt sigs asec nscale arcsec cds acs atee EESE EESEESEES EESE EESEESE EEEE ESEE EEEE 60 XEP transceiver port isdisabled ssis ninao E E TE E E 60 Acronyms and abbrevidionS esimrinisiniriniritiga ninini erena eii AREIA ERNAI AAI AENA RAAE 61 eA EO E E E E 65 Contents 5 Introduction In this section Aa menal oreen cree near one te oe rea
33. ever a C sever dS oomo e SSS Runtime switching software default settings General default settings User names and User names and passwords asswords p e user Enabled password is user e oper Disabled no password e admin Enabled cannot be disabled password is admin BOOTP service Enabled IP address if manual IP 0 0 0 0 option is selected Subnet mask if manual IP 0 0 0 0 option is lees Technical specifications 33 sang ke Primary default gateway 0 0 0 0 Secondary default 0 0 0 0 gateway Primary DNS server 0 0 0 0 address Secondary DNS server 0 0 0 0 address Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 network mask Switch software image on Image 1 next boot Switch Config file on next Active boot Display Hostname Disabled sysName in CLI prompt Webpen feo P Bridge Max Age 20 seconds Priorit n ST STG 1 Enabled with default VLAN VID 1 Port 1 16 server ports STP Disabled at port level Default VLAN VID 1 1 for all ports Port Trunking Trunk group 1 enabled with port 17 and 18 Technical specifications 34 For forwarding IP Packets modulus of XOR of last 3 bits of source and last 3 bits of Destination IP address For forwarding non IP packets modulus of XOR of last 3 bits of source and last 3 bits of Destination MAC address For forwarding broadcast multicast packets and unknown unicast packets the lowest active port number in the trunk group Port Mirrorin
34. for user authentication and authorization TACACS provides support for Cisco TACACS server compatible authentication authorization and accounting The user interfaces provide multi level password protected user accounts IP settings are set manually or obtained automatically from a BOOTP server Introduction 8 A text based human read write configuration file provides viewing printing and editing capabilities A DNS client supports primary and secondary DNS servers Any port can be enabled or disabled as desired Any switch port can be used to perform switch management and PXE Diagnostic tools The hardware software and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include HP Systems Insight Manager automatic discovery and identification POST built into the switch boot process Switch port mirroring Switch LED panel displaying per port status and speed System management and option compatibility status LEDs Rear panel reset power switch and DB 9 management serial port Statistic monitoring including port utilization data packets received transmitted port error packets trunk utilization and so on Ping and trace route capability Remote syslog with support for primary and secondary syslog server The ability to return the switch to known good condition in case of firmware corruption State information dump for tuning and debugging switch performance Panic command for immediate state dump to flash memory and automat
35. g Mirror Status Disabled Traffic Direction Port SNMP Community Public read only String Access Right Private read write SNMP Trap Host 1 0 0 0 0 SNMP Trap Host 1 Public Community String SNMP Trap Host 2 0 0 0 0 SNMP Trap Host 2 Public Community String SNMP Authentication Disabled Traps SNMP Link Up Down Enabled Traps menm 69S Configuration file from File name none TFTP server Configuration file to TFTP File name none server Target address undefined Default tries 5 Target address undefined Serial Port Baud Rate 9600 Technical specifications 35 C Serial Port Flow Control Default VLAN VID 1 with all ports assigned including CPU STG 1 Daylight Savings Time Disabled State RTC or NTP 00 00 00 console Enabled system Enabled mgmt Enabled cli Enabled stp Enabled vlan Enabled ssh Enabled ntp Enabled ip Enabled web Enabled RSA Server Key Autogen Interval RSA Server Key Autogen Disabled Password Technical specifications 36 ee RADIUS Server Port 1645 RADIUS Server Timeout 3 RADIUS Backdoor for Disabled Telnet Access MSTP Disabled MSTP Default Mode RSTP MSTP Region Name None CIST Bridge Forward 15 seconds Delay CIST Bridge Priority 32768 CIST MAC Address Aging 300 seconds Time TACACS Secondary None Secret Primary TACACS Server 0 0 0 0 Secondary TACACS 0 0 0 0 Server TACACS Server Retries TACA
36. gory 5 cable in the RJ 45 connector of the external port 55 Cannot access the switch serial console interface using null modem connection from a PC Terminal Emulation Progra Mi sesi ia go E a N E E EE EE Ea EEEE T E T A REA 55 Error message that the switch failed to complete the system self testing appears on the serial console screen 56 The switch fails to get its IP settings from the BOOTP server even though by default it is configured for BOOTP 56 The keyboard locks up when using HyperTerminal to log on to the switch through the console interface 56 Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using Telnet ccccccscsceeeeseeceeeeeseeeesteeeeeseeenaeensaes 56 Password is not accepted by the switch using the remote console interface immediately after a reboot 57 Contents 4 Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using SSH c cccssecesseceesereeceseeeeeeeesteeesnseesnaeeensaes 57 Cannot connect to the switch SNMP interface 592 lt vicscattesosesna vac acesteseonausiitacasensegegntavboadastaunieabeyeodeck ceeledensyernaacs 57 The port activity LEDs continuously indicate activity after connecting more than one port to another switch or destindiiondeVice saeoser unreg nnii ega aa eE Ea eE EE Eed a EEE a ES aa Ee EE era 58 Cannot connect to the switch remotely using the Web interface ccsccecsseceeseceesereeceeeeceaeeeesureestseeenseeensaes 58 Cannot
37. gure the switch After a switch is configured back up the configuration as a text file to a TFTP server The backup configuration file is then downloaded from the TFTP server to restore the switch back to the original configuration This restoration is necessary if one of these conditions apply e The switch configuration becomes corrupted during operation e The switch must be replaced because of a hardware failure Configuring multiple switches Configure multiple switches by using scripted CLI commands through Telnet or by downloading a configuration file using a TFTP server Using scripted CLI commands through Telnet The CLI provided with the switch executes customized configuration scripts on multiple switches A configuration script is tailored to one of the multiple switches and then that configuration can be deployed to other switches from a central deployment server Using a configuration file If planning for the base configuration of multiple switches in a network to be the same manually configure one switch upload the configuration to a TFTP server and use that configuration as a base configuration template file Installing the switch 20 Switch IP addresses are acquired by default using BOOTP therefore each switch has a unique IP address Each switch is remotely accessed from a central deployment server and an individual switch configuration is downloaded to meet specific network requirements See the HP 1 10Gb Etherne
38. his hardware was used e The connection settings do not match the switch serial settings Be sure that the PC Terminal Emulation session settings match the switch serial settings Troubleshooting 55 Error message that the switch failed to complete the system self testing appears on the serial console screen Action The system diagnostic tests failed Note the reason for the failure from the serial console screen message and call a service representative The switch fails to get its IP settings from the BOOTP server even though by default it is configured for BOOTP Action e The switch is not connected properly to the network Check the cable and connections and be sure that there is network connectivity between the switch and the BOOTP server e The BOOTP server is not available on the network or VLAN that is attached to the switch management port Be sure that the BOOTP server is present on the network or VLAN attached to the switch e The BOOTP server cannot offer IP settings to the switch because no IP addresses are available Add additional IP addresses as necessary e The switch timed out its request for IP settings Reset the switch The keyboard locks up when using HyperTerminal to log on to the switch through the console interface Action Scroll lock is on Press the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard and be sure that the scroll lock is off Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using Telnet
39. ic switch boot Ability to set NVRAM diagnostic flags Switch architecture The HP c Class BladeSystem provides Ethernet switching technology for network cable reduction The switch does not affect or determine NIC enumeration and the associated mapping of NIC interfaces to switch ports The numbering of the NICs on the server for example NIC 1 NIC 2 NIC 3 is determined by the server type the server operating system and what NICs are enabled on the server Port Mapping For detailed port mapping information see the HP BladeSystem enclosure installation poster or the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide on the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation Dual switches In a dual switch configuration two switches in the server blade enclosure provide switch redundancy and redundant paths to the network ports on the server blades Each switch has four one Gigabit and three Introduction 9 ten Gigabit external Ethernet ports and sixteen internal Gigabit Ethernet ports providing connectivity to the blade servers within the enclosure Redundant crosslinks In a dual switch configuration the two switches are connected through a single ten gigabit crosslink This crosslink provides throughput of ten Gb s for traffic between the switches This crosslink is disabled by default This crosslink must be enabled for use Redundant paths to server bays In a dual switch configuration redundant Ethe
40. il you are ready to connect the cable The plugs and caps protect the XFP transceiver ports and cables from contamination and ambient light 1 Remove the dust plug and save for future use 2 IMPORTANT Use only XFP transceivers purchased from HP 2 Insert the XFP transceiver With latch closed be sure that the transceiver is fully seated and securely in place Supporting software and special considerations Supporting software is available to assist in configuring and managing the switch e Server Blade and Power Management Module Firmware Provides firmware and installation instructions required for proper rack location operation e Utilities package and documentation Provides utilities and documentation for switch management Installing the switch 24 e Firmware Upgrade Smart Component for Microsoft Windows only Provides quick and easy installation of the switch firmware firmware upgrade tool and readme file A SoftPaq is available for use with Linux operating systems The utilities package and documentation and the SoftPaq listed above are available on the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation Installing the switch 25 Replacing a switch In this section Replacing on ereingo cian geen eee eee 26 Replacing an existing switch Z CAUTION Removing the switch from a powered enclosure results in the loss of network communications between the server blade network ports that are connec
41. its Stop bits 1 3 Power on the switch Performing a serial download 42 4 Hold down the Shift key and press the D key repeatedly during the Memory Test until this message appears Memory Test Xmodem Mode PPCBoot 0 0 0 11 Count Memory Test 0x00 PASSED Extended Memory Test 0x01 SKIPPED ECC Memory Test 0x01 PASSED I2C Test 0x02 PASSED Flash Init 0x04 PASSED Flash Protect Check 0x05 PASSED Flash Memory Test 0x06 SKIPPED Entering Fast 115200 Xmodem Mode To download an image use 1K Xmodem at 115200 bps NOTE Once you change the baud rate hit the lt ENTER gt key before initiating the download Waiting for the lt Enter gt key to be hit before the download can start Please initiate the transfer now NOTE To perform serial downloads at 57600 baud rate press the Shift F keys To perform serial downloads at 115200 baud rate press the Shift D keys 5 After the message in Step 4 appears reconfigure the terminal emulation console using these parameters Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 Data bits BO Parity None 6 Press the Enter key several times on the PC that is connected to the console port of the switch When the console port is successfully communicating with the PC indicating readiness for image transfer continuous C s appear cecececececcecccc 7 Be sure that the new switch boot code firmware file is available on the computer This file can be downloaded from
42. lades e Ability to replace an existing switch without having to power down the server blades or the server blade enclosure e Pre configured for immediate use with the HP c Class BladeSystem server blade enclosure e System security including SSH SCP 255 port based IEEE 802 1Q tagged VLANs per switch RADIUS user authentication and authorization or TACACS AAA e An extensive list of industry standard protocol support compatible with widely used networking components Introduction 6 9K jumbo frames that improve performance by increasing application throughput and decreasing server processor utilization Robust configuration and management from any switch port using the included browser based and scriptable command line user interfaces Support for Telnet SNMP SCP FTP and TFTP file transfer human read write configuration file XModem and an extensive list of MIB objects further enhance the management capabilities Fully redundant end to end architecture maximizing server availability from the network Support for IGMP snooping for multicasting Support for UFD for network path resiliency It works in conjunction with NIC teaming functionality that is supported on the blade servers This feature tracks the link state on uplink ports When an uplink port goes down or is in STP blocking state this feature will enable the switch to auto disable the downlinks which are connected to the blade server NICs This enables NIC teaming softwa
43. lows a test of the new software and the option to revert back to the original image stored in image if needed Z CAUTION Unlike the firmware that has two images there is only one image of boot supported Upgrading the boot image replaces the original boot image Introduction 15 Component identification In this section 1 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch front panel 1 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch front panel Z CAUTION Pressing the Reset button while the Health LED is green resets the switch ltem Description sd UID LED 2 Health LED Off Not powered up Green Powered up and all ports match Amber Indicates a problem such as a port mismatch For more information see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide DB 9 management serial port 4 CX4 connector port 19 e Link LED top Green e Activity LED bottom Flashing green XFP transceiver cage port 20 e Link LED top Green e Activity LED bottom Flashing green Component identification 16 Fc a XFP transceiver cage port 21 e Green Link LED top e Flashing green Activity LED bottom RJ 45 ports 22 25 Speed LED right e Off 10 Mb s e Green 100 Mb s e Amber 1 Gb s Activity Link LED left e Green Link e Flashing green Activity ig Reset button Component identification 17 Installing the switch In this section Preparing for mellad sc nse enn een ee ui eene 18 Panni
44. ng ike ir Ses NAVIN cc c241045tcsainneiaisardicsacalancestbnasceasansaannianaeaadiqasninaeniataniasemmannaaaeaeliunds 18 TIN Ih NATO sa reccineisperisinudarteussbenneannnniseauiiak ols seiialedaiaennsreiiae lon sinbnasmatanarensdnmanaianisinints 21 PSM Ui E EE E A E acta E A NEE doa EA A E E aera 22 logging on and configuring Ihe SW HCN i siissscassasancscushecrrepisinuvssanveduannapnnasienistvevetsremitadaucramiacanmaannesuenssnenncenees 23 nerale EP Naneo n N aN 24 Supporting software and special considerations Preparing for installation i IMPORTANT Before installing the switch make a record of the MAC address printed on the MAC address label attached to the switch This address is needed when configuring the switch Planning the switch configuration The switch ships with a default configuration in which all downlink and uplink ports are enabled and assigned a default VLAN with a VID equal to 1 This default configuration simplifies the initial setup by allowing use of a single uplink cable from any external Ethernet connector to connect the server blade enclosure to the network Assess the particular server environment to determine any requirements for other considerations The switch does not affect or determine NIC numeration and the associated mapping of NIC interfaces to switch ports The numbering of the NICs on the server for example NIC 1 NIC 2 NIC 3 is determined by the server type the server operating system and which NI
45. ng or disabling access to various management interfaces to fit the security policy e Changing default SNMP community strings for read only and read write access User operator and administrator access rights To enable better switch management and user accountability three levels or classes of user access have been implemented on the switch Levels of access to CLI Web management functions and screens increase as needed to perform various switch management tasks Conceptually access classes are defined as e User interaction with the switch is completely passive Nothing can be changed on the switch Users can display information that has no security or privacy implications such as switch statistics and current operational state information e Operators can only effect temporary changes on the switch These changes will be lost when the switch is rebooted reset Operators have access to the switch management features used for daily switch operations Because any changes an operator makes are undone by a reset of the switch operators cannot severely impact switch operation e Administrators are the only ones that can make permanent changes to the switch configuration changes that are persistent across a reboot reset of the switch Administrators can access switch functions to configure and troubleshoot problems on the switch Because administrators can also make temporary operator level changes as well they must be aware of the interactio
46. ns between temporary and permanent changes Access to switch functions is controlled through the use of unique user names and passwords Once connected to the switch via the local console Telnet or SSH a password prompt appears Installing the switch 19 NOTE It is recommended to change the default switch passwords after initial configuration and as regularly as required under the network security policies For more information see the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Command Reference Guide The default user name and password for each access level are User account Description and tasks performed The user has no direct responsibility for switch management He or she user can view all switch status information and statistics but cannot make any configuration changes to the switch The operator manages all functions of the switch The operator can reset ports or the entire switch By default the operator account is disabled and has no password Administrator The super user administrator has complete access to all menus information and configuration commands on the switch including the ability to change both the user and administrator passwords Manually configuring a switch The switch is configured manually using a command line interface a browser based interface or an SNMP interface See the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Command Reference Guide for more information on using these management interfaces to confi
47. nt Protocol SNMP 11 SNMP interface troubleshooting 57 SNMP Manager Software 48 SNMP MIBs support 48 specifications environmental 40 specifications physical 40 specifications technical 31 speed auto negotiation of 14 SSH troubleshooting 57 store and forward switching scheme 12 supported technologies 10 switch redundancy 8 switch self test troubleshooting 56 T technical specifications 31 Telnet troubleshooting 56 Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus TACACS4 13 TFTP troubleshooting 59 Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP 12 troubleshooting 54 Index 66
48. nt networking paths and provides for failover with a secondary path in case of primary path failure supports IEEE 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol and is compatible with Cisco PVST and Cisco PVST when the other device is configured as untagged or configured to use 802 1q tagging The switch also supports IEEE 802 1s MSTP and IEEE 802 1w RSTP Redundant power supplies and redundant cooling fans within the server blade enclosure Redundant firmware images and configuration settings on switch flash memory Redundant configurable DNS clients syslog servers gateways and community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts Configuration and management The switch provides these configuration and management interfaces and tools A scriptable CLI allows local Telnet or SSH access An iSCLI that is software selectable A BBI allows remote access using a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator SNMP manageability and monitoring are supported The switch functionality allows uploading and downloading of switch configurations through TFTP and SCP thus allowing the rapid deployment of multiple server blade systems and providing robust backup and restore capabilities NTP is supported allowing the switch to display and record the accurate date and time as provided by an NTP server Two firmware images either of which can be selected to be the current runtime image can be held in memory RADIUS provides support
49. o execute management commands SCP is used to copy files securely from one machine to another SCP uses SSH for encryption of data on the network On a switch SCP is used to download and upload the switch configuration via secure channels XModem The switch supports XModem for transferring files during direct dial up communications XModem sends blocks of data in 128 byte blocks and includes an error detection system called a checksum When the data is received the error detection system ensures that the entire message reached its destination If not the receiving computer sends a request for retransmission of the data IGMP Snooping The switch supports IGMP Snooping for multicasting Version 1 Version 2 and Version 3 based IGMP Snooping are supported In addition auto detection of the multicast router port and manual configuration of the multicast router port is supported For efficient multicast traffic management the IGMP Filtering option is supported Jumbo frames By default the switch supports jumbo frames up to 9216 bytes which help reduce server CPU utilization and increase application throughput No configuration is required The switch does not fragment frames as they exit or assemble packets into jumbo frames as they enter the switch Auto MDI MDIX The switch RJ 45 Ethernet ports are MDI MDI crossover capable MDI MDIX is a type of Ethernet port connection using twisted pair cabling The MDI is the component of the
50. r Store and forward switching scheme The switch provides a store and forward switching scheme that allows each packet to be buffered stored before it is forwarded to its destination While this method creates latency it improves reliability in a heavily used switch Packets that cannot be forwarded are saved immediately rather than dropped so that packets behind them are less likely to be dropped in periods of heavy usage BOOTP NTP By default the switch is configured to obtain an IP address from a BOOTP server during the boot process The IP settings are also manually configured by means of the serial interface The IP settings are configurable from the browser based interface but because the connection is based on an IP address for these interfaces users will have to reconnect with the newly assigned IP address The switch maintains the current date and time This information displays on the management interfaces and is used to record the date and time of switch events Current date and time information are manually set on the switch or are obtained through NTP NTP allows the switch to send a request to a primary NTP server in each polling period asking for GMT Introduction 12 RADIUS The switch supports the RADIUS method to authenticate and authorize remote administrators for managing the switch This method is based on a client server model The RAS the switch is a client to the back end database server A remote user the
51. r was purchased from HP To purchase an XFP transceiver from HP contact an authorized HP reseller Troubleshooting 60 Acronyms and abbreviations AAA authentication authorization and accounting BBI browser based interface BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol CLI Command Line Interface CPU central processing unit CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection DNS domain name system FDB forwarding database FTP file transfer protocol GMT Greenwich mean time HTTP hypertext transfer protocol HTTPS hypertext transfer protocol secure sockets Acronyms and abbreviations 61 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCLI industry standard command line interface LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local area network MAC medium access control MAU media attachment unit MDI medium dependent interface MDI X medium dependent interface crossover MIB management information base MSTP Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol NAS network access server NIC network interface controller Acronyms and abbreviations 62 NTP network time protocol NVRAM non volatile memory OID object identifier OS operating system OSI Open Systems Interconnection OSPF open shortest path first POST Power On Self Test PXE Preboot Exe
52. rame format that utilizes TCP over IP e A centralized AAA server that stores all the user authentication authorization and accounting of usage information e ANAS or client in this case the switch The switch acting as the TACACS client or NAS communicates to the TACACS server to authenticate authorize and account for user access Transactions between the client and the TACACS server are authenticated using a shared key that is not sent over the network In addition the remote administrator passwords are sent encrypted between the TACACS client the switch and the back end TACACS server The switch supports e Only standard ASCII inbound login authentication PAP CHAP or ARAP login methods are not supported One time password authentication is also not supported e Authorization privilege levels of only O 3 and 6 These map to management levels of user oper and admin respectively Introduction 13 e The accounting attributes of protocol start_time stop_time and elapsed_time For BBI users accounting stop records are only sent if the user presses the QUIT button SSH and SCP SSH and SCP use secure tunnels to encrypt and secure messages between a remote administrator and the switch Telnet does not provide this level of security The Telnet method of managing a switch does not provide a secure connection SSH is a protocol that enables remote administrators to log securely into the switch over a network t
53. re to detect link failure on the primary NIC port and fail over to the secondary NIC in the team As a result the secondary path is enabled for continued blade server access When used in conjunction with UFD NIC teams on the blade server must be configured for switch redundancy That is the team will span ports on both Switch 1 and Switch 2 See the HP network adapter teaming load balancing in Proliant servers running Microsoft Windows operating systems white paper for additional information To locate this white paper Go to the HP website hitp www hp com support a b Enter nic in the product search box a A product list displays Select one of the NIC products 2 Select the Manuals link to display the documentation list This white paper will be under the White papers category RMON feature which allows network devices to exchange network monitoring data RMON performs these major functions o Gathers cumulative statistics for Ethernet interfaces o Tracks a history of statistics for Ethernet interfaces o Creates and triggers alarms for user defined events An administrator can define end user accounts that permit limited access to the switch The switch requires username password authentication for end users Fast Uplink Convergence that enables the switch to quickly recover from the failure of the primary link or trunk group in a Layer 2 network using Spanning Tree Protocol Support for SSH version 2 SS
54. rmance c cccscsccecesssscecesseseeceeseaeeecsssseeeccsseeeecessaeeeesssseeescssaeeesessaseesesssaeeeesneaaees 6 Switch redundancy sssrini ee e r N a aa E E EER E a 8 Configuration and management a feaensinsssyoucceensennncva yealccorennysnnassesaaunnavsnncey enaenennranseis eee eaaneorned 8 Diagnostic tools aa E Gaerne ieee ee ae 9 SPVGG FMRC HONS t o a arte ons a a ws em E es 9 Ron MG Ping vissssa eis daculgeg se a cunhenieg E E Saag ncaa EEE E E E E 9 URS Wt hesen aee yon eek ones yan esse eleanor a e s 9 Redundant erosslinks sorer e nre E ine ease ean Ga 10 Redundant paths to server bays cccccccssscccessessecessesseceessseeeeesesseecesseseeseeseseeesessseeeesseseeeesseseeeeeneaaes 10 Supported technologies eessen nn E Reeds ER E ERER 10 layset 2 switching erreen e a aes eee icone ee ete 10 layer 3 Switching ciscrcceesachunsaeictlaessatataeese aie eae eee eae eee 10 IEEE 802 1 Q based VLAN cceccccccessssceceeseeececssseeeceesaeeecessaeeesessseeecessseeecessaeeesessseeeesssaeeeeees ages 1 Spanning Tree Protocol cacchsucs cau eaonnayes scere reinivrr seenen ri n ninte cece aaa E EEEE TEE a EESTE EEn 11 E a EE E E E AEE S T AEE TE E T N NEE A E EEA AT E 11 POM MIONO arren er e a a E T RE E E 12 Port trunking and load ia laCiig is c45cs ciashoantouennsansahsbi vaineebeinasaheniantunssajanaintinaaiabeaadapessasssadeesassasaninns 12 E E Ee ESEE E A EN S E EEE T T E E T 12 Store and forward switching scheme ccssccesessceeseeee
55. rnet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure This configuration provides redundant paths to each server bay Redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure However specific switch port to server mapping varies depending on which type of server blade is installed On a heavily used system using a single uplink port for 32 Ethernet signals causes a traffic bottleneck For optimum performance HP recommends using at least one uplink port per switch Supported technologies Layer 2 switching The switch uses Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology Layer 2 refers to the Data Link layer of the OSI model which is concerned with moving data packets across a network by enforcing CSMA CD This layer performs e Ethernet packet framing e MAC addressing e Physical medium transmission error detection e Medium allocation collision avoidance e Contention resolution collision handling Layer 2 switching technology allows the switch to look into data packets and redirect them based on the destination MAC address This reduces traffic congestion on the network because packets instead of being transmitted to all ports are transmitted to the destination port only Layer 3 switching In addition to Layer 2 features the switch also supports Layer 3 switching Layer 3 switching fea
56. s mask if used does not contain the IP address of the management station From the serial console interface be sure that the management network address mask contains the IP address of the management station Cannot connect to the switch SNMP interface Action The switch IP address is not configured or correct o From the serial console interface be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network o Use the correct IP address to establish the SNMP connection with the switch The management network address mask if used does not contain the IP address of the management station From the serial console interface be sure that the management network address mask contains the IP address of the management station Troubleshooting 57 The port activity LEDs continuously indicate activity after connecting more than one port to another switch or destination device Action Because there are multiple links across this device and the destination device they form loops which cause broadcast storms Enable STP for multiple links This setting prevents loops and maintains standby links for resilience in case of primary link failure Cannot connect to the switch remotely using the Web interface Action e The switch IP address is not configured or correct o From the serial console interface be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network o Use the correct IP address to establish the
57. s of the BOOTP service access the switch locally and configure the IP address manually After assigning the IP address to the switch then access the switch remotely To access the switch locally 1 Connect the switch DB 9 serial connector using a null modem serial cable to a local client device such as a laptop computer with VT100 terminal emulation software 2 Open a VT100 terminal emulation session with these settings 9600 baud rate eight data bits no parity one stop bit and no flow control Logging on and configuring the switch To log on to the switch 1 Access the switch Accessing the switch on page 22 After connecting to the switch console the login prompt appears Enter password 2 Enter admin as the default administrator password The Main Menu appears and displays all administrator privileges Main Menu info Information Menu stats Statistics Menu cfg Configuration Menu oper Operations Command Menu boot Boot Options Menu maint Maintenance Menu diff Show pending config changes global command apply Apply pending config changes global command save Save updated config to FLASH global command revert Revert pending or applied changes global command exit Exit global command always available gt gt Main See the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch for c Class BladeSystem Command Reference Guide for information on configuring the IP address changing configuration settings and monitoring
58. s transferred followed by another message displaying the status of image extraction Do not power cycle the switch during this process Total bytes transferred 0x33b400 Z CAUTION Do not power off the switch until the message Change your baud rate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch is displayed otherwise the switch will be inoperable 10 After extracting the image the system prompts to select which current operating system image image or image2 needs to be updated by the new operating system image It also provides an option n not to update any and to quit the update procedure Performing a serial download 46 Depending on the selection 1 or 2 the system updates image or image2 on the flash and a message with a progress indicator displays as shown below If selecting n the system aborts the update procedure and prompts to reset the baud rate and power cycle the switch Do you want this saved in Alteon OS Image Slot 1 or 2 or A to abort 1 Verifying the CRC for WebOS Image OK Writing WebOS Image to flash DO NOT POWER OFF OR RESET THE SWITCH UNTIL COMPLETE HEE EH EH HH The flash update is complete Change your baudrate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch 11 Change the baud rate to 9600 and power off the switch Wait for a few seconds and power on the switch During bootup the switch the following prompt appears Press lt Ctrl gt o to use the other image To use the other opera
59. switch operation using one of the following interfaces e Local RS 232 serial console management interface e Remote telnet console management interface See the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch for c Class BladeSystem Browser based Interface Reference Guide for information on using the embedded HTML interface to manage the switch from anywhere on the network using a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer See SNMP MIBs support on page 48 for more information on the SNMP agents This section also describes how to use the MIBs to configure and monitor the switch using a generic SNMP manager such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP Systems Insight Manager Installing the switch 23 Installing XFP transceivers Z CAUTION To prevent damage to the fiber optic cable or the XFP transceiver do not install or remove fiber optic XFP transceivers with cables attached Disconnect all cables from the XFP transceiver before removing or installing an XFP transceiver Z CAUTION Removing and installing an XFP transceiver can shorten the useful life Do not remove and insert XFP transceivers more often than is necessary Z CAUTION HP recommends attaching an ESD preventative wrist strap to your wrist and to a bare metal surface on the chassis to prevent electrostatic discharge Z CAUTION Do not remove the dust plugs from the fiber optic XFP transceiver or the rubber caps from the fiber optic cable unt
60. t Bl c Switch Command Reference Guide for additional information on using a TFTP server to upload and download configuration files Installing the switch Z CAUTION Do not cable the switch until after configuration 2 IMPORTANT Make sure that the server NIC configuration matches the switch bay selected NOTE When installing two switches there is one switch interconnect port between adjacent I O bays Port 17 is disabled by default The port must be manually enabled to use Installing the switch 21 A successful installation is indicated by a green Health LED If the Health LED is amber or power is not applied to the switch see the Troubleshooting section of the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide for more information Accessing the switch The switch is accessed remotely using the Ethernet ports or locally using the DB 9 management serial port To access the switch remotely 1 Assign an IP address By default the switch is set up to obtain its IP address from a BOOTP server existing on the attached network From the BOOTP server use the switch MAC address to obtain the switch IP address From a computer connected to the same network use the IP address to access the switch using a Web browser or telnet application which enables access to the switch BBI or CLI The switch logon prompt appears Installing the switch 22 NOTE If the switch does not obtain the IP address by mean
61. ted through this switch and the segment of network infrastructure those ports need to communicate For continued blade server network communication and services availability before removing the switch redirect critical high availability services or applications to use the redundant network ports available on those blade servers that are connected through the redundant switch in the enclosure Z CAUTION Do not cable the switch until after configuration To replace an existing switch 1 Save the configuration file to a TFTP server for later retrieval For more information on saving a configuration file to a TFTP server see the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Command Reference Guide Remove and label the cables 3 Remove the switch 4 Slide the new switch fully into the interconnect bay For more installation information see Installing the switch on page 21 Replacing a switch 26 Close the ejector lever and wait for the switch boot up completely If the configuration file was saved to a TFTP server download the configuration For more information on downloading a configuration file see the HP 1 10Gb Ethernet Bl c Switch Command Reference Guide Replacing a switch 27 Regulatory compliance notices In this section ee ee iii ra scat coehesctun ahs pajesaehinn ce eee E oe a 28 2 EL lee LLL 1 SUM ae Ree Rene ne Ren coe PI SEE vee epee tL fee tnave SenEeTen eps neem Eve rer Ere ers Tenney Ten yer a
62. the CD that is shipped with the switch or from the HP website http www hp com go bladesystem documentation Performing a serial download 43 8 Select lt Transfer Send File gt from the menu and choose these options in the Send File window file GbE2c 1 10G b 100 bin 100 represents the version number of Switch Boot Code firmware protocol 1K XMODEM The Send File window displays progress of the file transfer The file transfer might take up to seven minutes NOTE Although slower XModem also works if 1K MODEM is not used 9 After completing the transfer a message displays how many bytes transferred followed by another message displaying the status of image extraction Do not power cycle the switch during this process After extracting the image it is updated to flash and a message with a progress indicator displays as shown Total bytes transferred 0x512400 Z CAUTION Do not power off the switch until the message Change your baud rate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch is displayed otherwise the switch will be inoperable Verifying the CRC for RAM Disk Image OK Writing RAM Disk Image to flash DO NOT POWER OFF OR RESET THE SWITCH UNTIL COMPLETE HHPHHHFRHHE EEE ESE The flash update is complete Verifying the CRC for Linux OK Writing Linux to flash x DO NOT POWER OFF OR RESET THE SWITCH UNTIL COMPLETE HH The flash update is complete Verifying the CRC for PPCBoot OK
63. ting system image press the Ctrl o keys Performing a serial download 47 SNMP MIBs support In this section ee e E E E E Oe A E A E EEE dei 48 SNAP Manager Ga Eiaeaeno a N OR 48 PPA MEE irr ie ae 49 E e S LS EATE AAEN E A EE AE E TA EAA T E A EE EE EA E NE 49 MIB overview Management and statistics information is stored in the switch in the MIB The switch supports several standard MIBs Values for MIB objects are retrieved with any SNMP based network management software In addition to the standard MIBs the switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise MIB as an extended MIB The proprietary MIB is retrieved by specifying the MIB OID at the network manager station MIB values are either read only or read write variables e Read only MIB variables are constants that are programmed into the switch or variables that change while the switch is in operation Examples of read only constants include the number and types of ports Examples of read only variables are the statistics counters such as the number of errors that have occurred or how many kilobytes of data have been received and forwarded through a port e Read write MIB variables are usually related to user customized configurations Examples include the IP address of the switch Spanning Tree Algorithm parameters and port status SNMP Manager software Using third party vendor SNMP software to manage the switch allows access to proprietary enterprise MIBs for the
64. tseenses 58 Cannot enable a port in multiple VLANs while configuring VLANS csscceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeceneecneeenseeenseeeneeeaes 58 The switch does not let the user enable two adjacent ports into two different VLANs while assigning the ports to sh Rear er AE EEA T BAPTA RE AAA N ERA I EA ee ORE E ALA E BE A yee See er EEN ee Reena Et A 59 While using TFTP to download firmware the switch fails to connect to the TFTP server or after connection the e E Loi A E E E E E EE EE EEE reer E A T A E ter tr eer 59 The switch fails to connect to the TFTP server while using TFTP to download or upload a configuration file or after connechon he downoad ar upload fiieenintentancan a E A 59 The console screen displays a message to change the baud rate for the terminal emulation session for XModem transfer after forcing the switch into the download mode and does not display CCCC cccecccseseeeeetteeeees 60 The download fails after starting to download the firmware file ccecceeseeesseceneeeeneeeeceeeneeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeess 60 He ike CCR ConU Seen eet eee renee eee erm Cen A 60 XFP ransceiver p r is disabled ciaciinicivrmntianaiandisiaiamiar eR a a 60 Forgotten administrator user name and password that was configured on the switch Action Call HP technical support at 1 800 652 6672 or call a service representative to get a backdoor password Health LED on the switch is not on Action e The switch is not seated properly Be sure
65. tures include e P forwarding e Static routing e Dynamic routing based on RIP V1 V2 or OSPF protocols Introduction 10 e High availability VRRP Layer 3 switching provides more power flexibility and security capabilities to network administrators Network traffic is managed much more efficiently and broadcast traffic between servers remains within the enclosure Security features provide added protection for switch configuration data while packet filtering helps secure and segment sensitive traffic or network access IEEE 802 1 Q based VLAN The switch provides support for a total of 1000 IEEE 802 1Q VLANs for server grouping and isolation A VLAN is a network segment configured according to a logical scheme rather than a physical layout VLANs are used to combine any collection of LAN segments into an autonomous user group that appears as a single LAN VLANs also logically segment the physical network into different broadcast domains so that packets are forwarded only between ports within the VLAN This technology enhances performance by conserving bandwidth and improves security by limiting traffic to specific domains For example isolate the server blade iLO ports from the rest of the NICs The iLO ports on Switch 2 are assigned to their own VLAN and go to a dedicated uplink or share an uplink using VLAN tagging 2 IMPORTANT The greater the number of VLANs the greater the switch CPU utilization For maximum switch performance
66. ules and Regulations Canadian notice This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Regulatory compliance notices 28 European Union regulatory notice This product complies with the following EU Directives e Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC e EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Compliance with these directives implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards European Norms which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by Hewlett Packard for this product or product family This compliance is indicated by the following conformity marking placed on the product CE This marking is valid for non Telecom products and EU harmonized Telecom products e g Bluetooth CE Xxxx O This marking is valid for EU non harmonized Telecom products Notified body number used only if applicable refer to the product label Hewlett Packard GmbH HQ TRE Herrenberger Strasse 140 71034 Boeblingen Germany BSMI notice Sees ia ce PRR JE EEEN Se Pe ABS gt AER EKAA Fi Bi HASSE AE ORR Ee SPAR Japanese class A notice ORNL TEER Re A BE EBA SS VCCI oT ESQ FTF AMPRRMNRE CT COREA SERS CHEATS amp EH GENERIF LERSVESF COPA AA DBM MRE HT SLIBRENSILEBHVET Regulatory compliance notices 29 Korean class A notice Ho
67. writing PPCBoot to flash DO NOT POWER OFF OR RESET THE SWITCH UNTIL COMPLETE F The flash update is complete Change your baudrate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch 10 Change the baud rate to 9600 and power off the switch wait for a few seconds and power on the switch The switch boots with the new version of the boot code image that was just downloaded Performing a serial download 44 Serial upgrade of operating system firmware procedure To perform a serial upgrade of the switch operating system firmware image usually named GbE2c 1 10G_100 bin 1 Using the null modem cable connect the console port of the switch to the serial port of a PC that supports XModem 1K XModem 2 Start HyperTerminal part of Microsoft Windows or equivalent terminal emulation application depending on the computer operating system and set the parameters for terminal emulation console 3 Power on the switch 4 Hold down the Shift key and press the D key repeatedly during the Memory Test until this message appears Memory Test Xmodem Mode PPCBoot 0 0 0 11 Count Memory Test 0x00 PASSED Extended Memory Test 0x01 SKIPPED ECC Memory Test 0x01 PASSED I2C Test 0x02 PASSED Flash Init 0x04 PASSED Flash Protect Check 0x05 PASSED Flash Memory Test 0x06 SKIPPED Entering Fast 115200 Xmodem Mode To download an image use 1K Xmodem at 115200 bps NOTE Once you change the baud rate hit the lt ENTER gt
68. ystem boards or other static sensitive devices This type of damage may reduce the life expectancy of the device To prevent electrostatic damage e Avoid hand contact by transporting and storing products in static safe containers e Keep electrostatic sensitive parts in their containers until they arrive at static free workstations e Place parts on a grounded surface before removing them from their containers e Avoid touching pins leads or circuitry e Always be properly grounded when touching a static sensitive component or assembly Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Several methods are used for grounding Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installing electrostatic sensitive parts e Use a wrist strap connected by a ground cord to a grounded workstation or computer chassis Wrist straps are flexible straps with a minimum of 1 megohm 10 percent resistance in the ground cords To provide proper ground wear the strap snug against the skin e Use heel straps toe straps or boot straps at standing workstations Wear the straps on both feet when standing on conductive floors or dissipating floor mats e Use conductive field service tools e Use a portable field service kit with a folding static dissipating work mat If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding have an authorized reseller install the part For more information on static electricity or assistanc

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