HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC User manual

Embedded Web System
User Guide
for the HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch
Document Part Number: 413353-002
June 2006

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Embedded Web System User Guide
for the HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch
First Edition (February 2006)
Second Edition (June 2006)
Document Part Number: 413353-002

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Contents
Preface
1 Getting Started
Starting the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Understanding the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Using the Management Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Device Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Using Screen and Table Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Adding Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Modifying Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Deleting Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Resetting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Logging Off the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
2 Defining System Information
3 Configuring System Time
Configuring Daylight Savings Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Defining SNTP Global Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Defining SNTP Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Defining SNTP Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
4 Configuring Device Security
Configuring Authentication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Defining Access Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Defining Profile Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Defining Authentication Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Mapping Authentication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Defining TACACS+ Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
Defining RADIUS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Configuring Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Defining Local Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Defining Line Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19
Defining Enable Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21
Configuring Network Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22
Network Security Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22
Port-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22
Advanced Port-Based Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22

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Defining Port Authentication Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23
Defining Port Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24
Configuring Multiple Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–27
Defining Authentication Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–29
Viewing EAP Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–30
Configuring Traffic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31
Defining Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31
Defining MAC Based Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–37
Managing Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–42
Enabling Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–44
5 Configuring System Logs
Defining General Log Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Viewing Memory Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Viewing Flash Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Defining System Log Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
6 Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Aggregating Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Configuring LAG Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Configuring LAG Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Configuring LACP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Configuring VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Defining VLAN Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Defining VLAN Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Defining VLAN Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Configuring GARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Defining GARP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Defining GVRP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Viewing GVRP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–20
7 Defining IP Addresses
Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Defining IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Defining ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Defining Domain Name Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Defining DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Defining DNS Host Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
8 Defining the Forwarding Database
Defining Static Forwarding Database Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Defining Dynamic Forwarding Database Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
9 Configuring Spanning Tree
Defining Classic Spanning Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2

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Defining STP on Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Defining Rapid Spanning Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
Defining Multiple Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–9
Defining MSTP Instance Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10
Defining MSTP Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Instance to VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–15
10Configuring Multicast Forwarding
Defining IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
Defining Multicast Bridging Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–3
Defining Multicast Forward All Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
11Configuring SNMP
SNMP v1 and v2c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–1
SNMP v3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–1
Configuring SNMP Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–2
Defining SNMP Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–2
Defining SNMP Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–3
Defining SNMP Group Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–4
Defining SNMP Group Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–6
Defining SNMP Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–9
Configuring SNMP Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–11
Defining SNMP Notification Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–11
Defining SNMP Notification Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–12
Defining SNMP Notification Recipients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–13
12Managing System Files
Downloading System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–2
Uploading System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–3
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–4
Activating the Image File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–5
13Configuring Quality of Service
Quality of Service Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–1
VPT Classification Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–1
CoS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–1
Defining General QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–2
Configuring QoS General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–2
Restoring Factory Default QoS Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–3
Defining Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–3
Defining Rate Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–4
Mapping CoS Values to Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–7
Mapping DSCP Values to Queues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–8
Defining QoS Basic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–9
Defining Basic Mode Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–9
Rewriting Basic Mode DSCP Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–10
Defining QoS Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–11

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Configuring DSCP Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–11
Class Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–12
Defining Aggregate Policer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–14
Defining Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–16
Setting Policy Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–19
14Managing Device Diagnostics
Configuring Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–1
Viewing Integrated Cable Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–3
Viewing Optical Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Viewing CPU Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–5
15Viewing Statistics
Viewing Interface Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–1
Viewing Interface Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–1
Viewing Etherlike Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–3
Managing RMON Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
Viewing RMON Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
Configuring RMON History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–6
Defining RMON History Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–6
Viewing the RMON History Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–8
Configuring RMON Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–9
Defining RMON Events Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–9
Viewing the RMON Events Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–11
Defining RMON Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–12
Glossary
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Preface
The Embedded Web System (EWS) is an intricate network management system. The EWS
configures, monitors, and troubleshoots network devices from a remote Web browser. The EWS
web pages are easy-to-use and easy-to-navigate. In addition, the EWS provides real time graphs
and RMON statistics to help system administrators monitor network performance.
This preface provides an overview to the Embedded Web Server User Guide, and includes the
following sections:
■Embedded Web System User Guide Overview
■Intended Audience
Embedded Web System User Guide Overview
This section provides an overview to the Embedded Web System User Guide. The Embedded
Web System User Guide provides the following sections:
■Chapter 1, “Getting Started” — Provides information for using the Embedded Web
Management System, including adding, editing, and deleting device configuration
information.
■Chapter 2, “Defining System Information” — Provides information for defining basic
device information, including the user-defined system name, the user-defined system
location, and the system contact person.
■Chapter 3, “Configuring System Time” — Provides information for defining basic device
information, including the user-defined system name, the user-defined system location, and
the system contact person.
■Chapter 4, “Configuring Device Security” — Provides information for configuring both
system and network security, including traffic control, ACLs, and device access methods.
■Chapter 5, “Configuring System Logs” — Provides information for viewing system logs
and configuring device log servers.
■Chapter 6, “Configuring Interfaces” — Provides information for defining ports, LAGs,
and VLANs.
■Chapter 7, “Defining IP Addresses” — Provides information for configuring IP addresses,
DHCP, ARP, and Domain Name Servers.
■Chapter 8, “Defining the Forwarding Database” — Provides information for configuring
both the static and dynamic forwarding databases.
■Chapter 9, “Configuring Spanning Tree” — Provides information for configuring Classic,
Rapid, and multiple Spanning Tree.
■Chapter 10, “Configuring Multicast Forwarding” — Provides information for
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■Chapter 11, “Configuring SNMP” — Provides information for configuring SNMP access
and management.
■Chapter 13, “Configuring Quality of Service” — Provides information for Basic and
Advanced Quality of Service, including DSCP and CoS mapping, policies, and configuring
Trust mode.
■Chapter 12, “Managing System Files” — Provides information for managing system files.
■Chapter 14, “Managing Device Diagnostics” — Provides information for configuring port
mirroring, performing cable tests, and viewing device health information.
■Chapter 15, “Viewing Statistics” — Provides information for viewing RMON and
interface statistics.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for network administrators familiar with IT concepts and terminology.

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This section provides an introduction to the user interface, and includes the following topics:
■Starting the Application
■Understanding the Interface
■Resetting the Device
■Logging Off the Device
Starting the Application
This section contains information for starting the application.
To open the EWS application:
1. Open a Web browser.
2. Enter the device’s IP address in the address bar and press Enter. The HP PC Blade Switch
authentication home page will load.
✎By default, the switch uses DHCP to get an IP address for an interface on each of the two default
VLANs. The VLAN you choose to manage the switch determines which IP address you must use
to access its interface.
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3. Enter a user name and password. The default user name is admin. The device is not
configured with a default password and can be configured without entering a password.
Passwords are both case sensitive and alphanumeric.
4. Click . The Embedded Web System Home page opens.
Embedded Web System Home
Understanding the Interface
The following section describes the HP PC Blade Switch interface.
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The following table lists the interface components with their corresponding numbers:
This section provides the following additional information:
■Using the Management Buttons — Provides a graphic representation of the device.
■Device Representation — Provides an explanation of the user interface buttons.
■Using Screen and Table Options — Provides instructions for adding, modifying, and
deleting device parameters.
Using the Management Buttons
Device Management buttons and icons provide an easy method of configuring device
information, and include the following:
Interface Components
Component Description
1 Tree View The Tree View provides easy navigation through the configurable device
features. The main branches expand to provide the subfeatures.
2 Device View The device view provides information about device ports, current
configuration and status, table information, and feature components.
The device view also displays other device information and dialog boxes
for configuring parameters.
EWS Configuration Management Buttons
Button Button Name Description
Add Opens a page which creates new
configuration entries.
Edit Modifies the configuration settings.
Submit Saves configuration changes to the device.
Test Performs cable tests.
Sign in Signs the user into the EWS.
Clear Clears the user-defined passwords from the
login password.
Delete Deletes table and configuration entries.
Help Opens the online help page.
Rule Enables the user to define ACL rules.
Clear Logs Clears system log entries.
Interface Table Opens the MSTP Interface Table.

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Device Representation
The Zoom View page displays a detailed graphical representation of the device.
To open the Zoom View:
» Click System > Zoom. The Zoom View page opens:
Zoom View
Using Screen and Table Options
The EWS contains screens and tables for configuring devices. This section contains the
following topics:
■Adding Device Information
■Modifying Device Information
■Deleting Device Information
EWS Information Tabs
Link Name Description
Sign Out Signs users out of the EWS.
Save Saves the current device configuration.

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Adding Device Information
User-defined information can be added to specific EWS pages, by opening a new Add page.
To add information to tables or EWS pages:
1. Open an EWS page.
2. Click . An Add page opens, for example, the Add Port Mirroring page:
Add Port Mirroring
3. Define the fields.
4. Click . The configuration information is saved, and the device is updated.
Modifying Device Information
1. Open the EWS page.
2. Select a table entry.
3. Click . A Modify page opens, for example, the Port Mirroring Settings page:
Port Mirroring Settings
4. Define the fields.
5. Click . The fields are modified, and the information is saved to the device.
Deleting Device Information
1. Open the EWS page.
2. Select a table row.
3. Click .
4. Click . The information is deleted, and the device is updated.

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Resetting the Device
The Reset page enables the device to be reset from a remote location. Save all changes to the
Running Configuration file before resetting the device. This prevents the current device
configuration from being lost.
To reset the device:
1. Click System > Reset. The Reset page opens.
Reset
2. Click . The device is reset. After the device is reset, a prompt for a user name and
password displays.
3. Enter a user name and password to reconnect to the Web Interface.
Logging Off the Device
■Click . The HP PC Blade Switch Home page opens.

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Defining System Information
The System Information page contains parameters for configuring general device information,
including the System Name, System Location, System Contact, System Object ID, System Up
Time, Base MAC addresses, Hardware Version, Software Version, and Boot Version.
To define the general system information:
1. Click System > System Information. The System Information page opens:
System Information
The System Information page contains the following fields:
■Model Name — Displays the device model number and name.
■System Name — Defines the user-defined device name. The field range is 0-160 characters.
■System Location — Defines the location where the system is currently running. The field
range is 0-160 characters.
■System Contact — Defines the name of the contact person. The field range is 0-160
characters.
■System Object ID — Displays the vendor’s authoritative identification of the network
management subsystem contained in the entity.
■System Up Time — Displays the amount of time since the most recent device reset. The
system time is displayed in the following format: Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds. For
example, 41 days, 2 hours, 22 minutes, 15 seconds.
■Base MAC Address — Displays the device MAC address.

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■Hardware Version — Displays the installed device hardware version number.
■Software Version — Displays the installed software version number.
■Boot Version — Displays the current boot version running on the device.

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Configuring System Time
This section provides information for configuring system time parameters, including:
■Configuring Daylight Savings Time
■Configuring SNTP
Configuring Daylight Savings Time
The System Time page contains fields for defining system time parameters for both the local
hardware clock and the external SNTP clock. If the system time is kept using an external SNTP
clock, and the external SNTP clock fails, the system time reverts to the local hardware clock.
Daylight Savings Time can be enabled on the device.
The following is a list of Daylight Savings Time start and end times in specific countries:
■Albania — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Australia — From the end of October until the end of March.
■Australia - Tasmania — From the beginning of October until the end of March.
■Armenia — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Austria — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Bahamas — From April to October, in conjunction with Daylight Savings Time in the
United States.
■Belarus — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Belgium — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Brazil — From the third Sunday in October until the third Saturday in March. During the
period of Daylight Savings Time, Brazilian clocks go forward one hour in most of the
Brazilian southeast.
■Chile — In Easter Island, from March 9 until October 12. In the rest of the country, from the
first Sunday in March or after March 9.
■China — China does not use Daylight Savings Time.
■Canada — From the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday of October. Daylight Savings
Time is usually regulated by provincial and territorial governments. Exceptions may exist in
certain municipalities.
■Cuba — From the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October.
■Cyprus — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Denmark — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Egypt — From the last Friday in April until the last Thursday in September.
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■Finland — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■France — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Germany — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Greece — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Hungary — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■India — India does not use Daylight Savings Time.
■Iran — From Farvardin 1 until Mehr 1.
■Iraq — From April 1 until October 1.
■Ireland — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Israel — Varies year-to-year.
■Italy — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Japan — Japan does not use Daylight Savings Time.
■Jordan — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Latvia — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Lebanon — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Lithuania — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Luxembourg — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Macedonia — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Mexico — From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00.
■Moldova — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Montenegro — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Netherlands — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■New Zealand — From the first Sunday in October until the first Sunday on or after
March 15.
■Norway — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Paraguay — From April 6 until September 7.
■Poland — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Portugal — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Romania — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Russia — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Serbia — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Slovak Republic — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■South Africa — South Africa does not use Daylight Savings Time.
■Spain — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■Sweden — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
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■Syria — From March 31 until October 30.
■Taiwan — Taiwan does not use Daylight Savings Time.
■Turkey — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■United Kingdom — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
■United States of America — From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 until the last Sunday in
October at 02:00.
To configure the system clock time:
1. Click System >Time > System Time. The System Time page opens:
System Time
The System Time page contains the following sections:
❏Clock Source — The source used to set the system clock. The possible field values are:
◆Use Local Settings — Indicates that the clock is set locally.
◆Use SNTP Server — Indicates that the system time is set via an SNTP server.
❏Date — The system date. The field format is DD/MMM/YY. For example, 04/May/05
(May 4, 2005).
❏Local Time — The system time. The field format is HH:MM:SS. For example,
21:15:03.
❏Time Zone Offset — The difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and local
time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for Paris is GMT +1, while the Time Zone
Offset for New York is GMT –5.
❏Daylight Saving — Enables automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST) on the device
based on the device’s location. There are two types of daylight settings, either by a
specific date in a particular year, or a reoccurring setting irrespective of the year. For a
specific setting in a particular year, complete the Daylight Saving area, and for a
recurring setting, complete the Recurring area. The possible field values are:
◆USA — The device switches to DST at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April, and
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◆European — The device switches to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March
and reverts to standard time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The European
option applies to EU members and other European countries using the EU standard.
◆Other — The DST definitions are user-defined based on the device locality. If Other
is selected, you must define the From and To fields.
❏Time Set Offset — Used for non-USA and European countries to set the amount of time
for DST (in minutes). The default time is 60 minutes.
❏From — Indicates the time that DST begins in countries other than the USA and Europe,
in the format DD/MMM/YY in one field and HH:MM in another. For example, if DST
begins on October 25, 2007 at 5:00 am, the two fields should be set to 25/Oct/07 and
05:00. The possible field values are:
◆Date — The date on which DST begins. The field format is DD/MM/YY. DD
indicates the day in which the time offset begins.The possible field range is 1-31.
MMM indicates the calendar month in which the time offset begins. The possible
field range is Jan-Dec. YY indicates the year in which the time offset begins.
◆Time — The time at which DST begins. The field format is HH:MM. For example,
05:30.
❏To — Indicates the time that DST ends in countries other than the USA and Europe, in
the format DD/MMM/YY in one field and HH:MM in another. For example, if DST
ends on March 23, 2008 at midnight, the two fields should be 23/Mar/08 and 00:00. The
possible field values are:
◆Date — The date on which DST ends. The field format is DD/MM/YY. DD
indicates the day in which the time offset ends.The possible field range is 1-31.
MMM indicates the calendar month in which the time offset ends. The possible field
range is Jan-Dec. YY indicates the year in which the time offset ends.
◆Time — The time at which DST ends. The field format is HH:MM. For example,
05:30.
❏Recurring — Enables user-defined DST for countries in which DST is constant from
year to year, other than the USA and Europe.
❏From — The time that DST begins each year. For example, DST begins locally every
first Sunday in April at 00:00 (midnight). The possible field values are:
◆Day — The day of the week from which DST begins every year. The possible field
range is Sunday-Saturday.
◆Week — The week within the month from which DST begins every year. The
possible field range is First-Fifth.
◆Month — The month of the year in which DST begins every year. The possible field
range is Jan-Dec.
◆Time — The time at which DST begins every year. The field format is HH:MM. For
example, 02:10.
❏To — The time that DST ends each year. For example, DST ends locally every first
Sunday in October at 00:00 (midnight). The possible field values are:
◆Day — The day of the week at which DST ends every year. The possible field range
is Sunday-Saturday.
◆Week — The week within the month at which DST ends every year. The possible
field range is First-Fifth.