HP 2615 series How to use

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HP 2615 and 2915G Switches
Software Version A.15.11.0003 Release Notes

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August 2013
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Contents
Contents
Description ........................................................................... 3
Update Recommendation .............................................................. 3
Supersedes ........................................................................... 3
Product Models ....................................................................... 3
Enhancements ........................................................................ 4
Version A.15 ...................................................................... 4
MSTP Standards Compliant Based MIB ........................................... 4
Reporting Config Changes ....................................................... 4
Flight Data Recorder Log ....................................................... 4
MAC Limit Notify .............................................................. 4
Version A.15.09.0003 ............................................................... 4
Terminal Line Width and Length ................................................. 4
MSTP Standards Compliant Based MIB (part 2) .................................... 4
Flight Data Recorder Phase 2 .................................................... 5
CDPv2 Transmit Capability ...................................................... 5
Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software (Phase 2) ........................... 5
Version A.15.11.0003 ............................................................... 5
Multiple VLAN Removal ......................................................... 5
Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software (Phase 4) ........................... 5
Prerequisites ......................................................................... 6
Operating System and Web Browser Compatibility ..................................... 6
Installation Instructions ................................................................ 6
Fixes ................................................................................ 6
Version A.15.10.xxxx ............................................................... 6
Version A.15.11.0003 ............................................................... 6
HP Switch, Routing Switch, and Router Products Software Keys ............................ 8

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Contents

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Description
Description
This software package contains an updated release of software for the HP 2615 and 2915G switches.
For the latest version of these release notes and HP switch user guides, visit the HP Networking manuals web page:
www.hp.com/networking/support
1. In the first text box, type the product name (e.g. 2615) or product number.
2. Select an appropriate product that displays in the dropdown list.
3. Click the Display Selected button.
4. Click Product support information.
5. Click Manuals.
Update Recommendation
Optional
Supersedes
A.15.09.0003
Product Models
HP 2615-8-PoE Switch (J9565A)
HP 2915-8G-PoE Switch (J9562A)

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Enhancements
Enhancements
This section lists only the software versions that contain enhancements. Enhancements are listed in chronological order, from
oldest to newest software version. Unless otherwise noted, each new software version includes all the enhancements added
in previous versions.
A.15.09.0003 was the first A.15.09 software version for the HP 2615 and 2915G switches. A.15 software includes some
enhancements not found in A.14 software, listed below.
Version A.15
MSTP Standards Compliant Based MIB
■Enhancement (PR_0000060335, CR_0000070269) - This enhancement implements full compliance with the IEEE
standard for the SNMP MIB object ieee8021MstpMib. For more information, see the "Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree
Operation" chapter in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide for your switch.
Reporting Config Changes
■Enhancement (PR_0000069196, CR_0000074531) - This feature provides the ability to track and report
information about switch management processes on a per-user, per-session basis. Syslog or RADIUS will be used for
logging the information.
Flight Data Recorder Log
■Enhancement (PR_0000071572) - Flight Data Recorder (FDR) logs information that is "interesting" at the time of
the crash as well as when the switch is misbehaving, but not crashed. The crash-log and crash-data files now maintain
data for the last 4 crashes instead of just the most recent. For more information about this feature, see the "File
Transfers" and "Troubleshooting" appendices in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch.
MAC Limit Notify
■Enhancement (PR_0000073085, CR_0000077875) - The MAC Address Count feature provides a way to notify the
switch management system when the number of MAC addresses learned on a switch port exceeds the permitted
configurable number.
Version A.15.09.0003
Terminal Line Width and Length
■Enhancement (CR_0000074537) - For console/serial link and inbound telnet sessions, the switch output:
• Uses whatever width is set by the terminal program. If width is not specified, 80 characters is the default.
• Automatically wraps on word boundaries (such as spaces) for non-columnar output
• Automatically wraps on column boundaries for columnar output
HP recommends that you do not set your terminal width (terminal width <y>) above 150 columns.
MSTP Standards Compliant Based MIB (part 2)
■Enhancement (CR_0000105360) - This enhancement is a follow-on to PR_0000060335, which implements full
compliance with the IEEE standard for the SNMP MIB object ieee8021MstpMib. This CR_0000105360 adds Single
Instance STP information to the MIB.

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Enhancements
Flight Data Recorder Phase 2
■Enhancement (CR_0000106140) - The Flight Data Recorder provides a way to capture and preserve data that is
related to a crash event. Phase 2 adds the capture and preservation of protocol and subsystem-specific information.
CDPv2 Transmit Capability
■Enhancement (CR_0000107011) - When a Cisco VoIP phone boots up (or sometimes periodically), it queries the
switch and advertises information about itself using CDPv2. The switch receives the VoIP VLAN Query TLV (type
0x0f) from the phone and then immediately sends the voice VLAN ID in a reply packet to the phone using the VLAN
Reply TLV (type 0x0e). The phone then begins tagging all packets with the advertised voice VLAN ID.
Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software (Phase 2)
■Enhancement (CR_0000114497) - This is the second of several phases that allows a Comware CLI proficient user
to use their Comware CLI knowledge to effectively manage and configure ProVision software switches. This phase
adds 112 additional Comware display commands to the ProVision software CLI.
Version A.15.11.0003
Multiple VLAN Removal
■Enhancement (CR_0000111891) - This enhancement provides the ability to add or delete interfaces from multiple
tagged or untagged VLANs or SVLANs. See "Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)" in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide
for your switch.
Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software (Phase 4)
■Enhancement (CR_0000119301) - This is the fourth and final of four phases that allows a Comware CLI proficient
user to use their Comware CLI knowledge to effectively manage and configure ProVision software switches. This
phase adds 15 additional Comware display commands to the ProVision software CLI. With this addition there are now
245 Comware display commands in the ProVision software CLI. In addition, a number of extended help messages
have been added to the tab help system to provide guidance on the next action for those configuration items that may
not be intuitive due to naming or concept differences between Comware and ProVision software. For details, see the
latest version of the Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software manual for your switch.

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Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Operating System and Web Browser Compatibility
The switch Web agent supports the following combinations of OS browsers:
Installation Instructions
The Basic Operation Guide for your switch provides software installation and management information on the following
topics:
■downloading switch documentation and software from the Web
■saving configurations while using the CLI
■best practices for software updates
To access the guide, visit the HP Networking manuals web page. (Refer to “Description” on page 3.)
Fixes
Software fixes are listed in chronological order, from oldest to newest software version. Unless otherwise noted, each new
software version includes all the software fixes added in previous versions.
A.15.09.0003 was the first A.15.09 software version for the HP 2615 and 2915G switches.
Version A.15.10.xxxx
Status: Never built.
Version A.15.11.0003
Status: Released and fully supported, but not posted on the web.
The following problems were resolved in software version A.15.11.0003.
■802.1X (CR_0000122837) - Clients have issues with authentication when 802.1X and MAC Authentication are both
configured on a port.
■CLI (CR_0000119000) - The help text for the radius-server command incorrectly states that three RADIUS servers
are supported, when the correct number is 15.
Operating System Supported Web Browsers
Windows XP SP3 Internet Explorer 7, 8
Firefox 3.5
Windows Vista SP2 Internet Explorer 8, 9
Firefox 10, 11
Windows 7 Internet Explorer 8, 9
Firefox 12
Chrome 19
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Internet Explorer 8, 9
Firefox 12
Macintosh OS Firefox 12

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Fixes
■Enhancement (CR_0000111891) - This enhancement provides the ability to add or delete interfaces from multiple
tagged or untagged VLANs or SVLANs. See "Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)" in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide
for your switch.
■Enhancement (CR_0000119301) - This is the fourth and final of four phases that allows a Comware CLI proficient
user to use their Comware CLI knowledge to effectively manage and configure ProVision software switches. This
phase adds 15 additional Comware display commands to the ProVision software CLI. With this addition there are now
245 Comware display commands in the ProVision software CLI. In addition, a number of extended help messages
have been added to the tab help system to provide guidance on the next action for those configuration items that may
not be intuitive due to naming or concept differences between Comware and ProVision software. For details, see the
latest version of the Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software manual.
■PIM-DM (CR_0000122264) - Some PIM-DM multicast streams fail when a default route is configured on the switch.
■QoS (CR_0000124442) - The ToS mappings are incorrect and traffic is not prioritized correctly when 802.1Q or any
non-default traffic template is used.
■SSH (CR_0000122795) - SSH session disconnects when the SSH key re-exchange takes place.
■TFTP (CR_0000124276) - After multiple TFTP file transfers from the switch, additional file transfers might fail
with the error message Translator failed or RFS Error Reboot.

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HP Switch, Routing Switch, and Router Products Software Keys
HP Switch, Routing Switch, and Router Products Software Keys
Software Letter HP Products
ASwitch 2615-8-PoE and Switch 2915-8G-PoE
C1600M, 2400M, 2424M, 4000M, and 8000M
CY Switch 8100fl Series (8108fl and 8116fl)
ESwitch 5300xl Series (5304xl, 5308xl, 5348xl, 5372xl, 5304xl-32G, and 5308xl-48G)
FSwitch 2500 Series (2512 and 2524), Switch 2312, and Switch 2324
GSwitch 4100gl Series (4104gl, 4108gl, 4140gl, 4148gl, and 4160gl)
HSwitch 2600 Series, Switch 2600-PWR Series: H.07.81 and earlier, or H.08.55 and greater,
Switch 2600-8-PWR requires H.08.80 or greater.
Switch 6108: H.07.xx and earlier
ISwitch 2800 Series (2824 and 2848)
JJ.xx.xx.biz Secure Router 7000dl Series (7102dl and 7203dl)
JJ.xx.xx.swi Switch 2520G Series (2520G-8-PoE, 2520G-24-PoE)
K3500 Series, 3500yl Series, 5400zl Series, 6200yl-24G Switch, Switch 6600 Series (6600-24G, 6600-24G-4XG, 6600-24XG, 6600-48G, 6600-
48G-4XG), and 8200zl Series Switches
KA Switch 3800 Series
LSwitch 4200vl Series (4202vl-72, 4202vl-48G, 4204vl, 4204vl-44G-4SFP, 4208vl, 4208vl-96, 4208vl-64G, and 4208vl-68G-4SFP)
MSwitch 3400cl Series: M.08.51 though M.08.97, or M.10.01 and greater;
Series 6400cl Series: M.08.51 though M.08.95, or M.08.99 to M.08.100 and greater.
NSwitch 2810 Series (2810-24G and 2810-48G)
PSwitch 1810G (1810G-8, 1810G-24)
PA/PB Switch 1800G Series (Switch 1800-8G - PA; Switch 1800-24G - PB)
PK Switch 1810-48G
PL/PM 1810 v2 Switches (1810-8G v2, 1810-24G v2 - PL; 1810-8 v2, 1810-24 v2 - PM)
PS PS1810 Switches (PS1810-8G, PS1810-24G)
QSwitch 2510-24
RSwitch 2610 Series (2610-24, 2610-48, 2610-24/12PWR, 2610-24-PWR, and 2610-48-PWR)
RA Switch 2620 Series
SSwitch 2520 Series (2520-8-PoE, 2520-24-PoE)
TSwitch 2900 Series
USwitch 2510-48
VA/VB Switch 1700 Series (Switch 1700-8 - VA and Switch 1700-24 - VB)
WSwitch 2910al Series
WA HP Access Point 530
WB Switch 2920 Series
WM HP Access Point 10ag
WS HP Wireless Edge Services xl Module and the HP Redundant Wireless Services xl Module
WT HP Wireless Edge Services zl Module and the HP Redundant Wireless Services zl Module
YSwitch 2510G Series (2510G-24 and 2510G-48)
YA 2530 Switches (2530-48, 2530-48-PoE+, 2530-8G, 2530-24G, 2530-48G, 2530-8G-PoE+, 2530-24G-PoE+, 2530-48G-PoE+)