HP 5300xl Series User manual

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series 5300xl switches
installation and
getting started guide
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HP ProCurve Series
5300xl Switches
Installation and Getting Started Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552
Roseville, California 95747-5552
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
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L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change
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language without the prior written consent of
Hewlett-Packard.
Publication Number
5990-8835
July 2004
Applicable Products
HP ProCurve Switch 5308xl (J4819A)
HP ProCurve Switch 5372xl (J4848A)
HP ProCurve Switch 5348xl (J4849A)
HP ProCurve Switch 5304xl (J4850A)
HP ProCurve Switch 5304xl-G32 (J8166A)
HP ProCurve Switch 5308xl-G48 (J8167A)
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Safety
Before installing and operating these products, please read
the “Installation Precautions” in chapter 2, “Installing the
Series 5300xl Switches”, and the safety statements in
appendix C, “Safety and Regulatory Statements”.

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Contents
1 Introducing the HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches
Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Slot for Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
2 Installing the Series 5300xl Switches
Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Cabling Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.Install Switch xl Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3. (Optional) Install Second Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
4. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
LED Behavior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
5. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Horizontal Surface Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
6. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
7. Connect the Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

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8. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Telnet Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Hot Swapping Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Adding or Replacing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Changing the Module Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Example Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Basic Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Use as an Edge Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Recommended Minimal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Switch Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Starting a Telnet Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Starting a Web Browser Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
4 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Hardware Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Checking the Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Checking Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Downloading New Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

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A Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Acoustic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Switch 5308xl and Switch 5372xl: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Switch 5304xl and Switch 5348xl: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Network Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
B Switch Ports and Network Cables
Switch Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Twisted Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Fiber-Optic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Fiber-Optic Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Crossover Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
1000 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
C Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Informations concernant la sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Hinweise zur Sicherheit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Considerazioni sulla sicurezza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Consideraciones sobre seguridad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

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Safety Information (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Safety Information (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
EMC Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Australia/New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Regulatory Model Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Index

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Introducing the HP ProCurve
Series 5300xl Switches
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Introducing the HP ProCurve Series 5300xl
Switches
The HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches include the Switch 5304xl and its
bundles, the Switch 5348xl and the Switch 5332xl-Gigabit, and the Switch
5308xl and its bundles, the Switch 5372xl and the Switch 5348xl-Gigabit. They
are multiport modular switches that provide Layer 3 routing features, and that
feature low latency for high-speed networking.
This chapter describes your HP Series 5300xl Switches including:
■Front and back of the switches
■Features
■Switch operation overview
Switch 5304xl, Switch 5348xl and the Switch 5304xl-32G. The Switch
5304xl is available as an open 4-slot chassis (J4850A), as the Switch 5348xl
bundle (J4849A) with two 24-port 10/100-TX xl Modules pre-installed, and as
the Switch 5304xl-32G (J8166A) with two 16-port 100/1000-T xl Modules pre-
installed.
Clear Self
Test Fan Power
Status
Modules LED Mode Select
Reset
Console
A
CD
hp procurve
switch 5304xl Use xl modules only
J4850A !
Max FDx ActDCA21
Power
Fan
Status
Self
Test
ClearReset
Console
Modules LED Mode Select
hp procurve
switch 5304xl
Max
J4820B
Use xl modules only
J4850A
xl module
xl xl
J4820B
xl module
procurve
procurve
!
FDx ActDCA21
A
CD
HP ProCurve Switch 5304xl
(J4850A)
HP ProCurve
Switch 5348xl
bundle (J4849A)
with two
10/100-TX xl Modules
preinstalled

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Introducing the HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches
Introducing the HP ProCurve
Series 5300xl Switches
Switch 5308xl and Switch 5372xl and the Switch 5308xl-48G. The
Switch 5308xl is available as an open 8-slot chassis (J4819A), as the Switch
5372xl bundle (J4848A) with three 24-port 10/100-TX xl Modules pre-installed
and as the Switch 5308xl-48G bundle (J8167A) with three 16-port
100/1000-T xl Modules pre-installed.
HP ProCurve
Switch 5304xl-32G
bundle (J8166A)
with two 16 port
100/1000-T xl Modules
preinstalled
!
hp procurve
switch 5308xl Use xl modules only
J4819A
HP ProCurve Switch 5308xl
(J4819A)