HP HP ProCurve series 2500 User manual

hp procurve series 2500 switches
management and
configuration guide
www.hp.com/go/procurve

HP ProCurve Switches
2512 and 2524
Management and Configuration Guide
Software Release F.01or Greater

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5551
Roseville, California 95747-5551
http://www.hp.com/go/procurve
© Copyright 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company
All Rights Reserved.
This document contains information which is protected by
copyright. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without
prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the
copyright laws.
Publication Number
5969-2354
August 2000
Applicable Product
HP ProCurve Switch 2512 (J4812A)
HP ProCurve Switch 2524 (J4813A)
Trademark Credits
Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows
NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Internet Explorer is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Corporation.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document is subject to
change without notice.
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not
be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.
Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or
reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished
by Hewlett-Packard.
Warranty
See the Customer Support/Warranty booklet included with
the product.
A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your
Hewlett-Packard products and replacement parts can be
obtained from your HP Sales and Service Office or
authorized dealer.

iii
Preface
Preface
Use of This Guide and Other ProCurve Switch
Documentation
This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), menu
interface, and web browser interface for the HP ProCurve Switches 2512 and
2524 - hereafter referred to individually as the “Switch 2512” or “Switch 2524”
and collectively as the “Switches 2512/2524” or “Series 2500 switches”).
■If you need information on specific parameters in the menu interface,
refer to the online help provided in the interface.
■If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the
command name followed by “help” (<command> help).
■If you need information on specific features in the HP Web Browser
Interface (hereafter referred to as the “web browser interface”), use the
online help available for the web browser interface. For more information
on web browser Help options, refer to “Online Help for the HP Web
Browser Interface” on page 4-12.
■If you need further information on Hewlett-Packard switch technology,
refer to HP’s ProCurve Networking website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/procurve

v
Contents
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Use of This Guide and Other ProCurve Switch Documentation . . . . . . iii
1: Selecting a Management Interface
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
CLI Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Advantages of Using the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Advantages of Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2. Using the Menu Interface
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Starting and Ending a Menu Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
How To Start a Menu Interface Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console: . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Main Menu Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Screen Structure and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Menu Features List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Where To Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
3. Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

vi
Contents
Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Privilege Levels at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Privilege Level Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Operator Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Manager Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
How To Move Between Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Listing Commands and Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Listing Commands Available at Any Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Command Option Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Displaying CLI "Help" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes . . 3-13
CLI Control and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
4. Using the HP Web Browser Interface
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Web Browser Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Starting an HP Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch . . 4-5
Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . 4-5
Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Session . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Viewing the “First Time Install” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface . . . . . . 4-9
Using the Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Using the User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
If You Lose a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Support/Mgmt URLs Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Help and the Management Server URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Status Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
The Overview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

vii
Contents
The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Sorting the Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Alert Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Viewing Detail Views of Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Setting Fault Detection Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
5. Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and
System Information
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Just Want a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),
and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL),
and Timep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Web: Configuring IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
DHCP/Bootp Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound Telnet 5-16
Menu: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
CLI: Modifying the Interface Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Web: Configuring System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

viii
Contents
6. Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and
Port Trunking
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . 6-5
CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . 6-6
Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . 6-9
Port Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Switch 2512 and 2524 Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . . . 6-11
Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Check the Event Log (page 11-11) to verify that the trunked
ports are operating properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or Dynamic Port Trunk Group . .
6-18
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group . 6-20
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Trunk Operation Using the “FEC” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
7: Using Passwords, Port Security, and Authorized IP
Managers To Protect Against Unauthorized Access
Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Using Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Menu: Setting Manager and Operator passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
CLI: Setting Manager and Operator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Web: Configuring User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8