HP HP ProCurve Series 6600 User manual

Installation and
Getting Started Guide
www.procurve.com
HP ProCurve
Series 6600 Switches

ProCurve Series 6600 Switches
Installation and Getting Started Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552
Roseville, California 95747-5552
www.procurve.com
© Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
Publication Number
5992-4962
January 2009
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Safety
Before installing and operating these products, please read
the “Installation Precautions” in chapter 2, “Installing the
Switch”, and the safety statements in appendix C, “Safety
and EMC Regulatory Statements”.
HP ProCurve 6600-24G Switch (J9263A)
HP ProCurve 6600-24G-4XG Switch (J9264A)
HP ProCurve 6600-24XG Switch (J9265A)
HP ProCurve Switch Power Supply (J9269A)
HP ProCurve Switch Fan Tray (J9271A)

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Contents
1 Introducing the Switch
Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
LED Power Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
2 Installing the Switch
Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation Precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
LED Behavior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3. (Optional) Reversing the air flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
4. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
5. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Securing the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
6. (Optional) Install or Remove mini-GBICs or SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Installing the Mini-GBICs or SFP+ Transceivers: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
SFP and SFP+ transceivers Plug-in, Fault and Alert behaviors. 2-17
Removing the mini-GBICs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

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7. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Using the RJ-45 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Connecting Cables to mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
8. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Console Cable Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Sample Network Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Recommended Minimal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Console Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
To Recover from a Lost Manager Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Replacing Components
Replacing the fan tray assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Installing a New Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Replacing the Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
5 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Hardware Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Checking the Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Checking Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

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Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Downloading New Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
A Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Acoustic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
B Cabling and Technology Information
Cabling specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Technology distance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Mode Conditioning Patch Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Installing the Patch Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Crossover Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
1000 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

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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
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
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
European Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
D Recycle Statements
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Statements . . . . . . D-1
Index

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Introducing the Switch
Introducing the Switch
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Introducing the Switch
The HP ProCurve Series 6600 Switches are top-of-rack data center switches
that support advanced Layer three switching, and have reversible front-to-
back airflow, and two hot-swappable power supplies. These switches can be
used to build high-speed switched networks between servers in the data
center.
Throughout this manual, these switches will be referred to as the Series 6600
Switches.
HP ProCurve 6600-24G Switch (J9263A)
HP ProCurve 6600-24G-4XG Switch (J9264A)
HP ProCurve 6600-24XG Switch (J9265A)

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Introducing the Switch
Introducing the Switch
The 6600-24G Switch has 20 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports, four
dual-personality ports—either auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or mini-
GBIC (Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)) ports.
The 6600-24G-4XG Switch has the same ports as the Switch 6600-24G plus it
also has 4 SFP+ slots for 10-GbE connectivity. The specification for SFP+
defines the physical and electrical characteristics of this form-factor (size and
shape). The form-factor is identical to SFP, but the SFP+ is a 10-Gigabit
Ethernet transceiver.
The 6600-24XG Switch has 24 SFP+ slots. All slots are 10-GbE.
Table 1-1. These products support optional network connectivity with the
following speeds and technologies:
Speed Technology Cabling Transceiver form-factor
and connector
SFP(mini-GBIC)
Connector SFP+ Connector
100-Mbps 100-FX Fiber (multimode) LC
100-BX Fiber (single mode) LC
1-Gbps 1000-SX Fiber (multimode) LC
1000-LX Fiber (multimode or
single mode) LC
1000-LH Fiber (single mode) LC
1000-BX Fiber (single mode) LC
10-Gbps 10-Gig
Direct Attach Copper (twinaxial) N/A1
10-Gig SR Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LRM Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LR Fiber (single mode) LC
1Direct attach cables (DAC) are low-cost 10-GbE connectivity options consisting of a one,
three, or seven meter cable with SFP+ connectors permanently attached to each end.
For supported transceivers see www.procurve.com/faqs. Both ProCurve 10-GbE trans-
ceivers and ProCurve Mini-GBICs and SFPs have links to a list of supported products
(first question in the “General Product Information” category).
For technical details of cabling and technologies see Appendix B, “Cabling and Tech-
nology Information”.