Hp J3178a Manual

Installation and

Reference Guide

HP J3178A

HP AdvanceStack Switch 208/224

Management Module

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HP AdvanceStack Switch 208/224

Management Module

Installation and Reference Guide

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Hewlett-Packard Company

8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5551

Roseville, California 95747-5551

http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

This document contains information which is protected by

prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the

Publication Number

5966-5228

Edition 1

March 1997

Applicable Product

HP J3178A Switch 208/224 Management Module

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-

Packardshallnotbeliableforerrorscontainedhereinorfor

incidental or consequential damagesinconnection 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

A copyof the specific warranty terms applicable to your

Hewlett-Packard products and replacement parts can be

obtained from yourHP Sales and Service Office or

authorized dealer.

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(over for more services)

HP Customer Support Services

How to get the latest software/agent firmware

You can download from the World Wide Web, HP FTP Library Service, CompuServe,

and HP BBS a compressed file (j3178xx.exe) containing the latest version of the HP

Switch 208/224 Management Module software and proprietary MIB. After you down-

load the file, extract the file by typing

filename

and pressing

[Enter].

For example, j317801 [Enter].

World Wide Web

http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

Select the “Support” section.

From this web site, you can also download information on the HP networking prod-

ucts. If you have a growing network, download the Designing HP AdvanceStack

WorkgroupNetworksGuideorcall1-800-752-0900intheU.S.toreceiveacopythrough

the mail.

HP FTP Library Service

1. FTP to Internet IP Address — ftp ftp.hp.com.

2. Log in as anonymous and press [Return] at the password prompt.

3. Enter bin to set the transfer type.

4. Enter cd /pub/networking/software.

5. Enter get

filename

to transfer the file to your computer, then quit.

CompuServe

1. Login to CompuServe.

2. Go to the “hp” service.

3. Select “HP Systems, Disks, Tapes, etc.”

4. Select “Networking Products” library.

5. Download

filename

and then quit.

HP BBS

Set your modem to no parity, eight bits, 1stopbit, set speed up to 14400 bps, and with

your telecommunication program (e.g., Windows Terminal) dial (208) 344-1691in the

U.S. to get the latest software for your HP networking product. For other countries,

see http://www.hp.com/cposupport/eschome.html.

Obtain thelatestconsole code (j3178xx.exe)from:

HP FTP Library: ftp ftp-boi.external.hp.com

WorldWideWeb: http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

HP BBS: (208) 344-1691

(over)

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HP FIRST Fax Retrieval Service

HP FIRST is an automated fax retrieval service that is available 24 hours a day, seven

days a week. HP FIRST provides information on the following topics:

■Product information

■Troubleshooting instructions

■Technical reviews and articles

■Configuration information

To access HP FIRST, dial one of the following phone numbers:

Additional HP Support Services

In addition to the above services, you can purchase various HP telephone support

services which provide you expert HP technical assistance:

■NetworkPhone-InSupportprovidesyou supportatan hourlyrate.IntheU.S.,

call1-800-790-5544.Inothercountries,pleasecontactyourlocalHPResponse

Center to see if this service is available in your country.

■HP SupportPack Comprehensive Network Support provides complete prob-

lem resolution for medium to large interconnected local and wide area

networks. Contact your HP Authorized Reseller or the nearest HP Sales and

Support Office for more information.

HP offers other hardware support services. Please contact your reseller for more

information.

Location Phone Number

U.S.and Canada Only Dial1(800)333-1917withyourfaxmachineortouch-tonephone

and press 1.

Outside the U.S. and Canada Dial 1 (208) 344-4809 from your fax machine and press 9.

Toreceivealistofcurrentlyavailabledocuments,enterdocumentnumber19941.Theinformation

you requested will be sentto you by return fax. For other countries, see http://www.hp.com/

cposupport/eschome.html.

CompuServe: Gohpsys

Lib7.

Download j3178xx.exe

Network Phone-In

Support (hourly): 1-800-790-5544

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Contents

1Installing the Management Module

Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Removing the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

2Management Module Description

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Module Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

3The Switch Console

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Connecting a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Modem Cable Pin-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Starting and Ending a Console Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Main Menu Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Screen Structure and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Using Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Advanced Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

4Configuring the Switch From the Console

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Configurable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

IPX Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Internet (IP) Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Using Bootp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

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SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Trap Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Serial Link Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Console Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Spanning Tree Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Network Monitoring Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Saving Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

5Monitoring Switch Operation From the Console

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Status and Counters Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Port Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Port Counters - Show Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Port Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Spanning Tree (STP) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

6Using SNMP To Monitor and Manage the Switch

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

SNMP Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

SNMP Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Advanced Management: RMON and EASE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

EASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

7Troubleshooting

Checking the Module LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Problem/Solution Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

IP Configuration Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

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Testing the Switch and Management Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Testing the Switch’s Ports and the Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Resetting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Clearing Passwords on the Switch Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

ASpecifications

Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

BModem Configuration

CFile Transfers

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Downloading an Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Using TFTP To Download the OS File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Using the SNMP-Based HP Download Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Using the Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Using the Zmodem to Download the OS File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

DSpanning Tree Operation

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

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