HP J9079A User manual

HP ProCurve 1700 Switches
Management and Configuration Guide
July 2009

HP ProCurve 1700 Switches
Management and Configuration Guide

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Publication Number
5991-6222
July 2009
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 1700-8 (J9079A)
ProCurve Switch 1700-24 (J9080A)
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Contents
1 Getting Started
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Getting Documentation From the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2 Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Navigating the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Web Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Displaying System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Displaying the System Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Setting the Switch’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Configuring the Logon Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Rate Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Showing Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Trunk Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Aggregation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Defining the Members of a Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Deleting the Members of a Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Trunk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Modifying Trunk Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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LACP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Enabling LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Disabling LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
LACP Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
VLAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Introduction to VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Creating a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Modifying a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Deleting a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
VLAN Port Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
LLDP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
LLDP Neighbor Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
SNMP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Ping Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Restore to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Reboot Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Upload/Download Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Download Text Readable Configuration/Status File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Update Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
3 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Forgotten the IP Address or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
ProCurve Networking Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Index

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Getting Started
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Getting Started
Introduction
This Management and Configuration Guide is intended to support the
following switches:
■ProCurve Switch 1700-8
■ProCurve Switch 1700-24
This guide describes how to use the Web browser interface to configure,
manage, and monitor switch operation. A troubleshooting chapter is also
included.
Related Publications
Installation and Getting Started Guide. Use the Installation and Get-
ting Started Guide shipped with your switch to prepare for and perform the
physical installation. This guide also steps you through connecting the switch
to your network and assigning IP addressing, as well as describing the LED
indications for correct operation and trouble analysis.
You can download a copy of this guide from the ProCurve Networking Web
site, http://www.hp.com/go/procurve. (See “Getting Documentation From the
Web” on page 1-2.)
Release Notes. Release notes are posted on the ProCurve Networking Web
site and provide information on new software updates:
■New features and how to configure and use them
■Software management, including downloading software to the switch
■Software fixes addressed in current and previous releases
To view and download a copy of the latest release notes for your switch, see
“Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-2.

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Getting Started
Getting Documentation From the Web
Getting Started
Getting Documentation From the Web
1. Go to the ProCurve Networking Web site at
http://www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals
2. Click on the product for which you want to view or download a manual.
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Getting Started
Sources for More Information
Getting Started
Sources for More Information
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network
Use the Installation and Getting Started Guide shipped with your switch for
the following:
■Instructions for physically installing the switch in your network.
■Quickly assigning an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway, set a
Manager password, and (optionally) configure other basic features.
■Interpreting LED behavior.
■Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the
switch.
For the latest version of the Installation and Getting Started Guide and other
documentation for your switch, visit the ProCurve Networking Web site.
(Refer to “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-2.)