HP J9146A - ProCurve Switch 2910al-24G-PoE User manual

Power over Ethernet
ProCurve 2910al Switches
Installation and Getting Started Guide

ProCurve 2910al Switches
Installation and Getting Started Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552
Roseville, California 95747-5552
http://www.hp.com/go/procurve
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Publication Number
5992-3084
March 2010
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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 2910al-24G Switch (J9145A)
HP ProCurve 2910al-48G Switch (J9147A)
HP ProCurve 2910al-24G-PoE+ Switch (J9146A)
HP ProCurve 2910al-48G-PoE+ Switch (J9148A)
HP ProCurve 2-Port 10-GbE CX4 al Module (J9149A)
HP ProCurve 2-Port 10-GbE SFP+ al Module (J9008A)
HP ProCurve 10-GbE al Interconnect Kit (J9165A)
HP ProCurve 620 Redundant and
External Power Supply (J8696A)
HP ProCurve 630 Redundant and/or
External Power Supply (J9443A)

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Contents
1 Introducing the Switch
Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Expansion Module LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
al Module Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
RPS and EPS Input Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
HP ProCurve Switch al Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
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) Install a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Installing the Interconnect Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Verifying the Module is Installed Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

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4. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Rack Mounting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Horizontal Surface Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
5. (Optional) Install a Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
To remove the transceiver: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Installing or Removing the Optical Media Converter . . . . . . . . . 2-15
6. (Optional) Install Mini-GBICs and SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Removing the mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
7. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
8. (Optional) Connect an External Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
RPS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Operating Characteristics of the 620 RPS/EPS (J8696A) . . . . . . 2-19
620 RPS/EPS Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Operating characteristics of the HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS (J9443A)
2-22
HP ProCurve 630 RPS/EPS Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
9. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Console Cable Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
10. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Using the RJ-45 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Connecting Cables to mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Connecting a fiber cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Connecting a copper cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Sample Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
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

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4 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Hardware Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Checking the Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Checking Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Downloading New Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
A Switch Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Acoustic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
B Module Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Optical Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
C Cabling and Technology Information
Cabling specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Technology distance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Mode Conditioning Patch Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

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Installing the Patch Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Crossover Twisted-Pair Cable for
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
1000 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
D Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Informations concernant la sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Hinweise zur Sicherheit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Considerazioni sulla sicurezza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
Consideraciones sobre seguridad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
Safety Information (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
Safety Information (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7
EMC Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Australia/New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9
European Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-10
E Recycle Statements
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Statements . . . . . . E-1
Index

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Introducing the Switch
1
Introducing the Switch
The HP ProCurve 2910al Switches are multiport switches that can be used to
build high-performance switched networks. These switches are store-and-
forward devices offering low latency for high-speed networking. The 2910al
switches also support Redundant Power Supply and Power over Ethernet
technologies.
Throughout this manual, these switches will be referred to as the 2910al
Switches or the 2910al-PoE+ Switches.
Power
Fault
Locator
Console
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps
2 flash = 100 Mbps
on = 1 Gbps
flash = 10 Gbps
*
LED
Mode
Clear
Reset
10/100/1000Base-T Ports (1 - 24T)  Ports are Auto-MDIX
Test
Tmp
Status
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or SFP (S)
!Use only one (T or S) for each Port
Fan
21S2 S
22S24S
FDx
Spd
Act
*
14 16
19
17
15
1
18 20
Link Mode 2 T
21T
22T24T
Link Mode
Status of the Back
Mdl RPS
ProCurve Switch
2910bl-24G
J9145A
Link Mode
Link Mode
12
108
6
4
2
119
7
5
1
Link Mode
Link Mode
Usr
Auxiliary Port
HP ProCurve 2910al-24G Switch (J9145A)
Power
Fault
Locator
Console
LED
Mode
Clear
Reset
10/100/1000Base-T Ports (1 - 48T)  Ports are Auto-MDIX
Tes t
Tmp
Status
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or SFP (S)
!Use only one (T or S) for each Port
Fan
45S47S
46S48S
*Spd mode: off=10 Mbps, 2 flash=100 Mbps, on=1 Gbps, flash=10 Gbps
FDx
Spd
Act
*
8 40
4
41
9
7
12
10
8
6
4
2
11
9
7
5
1
42 44
Link Mode Link Mode
Link Mode
47T
45T
46T48T
Link Mode
Status of the Back
Mdl RPS
ProCurve Switch
2910bl-48G
J9147A
Link Mode
Link Mode
24
22
20
18
16
14
221
1917
151
Link Mode
Link Mode 6
4
2
0
28
26
5
1
29
2725
Link Mode
Link Mode
Usr
HP ProCurve 2910al-48G Switch (J9147A)
Power
Fault
Locator
Console
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps
2 flash = 100 Mbps
on = 1 Gbps
flash = 10 Gbps
*
LED
Mode
Clear
Reset
PoE+ Integrated 10/100/1000Base-T Ports (1 - 24T)  Ports are Auto-MDIX
Test
Tmp
Status
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or SFP (S)
!Use only one (T or S) for each Port
PoE
Fan
21S2 S
22S24S
FDx
Spd
PoE
Act
*
14 16
19
17
15
1
18 20
Link Mode 2 T
21T
22T24T
Link Mode
Status of the Back
Mdl RPS
EPS
ProCurve Switch
2910bl -24G-PoE
J9146A
Link Mode
Link Mode
12
108
6
4
2
119
7
5
1
Link Mode
Link Mode
Usr
Auxiliary Port
PoE+
HP ProCurve 2910al-24G-PoE+ Switch (J9146A)
Power
Fault
Locator
Console
LED
Mode
Clear
Reset
PoE+ Integrated 10/100/1000Base-T Ports (1 - 48T)  Ports are Auto-MDIX
Test
Tmp
Status
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or SFP (S)
!Use only one (T or S) for each Port
PoE
Fan
45S47S
46S48S
*Spd mode: off=10 Mbps, 2 flash=100 Mbps, on=1 Gbps, flash=10 Gbps
FDx
Spd
PoE
Act
*
8 40
4
41
9
7
12
10
8
6
4
2
11
9
7
5
1
42 44
Link Mode Link Mode
Link Mode
47T
45T
46T48T
Link Mode
Status of the Back
Mdl RPS
EPS
ProCurve Switch
2910bl -48G-PoE
J9148A
Link Mode
Link Mode
24
2220
18
16
14
221
1917
151
Link Mode
Link Mode 6
42
0
28
26
5
1
29
2725
Link Mode
Link Mode
Usr
PoE+
HP ProCurve 2910al-48G-PoE+ Switch (J9148A)

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Introducing the Switch
Introducing the Switch
The 2910al-24G Switch and 2910al-48G Switch have respectively, 24 or 48,
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, and two slots are
provided in the back of the device to support expansion modules:
■2-port (two fixed CX4 ports) 10 Gigabit per second Ethernet (10-GbE)
module.
■2-port 10-GbE SFP+ (Small Form Factor Pluggable) module. The specifi-
cation 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.
■1-port 10-GbE interconnect module.
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 CX4 Copper (twinaxial) N/A
10-Gig
Direct Attach Copper (twinaxial) N/A
10-Gig SR Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LRM Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LR Fiber (single mode) LC
For supported transceivers see www.hp.com/go/procurve/faqs. Both ProCurve 10-GbE
transceivers 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 C, “Cabling and Technol-
ogy Information”.