HP ProCurve 1600M User manual

installation and
getting started guide
www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
hp procurve routing switches
9304m, 9308m, and 9315m
(software release
7. 5. X or greater )

Installation and Getting Started Guide
for the HP ProCurve Routing Switches
9304M, 9308M, and 9315M
(Software Release 7.5. X or Greater)

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Copyright 2000 – 2002
Hewlett-Packard Company
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5990-3041
May 2002
Applicable Products
HP J4138A, HP J4139A, HP J4874A
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Warranty
See the Customer Support and 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.
Safety Considerations
Prior to the installation and use of this product,
review all safety markings and instructions.
Instruction Manual Symbol.
If the product is marked with the above symbol, refer
to the product manual to protect the product from
damage.
WARNING Denotes a hazard that can cause injury.
CAUTION Denotes a hazard that can damage
equipment or data.
Do not proceed beyond a WARNING or CAUTION
notice until you have understood the hazard and
have taken appropriate precautions.
Use of control, adjustments or performance
procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Grounding
This product provides a protective earthing terminal.
There must be an uninterrupted safety earth ground
from the main power source to the product’s input
wiring terminals, power cord or supplied power cord
set. Whenever it is likely that the protection has
been impaired, disconnect the power cord until the
ground has been restored.
If your LAN covers an area served by more than one
power distribution system, be sure their safety
grounds are securely interconnected.
LAN cables may occasionally be subject to
hazardous transient voltages (such as lightning or
disturbances in the electrical utilities power grid).
Handle exposed metal components of the network
with caution.
For more safety information, see “Safety and EMC
Regulatory Statements”, beginning on page v.
Servicing
There are no user-serviceable parts inside the user-
installable modules comprising the product. Any
servicing, adjustment, maintenance or repair must
be performed only by service-trained personnel.

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Organization of Product Documentation
Read Me First
The “Read Me First” document includes software release information, a brief “Getting Started” section, an
accessory parts list, troubleshooting tips, operating notes, and other information that is not included elsewhere in
the product documentation.
NOTE: HP periodically updates Read Me First . The latest version is available at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve. (Click on Technical Support, then Manuals.)
Main Product Coverage
The main product documentation for your Routing Switch includes:
•
HP ProCurve Quick Start Guide – a printed guide you can use as an easy reference to the installation and
product safety information needed for out-of-box setup, plus the general product safety and EMC regulatory
statements of which you should be aware when installing and using a Routing Switch.
•
HP ProCurve Installation and Getting Started Guide – an electronic (PDF) guide containing product safety
and EMC regulatory statements as well as installation and basic configuration information. This guide is
included on the CD shipped with your HP product, and is also available on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve Advanced Configuration and Management Guide – contains advanced configuration
information for routing protocols and Quality of Service (QoS). In addition, appendixes in this guide contain
reference information for network monitoring, policies and filters, and software and hardware specifications.
This manual is included in a PDF (Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product,
and also on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve Command Line Interface Reference – provides a dictionary of CLI commands and syntax. An
electronic copy of this reference is included as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped
with your HP product, and is also available on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve Security Guide – provides procedures for securing management access to HP devices and for
protecting against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. An electronic copy of this guide is included as a PDF
(Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product, and is also available on the HP
ProCurve website.
These documents also are available in PDF file format on HP's ProCurve website.
Product Documentation CD: A Tool for Finding Specific Information and/or Printing Selected Pages
This CD is shipped with your HP product and provides the following:
•AREADME.txt file (or README.pdf file) describing the CD contents and use, including easy instructions on
how to search the book files for specific information
•Acontents.pdf file to give you easy access to the documentation on the CD
• Separate PDF files of the individual chapters and appendixes in the
Installation and Getting Started Guide ,
Advanced Configuration and Management Guide , and the Security Guide , enabling you to easily print
individual chapters, appendixes, and selected pages
• Single PDF files for each of the books, enabling you to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to easily search for
detailed information
• Additional files. These may include such items as a copy of the device software (OS), additional Readme
files, and release notes.
Release Notes
These documents describe features that became available between revisions of the main product documentation.
New releases of such documents will be available on HP's ProCurve website. To register to receive email notice
from HP when a new software release is available, go to
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve and click on Technical Support, then Software, and click on Subscriber’s
Choice web page.

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Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements
Safety Information
Grounding
These are safety class I products and have protective earthing terminals. There must be an uninterruptible safety
earth ground from the main power source to the product's input wiring terminals, power cord, or supplied power
cord set. Whenever it is likely that the protection has been impaired, disconnect the power cord until the ground
has been restored.
For LAN cable grounding:
• If your LAN covers an area served by more than one power distribution system, be sure their safety grounds
are securely interconnected.
• LAN cables may occasionally be subject to hazardous transient voltages (such as lightning or disturbances in
the electrical utilities power grid). Handle exposed metal components of the network with caution.
Servicing
There are no user-serviceable parts inside these products. Any servicing, adjustment, maintenance, or repair
must be performed only by service-trained personnel.
These products do not have a power switch; they are powered on when the power cord is plugged in.
Documentation reference symbol. If the product is marked
with this symbol, refer to the product documentation to get
more information about the product.
WARNING A WARNING in the manual denotes a hazard that can
cause injury or death.
CAUTION A CAUTION in the manual denotes a hazard that can
damage equipment.
Do not proceed beyond a WARNING or CAUTION notice
until you have understood the hazardous conditions and
have taken appropriate steps.
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Informations concernant la sécurité
Cet appareil est un produit de classe I et possède une borne de mise à la terre. La source d'alimentation
principale doit être munie d'une prise de terre de sécurité installée aux bornes du câblage d'entrée, sur le cordon
d'alimentation ou le cordon de raccordement fourni avec le produit. Lorsque cette protection semble avoir été
endommagée, débrancher le cordon d'alimentation jusqu'à ce que la mise à la terre ait été réparée.
Mise à la terre du câble de réseau local:
• si votre réseau local s'étend sur une zone desservie par plus d'un système de distribution de puissance,
assurez-vous que les prises de terre de sécurité soient convenablement interconnectées.
• Les câbles de réseaux locaux peuvent occasionnellement être soumis à des surtensions transitoires
dangereuses (telles que la foudre ou des perturbations dans le réseau d'alimentation public). Manipulez les
composants métalliques du réseau avec précautions.
Aucune pièce contenue à l'intérieur de ce produit ne peut être réparée par l'utilisateur. Tout dépannage, réglage,
entretien ou réparation devra être confié exclusivement à un personnel qualifié.
Cet appareil ne comporte pas de commutateur principal ; la mise sous tension est effectuée par branchement du
cordon d'alimentation.
Symbole de référence à la documentation. Si le produit est
marqué de ce symbole, reportez-vous à la documentation du
produit afin d'obtenir des informations plus détaillées.
WARNING Dans la documentation, un WARNING indique un danger
susceptible d'entraîner des dommages corporels ou la mort.
CAUTION Un texte de mise en garde intitulé CAUTION indique un danger
susceptible de causer des dommages à l'équipement.
Ne continuez pas au-delà d'une rubrique WARNING ou
CAUTION avant d'avoir bien compris les conditions présentant
un danger et pris les mesures appropriées.
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Hinweise zur Sicherheit
Dies ist ein Gerät der Sicherheitsklasse I und verfügt über einen schützenden Erdungsterminal. Der Betrieb des
Geräts erfordert eine ununterbrochene Sicherheitserdung von der Hauptstromquelle zu den
Geräteingabeterminals, den Netzkabeln oder dem mit Strom belieferten Netzkabelsatz voraus. Sobald Grund zur
Annahme besteht, daß der Schutz beeinträchtigt worden ist, das Netzkabel aus der Wandsteckdose
herausziehen, bis die Erdung wiederhergestellt ist.
Für LAN-Kabelerdung:
• Wenn Ihr LAN ein Gebiet umfaßt, das von mehr als einem Stromverteilungssystem beliefert wird, müssen Sie
sich vergewissern, daß die Sicherheitserdungen fest untereinander verbunden sind.
• LAN-Kabel können gelegentlich gefährlichen Übergangsspannungen ausgesetzt werden (beispielsweise
durch Blitz oder Störungen in dem Starkstromnetz des Elektrizitätswerks). Bei der Handhabung exponierter
Metallbestandteile des Netzwerkes Vorsicht walten lassen.
Dieses Gerät enthält innen keine durch den Benutzer zu wartenden Teile. Wartungs-, Anpassungs-,
Instandhaltungs- oder Reparaturarbeiten dürfen nur von geschultem Bedienungspersonal durchgeführt werden.
Dieses Gerät hat keinen Netzschalter; es wird beim Anschließen des Netzkabels eingeschaltet.
Symbol für Dokumentationsverweis. Wenn das Produkt mit
diesem Symbol markiert ist, schlagen Sie bitte in der
Produktdokumentation nach, um mehr Informationen über
das Produkt zu erhalten.
WARNING Symbol für Dokumentationsverweis. Wenn das Produkt mit
diesem Symbol markiert ist, schlagen Sie bitte in der
Produktdokumentation nach, um mehr Informationen über
das Produkt zu erhalten.
CAUTION Symbol für Dokumentationsverweis. Wenn das Produkt mit
diesem Symbol markiert ist, schlagen Sie bitte in der
Produktdokumentation nach, um mehr Informationen über
das Produkt zu erhalten.
Fahren Sie nach dem Hinweis WARNING oder CAUTION
erst fort, nachdem Sie den Gefahrenzustand verstanden und
die entsprechenden Maßnahmen ergriffen haben.
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Considerazioni sulla sicurezza
Questo prodotto è omologato nella classe di sicurezza I ed ha un terminale protettivo di collegamento a terra.
Dev'essere installato un collegamento a terra di sicurezza, non interrompibile che vada dalla fonte d'alimentazione
principale ai terminali d'entrata, al cavo d'alimentazione oppure al set cavo d'alimentazione fornito con il prodotto.
Ogniqualvolta vi sia probabilità di danneggiamento della protezione, disinserite il cavo d'alimentazione fino a
quando il collegaento a terra non sia stato ripristinato.
Per la messa a terra dei cavi LAN:
• se la vostra LAN copre un'area servita da più di un sistema di distribuzione elettrica, accertatevi che i
collegamenti a terra di sicurezza siano ben collegati fra loro;
• i cavi LAN possono occasionalmente andare soggetti a pericolose tensioni transitorie (ad esempio, provocate
da lampi o disturbi nella griglia d'alimentazione della società elettrica); siate cauti nel toccare parti esposte in
metallo della rete.
Nessun componente di questo prodotto può essere riparato dall'utente. Qualsiasi lavoro di riparazione, messa a
punto, manutenzione o assistenza va effettuato esclusivamente da personale specializzato.
Questo apparato non possiede un commutatore principale; si mette scotto tensione all'inserirsi il cavo
d'alimentazione.
Simbolo di riferimento alla documentazione. Se il prodotto è
contrassegnato da questo simbolo, fare riferimento alla
documentazione sul prodotto per ulteriori informazioni su di
esso.
WARNING La dicitura WARNINGdenota un pericolo che può causare
lesioni o morte.
CAUTION La dicituraCAUTION denota un pericolo che può
danneggiare le attrezzature.
Non procedere oltre un avviso di WARNING o di
CAUTIONprima di aver compreso le condizioni di rischio e
aver provveduto alle misure del caso.
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Consideraciones sobre seguridad
Este aparato se enmarca dentro de la clase I de seguridad y se encuentra protegido por una borna de puesta a
tierra. Es preciso que exista una puesta a tierra continua desde la toma de alimentación eléctrica hasta las bornas
de los cables de entrada del aparato, el cable de alimentación o el juego de cable de alimentación suministrado.
Si existe la probabilidad de que la protección a tierra haya sufrido desperfectos, desenchufar el cable de
alimentación hasta haberse subsanado el problema.
Puesta a tierra del cable de la red local (LAN):
• Si la LAN abarca un área cuyo suministro eléctrico proviene de más de una red de distribución de
electricidad, cerciorarse de que las puestas a tierra estén conectadas entre sí de modo seguro.
• Es posible que los cables de la LAN se vean sometidos de vez en cuando a voltajes momentáneos que
entrañen peligro (rayos o alteraciones en la red de energía eléctrica). Manejar con precaución los
componentes de metal de la LAN que estén al descubierto.
Este aparato no contiene pieza alguna susceptible de reparación por parte del usuario. Todas las reparaciones,
ajustes o servicio de mantenimiento debe realizarlos solamente el técnico.
Este producto no tiene interruptor de potencia; se activa cuando se enchufa el cable de alimentación.
Símbolo de referencia a la documentación. Si el producto va
marcado con este símbolo, consultar la documentación del
producto a fin de obtener mayor información sobre el
producto.
WARNING Una WARNING en la documentación señala un riesgo que
podría resultar en lesiones o la muerte.
CAUTION Una CAUTION en la documentación señala un riesgo que
podría resultar en averías al equipo.
No proseguir después de un símbolo de WARNING o
CAUTION hasta no haber entendido las condiciones
peligrosas y haber tomado las medidas apropiadas.
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Safety Information (Japan)

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Safety Information (China)

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Lasers
The Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and Gigabit LH-LC Modules are Class 1 Laser Products.
Laser Klasse 1
The modules comply with IEC 825-2: 1993
EMC Regulatory Statements
U.S.A.
FCC Class A
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Canada
This product complies with Class A Canadian EMC requirements.
Australia/New Zealand
This product complies with Australia/New Zealand EMC Class A requirements.
Japan
VCCI Class A

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Korea
Taiwan
Regulatory Model Identification Number
For regulatory identification purposes, the
HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9315M has been
assigned a Regulatory Model Number.
The Regulatory Model Number for this routing switch
is RSVLC-0203.
This regulatory number should not be confused with
the marketing name (HP ProCurve Routing Switch
9315M), or product numbers (J4874A, J4875A).

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Contents
SAFETY AND EMC REGULATORY STATEMENTS .............................................. v
SAFETY INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................V
GROUNDING ............................................................................................................................................ V
SERVICING .............................................................................................................................................. V
INFORMATIONS CONCERNANT LA SÉCURITÉ .................................................................................................... VI
HINWEISE ZUR SICHERHEIT .......................................................................................................................... VII
CONSIDERAZIONI SULLA SICUREZZA ..............................................................................................................VIII
CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE SEGURIDAD .......................................................................................................... IX
SAFETY INFORMATION (JAPAN) .......................................................................................................................X
SAFETY INFORMATION (CHINA) ...................................................................................................................... XI
LASERS ....................................................................................................................................................... XII
EMC REGULATORY STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................ XII
U.S.A. .................................................................................................................................................. XII
CANADA ................................................................................................................................................ XII
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ..................................................................................................................... XII
JAPAN .................................................................................................................................................. XII
KOREA ..................................................................................................................................................XIII
TAIWAN ................................................................................................................................................XIII
REGULATORY MODEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ......................................................................................XIII
CHAPTER 1
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................... 1-1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................1-1
NOMENCLATURE .........................................................................................................................................1-1
TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................1-2
RELATED PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................1-2
WHAT’SNEW IN THIS EDITION? ...................................................................................................................1-3
ENHANCEMENTS ADDED IN SOFTWARE RELEASE 07.5.X .......................................................................1-3
SUPPORT AND WARRANTY INFORMATION .....................................................................................................1-4

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CHAPTER 2
INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 2-1
UNPACKING ASYSTEM ................................................................................................................................2-1
PACKAGE CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................2-1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................2-1
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................2-2
SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................2-2
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................2-3
PREPARING THE INSTALLATION SITE ............................................................................................................2-4
CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................2-4
INSTALLATION LOCATION ......................................................................................................................2-4
INSTALLING (OR REMOVING) OPTIONAL MODULES ........................................................................................2-4
INSTALLING MODULES ..........................................................................................................................2-4
REMOVING MODULES ...........................................................................................................................2-5
INSTALLING AND REMOVING (OPTIONAL) MINI-GBICS..................................................................................2-6
SOFTWARE VERSION AND MANAGEMENT MODULE REQUIREMENT ..........................................................2-6
INSTALLING OR REMOVING AMINI-GBIC ...............................................................................................2-7
INSTALLATION NOTES ...........................................................................................................................2-7
SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR MINI-GBIC PORTS .......................................................................................2-7
INSTALLING (OR REMOVING) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES ........................................................................2-8
DETERMINING POWER SUPPLY STATUS ................................................................................................2-8
INSTALLING POWER SUPPLIES ..............................................................................................................2-8
REMOVING POWER SUPPLIES ...............................................................................................................2-9
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ...............................................................................................................2-11
ATTACHING APC OR TERMINAL ................................................................................................................2-12
ATTACHING APC OR TERMINAL USING ASERIAL PORT .......................................................................2-12
ATTACHING APC OR TERMINAL USING ADIRECT LAN CONNECTION ...................................................2-12
ASSIGNING APERMANENT PASSWORD ......................................................................................................2-14
HOW TOASSIGN APASSWORD ...........................................................................................................2-15
ASSIGN APERMANENT IP ADDRESS ..........................................................................................................2-16
MOUNTING THE DEVICE ............................................................................................................................2-17
DESKTOP INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................................2-17
RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION – CHASSIS DEVICES ...............................................................................2-17
CONNECTING POWER TO THE DEVICE .......................................................................................................2-18
CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES .............................................................................................................2-19
CONNECTORS ....................................................................................................................................2-19
CONNECTING TO OTHER SWITCHES, ROUTING SWITCHES, AND ETHERNET HUBS .................................2-21
CONNECTING TO WORKSTATIONS, SERVERS OR ROUTERS ..................................................................2-22
TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK CONNECTIONS .....................................................................................2-22
VERIFYING PROPER CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................................2-22
PINGING AN IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................2-22
TRACING AROUTE .............................................................................................................................2-22
MANAGING THE DEVICE ............................................................................................................................2-23
LOGGING ON THROUGH THE CLI .........................................................................................................2-23
SEARCHING AND FILTERING OUTPUT FROM CLI COMMANDS ................................................................2-25
LOGGING ONTHROUGH THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ...............................................................2-29

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SWAPPING MODULES ................................................................................................................................2-31
NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................................................................2-35
CHAPTER 3
USING REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULES .............................................. 3-1
CONFIGURATION CONSIDERATIONS ..............................................................................................................3-1
TEMPERATURE SENSOR ..............................................................................................................................3-1
SWITCHOVER ..............................................................................................................................................3-1
MANAGEMENT SESSIONS ......................................................................................................................3-2
SYSLOG AND SNMP TRAPS .................................................................................................................3-2
MAC ADDRESS CHANGES ....................................................................................................................3-2
CONFIGURING THE REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT PARAMETERS .......................................................................3-3
INSTALLING REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULES ................................................................................3-3
DETERMINING REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULE STATUS ..................................................................3-7
DISPLAYING SWITCHOVER MESSAGES ...................................................................................................3-9
FILE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND STANDBY REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULES ...3-10
SWITCHING OVER TO THE STANDBY REDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULE ............................................3-15
CHAPTER 4
CONFIGURING BASIC FEATURES.................................................................. 4-1
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE FOR BASIC CONFIGURATION CHANGES .......................................4-2
CONFIGURING BASIC SYSTEM PARAMETERS ................................................................................................4-3
ENTERING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION ...............................................................................4-3
CONFIGURING SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT (SNMP) PARAMETERS .................................................4-4
CONFIGURING AN INTERFACE AS THE SOURCE FOR ALL TELNET PACKETS .............................................4-9
CANCELLING AN OUTBOUND TELNET SESSION ....................................................................................4-10
CONFIGURING AN INTERFACE AS THE SOURCE FOR ALL TFTP PACKETS ..............................................4-10
SPECIFYING ASIMPLE NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL (SNTP) SERVER ....................................................4-10
SETTING THE SYSTEM CLOCK .............................................................................................................4-12
CHANGING THE DEFAULT GIGABIT NEGOTIATION MODE .......................................................................4-14
LIMITING BROADCAST, MULTICAST, OR UNKNOWN-UNICAST RATES .....................................................4-16
CONFIGURING CLI BANNERS ..............................................................................................................4-17
CONFIGURING BASIC PORT PARAMETERS ..................................................................................................4-18
ASSIGNING APORT NAME ..................................................................................................................4-20
MODIFYING PORT SPEED ...................................................................................................................4-20
MODIFYING PORT MODE ....................................................................................................................4-21
DISABLING OR RE-ENABLING APORT ..................................................................................................4-22
DISABLING OR RE-ENABLING FLOW CONTROL .....................................................................................4-23
CHANGING THE 802.3XGIGABIT NEGOTIATION MODE ..........................................................................4-23
MODIFYING PORT PRIORITY (QOS) .....................................................................................................4-24
CONFIGURING BASIC LAYER 2 PARAMETERS .............................................................................................4-24
ENABLING OR DISABLING THE SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) .......................................................4-24
ENABLING OR DISABLING LAYER 2 SWITCHING ...................................................................................4-27
CHANGING THE MAC AGE TIME .........................................................................................................4-28
CONFIGURING STATIC MAC ENTRIES .................................................................................................4-29
ENABLING PORT-BASED VLANS.........................................................................................................4-31

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DEFINING MAC ADDRESS FILTERS .....................................................................................................4-32
DEFINING BROADCAST AND MULTICAST FILTERS .................................................................................4-37
LOCKING APORT TORESTRICT ADDRESSES .......................................................................................4-39
ENABLING OR DISABLING ROUTING PROTOCOLS ........................................................................................4-39
DISPLAYING AND MODIFYING SYSTEM PARAMETER DEFAULT SETTINGS ......................................................4-40
USING THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR ..........................................................................................................4-44
DISPLAYING THE TEMPERATURE .........................................................................................................4-45
DISPLAYING TEMPERATURE MESSAGES ..............................................................................................4-45
CHANGING TEMPERATURE WARNING AND SHUTDOWN LEVELS .............................................................4-46
CHANGING THE CHASSIS POLLING INTERVAL .......................................................................................4-47
ASSIGNING AMIRROR PORT AND MONITOR PORTS ....................................................................................4-48
CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES FOR MONITORING INBOUND TRAFFIC ......................................................4-48
CONFIGURING PORT MIRRORING AND MONITORING .............................................................................4-49
MONITORING AN INDIVIDUAL TRUNK PORT ...........................................................................................4-50
DISPLAYING THE CURRENT MIRROR AND MONITOR PORT CONFIGURATION ..........................................4-51
CHAPTER 5
CONFIGURING TRUNK GROUPS AND DYNAMIC LINK AGGREGATION .............. 5-1
CONFIGURING TRUNK GROUPS ...................................................................................................................5-1
TRUNK GROUP CONNECTIVITY TO ASERVER ........................................................................................5-2
TRUNK GROUP RULES ..........................................................................................................................5-3
TRUNK GROUP LOAD SHARING .............................................................................................................5-7
CONFIGURING ATRUNK GROUP ............................................................................................................5-8
ADDITIONAL TRUNKING OPTIONS ........................................................................................................5-12
DISPLAYING TRUNK GROUP CONFIGURATION INFORMATION .................................................................5-13
DYNAMIC LINK AGGREGATION ...................................................................................................................5-18
USAGE NOTES ...................................................................................................................................5-18
CONFIGURATION RULES .....................................................................................................................5-18
ENABLING LINK AGGREGATION ...........................................................................................................5-20
CONFIGURING LINK AGGREGATION PARAMETERS ................................................................................5-20
DISPLAYING LINK AGGREGATION INFORMATION ...................................................................................5-24
CLEARING THE NEGOTIATED LINK AGGREGATIONS ..............................................................................5-26
CHAPTER 6
CONFIGURING SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) ....................................... 6-1
CONFIGURING STANDARD STP PARAMETERS ..............................................................................................6-1
STP PARAMETERS AND DEFAULTS .......................................................................................................6-2
ENABLING OR DISABLING THE SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) .........................................................6-3
CHANGING STP BRIDGE AND PORT PARAMETERS .................................................................................6-4
DISPLAYING STP INFORMATION ............................................................................................................6-7
CONFIGURING ADVANCED FEATURES ........................................................................................................6-19
FAST PORT SPAN ...............................................................................................................................6-19
FAST UPLINK SPAN ............................................................................................................................6-21
SINGLE SPANNING TREE (SSTP) ........................................................................................................6-23
SUPERSPAN ......................................................................................................................................6-27
STP PER VLAN GROUP .....................................................................................................................6-34

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PVST/PVST+ COMPATIBILITY ............................................................................................................6-37
ENABLING PVST/PVST+ STATICALLY ................................................................................................6-38
DISPLAYING PVST INFORMATION ........................................................................................................6-39
CHAPTER 7
CONFIGURING VIRTUAL LANS(VLANS)...................................................... 7-1
OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................7-1
TYPES OF VLANS................................................................................................................................7-1
DEFAULT VLAN ...................................................................................................................................7-4
802.1QTAGGING .................................................................................................................................7-5
SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) ......................................................................................................7-7
VIRTUAL INTERFACES ...........................................................................................................................7-8
VLAN AND VIRTUAL INTERFACE GROUPS .............................................................................................7-8
DYNAMIC, STATIC, AND EXCLUDED PORT MEMBERSHIP .........................................................................7-8
SUPER AGGREGATED VLANS.............................................................................................................7-11
TRUNK GROUP PORTS AND VLAN MEMBERSHIP .................................................................................7-11
SUMMARY OF VLAN CONFIGURATION RULES ......................................................................................7-11
ROUTING BETWEEN VLANS......................................................................................................................7-12
VIRTUAL INTERFACES ........................................................................................................................7-12
BRIDGING AND ROUTING THE SAME PROTOCOL SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SAME DEVICE .....................7-12
ROUTING BETWEEN VLANSUSING VIRTUAL INTERFACES ....................................................................7-12
DYNAMIC PORT ASSIGNMENT .............................................................................................................7-13
ASSIGNING ADIFFERENT VLAN ID TO THE DEFAULT VLAN ................................................................7-13
ASSIGNING TRUNK GROUP PORTS ......................................................................................................7-13
CONFIGURING PORT-BASED VLANS...................................................................................................7-13
MODIFYING APORT-BASED VLAN ......................................................................................................7-17
CONFIGURING IP SUB-NET, IPX NETWORK AND PROTOCOL-BASED VLANS...............................................7-20
CONFIGURING AN IPV6 PROTOCOL VLAN .................................................................................................7-21
ROUTING BETWEEN VLANSUSING VIRTUAL INTERFACES ..........................................................................7-22
CONFIGURING APPLETALK CABLE VLANS.................................................................................................7-28
CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................7-28
CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE .................................................................................................................7-29
CONFIGURING PROTOCOL VLANSWITH DYNAMIC PORTS .........................................................................7-31
AGING OF DYNAMIC PORTS ................................................................................................................7-31
CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................7-31
CONFIGURING AN IP, IPX, OR APPLETALK PROTOCOL VLAN WITH DYNAMIC PORTS ............................7-31
CONFIGURING AN IP SUB-NET VLAN WITH DYNAMIC PORTS ...............................................................7-32
CONFIGURING AN IPX NETWORK VLAN WITH DYNAMIC PORTS ...........................................................7-32
CONFIGURING UPLINK PORTS WITHIN APORT-BASED VLAN .....................................................................7-33
CONFIGURING THE SAME IP SUB-NET ADDRESS ON MULTIPLE PORT-BASED VLANS.................................7-33
CONFIGURING VLAN GROUPS AND VIRTUAL INTERFACE GROUPS ..............................................................7-37
CONFIGURING AVLAN GROUP ...........................................................................................................7-37
CONFIGURING AVIRTUAL INTERFACE GROUP ......................................................................................7-38
DISPLAYING THE VLAN GROUP AND VIRTUAL INTERFACE GROUP INFORMATION ..................................7-39
ALLOCATING MEMORY FOR MORE VLANSOR VIRTUAL INTERFACES ....................................................7-39
CONFIGURING SUPER AGGREGATED VLANS.............................................................................................7-41