HP ProCurve 3400cl-48G User manual

Installation and
Getting Started Guide
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ProCurve Series
3400cl Switches

ProCurve Series 3400cl Switch
Installation and Getting Started Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552
Roseville, California 95747-5552
http://www.procurve.com
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Publication Number
5991-4702
March 2006
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 3400cl-24G (J4905A)
ProCurve Switch 3400cl-48G (J4906A)
ProCurve 600 Redundant and External
Power Supply (J8168A)
ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC SR Optic (J8436A)
ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC LR Optic (J8437A)
ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC ER Optic (J8438A)
ProCurve 10-GbE CX4 Media Converter (J8439A)
ProCurve 10-GbE X2-CX4 Transceiver (J8440A)
ProCurve 10-Gig Copper Module (J8434A)
ProCurve 10-Gig Media Flex Module (J8435A)
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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”.

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Contents
1 Introducing the Switch
Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Expansion Module LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
2 Installing the Switch
Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installation Precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2. (Optional) Install or Remove a cl Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3. (Optional) Install or Remove a Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
4. (Optional) Install or Remove mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
5. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
LED Behavior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
6. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Rack Mounting the Switch 3400cl-48G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Rack Mounting the Switch 3400cl-24G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Horizontal Surface Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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7. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
8. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Using the RJ-45 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Connecting Cables to mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
9. (Optional) Connect a Redundant Power Supply to the
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
10. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Sample Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
As a Desktop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
As a Segment Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Connecting to a Backbone Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Stacking the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
The Switch in a Redundant Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
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 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

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Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Downloading New Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
A Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Acoustic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
B Switch Ports and Network Cables
Switch Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Twisted-Pair Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Note on 1000Base-T Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Mode Conditioning Patch Cord for Gigabit-LX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Installing the Patch Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Recommended Patch Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Auto-MDIX Feature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Using Fixed Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Other Wiring Rules: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
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
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
European Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
D Recycle Statements
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Statements . . . . . . D-1
Index

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Introducing the Switch
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Introducing the Switch
The ProCurve Switches 3400cl are multiport switches thatcan be usedto build
high-performance switched workgroup networks. These switches are store-
and-forward devices offering low latency for high-speed networking.
Throughout this manual, this switch will be abbreviated as the Switch 3400cl-
24G or Switch 3400cl-48G and collectively as the Series 3400cl Switch devices.
The Switch 3400cl-24G and Switch 3400cl-48G 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 one slot is
provided in the back of the device to support a two port 10 Gigabit per second
Ethernet (10-GbE) module to provide box connectivity to other switch boxes,
to a 10 Gigabit per second concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible uplink.
The Series 3400cl Switch devices can be connected to a ProCurve
RPS/EPS (J8168A) and receive full redundant power from that unit. If the
internal power supply in the switch fails, the RPS/EPS unit will immediately
provide all the power necessary to keep the switch running.
ProCurve Switch 3400cl-24G (J4905A)
ProCurve Switch 3400cl-48G (J4906A)

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Introducing the Switch
Introducing the Switch
These switches are designed to be used primarily as a high-density wiring
closet or desktop switch. These switches can directly connect computers,
printers, and servers to provide dedicated bandwidth to those devices, and can
build a switched network infrastructure by connecting the switch to hubs,
other switches, or routers. In addition, the Series 3400cl Switch devices offer
full network management capabilities.
This chapter describes the Series 3400cl Switch devices, including:
■Front and back of the switches
■Switch features