HP ProCurve 4202vl-48G User manual

Installation and
Getting Started Guide
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ProCurve Series
4200vl Switches

ProCurve Switch 4200vl Series
Installation and Getting Started Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552
Roseville, California 95747-5552
http://www.procurve.com
© Copyright 2005 - 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
Publication Number
5991-8601
September 2007
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 4204vl (J8770A)
ProCurve Switch 4208vl (J8773A)
ProCurve Switch 4202vl-48G (J8771A)
ProCurve Switch 4202vl-72 (J8772A)
ProCurve Switch 4204vl-48GS Bundle (J9064A)
ProCurve Switch 4208vl-64G Bundle (J8774A)
ProCurve Switch 4208vl-96 Bundle (J8775A)
ProCurve Switch 4208vl-72GS Bundle (J9030A)
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Safety
Before installing and operating these products, please read
the “Installation Precautions” in chapter 2, “Installing the
Switch 4200vl Series”, and the safety statements in
appendix C, “Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements”.

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Contents
1 Introducing the ProCurve Switch 4200vl Series
Switch 4200vl Options and Bundles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Supported Modules: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Slot for Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
2 Installing the Switch 4200vl Series
Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Cabling Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2. Install Switch vl Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
3. (Optional) Install Second Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
4. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
LED Behavior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
5. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Horizontal Surface Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
6. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
7. Connect the Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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8. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Telnet Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Hot Swapping Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Adding or Replacing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Changing the Module Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Example Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Basic Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Legacy Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Use as an Edge Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Used as an Aggregation Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
3 Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Recommended Minimal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Switch Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Diagnostic Tips: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Hardware Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Checking the Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Checking Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

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Downloading New Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
A Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Acoustic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Switch 4208vl, and its bundles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Switch 4204vl, 4202vl-48G, and 4202vl-72 and it’s bundles: . . . . A-2
Network Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
B Switch Ports and Network Cables
Switch Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Twisted Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Fiber-Optic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Fiber-Optic Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Copper Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Regulatory Model Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 ProCurve
Switch 4200vl Series
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Introducing the ProCurve Switch 4200vl
Series
The ProCurve Switch 4200vl Series are multiport modular switches that
provide Layer 3 routing features, and that feature low latency for high-speed
networking.
This chapter describes the Switch 4200vl Series including:
■front and back of the switches
■switch LED operation overview
■features
Switch 4200vl Options and Bundles
The Switch 4200vl is available in the following options:
■ProCurve Switch 4204vl (J8770A), a chassis with four open slots and
comes in one bundle:
• ProCurve Switch 4204vl-48GS (J9064A), consists of a J8770A Chassis
with two pre-installed ProCurve Switch vl modules. One 24-port
Gig-T module (J8768A) and one 20-port Gig-T plus 4-port mini-GBIC
or SFP module (J9033A).
■ProCurve Switch 4208vl (J8773A), a chassis with eight open slots and
comes in three bundles:
• ProCurve Switch 4208vl-64G (J8774A), consists of a J8773A chassis
with four pre-installed ProCurve Switch vl 16-port Gig-T Modules
(J8764A), providing 64 10/100/1000-T ports.
• ProCurve Switch 4208vl-96 (J8775A), consists of a J8773A chassis
with four pre-installed ProCurve Switch vl 24-port 10/100-TX Modules
(J8765A), providing 96 10/100-TX ports.
• ProCurve Switch 4208vl-72GS (J9030A), consists of a J8773A Chassis
with three pre-installed ProCurve Switch vl modules. Two 24-port
Gig-T modules (J8768A) and one 20-port Gig-T plus 4-port mini-GBIC
or SFP module (J9033A).
■ProCurve Switch 4202vl-48G (J8771A), a chassis with 48 fixed 10/100/
1000-T ports plus two open slots for vl modules.
■ProCurve Switch 4202vl-72 (J8772A), a chassis with 72 fixed 10/100-TX
ports plus two open slots for vl modules.

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Introducing the ProCurve Switch 4200vl Series
Switch 4200vl Options and Bundles
Introducing the ProCurve
Switch 4200vl Series
Figure 1-1. ProCurve Switch 4204vl (J8770A)
Figure 1-2. ProCurve Switch 4208vl (J8773A)
B
D
Serial No. System MAC Address
SG12345678 00- 01-e7- 12- 34-56
C
A
Power
Status
Modules LED Mode
Fan
1 2 B CD
!Use vl modules only
ProCurve
Switch 4204v l
J8770
ClearReset
Console uxiliary Port
Self Test
SpdFDxct
Power
Fault
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps
flash = 100 Mbps
on = 1000 Mbps
Serial No. System MAC Address
SG12345678 00- 01-e7- 12- 34-56
Power
Fault
Power
Status
Modules LED Mode
Fan
1 2 B CD E F G H
!Use vl modules only
ProCurve
Switch 4208v l
J8773
ClearReset
Console uxiliary Port
Self Test
SpdFDxct
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps
flash = 100 Mbps
on = 1000 Mbps