Hp Procurve series 4100gl User manual

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installation and

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HP Procurve

Series 4100GL Switches

Installation and Getting Started Guide

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Hewlett-Packard Company

8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5552

Roseville, California 95747-5552

http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

This document contains information which is protected by

prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the

Publication Number

5990-3005

April 2002

Applicable Products

HP Procurve Switch 4108GL (J4865A)

HP Procurve Switch 4108GL Bundle (J4861A)

HP Procurve Switch 4104GL (J4887A)

HP Procurve Switch 4148GL (J4888A)

Disclaimer

The information contained in this document is subject to

change without notice.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY

OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL,

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not

be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or

consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,

performance, or use of this material.

Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or

reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished

by Hewlett-Packard.

Warranty

See the Customer Support/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

Before installing and operating these products, please read

the “Installation Precautions” in chapter 2, “Installing the

Series 4100GL Switches”, and the safety statements in

appendix C, “Safety and Regulatory Statements”.

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Contents

1 Introducing the HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches

Front of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Back of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Slot for Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

2 Installing the Series 4100GL Switches

Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Installation Precautions (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Cabling Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.Install Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

3. (Optional) Install Second Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

4. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

LED Behavior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

5. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Horizontal Surface Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

6. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

7. Connect the Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

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8. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Telnet Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Hot Swapping Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Adding or Replacing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Changing the Module Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Example Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Basic Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Use as an Edge Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Stacking the Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Hardware Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Checking the Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Checking Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Downloading New Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

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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

Switch 4108GL and Switch 4108GL Bundle: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Switch 4104GL and Switch 4148GL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for

10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Crossover Twisted-Pair Cable for

10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for

1000 Mbps Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Cable Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

C Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

EMC Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

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Introducing the HP Procurve

Series 4100GL Switches

Introducing the HP Procurve Series 4100GL

Switches

The HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches include the Switch 4104GL and its

bundle, the Switch 4148GL, and the Switch 4108GL and Switch 4108GL Bundle.

They are multiport modular switches that can be used to build high-perfor-

mance switched workgroup networks. These switches are store-and-forward

devices that offer low latency for high-speed networking.

This chapter describes your HP Series 4100GL Switches including:



Front and back of the switches



Features



Switch operation overview

Switch 4104GL and Switch 4148GL. The Switch 4104GL is available as an

open 4-slot chassis (J4887A) and as the Switch 4148GL bundle (J4888A) with

two 24-port 10/100-TX GL Modules pre-installed.

Power

Fan

Status

Self

Test

ClearReset

Console Modules LED Mode Select

hp procurve

switch 4104gl

Max

J4862B J4862B

FDx

ActDCBA21

J4887A

Clear Self

Test Fan Power

Status

Modules LED Mode Select

Reset

Console

hp procurve

switch 4104gl

DCBA21 Act

FDx

Max

J4887A

HP Procurve Switch 4148GL bundle

(J4888A)

with two

10/100-TX GL Modules

preinstalled

HP Procurve Switch4104GL

(J4887A)

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1-2

Introducing the HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches

Introducing the HP Procurve

Series 4100GL Switches

Switch 4108GL and Bundle. The Switch 4108GL is available as an open

8-slot chassis (J4865A) or as the Switch 4108GL Bundle (J4861A) with one

3-port Gigabit Transceiver GL Module and three 24-port 10/100-TX GL Modules

pre-installed.

See “Switch Features”on page 1-9 for a list of the switch modules that you can

install in the HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches (modules available when

this manual was printed).

With these switches you can build a switched network infrastructure by

connecting it to hubs, other switches, or routers, or you can connect

computers, printers, and servers to this switch to provide dedicated band-

width to those devices.

HP Procurve Switch4108GL

(J4865A)

HP Procurve Switch 4108GL Bundle

(J4861A)

with one

Gigabit Transceiver GL Module

and three

10/100-TX GL Modules

preinstalled

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