Compaq Switch Interconnect Switch User Manual
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
User Guide  
Part Number 263680-001  
June 2002 (First Edition)  
Product Version: Version 1.0  
This user guide provides installation and reference information about  
the Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch, Compaq  
ProLiant BL p-Class QuadT Interconnect Module, and Compaq ProLiant  
BL p-Class DualTSX Interconnect Module.  
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Contents  
About This Guide  
Symbols in Text............................................................................................................................................ix  
Important Safety Information.......................................................................................................................ix  
Compaq Technician Notes ...........................................................................................................................ix  
Where to Go for Additional Help.................................................................................................................xi  
Telephone Numbers...............................................................................................................................xi  
Text Conventions .........................................................................................................................................xi  
Chapter 1  
Introduction  
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1  
ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit.................................................................................... 1-1  
ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit..................................................................................... 1-2  
Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-2  
Enterprise Class Performance............................................................................................................. 1-2  
GbE Interconnect Switch Redundancy ............................................................................................... 1-3  
Configuration and Management ......................................................................................................... 1-3  
Diagnostic Tools................................................................................................................................. 1-4  
GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture...................................................................................................... 1-4  
GbE Interconnect Switches................................................................................................................. 1-5  
Redundant Crosslinks ......................................................................................................................... 1-5  
Redundant Paths to Servers ................................................................................................................ 1-5  
Supported Technologies............................................................................................................................ 1-5  
Layer 2 Based Packet Forwarding ...................................................................................................... 1-6  
IEEE 802.1Q Based Virtual Local Area Network .............................................................................. 1-6  
Spanning Tree Protocol....................................................................................................................... 1-6  
Simple Network Management Protocol and Remote Monitoring....................................................... 1-7  
Port Mirroring..................................................................................................................................... 1-7  
Trunking.............................................................................................................................................. 1-7  
Trivial File Transfer Protocol Support................................................................................................ 1-7  
Storage and Forward Switching Scheme ............................................................................................ 1-7  
IEEE 802.1p Based Class of Service for Packet Prioritization........................................................... 1-8  
Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping ................................................................................ 1-8  
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or Bootstrap Protocol............................................................ 1-8  
External Components ................................................................................................................................ 1-8  
GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel................................................................................................. 1-9  
QuadT Interconnect Module Panel ................................................................................................... 1-12  
DualTSX Interconnect Module Panel............................................................................................... 1-14  
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Chapter 2  
Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Overview....................................................................................................................................................2-1  
Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules .......................................................2-1  
Installation Guidelines.........................................................................................................................2-1  
Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment....................................................2-2  
Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................2-3  
Upgrading from RJ-45 Patch Panels ...................................................................................................2-4  
Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration...............................................................................2-4  
Default Settings ...................................................................................................................................2-4  
Security Issues.....................................................................................................................................2-5  
Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................2-6  
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches ..............................................................................2-6  
Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch........................................................................................................2-7  
Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................................................2-8  
Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................................2-8  
Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................2-9  
Additional Information ............................................................................................................................2-10  
Chapter 3  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management  
Interface  
Introduction................................................................................................................................................3-1  
Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................................3-1  
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches ..........................................................................................3-1  
Using the Console Management Interface...........................................................................................3-2  
Navigation Features.............................................................................................................................3-2  
Field-level Help and System Messages...............................................................................................3-2  
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch.............................................................................................3-3  
Setting Up New Users................................................................................................................................3-4  
Saving Changes..........................................................................................................................................3-6  
Managing User Accounts...........................................................................................................................3-7  
Updating a User Account ....................................................................................................................3-8  
Viewing Current User Accounts .........................................................................................................3-8  
Deleting a User Account .....................................................................................................................3-9  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch.................................................................................................3-9  
Configuring the IP Address.................................................................................................................3-9  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings ..............................3-11  
Configuring Port Settings..................................................................................................................3-14  
Configuring Bandwidth.....................................................................................................................3-15  
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................3-19  
Configuring the Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table ..........................................................3-22  
Configuring VLANs..........................................................................................................................3-25  
Configuring IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................3-30  
Configuring Port Trunking................................................................................................................3-31  
Configuring Port Mirroring...............................................................................................................3-33  
Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-Unknown Storm ........................................3-34  
Configuring Class of Service, Default Priority, and Traffic Class....................................................3-35  
Configuring Port Security..................................................................................................................3-39  
Configuring Priority MAC Addresses...............................................................................................3-40  
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Configuring RS232 and SLIP........................................................................................................... 3-41  
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions..................................................................................... 3-42  
Monitoring Port Utilization............................................................................................................... 3-43  
Monitoring Trunk Utilization ........................................................................................................... 3-44  
Monitoring Port Error Packets.......................................................................................................... 3-45  
Monitoring Port Packet Analysis...................................................................................................... 3-46  
Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table .................................................................................. 3-47  
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch History.................................................................................. 3-48  
Monitoring IGMP Snooping............................................................................................................. 3-48  
Monitoring the Dynamic Group Registration Table......................................................................... 3-50  
Monitoring VLAN Status ................................................................................................................. 3-51  
Configuring SNMP Manager .................................................................................................................. 3-51  
Using System Utilities............................................................................................................................. 3-53  
Upgrading Firmware from a TFTP Server........................................................................................ 3-54  
Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server..................................................................... 3-55  
Saving Settings to a TFTP Server..................................................................................................... 3-55  
Saving the History Log to a TFTP Server......................................................................................... 3-57  
Performing a Ping Test ..................................................................................................................... 3-58  
Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................................. 3-58  
Logging Out ............................................................................................................................................ 3-60  
Chapter 4  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web-Based Management  
Interface  
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4-1  
Before You Begin...................................................................................................................................... 4-1  
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch ............................................................................................. 4-2  
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch ............................................................................................ 4-2  
Setting Up New Users ............................................................................................................................... 4-3  
Saving Changes ......................................................................................................................................... 4-5  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................................ 4-5  
Configuring IP Address ...................................................................................................................... 4-6  
Setting Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information.......................................................................... 4-7  
Configuring Advanced Settings.......................................................................................................... 4-8  
Configuring Port Settings ................................................................................................................. 4-10  
Configuring Port Mirroring............................................................................................................... 4-12  
Configuring Port Trunking ............................................................................................................... 4-13  
Configuring IGMP Snooping............................................................................................................ 4-14  
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Settings .................................................................................. 4-15  
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Port Settings........................................................................... 4-17  
Configuring Unicast Filtering........................................................................................................... 4-18  
Configuring Multicast Filtering ........................................................................................................ 4-19  
Configuring the Static VLAN Entry................................................................................................. 4-19  
Configuring the Port VLAN ID ........................................................................................................ 4-22  
Configuring the Restart Ingress Bandwidth Settings........................................................................ 4-24  
Displaying the Current Ingress Bandwidth Table............................................................................. 4-24  
Configuring the Restart Egress Bandwidth Settings......................................................................... 4-25  
Displaying the Current Egress Bandwidth Table.............................................................................. 4-25  
Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast........................................................................................... 4-26  
Configuring the Port Priority ............................................................................................................ 4-27  
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Configuring the Class of Traffic........................................................................................................4-28  
Configuring the Class of Service.......................................................................................................4-29  
Configuring Port Security..................................................................................................................4-30  
Configuring Priority MAC Addresses...............................................................................................4-31  
Configuring RS232 and SLIP............................................................................................................4-32  
Configuring the Security IP...............................................................................................................4-33  
Configuring the SNMP Manager.......................................................................................................4-34  
Configuring the Trap Manager..........................................................................................................4-35  
Setting Up and Managing User Accounts .........................................................................................4-35  
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions .....................................................................................4-37  
Monitoring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Active Switch Graphic....................................4-37  
Monitoring Port Utilization...............................................................................................................4-38  
Monitoring Packets............................................................................................................................4-38  
Monitoring Errors..............................................................................................................................4-43  
Monitoring Packet Size .....................................................................................................................4-46  
Monitoring Trunk Utilization............................................................................................................4-48  
Monitoring MAC Address Table.......................................................................................................4-50  
Monitoring IGMP Snooping Table ...................................................................................................4-51  
Monitoring Dynamic Group Registration .........................................................................................4-51  
Monitoring VLAN Status..................................................................................................................4-52  
Maintaining the GbE Interconnect Switch...............................................................................................4-53  
Using TFTP Services.........................................................................................................................4-53  
Displaying GbE Interconnect Switch History ...................................................................................4-56  
Performing a Ping Test......................................................................................................................4-57  
Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration to Factory Defaults......................................4-58  
Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch ...........................................................................................4-59  
Setting the Connection Timeout........................................................................................................4-59  
Logging Out ......................................................................................................................................4-60  
Appendix A  
Technical Specifications  
Appendix B  
RJ-45 Pin Specification  
Appendix C  
Runtime Switching Software Default Settings  
Switch A and Switch B: General Default Settings.................................................................................... C-1  
Switch A: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings............................................... C-4  
Switch B: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings............................................... C-6  
Appendix D  
Spanning Tree Protocol  
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................D-1  
Blocking State...........................................................................................................................................D-1  
Listening State ..........................................................................................................................................D-2  
Learning State...........................................................................................................................................D-4  
Forwarding State.......................................................................................................................................D-5  
Disabled State ...........................................................................................................................................D-6  
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Troubleshooting STP................................................................................................................................ D-8  
Spanning Tree Protocol Failure ......................................................................................................... D-8  
Full/Half Duplex Mismatch ............................................................................................................... D-9  
Unidirectional Link.......................................................................................................................... D-10  
Packet Corruption ............................................................................................................................ D-10  
Resource Errors................................................................................................................................ D-11  
Identifying a Data Loop................................................................................................................... D-11  
Avoiding Trouble............................................................................................................................. D-12  
Appendix E  
SNMP/RMON MIBs Support  
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................E-1  
SNMP Manager Software..........................................................................................................................E-1  
Standard MIBs...........................................................................................................................................E-2  
Enterprise-Specific MIBs..........................................................................................................................E-2  
Appendix F  
Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port  
Appendix G  
Troubleshooting  
Appendix H  
Regulatory Compliance Notices—ProLiant p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit  
Class A Equipment ............................................................................................................................ H-1  
Modifications..................................................................................................................................... H-1  
Cables................................................................................................................................................. H-1  
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)............................................................................................................ H-1  
Class A Equipment ............................................................................................................................ H-1  
European Union Notice............................................................................................................................ H-2  
Taiwan Notice .......................................................................................................................................... H-2  
Japanese Notice ........................................................................................................................................ H-2  
Appendix I  
Regulatory Compliance Notices—ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit  
European Union Notice..............................................................................................................................I-1  
Index  
List of Figures  
1-1  
1-2  
1-3  
1-4  
1-5  
1-6  
1-7  
1-8  
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and QuadT Interconnect Module............................. 1-1  
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module......................... 1-2  
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch architecture .............................................................. 1-4  
GbE Interconnect Switch front panel.................................................................................................. 1-9  
GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC LED assignments........................................................... 1-10  
GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC LED functions ............................................................... 1-11  
QuadT Interconnect Module connectors........................................................................................... 1-12  
QuadT Interconnect Module LEDs................................................................................................... 1-13  
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DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors.......................................................................................1-14  
1-10 DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs...............................................................................................1-15  
2-1  
2-2  
2-3  
Installing the QuadT or DualTSX Interconnect Modules ...................................................................2-2  
Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches ...........................................................................................2-3  
Installing the cable-retaining bracket ..................................................................................................2-7  
Standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector for 10/100 Mb/s and Gigabit over Copper.............................. B-1  
Blocking state.....................................................................................................................................D-2  
Listening state.....................................................................................................................................D-3  
Learning state .....................................................................................................................................D-5  
Forwarding state.................................................................................................................................D-6  
Disabled state .....................................................................................................................................D-7  
Example of Spanning Tree Protocol failure .......................................................................................D-8  
Example of full- and half-duplex mismatch.......................................................................................D-9  
Example of unidirectional link.........................................................................................................D-10  
Common network design example 1 ................................................................................................D-13  
B-1  
D-1  
D-2  
D-3  
D-4  
D-5  
D-6  
D-7  
D-8  
D-9  
D-10 Common network design example 2 ................................................................................................D-14  
F-1  
F-2  
F-3  
F-4  
F-5  
F-6  
F-7  
F-8  
POST message screen .........................................................................................................................F-2  
Download mode message screen.........................................................................................................F-3  
Boot Configuration Menu....................................................................................................................F-4  
Connection established message screen ..............................................................................................F-5  
Send File window................................................................................................................................F-6  
ZModem file send for Interconnect Switch window...........................................................................F-6  
Download completed message screen.................................................................................................F-7  
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch login screen ..............................................................F-7  
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About This Guide  
This user guide can be used for reference when servicing the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE  
Interconnect Switch, ProLiant BL p-Class QuadT Interconnect Module, and ProLiant BL  
p-Class DualTSX Interconnect Module.  
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous  
energy levels, only authorized service technicians should attempt to repair this  
equipment. Improper repairs can create conditions that are hazardous.  
Symbols in Text  
These symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings.  
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the  
warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life.  
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damage to equipment or loss of information.  
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NOTE: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.  
Important Safety Information  
Before installing this product, read the Important Safety Information document provided.  
Compaq Technician Notes  
WARNING: Only authorized technicians trained by Compaq should attempt to repair  
this equipment. All troubleshooting and repair procedures are detailed to allow only  
subassembly/module-level repair. Because of the complexity of the individual boards  
and subassemblies, no one should attempt to make repairs at the component level or  
to make modifications to any printed wiring board. Improper repairs can create a safety  
hazard.  
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous  
energy levels, do not exceed the level of repairs specified in these procedures.  
Because of the complexity of the individual boards and subassemblies, do not attempt  
to make repairs at the component level or to make modifications to any printed wiring  
board. Improper repairs can create conditions that are hazardous.  
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:  
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Disconnect power from the system by unplugging all power cords from the power  
supplies.  
Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important  
safety feature.  
Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily  
accessible at all times.  
CAUTION: To properly ventilate the system, you must provide at least 7.6 cm (3.0 in.) of  
clearance at the front and back of the server.  
CAUTION: The computer is designed to be electrically grounded (earthed). To ensure proper  
operation, plug the AC power cord into a properly grounded AC outlet only.  
NOTE: Any indications of component replacement or printed wiring board modifications may void any  
warranty.  
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Where to Go for Additional Help  
In addition to this guide, the following information sources are available:  
User documentation  
Compaq Service Quick Reference Guide  
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Service training guides  
Compaq service advisories and bulletins  
Compaq QuickFind™ information services  
Compaq Insight Manager software  
For additional copies, visit the Compaq website:  
www.compaq.com  
Telephone Numbers  
For the name of your nearest Compaq authorized reseller:  
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In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.  
In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868.  
For Compaq technical support:  
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In the United States and Canada, call 1-800-OK COMPAQ.  
For Compaq technical support phone numbers outside the United States and Canada, visit  
the Compaq website:  
www.compaq.com  
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Italic type is used for complete titles of published guides or variables. Variables include  
information that varies in system output, in command lines, and in command parameters  
in text.  
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Bold type is used for emphasis, for onscreen interface components (window titles, menu  
names and selections, button and icon names, and so on), and for keyboard keys.  
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Introduction  
Overview  
This user guide provides installation and reference information for the Compaq ProLiant™  
BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit and the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit.  
ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit  
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches  
and two QuadT Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch  
uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to provide up  
to a 32-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables per BL p-Class server enclosure.  
Each GbE Interconnect Switch and QuadT Interconnect Module reduces  
sixteen 10Base-T/100Base-TX server networking ports to one or two RJ-45  
100Base-TX/1000Base-T and one or two RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX uplink ports.  
Figure 1-1: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and  
QuadT Interconnect Module  
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Introduction  
ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit  
The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches  
and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch  
uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-SX Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to provide  
up to a 32-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables per BL p-Class server  
enclosure.  
Each GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module reduces  
sixteen 10Base-T/100Base-TX server networking ports to one or two LC 1000Base-SX  
and one or two RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX uplink ports.  
Figure 1-2: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and  
DualTSX Interconnect Module  
Features  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and interconnect modules are designed  
for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the network  
and the number of users increases continually.  
Enterprise Class Performance  
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch features include:  
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Up to a 16-to-1 reduction in networking cables and connections  
— Concentration of sixteen 10/100 Ethernet networking ports down to as little as one  
Gigabit Ethernet port, or up to two Gigabit Ethernet ports plus two 10/100 Ethernet  
networking ports for additional bandwidth and redundant connections to the network  
backbone.  
— Integration for a ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure with redundant  
switching modules that provides redundant networking paths to each server blade.  
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Preconfiguration for immediate use with a ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure  
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Industry-standard protocols compatible with other widely-used networking components  
Support for up to sixty-four 802.1Q VLANs, for server grouping and isolation  
A variety of in-band and out-of-band management interfaces  
Support for saving and downloading of switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus  
allowing for rapid deployment of multiple systems, and backup and restore capabilities  
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Failover and redundancy features and components  
Front panel link activity and speed indicators  
Extra ports for management debugging and port mirroring  
GbE Interconnect Switch Redundancy  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch offers several redundancy and failover  
features. With these features, the network configuration can be designed to allow for  
continued network access to each server blade in case of a component or link failure. GbE  
Interconnect Switch redundancy and failover features include:  
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Two separate GbE Interconnect Switches per one ProLiant BL p-Class server blade  
enclosure  
Two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and two 10/100 Ethernet uplink ports per GbE  
Interconnect Switch for designing fully meshed uplink paths to the network backbone  
Server networking connections routed to each of the separate GbE Interconnect Switches  
for redundant paths to tolerate a switch or port malfunction  
Redundant data path 10/100 Ethernet cross connections between GbE Interconnect  
Switches  
Spanning Tree Protocol support that eliminates potential problems caused by redundant  
networking paths and provides for failover with a secondary path in case of primary path  
failure  
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Power and cooling by redundant power supplies and redundant cooling fans within the  
server blade enclosure  
Configuration and Management  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch provides the following configuration and  
management interfaces and tools:  
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A menu-driven console interface allows local, Telnet, or Serial Line Internet Protocol  
(SLIP) access.  
A browser-based GUI allows remote access using a Web browser such as Microsoft  
Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.  
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON)  
manageability and monitoring are supported. An SNMP-based scripting utility allows  
remote configuration of the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Introduction  
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The interconnect switch functionality allows you to save and download interconnect  
switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus allowing the rapid deployment of multiple  
server blade systems, and providing robust backup and restore capabilities.  
Diagnostic Tools  
The hardware, software, and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include:  
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Compaq Insight Manager™ 7  
Power-On Self-Test (POST) built into the interconnect switch boot process  
GbE Interconnect Switch management suite of tools and interfaces  
GbE Interconnect Switch port mirroring  
GbE Interconnect Switch LEDs for port status and speed  
GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture  
The ProLiant BL p-Class system provides integrated switching technology for network cable  
reduction.  
GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture  
Server Blades  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Interconnect Switch A  
Interconnect Switch B  
10/100 Ethernet Cross Link #1  
10/100 Ethernet  
Uplink #1  
10/100 Ethernet  
Uplink #1  
10/100 Ethernet  
Uplink #2  
10/100 Ethernet  
Uplink #2  
Data #1 NIC  
10/100 Ethernet  
Downlink  
Data #2 NIC  
10/100 Ethernet  
Downlink  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Uplink #1  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Uplink #1  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Uplink #2  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Uplink #2  
Local 10/100 Port #1  
Local 10/100 Port #2  
Local 10/100 Port #1  
Local 10/100 Port #2  
PXE NIC 10/100  
Ethernet Downlink  
10/100 iLO  
Downlink  
Mgmt Serial Port  
Mgmt Serial Port  
10/100 Ethernet Cross Link #2  
Backplane Ethernet Connectivity  
Figure 1-3: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect  
Switch architecture  
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GbE Interconnect Switches  
Two GbE Interconnect Switches in the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure provide  
switch redundancy and redundant paths to the network ports on the server blades.  
Each GbE Interconnect Switch has two Gigabit and two 10/100 Ethernet uplink ports and  
direct connections to two of the four network controllers on each server blade. The four  
network controllers one each server blade are NIC1, NIC2, NIC3, and Integrated Lights-Out  
(iLO). NIC1 is Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)-enabled. Each pair of GbE  
Interconnect Switches consolidates up to thirty-two 10/100 Ethernet controllers on eight  
servers into one-to-four Gigabit ports and one-to-four 10/100 uplink port on the back of the  
system. This design eliminates up to 31 network cables from the back of the server blade  
enclosure.  
NOTE: Refer to the Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class System Setup and Installation Guide for  
more information about Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) management and the Preboot eXecution  
Environment (PXE).  
Redundant Crosslinks  
The two GbE Interconnect Switches are connected through redundant 100-Mb/s crosslinks.  
These two crosslinks provide an aggregate throughput of 200 Mb/s for traffic between the  
GbE Interconnect Switches.  
Redundant Paths to Servers  
The three 10/100 NIC ports and the one iLO controller on each server are routed through the  
enclosure backplane to different GbE Interconnect Switches. PXE NIC1 and NIC2 on each  
server blade are routed to Switch A. NIC 3 and iLO on each server blade are routed to  
Switch B. This configuration provides redundant paths to each server.  
NOTE: On a heavily used system, using a single uplink port for all 24 NICs and 8 iLOs can cause a  
traffic bottleneck. For example, if uplink 1 on Switch A is the only uplink used, all traffic to and from  
NIC 3 and the iLO on any of the server blades must travel over the crosslinks between Switch A and  
Switch B. The crossover links are intended as a failover route on the switch management link and  
should not be used as a primary path. For optimum performance, use the uplink ports from both GbE  
Interconnect Switches.  
Supported Technologies  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch supports the following technologies.  
Refer to Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 for more details on these features.  
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Layer 2 Based Packet Forwarding  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch uses 10/100/1000 Gigabit Layer 2  
switching technology. Layer 2 refers to the Data Link layer of the Open Systems  
Interconnection (OSI) model, which is concerned with moving data packets across a network  
by enforcing Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD). This layer  
performs the following tasks:  
•
•
•
•
•
Ethernet packet framing  
MAC addressing  
Physical medium transmission error detection  
Medium allocation (collision avoidance)  
Contention resolution (collision handling)  
Layer 2 switching technology allows the GbE Interconnect Switch to look into data packets  
and redirect them based on the destination MAC address. This reduces traffic congestion on  
the network because packets, instead of being transmitted to all ports, are transmitted to the  
destination port only.  
IEEE 802.1Q Based Virtual Local Area Network  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch provides support for up to sixty-four  
802.1Q Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) for server grouping and isolation. A VLAN is  
a network segment configured according to a logical scheme rather than a physical layout.  
VLANs can be used to combine any collection of LAN segments into an autonomous user  
group that appears as a single LAN. VLANs also logically segment the physical network into  
different broadcast domains so that packets are forwarded only between ports within the  
VLAN. This technology enhances performance by conserving bandwidth and improves  
security by limiting traffic to specific domains.  
Example 1-1: You may want to isolate the server blade iLO ports from the rest of the  
NICs. The iLO ports on Interconnect Switch B can be assigned to their own VLAN and  
go to a dedicated uplink or share an uplink using VLAN tagging. Refer to the  
“Configuring VLANs” section in Chapter 3 or Chapter 4 for more information.  
Spanning Tree Protocol  
The GbE Interconnect Switch supports the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which allows the  
blocking of links that form loops between switches in a network. When multiple links  
between switches are detected, a primary link is established. Duplicated links are blocked  
from use and become standby links. If the primary link fails, the standby link is activated.  
Refer to Appendix D for more information.  
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Simple Network Management Protocol and Remote Monitoring  
Each GbE Interconnect Switch can be configured and monitored remotely from a Simple  
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)/Remote Monitoring (RMON)-based network  
management station. The GbE Interconnect Switch supports industry-standard SNMP  
Management Information Bases (MIBs), proprietary Compaq Switch MIBs, and RMON  
groups 1 (Statistics), 2 (History), 3 (Alarm), and 9 (Event) for fault detection, configuration,  
and monitoring of switch functionality.  
To secure the management interface, the switch administrator can configure community  
strings with various levels of access. Access can be restricted to a limited number of  
management stations by configuring a list of IP addresses of those stations that can access the  
GbE Interconnect Switch. Refer to Appendix E for more information.  
Port Mirroring  
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to mirror a port to another port for network  
monitoring and troubleshooting purposes. This technology offers a way for network packet  
analyzers to view the traffic moving through the GbE Interconnect Switches by providing a  
copy of the traffic that is currently being passed through any other port. The packets are  
normally sent to a network packet analyzer or other monitoring device attached to the  
mirror port.  
Trunking  
The GbE Interconnect Switch port trunking feature allows several ports to be grouped  
together and act as a single logical link called a trunk. This feature provides a bandwidth that  
is a multiple of the bandwidth of a single link. It also improves reliability since a configurable  
way of load balancing is automatically applied to the ports in the trunked group. A link  
failure within the group causes the network traffic to be directed to the remaining links in the  
group.  
Trivial File Transfer Protocol Support  
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) support allows the GbE Interconnect Switch firmware  
to be upgraded by downloading a new firmware file from a TFTP server to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch. A configuration file can also be loaded into a GbE Interconnect Switch  
from a TFTP server, configuration settings can be saved to the TFTP server, and a history log  
can be uploaded from the switch to the TFTP server.  
Storage and Forward Switching Scheme  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch provides a storage and forward switching  
scheme that allows each packet to be buffered (stored) before it is forwarded to its  
destination. While this method creates latency, it improves reliability in a heavily used  
interconnect switch. Packets that cannot be forwarded are saved immediately, rather than  
dropped, so that packets behind them are less likely to be dropped in periods of heavy usage.  
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IEEE 802.1p Based Class of Service for Packet Prioritization  
Class of Service (CoS) for packet prioritization allows switch administrators to set priority  
levels on the GbE Interconnect Switch for forwarding packets based on the priority setting  
information in the packets. The GbE Interconnect Switch supports four classes of traffic  
(buffers or queues) for implementing priority and allows administrators to map eight priority  
levels to the four classes. Traffic from a specific server port can be given priority over  
packets from other devices according to this range of priority levels. For example, with  
multiple packets in a buffer, the packet with the highest priority would be forwarded first,  
regardless of when it was received.  
Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping  
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping, when enabled and configured  
properly, manages multicast traffic in a GbE Interconnect Switch by allowing directed  
switching of the IP multicast traffic. The GbE Interconnect Switch can use IGMP Snooping  
to configure ports dynamically, so that IP multicast traffic is forwarded only to those ports  
associated with IP multicast hosts.  
IGMP Snooping allows the GbE Interconnect Switch to recognize IGMP queries and reports  
sent between network stations or devices and an IGMP host that belong to a specific multicast  
group. When enabled for IGMP Snooping, the GbE Interconnect Switch can open or close a  
port to a specific device based on IGMP messages passing through the module. This feature  
further limits unnecessary broadcasts.  
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or Bootstrap Protocol  
By default, the GbE Interconnect Switch is configured to obtain an IP address from a  
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) server during  
the boot process. The IP settings can also be manually configured by means of the console  
interface. The IP settings are also configurable from other interfaces, such as the Web, but  
because the connection is based on an IP address for these interfaces, users will have to  
reconnect with the newly assigned IP address.  
External Components  
This section describes the front panel of the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch,  
the QuadT Interconnect Module Panel, and the DualTSX Interconnect Module Panel.  
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GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel  
The front panel of the GbE Interconnect Switch has LEDs to indicate link activity, link speed,  
power status, and management status. It has two RJ-45 connectors for 10/100 Ethernet test  
ports, one DB-9 serial management console port, and a power or reset button.  
1
2
3
5
6
5
4
6
7
Figure 1-4: GbE Interconnect Switch front panel  
Table 1-1: GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel  
Item  
Description  
Status  
1
Link activity and  
speed LED  
Refer to the following figures and tables for link activity and  
speed LED assignments and functions.  
2
3
Power status LED  
Green = Power on  
Amber = Standby mode  
Off = Power off  
Management status LED  
DB-9 connector  
Flashing = Management session active  
Off = No management session active  
Accesses the local management console.  
Green = 100 Mb/s  
4
5
Test RJ-45 connector link  
speed LED  
Off = 10 Mb/s  
6
Test RJ-45 connector link  
activity LED  
Green = Link and no activity  
Green flashing = Link and activity  
Amber = Port disabled  
Off = No link  
7
Pwr/Rst button  
Forces the GbE Interconnect Switch to power up or reboot.  
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B
N1 N2  
iLO N3  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11  
13  
10  
12  
11  
13  
10  
12  
Figure 1-5: GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC  
LED assignments  
Table 1-2: GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel NIC LED Assignments  
Item  
1
Description  
Server blade 1 Ethernet ports  
2
Server blade 2 Ethernet ports  
3
Server blade 3 Ethernet ports  
4
Server blade 4 Ethernet ports  
5
Server blade 5 Ethernet ports  
6
Server blade 6 Ethernet ports  
7
Server blade 7 Ethernet ports  
8
Server blade 8 Ethernet ports  
9
Interswitch cross connection ports  
10  
11  
12  
13  
Port (19x) RJ-45 uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports  
Port (20x) RJ-45 uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports  
Port (21x) RJ-45 (or LC)* uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports  
Port (22x) RJ-45 (or LC)* uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports  
*Ports 21x and 22x are RJ-45 uplink connectors on the QuadT Interconnect Module  
and LC uplink connectors on the DualTSX Interconnect Module.  
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2
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2
Figure 1-6: GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC  
LED functions  
Table 1-3: GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel NIC  
LED Functions  
Item  
LED Description  
Status  
1
Link speed  
Amber = 1000 Mb/s  
Green = 100 Mb/s  
Off = 10 Mb/s  
2
Link activity  
Green = Link and no activity  
Green flashing = Link and activity  
Amber = Port disabled  
Off = No link  
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QuadT Interconnect Module Panel  
One QuadT Interconnect Module is inserted into the rear side of each GbE Interconnect  
Switch. Each QuadT Interconnect Module has four RJ-45 connectors with link activity and  
speed LEDs for uplink network cabling. Two RJ-45 connectors support Gigabit Ethernet  
connections and two support 10/100 Ethernet connections for uplink connectivity.  
NOTE: To the side of the two Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 connectors are LEDs reserved for stacking  
support. Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of GbE Interconnect Switch firmware.  
1
5
6
7
2
3
4
8
Figure 1-7: QuadT Interconnect Module connectors  
Table 1-4: QuadT Interconnect Module Connectors  
Item  
Description  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Port (22x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (21x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (20x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (19x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (22x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000Base-T uplink on Switch A  
Port (21x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000Base-T uplink on Switch A  
Port (20x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch A  
Port (19x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch A  
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2
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
Figure 1-8: QuadT Interconnect Module LEDs  
Table 1-5: QuadT Interconnect Module LEDs  
Item  
LED Description  
Status  
1
Link activity  
Green = Link and no activity  
Green flashing = Link and activity  
Amber = Port disabled  
Off = No link  
2
3
4
Link speed  
Amber = 1000 Mb/s  
Green = 100 Mb/s  
Off = 10 Mb/s  
Port 21 stacking*  
Port 22 stacking*  
Amber = Slave unit  
Green = Base unit  
Off = No stacking  
Amber = Slave unit  
Green = Base unit  
Off = No stacking  
*Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of the  
GbE Interconnect Switch firmware.  
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DualTSX Interconnect Module Panel  
One DualTSX Interconnect Module is inserted into the rear side of each GbE Interconnect  
Switch. Each DualTSX Interconnect Module has two RJ-45 connectors with link activity and  
speed LEDs and two LC connectors with only link activity LEDs for uplink network cabling.  
Two LC connectors support 1000 SX Ethernet short-haul fiber connections, and two RJ-45  
connectors support 10/100 Ethernet copper connections for uplink connectivity.  
NOTE: To the side of the two Gigabit Ethernet LC connectors are LEDs reserved for stacking support.  
Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of GbE Interconnect Switch firmware.  
1
5
6
7
2
3
4
8
Figure 1-9: DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors  
Table 1-6: DualTSX Interconnect Module Connectors  
Item  
Description  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Port (22x) LC connector for 1000Base-SX uplink on Switch B  
Port (21x) LC connector for 1000Base-SX uplink on Switch B  
Port (20x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (19x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch B  
Port (22x) LC connector for 1000Base-SX uplink on Switch A  
Port (21x) LC connector for 1000Base-SX uplink on Switch A  
Port (20x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch A  
Port (19x) RJ-45 connector for 10/100Base-T uplink on Switch A  
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1
4
3
1
2
1
2
Figure 1-10: DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs  
Table 1-7: DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs  
Item  
LED Description  
Status  
1
Link activity  
Green = Link and no activity  
Green flashing = Link and activity  
Amber = Port disabled  
Off = No link  
2
3
Link speed  
Green = 100 Mb/s  
Off = 10 Mb/s  
Port 21 stacking*  
Amber = Slave unit  
Green = Base unit  
Off = No stacking  
Amber = Slave unit  
Green = Base unit  
Off = No stacking  
4
Port 22 stacking*  
*Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of the  
GbE Interconnect Switch firmware.  
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Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Overview  
This chapter describes how to set up and install the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect  
Switches and the interconnect modules.  
The setup and installation process includes the following tasks:  
1. Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and interconnect modules  
2. Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration  
3. Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch to the network  
4. Powering up the GbE Interconnect Switch  
5. Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch  
6. Logging on and configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect  
Modules  
This section describes how to install the hardware in a new GbE Interconnect Switch  
deployment, a replacement for an existing GbE Interconnect Switch, or an upgrade from an  
RJ-45 Patch Panel.  
IMPORTANT: Record the switch MAC address printed on the MAC address label attached to your  
GbE Interconnect Switch. The MAC address can be used to find the IP address from a DHCP server.  
Installation Guidelines  
Observe the following guidelines:  
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Always install GbE Interconnect Switches in pairs. Each server blade enclosure requires  
two GbE Interconnect Switches for proper connectivity. Do not mix the network  
interconnect environment. Always install the same type of device (either the Compaq  
ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit, Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE  
Interconnect Kit, or RJ-45 Patch Panels).  
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Always install the interconnect modules in the top-left and top-right bays on the rear side  
of the server blade enclosure.  
Be sure that each interconnect module is fully seated. The latch/handle drops into place  
when the module is firmly seated.  
Always install the GbE Interconnect Switches into the communication bays, which are  
the left-most (side A) and right-most (side B) bays on the front side of the server blade  
enclosure.  
Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment  
1. Insert the interconnect modules into the top-left and top-right module bays on the rear  
side of the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure.  
Figure 2-1: Installing the QuadT or DualTSX  
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2. Slide the GbE Interconnect Switch into the right communication bay in the front side of  
the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure (1).  
3. Lock the ejector lever (2).  
1
2
Figure 2-2: Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches  
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the second GbE Interconnect Switch in the left  
communication bay.  
IMPORTANT: Be sure that the interconnect modules are fully seated. The latch/handle will drop  
into place when the module is firmly seated.  
Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch  
CAUTION: Removing an RJ-45 Patch Panel from a powered enclosure will result in the loss  
of network communications between the server blade and the network infrastructure.  
IMPORTANT: If you are replacing an existing GbE Interconnect Switch or upgrading from an RJ-45  
Patch Panel, and have strict security requirements:  
•
Do not cable the GbE Interconnect Switch until after configuration.  
Or  
•
Connect the GbE Interconnect Switch to the optional Diagnostic Station. The Diagnostic Station  
enables you to power up, configure, and diagnose a ProLiant p-Class server blade or a ProLiant  
p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch outside of the rack environment.  
To replace an existing GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. If possible, save the configuration file to a TFTP server for later retrieval. Refer to the  
“Saving Settings to a TFTP Server” section in Chapter 3 (console management interface)  
and “Saving Settings to TFTP Server” in Chapter 4 (Web-based management interface).  
2. On the front side of the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade, release the ejector lever for the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
3. Pull down on the ejector lever to unlock the GbE Interconnect Switch from the enclosure.  
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4. Slide the GbE Interconnect Switch out of the communication bay.  
5. Slide the new GbE Interconnect Switch fully into the communication bay.  
6. Close the ejector lever.  
7. If you saved the configuration file to a TFTP server, download the configuration. Refer to  
the “Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server” section in Chapter 3 (console  
management interface) and “Downloading a Configuration File on a TFTP Server” in  
Chapter 4 (Web-based management interface).  
Upgrading from RJ-45 Patch Panels  
CAUTION: Removing a GbE Interconnect Switch from a powered enclosure will result in the  
loss of network communications between the server blade and the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
1. From the front side of the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure, unlock the ejector  
lever and slide out the Patch Panels from the left and right communication bays.  
2. From the rear side of the server blade enclosure, slide out the top and bottom patch panel  
RJ-45 modules (four total) from the left and right module bays and unplug the cables.  
3. From the rear side of the server blade enclosure, insert the new interconnect modules  
(two total) that came with the GbE Interconnect Switches into the top-left and top-right  
module bays.  
4. From the front side of the server blade enclosure, slide the GbE Interconnect Switch into  
the left communication bay.  
5. Lock the ejector lever.  
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to install the second GbE Interconnect Switch in the right  
communication bay.  
Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration  
Before you configure the GbE Interconnect Switch, Compaq recommends that you plan the  
configuration. As you plan, consider your default settings, security issues and privileges, and  
whether you want to configure each GbE Interconnect Switch manually or configure multiple  
GbE Interconnect Switches at the same time.  
Default Settings  
The GbE Interconnect Switches ship with a default configuration in which all ports are  
enabled and assigned a default virtual LAN (VLAN) with a VLAN ID (VID) equal to 1. This  
default configuration simplifies your initial setup by allowing you to use a single uplink cable  
(from any external Ethernet connector) to connect your server blade enclosure to your  
network. You need to assess your particular server environment to determine any  
requirements for other considerations.  
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When planning the configuration, consider the default settings for the following parameters:  
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Switch IP settings  
VLAN and Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) settings  
STP settings  
Port names and types  
Multilink trunk settings  
CoS settings  
Interswitch cross-connect settings  
SNMP/RMON settings  
User name and password settings  
Default access to various management interfaces  
IGMP Snooping settings  
IMPORTANT: Refer to Appendix C for a complete list of default configuration settings.  
Security Issues  
When planning the configuration for a GbE Interconnect Switch, to secure access to the  
management interface:  
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Create users with various access levels to the local console, remote Telnet, and Web  
interface. Refer to Table 2-1 for the three levels of user access privileges.  
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Enable or disable access to various management interfaces to fit the security policy.  
Change default SNMP/RMON community strings for read-only and read-write access.  
Root, User+, and User Privileges  
There are three levels of user privileges: Root, User+, and User. Some menu selections  
available to users with Root privileges may not be available to those with User+ and User  
privileges. The following table summarizes the user privileges.  
Table 2-1: User Privileges  
Privilege  
Root  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
User+  
User  
Configuration  
Read-only  
Read-only  
Read-only  
No  
Read-only  
Read-only  
Read-only  
No  
Network Monitoring  
Community Strings and Trap Stations  
Update Firmware and Configuration Files  
System Utilities  
Ping-only  
Ping-only  
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Table 2-1: User Privileges continued  
Privilege  
Root  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
User+  
No  
User  
No  
Factory Reset  
Reboot Switch  
Yes  
No  
No  
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts  
View User Accounts  
No  
No  
No  
Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch  
A GbE Interconnect Switch can be configured manually using a local console interface, a  
remote Telnet console interface, a Web interface, or an SNMP/RMON interface. Refer to  
Chapters 3 and 4 for information on how to use these interfaces to configure the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
After a switch is configured, you can back up the configuration as a binary file to a TFTP  
server. The backup configuration file can then be downloaded from the TFTP server to  
restore the switch back to the original configuration. This restoration may be necessary under  
one of the following conditions:  
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The switch configuration becomes corrupted during operation.  
The switch must be replaced because of a hardware failure.  
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches  
You can configure multiple GbE Interconnect Switches using the SNMP script utility or a  
TFTP server.  
Using the SNMP Script Utility  
The SNMP script utility, provided with the GbE Interconnect Switch, allows you to execute  
customized configuration templates on multiple switches. Each configuration template can be  
tailored to one of the multiple switches, and then that first configuration can be deployed to  
other servers from a central deployment workstation.  
Using a TFTP Server  
If the basic configuration of multiple switches in your network is the same, you can manually  
configure one GbE Interconnect Switch, upload the configuration to a TFTP server, and use  
the configuration as a basic configuration template file. This basic configuration template can  
then be downloaded to multiple GbE Interconnect Switches.  
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GbE Interconnect Switch IP addresses are acquired by default using DHCP, therefore, each  
GbE Interconnect Switch has a unique IP address. Each GbE Interconnect Switch can then  
be remotely accessed from a central deployment workstation and an individual interconnect  
switch configuration can be entered to meet specific network requirements. Refer to the  
“Downloading Configuration File from TFTP Server” and “Saving Settings to a TFTP  
Server”sections in Chapter 3 (console management interface) and “Saving Settings to  
TFTP Server” and “Downloading a Configuration File on a TFTP Server” in Chapter 4  
(Web-based management interface).  
Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch  
After installing the GbE Interconnect Switch hardware and planning the configuration, cable  
the GbE Interconnect Switch to your network.  
IMPORTANT: If you are replacing an existing GbE Interconnect Switch or upgrading from an RJ-45  
Patch Panel, and have strict security requirements:  
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Do not cable the GbE Interconnect Switch until after configuration.  
Or  
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Connect the GbE Interconnect Switch to the optional Diagnostic Station. The Diagnostic Station  
enables you to power up, configure, and diagnose a ProLiant p-Class server blade or a ProLiant  
p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch outside of the rack environment.  
To connect the interconnect modules to the network:  
1. Connect your network cables to the interconnect modules. For connector locations, refer  
to the section “QuadT Interconnect Module Panel” or “DualTSX Interconnect Module  
Panel” in Chapter 1.  
2. Gather your network cables for the right side of the rack.  
3. Insert the end of the cable retaining bracket (provided with the bus bar and power bus  
boxes) into the cable bracket (1).  
4. Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the cable retaining bracket over the cables (2).  
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1
2
Figure 2-3: Installing the cable-retaining bracket  
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5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the network cables on the left side of the rack.  
Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch  
If the server blade enclosure has power applied, the GbE Interconnect Switch automatically  
begins to power up when installed. The power status LED on the front of the GbE  
Interconnect Switch starts out as amber to indicate that power is connected to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch. After a few seconds, the power status LED turns to green to indicate that  
the GbE Interconnect Switch is powered up. After the built in self-test flashes all LEDs, the  
active links are illuminated and the power status LED stays green.  
You can manually force the GbE Interconnect Switch to power up by pressing the Pwr/Rst  
button through the access hole in the front panel of the GbE Interconnect Switch while the  
power status LED is amber. Compaq recommends using a small blunt object for this purpose.  
CAUTION: Pressing the Pwr/Rst button while the power status LED is green will reset the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
NOTE: If the server blade enclosure does not have power applied, refer to the Compaq ProLiant BL  
p-Class Class System Setup and Installation Guide.  
Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch  
The GbE Interconnect Switch can be accessed using the DB-9 serial management port or an  
Ethernet connection.  
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To access the GbE Interconnect Switch locally, use the front panel DB-9 serial  
management port.  
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To access the GbE Interconnect Switch through an Ethernet connection, use either the  
GbE Interconnect Switch front panel RJ-45 ports or one of the following:  
— The uplink RJ-45 ports in the QuadT Interconnect Module  
— The uplink LC or RJ-45 ports in the DualTSX Interconnect Module  
To access the GbE Interconnect Switch remotely, you need to assign it an IP address. By  
default, the GbE Interconnect Switch is set up to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server  
existing on the attached network.  
To access the GbE Interconnect Switch remotely:  
1. Go to the DHCP server and use the GbE Interconnect Switch MAC address to obtain the  
switch IP address. The MAC address is printed on the MAC address label attached to the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
2. From a computer connected to the same network, access the GbE Interconnect Switch  
using a Web browser or Telnet application. Use the switch IP address obtained in step 1  
to access the switch using the Web or console interface. The GbE Interconnect Switch  
logon screen is displayed.  
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If the GbE Interconnect Switch does not obtain the IP address assigned by means of the  
DHCP service, you can access the IP address locally by using the following instructions.  
After assigning the IP address to the switch, you can then access the switch remotely.  
To access the GbE Interconnect Switch locally:  
1. Connect the GbE Interconnect Switch DB-9 serial connector, using the null-modem serial  
cable (provided with the following option kits: Scalable Busbar, Mini Busbar, and Power  
Bus Box), to a local client device (such as a laptop computer) with VT100 terminal  
emulation software.  
2. Open a VT100 terminal emulation session with the following settings: 9600 baud rate,  
eight data bits, no parity, and one stop bit. The GbE Interconnect Switch logon screen  
is displayed.  
Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch  
NOTE: The GbE Interconnect Switch logon screen does not have any initial user names or  
passwords set.  
On the GbE Interconnect Switch logon screen:  
1. Leave the User name field blank, and press the Tab key.  
2. Leave the Password field blank, and press the Enter key. The main menu is displayed.  
3. Perform the following recommended tasks from the main menu:  
a. Set up users, passwords, and access privileges.  
b. Change default SNMP community strings for read-write and read-only.  
c. Set up network configurations including the IP address (if required).  
NOTE: After you configure the IP address, the GbE Interconnect Switch can be accessed using Telnet,  
SNMP, or a Web browser. Refer to the “Configuring the IP Address” section in Chapter 3.  
Refer to Chapter 3 for information on how to use the console management interface to change  
configuration settings and monitor switch operation using one of the following interfaces:  
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Local serial RS-232 console management interface  
Remote Telnet console management interface  
Refer to Chapter 4 for information on how to use the embedded Web-based (HTML)  
interface to manage the GbE Interconnect Switch from anywhere on the network using a  
standard browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.  
Appendix E provides information regarding the SNMP and RMON Agents, along with the  
MIBs supported. This appendix also describes how to use these MIBs to configure and  
monitor the GbE Interconnect Switch using a generic SNMP manager, such as HP Openview.  
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Additional Information  
For additional information, refer to the Compaq website at  
www.compaq.com/support/servers  
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Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the  
Console Management Interface  
Introduction  
Your ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch supports a console management  
interface that allows you to set up and control your GbE Interconnect Switches, either with an  
ordinary terminal (or terminal emulator) or over the network using the TCP/IP Telnet  
protocol. You can use this facility to perform many basic network management functions. In  
addition, the console program allows you to configure the GbE Interconnect Switches for  
management using an SNMP-based network management system. This chapter describes how  
to use the console interface to access the GbE Interconnect Switches, change their settings,  
and monitor their operation.  
Before You Begin  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch supports a wide array of functions and  
provides flexibility and increased network performance. Some planning is required to arrive  
at a deployment strategy that maximizes the potential of the interconnect switch. Refer to the  
“Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration” section in Chapter 2 for items to keep  
in mind as you configure your GbE Interconnect Switches.  
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches  
You can use the console interface by connecting the interconnect switch to a  
VT100-compatible terminal or a computer running an ordinary terminal emulator program  
(for example, the terminal program included with the Windows operating system) using an  
RS-232C serial cable.  
Set your terminal parameters to the following settings:  
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VT-100/ANSI compatible  
9600 baud  
8 data bits  
No parity  
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One stop bit  
No flow control  
You can also access the same functions over a Telnet interface. After you have set an  
IP address for each GbE Interconnect Switch, you can use a Telnet program (in  
VT100-compatible terminal mode) to access and control each module. All of the screens are  
identical, whether they are accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface.  
Using the Console Management Interface  
The console management interface provides many features that make configuring the GbE  
Interconnect Switch and navigating through the system easy.  
Navigation Features  
Use the features in Table 3-1 to navigate through the screens.  
Table 3-1: Console Management Interface Navigation  
To  
Action  
Toggle between the field options  
Highlight items in <angle brackets>, then press the  
spacebar.  
Enter data in a field  
Highlight the item in [square brackets], then type the  
new data.  
Execute a command  
Highlight the command displayed in UPPERCASE  
letters, then press the Enter key.  
Move between fields on a screen  
Press the Page Up and Page Down keys, the left and  
right arrow keys, the Tab key, or the Backspace key.  
Display the previous screen  
Press the Esc key.  
Press the Ctrl+T keys.  
Press the Ctrl+R keys.  
Press the N key.  
Display the main menu  
Refresh the screen display  
Display the next page of information  
Display the previous page of information  
Press the P key.  
Field-level Help and System Messages  
The bottom section of each screen displays field-level help and system messages.  
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Function—Displays field-level help.  
Message—Displays system messages.  
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Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch  
When you log on to a GbE Interconnect Switch, the following logon screen is displayed.  
Notice that the name of the GbE Interconnect Switch is also displayed on the screen.  
IMPORTANT: The switch does not have any initial user names or passwords set. Compaq  
recommends that after logging on, you create at least one Root-level user as the switch administrator.  
(Refer to Table 2-1 in Chapter 2 for an explanation of user privileges.) If you forget your password after  
it has been set up, call Compaq Customer Support for assistance.  
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To log on for the first time:  
1. Leave the Username field blank and press the Tab key.  
2. Leave the Password field blank and press the Enter key. The main menu for the GbE  
Interconnect Switch is displayed. The main menu displays the major categories for switch  
management.  
NOTE: Subsequent users will enter their user name and password, then press the Enter key.  
Setting Up New Users  
After logging on to the GbE Interconnect Switch for the first time, you need to set up at least  
one user account with Root privileges. You can set up a maximum of eight users on a GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
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To create a new user account:  
1. Highlight User Accounts Management on the main menu and press the Enter key. The  
Setup User Accounts screen is displayed.  
2. Using the spacebar, toggle the Action field to select Add.  
NOTE: The other options are Delete, which allows the deletion of a user entry, and Update, which  
allows for changes to be made to an existing user entry.  
3. Type the user’s name in the Username field.  
4. Type an initial password for the user in the New Password field.  
NOTE: Passwords used to access the GbE Interconnect Switch are case-sensitive.  
5. Type the new password a second time in the Confirm New Password field.  
6. Using the spacebar, toggle the Access Level field to select the user’s access privilege.  
7. Highlight APPLY. Press the Enter key to make the user addition effective. A listing of  
all current user accounts and access levels is displayed.  
IMPORTANT: APPLY makes changes to the switch configuration for the current session only. You  
must enter all permanent changes, including user additions or updates, into non-volatile RAM  
(NVRAM) using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes”  
section.  
8. Press the Esc key to return to the main menu. Use the Save Changes option to save the  
changes into non-volatile RAM.  
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Saving Changes  
The GbE Interconnect Switch has two levels of memory, normal RAM and non-volatile  
RAM (NVRAM). Configuration changes are made effective on a screen by highlighting  
APPLY, then pressing the Enter key. When this is done, the settings are immediately applied  
to the switching software in RAM.  
Some settings require you to restart the GbE Interconnect Switch before they will take effect.  
Restarting the GbE Interconnect Switch erases all settings in RAM and reloads the stored  
settings from NVRAM. Thus, it is necessary to save all setting changes to NVRAM before  
rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
To retain any configuration changes permanently in NVRAM:  
1. Highlight Save Changes on the main menu.  
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2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed to verify that your new settings  
have been saved to NVRAM.  
After the configuration settings have been saved to NVRAM, they become the default  
settings for the GbE Interconnect Switch. These settings are then used every time the GbE  
Interconnect Switch is rebooted.  
IMPORTANT: After saving your final configuration, Compaq highly recommends that you save the  
configuration image to TFTP server storage. Refer to the “Saving Settings to a TFTP Server” section  
later in this chapter for more information.  
Managing User Accounts  
Changes to user accounts are made through the User Account Management option on the  
main menu. Only a user with Root privileges can make changes to user accounts.  
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Updating a User Account  
To update a user password or privilege level:  
1. Highlight User Accounts Management on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The Setup User Accounts screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Action field to select Update.  
4. Type the user name for the account you want to change in the Username field.  
5. If the password is to be changed, type the new password in the New Password and  
Confirm New Password fields.  
6. If the privilege level is to be changed, toggle the Access Level field until the appropriate  
level is displayed—Root, User+, or User.  
7. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to make the change effective.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Viewing Current User Accounts  
To view the current user accounts:  
1. Highlight User Accounts Management on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The Setup User Accounts screen displays a list of all current user  
accounts.  
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Deleting a User Account  
To prevent accidental deletion of all of the users with Root privilege, the console interface  
does not allow you delete the current logged-on user.  
To delete a user account:  
1. Highlight User Accounts Management on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The Setup User Accounts screen displays a list of all current user  
accounts.  
3. Toggle the Action field to select Delete.  
4. Type the user name in the Username field.  
5. Type the user’s password for the account you want to delete in the New Password field.  
6. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch  
This section describes options found under the Configuration menu.  
Configuring the IP Address  
Some settings must be entered to allow the GbE Interconnect Switch to be managed from an  
SNMP-based Network Management System, such as SNMP v1, or to be able to access the  
GbE Interconnect Switch using the Telnet protocol.  
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To set up the GbE Interconnect Switch for remote management:  
1. Highlight Configure IP Address from the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Remote Management Setup screen lets you specify how the GbE Interconnect  
Switch will be assigned an IP address, which allows an in-band network management  
system (for example, Telnet) client to find it on the network.  
The fields listed under the Current Switch IP Settings heading are those that are  
currently being used by the GbE Interconnect Switch. The fields listed under the New  
Switch IP Settings heading are those that will be used after the GbE Interconnect Switch  
has been rebooted.  
3. Toggle the Get IP From field to choose from Manual, BOOTP, or DCHP. This action  
selects how the GbE Interconnect Switch will be assigned an IP address on the next  
reboot or startup.  
— BOOTP—The GbE Interconnect Switch sends out a BOOTP broadcast request when  
it is powered up. The BOOTP protocol allows IP addresses, network masks, and  
default gateways to be assigned by a central BOOTP server. If this option is set, the  
GbE Interconnect Switch first looks for a BOOTP server to provide it with this  
information before using the default or previously entered settings.  
— DCHP—The GbE Interconnect Switch sends out a DCHP broadcast request when it  
is powered up. The DCHP protocol allows IP addresses, network masks, and default  
gateways to be assigned by a DCHP server. If this option is set, the GbE Interconnect  
Switch first looks for a DCHP server to provide it with this information before using  
the default or previously entered settings.  
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— Manual—This option allows the entry of an IP address, subnet mask, and default  
gateway for the GbE Interconnect Switch. The data in these fields should be of the  
form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number between 0 and 255. This address  
should be a unique address on the network assigned for use by the Network  
Administrator. The fields that require entries under this option include:  
— Subnet Mask—A Bitmask that determines the extent of the subnet that the GbE  
Interconnect Switch is on. The value should be 255.0.0.0 for a Class A network,  
255.255.0.0 for a Class B network, and 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network, but  
custom subnet masks are allowed.  
— Default Gateway—An IP address that determines where packets with a  
destination address outside the current subnet should be sent. This is usually the  
address of a router or a host acting as an IP gateway. If your network is not part  
of an intranet, or you do not want the GbE Interconnect Switch to be accessible  
outside your local network, you can leave this field unchanged.  
If you select Manual, type the appropriate data into the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and  
Default Gateway fields.  
4. Type the VLAN ID (VID) of a VLAN that will have access to the Telnet manager in the  
Management VID field. This ID will be the VID of the VLAN on which a management  
station is located.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to make the change effective.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings  
To configure the GbE Interconnect Switch information and advanced settings:  
1. Highlight Configure Switch Information and Advanced Settings from the  
Configuration menu.  
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2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Information  
The Switch Information menu shows the type of switch, any external modules that are  
installed, and the MAC address (assigned by the factory and unchangeable) for that GbE  
Interconnect Switch. In addition, the boot PROM and firmware version numbers are shown.  
This information is helpful in monitoring PROM and firmware updates and obtaining the  
MAC address for entry into the address table of another network device.  
To complete the GbE Interconnect Switch information:  
1. Type the name of the system in the System Name field.  
2. Type the location of the system in the System Location field.  
3. Type the name and telephone number of the System Administrator in the System  
Contact field. Compaq recommends entering the name of the person who is responsible  
for the maintenance of the network system on which the GbE Interconnect Switch is  
located.  
4. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to make the change effective.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Advanced GbE Interconnect Switch Features  
To configure advanced GbE Interconnect Switch features:  
1. Highlight ADVANCED SETTINGS at the bottom of the Switch Information menu.  
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2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Configure Advanced Switch Features screen allows you to set the following  
features:  
— Auto-Logout—Sets the time the interface can be idle before the GbE Interconnect  
Switch automatically logs out the user. The options are 2 mins, 5 mins, 10 mins,  
15 mins, and Never.  
— MAC Address Aging Time (sec)—Specifies the length of time a learned MAC  
address remains in the forwarding table without being accessed (that is, how long a  
learned MAC address is allowed to remain idle). The Aging Time can be set to any  
value between 10 and 1,000,000 seconds.  
— IGMP Snooping—Enables Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping,  
which enables the GbE Interconnect Switch to read IGMP packets being forwarded  
through the GbE Interconnect Switch in order to obtain forwarding information from  
them and learn which ports contain multicast members.  
— Switch GVRP—Allows members to dynamically join VLANs. This feature is used  
to enable or disable the Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
— Telnet Status—Allows access to the GbE Interconnect Switch over the network  
using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol by toggling to Enabled.  
— Web Status—Allows use of a Web-based browser to manage the GbE Interconnect  
Switch by toggling to Enabled.  
— Group Address Filter Mode—Sets the IGMP filter mode for processing multicast  
packets. The options are Forward All, Forward All Unregistered, and Filtered All  
Unregistered.  
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— Scheduling Mechanism for CoS Queues—Provides two possibilities for setting  
Class of Service queue options, RoundRobin and Strict. If you select Strict, when  
the highest priority queue is full, those packets are the first to be forwarded. If you  
select RoundRobin, the forwarding is based on the settings made on the Class of  
Service Configuration screen.  
— Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm—Sets options for trunk load sharing. The trunk  
load sharing options are Dst Address, Src&Dst Address, and Src Address.  
— Backpressure—Select Enabled or Disabled to initiate or terminate traffic flow  
control in and out of the switch.  
NOTE: A very long aging time can result in out-of-date Dynamic Entries that may cause incorrect  
packet filtering and forwarding decisions. A very short aging time may cause entries to be aged out  
too soon, resulting in a high percentage of received packets whose source addresses cannot be  
found in the address table, in which case the GbE Interconnect Switch will broadcast the packet to  
all ports, negating many of the benefits of having a switch.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY, then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Port Settings  
To configure ports:  
1. Highlight Configure Ports from the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the View Ports field, using the spacebar, to display the configuration of  
Ports 1 through 12 or Ports 13 through 24.  
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4. Type the port number in the Configure Port field.  
5. Toggle the State field to enable or disable a given port.  
6. Toggle the Speed/Duplex field to select the speed and duplex state of the port. Auto  
means auto-negotiation between 10-Mb/s, 100-Mb/s, or 1000-Mb/s devices in full- or  
half-duplex mode. The Auto setting allows the port to automatically determine the fastest  
settings that the device the port is connected to can handle. The other options are  
1000M/Full, 100M/Full, 100M/Half, 10M/Full, or 10M/Half. There is no automatic  
adjustment of port settings with any option other than Auto.  
NOTE: If you have the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit option with the DualTSX  
Interconnect Modules, the management interface supports only 1000M/Full and Auto options for  
the Speed/Duplex fields for Gigabit uplink ports, The fiber Dual TSX Interconnect module supports  
only 1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) speed, and not 10-Mb/s or 100-Mb/s.  
7. Toggle Flow Control to On or Off.  
8. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to make the change effective.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Bandwidth  
To configure bandwidth:  
1. Highlight Configure Bandwidth on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
The Bandwidth Configuration menu allows you to access screens that set and display the  
ingress bandwidth and egress bandwidth of specified ports on the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Configuring Restart Port Ingress Bandwidth  
To configure restart port ingress bandwidth:  
1. Highlight Configure Restart Port Ingress Bandwidth on the Bandwidth  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Action field to Add/Modify.  
NOTE: To delete an entry, toggle the Action field to Delete.  
4. Type a port number in the Port field.  
5. Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Ingress Bandwidth field.  
6. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
7. Save the changes using Save Changes on the main menu.  
8. Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch to allow your changes to take effect.  
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Displaying Current Port Ingress Bandwidth  
To view the current port ingress bandwidth settings:  
1. Highlight Display Current Port Ingress Bandwidth on the Bandwidth  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
This read-only screen displays current ingress bandwidth information.  
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Configuring Restart Port Egress Bandwidth  
To configure port egress bandwidth:  
1. Highlight Configure Restart Port Egress Bandwidth on the Bandwidth  
Configuration screen.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Action field to Add/Modify.  
NOTE: To delete an entry, toggle the Action field to Delete.  
4. Type a destination port in the Port field.  
5. Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Egress Bandwidth field.  
6. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
7. Save the changes using Save Changes on the main menu.  
8. Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch to allow your changes take effect.  
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Displaying Current Port Egress Bandwidth Settings  
To view port egress bandwidth settings:  
1. Highlight Display Current Port Egress Bandwidth on the Bandwidth  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
This read-only screen displays current egress bandwidth information.  
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol  
STP operates on two levels: the GbE Interconnect Switch level and the port level. On the  
GbE Interconnect Switch level, the settings are globally implemented. On the port level, the  
settings are implemented on a user-defined group basis.  
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To globally configure the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Configure Spanning Tree Protocol on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
NOTE: The factory default settings should cover the majority of installations. Compaq  
recommends that you keep the default settings as set at the factory unless it is absolutely  
necessary to change them.  
NOTE: Observe the following formulas when setting the STP parameters:  
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Max Age ≤ 2 x (Forward Delay - 1 second)  
Max Age ≥ 2 x (Hello Time + 1 second)  
The Configure Spanning Tree screen allows you to set the following:  
— Status—Toggle to Enabled to implement STP on the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
— Max Age—The maximum age can be set from 6 to 40 seconds. At the end of the  
maximum age, if a Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) has still not been received  
from the Root Bridge, your GbE Interconnect Switch will start sending its own  
BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If your GbE  
Interconnect Switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge.  
— Hello Time—The hello time can be set from 1 to 10 seconds. This is the interval  
between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other  
switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge. If you set a hello time for your GbE  
Interconnect Switch, and it is not the Root Bridge, the set hello time will be used if  
and when your GbE Interconnect Switch becomes the Root Bridge. The hello time  
cannot be longer than the maximum age, otherwise, a configuration error will occur.  
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— Forward Delay—The forward delay can be from 4 to 30 seconds. This is the time  
any port on the GbE Interconnect Switch spends in the listening state while moving  
from the blocking state to the forwarding state.  
— Priority—A priority for the GbE Interconnect Switch can be set from 0 to 65,535.  
Zero indicates the highest priority. The priority number is used in the voting process  
between switches on the network to determine which GbE Interconnect Switch will  
be the Root GbE Interconnect Switch. A low number indicates a high priority, and a  
high probability that this GbE Interconnect Switch will be elected as the Root GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Port Spanning Tree Settings  
In addition to setting Spanning Tree parameters for use on the GbE Interconnect Switch level,  
the GbE Interconnect Switch allows for the configuration of STP on individual ports.  
To define individual ports:  
1. Highlight Port Settings on the Configure Spanning Tree menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the View Ports field to the range of ports to be configured. The Fast Ethernet  
ports displayed for configuration in groups of 12 and the optional 100Base-TX ports are  
displayed together if a 2-port rather than a 1-port extension module is installed.  
4. Type the port number or port range in the Configure Port field.  
5. Toggle the STP Status field to Enabled or Disabled.  
6. Type the Spanning Tree port cost in the Port Cost field.  
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7. Type the Spanning Tree priority in the Priority field.  
8. Toggle the ByPass field to Yes to enable the GbE Interconnect Switch to skip the usual  
waiting time associated with the listening state. (This is also known as fast forward.)  
9. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring the Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table  
To configure the Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table:  
1. Highlight Configure Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table on the  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
The Configure Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table menu allows you to access  
screens to create, modify, and delete both the Static Unicast Filtering Table and the Static  
Multicast Filtering Table.  
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Configuring Static Unicast Filtering Table  
To configure the Static Unicast Table:  
1. Highlight Configure Static Unicast Table on the Configure Static  
(Destination-Address Filtering) Table menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Action field between Add/Modify and Delete.  
4. Type the VID in the VLAN ID field.  
5. Type the MAC address to be statically entered in the forwarding table in the MAC  
Address field.  
6. Toggle the Type field to Permanent or DeleteOnReset, to set the unicast filter type.  
7. Type the port number in the Allow to Go Port field.  
8. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring Static Multicast Filtering Table  
To edit the IEEE 802.1q Multicast Filtering settings:  
1. Highlight Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table on the Configure Static  
(Destination-Address Filtering) Table.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Action field to Add/Modify.  
4. Type the VID number of the VLAN that will be receiving the multicast packets in the  
VLAN ID field.  
5. Type the MAC address of the multicast source in the Multicast MAC Address field.  
6. Set the multicast group membership of each port by highlighting (E/-) field using the  
arrow keys, and then toggling between E, F, or a dash (—) using the spacebar.  
— E (Egress Member)—Specifies that the port is a static member of the multicast  
group. Egress Member Ports transmit traffic for the multicast group.  
— F (Forbidden Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast  
group and that the port is forbidden from becoming a member of the multicast group  
dynamically.  
— — (Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast group, but  
the port can become a member of the multicast group dynamically.  
7. Toggle the Type field to the static multicast filter type Permanent or DeleteOnReset.  
8. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring VLANs  
The GbE Interconnect Switch reserves one VLAN, VID 1, also called the  
DEFAULT_VLAN, for internal use. The factory default setting assigns all ports on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch to the DEFAULT_VLAN. As new VLANs are configured, their  
respective member ports are removed from the DEFAULT_VLAN. If the DEFAULT_VLAN  
is reconfigured, all ports are again assigned to it. Ports that are not wanted as part of the  
DEFAULT_VLAN are removed during the configuration.  
Packets cannot cross VLANs. If a member of one VLAN wants to connect to another VLAN,  
it must be through a router.  
NOTE: The DEFAULT_VLAN has a VID equal to 1. An IP interface called System in the IP interface  
entry menu also has a VID value of 1, and therefore corresponds to the DEFAULT_VLAN.  
To edit VLAN definitions and to configure port settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support:  
1. Highlight Configure VLANs on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
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Configuring Static VLAN Entry  
To create an 802.1Q VLAN:  
1. Highlight Configure Static VLAN Entry on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type a VLAN ID number in the VID field.  
4. Type a name for the new VLAN in the VLAN Name field.  
5. Set the 802.1Q VLAN membership for each port by highlighting the Egress/Forbidden  
field using the arrow keys, and then toggling between E, F, and the dash (—) using the  
spacebar.  
— E (Egress Member)—Specifies the port as being a static member of the VLAN.  
Egress Member Ports are ports that will be transmitting traffic for the VLAN. These  
ports can be either tagged or untagged.  
— F (Forbidden Nonmember)—Defines the port as not being a member and also forbids  
the port from joining a VLAN dynamically.  
— — (Nonmember)—Specifies the port as not being a member of the VLAN, but the  
port can become a member of the VLAN dynamically.  
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6. Set the state of each port by highlighting the Tag/Untag field using the arrow keys and  
then toggling between U and T using the spacebar.  
— U—Specifies the port as an untagged member of the VLAN. When the port transmits  
an untagged packet, the packet header remains unchanged. When a tagged packet  
exits the port, the tag is stripped and the packet is changed to an untagged packet.  
— T—Specifies the port as a tagged member of the VLAN. When the port transmits an  
untagged packet, the packet header is changed to include the 32-bit tag associated  
with the PVID (Port VLAN Identifier). When a tagged packet exits the port, the  
packet header is unchanged.  
NOTE: If the port is attached to a device that is not IEEE 802.1Q VLAN compliant (VLAN-tag  
unaware), then set the port to U (Untagged). If the port is attached to a device that is IEEE 802.1Q  
VLAN compliant (VLAN-tag aware), then set the port to T (Tagged).  
7. Toggle the State field between Active and Inactive.  
8. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring a Port VLAN  
To assign a port a PVID:  
1. Highlight Configure Port VLAN ID on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the range of port numbers you want to configure in the Configure Port field.  
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4. Type the PVID for the VLAN member ports you want to configure in the PVID field.  
PVID is a classification mechanism that associates a port with a specific VLAN and is  
used to make forwarding decisions for untagged packets received by the port. For  
example, if Port 2 is assigned a PVID of 3, then all untagged packets received on Port 2  
will be assigned to VLAN 3. This number is generally the same as the VID number  
assigned to the port in the 802.1Q Static VLAN Settings screen.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Port Ingress Filtering  
To set ingress filtering on a port:  
1. Highlight Configure Port Ingress Filter on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the range of port numbers you want to configure in the Configure Port fields.  
4. Toggle between On and Off in the Ingress Filter field.  
An ingress filter enables the port to compare the VID tag of an incoming packet with the  
PVID number assigned to the port. If the two are different, the port filters (drops) the  
packet.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring Port GVRP Settings  
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) is a Generic Attribute Registration Protocol  
(GARP) application that provides 802.1Q-compliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN  
creation on 802.1Q trunk ports. With GVRP, the GbE Interconnect Switch can exchange  
VLAN configuration information with other GVRP switches, prune unnecessary broadcast  
and unknown unicast traffic, and dynamically create and manage VLANs on switches  
connected through 802.1Q trunk ports.  
GVRP updates dynamic VLAN registration entries and communicates the new VLAN  
information across the network. This feature allows stations to physically move to other  
GbE Interconnect Switch ports and keep their original VLAN settings, without having to  
reconfigure.  
To enable a port to dynamically become a member of a VLAN:  
1. Highlight Configure Port GVRP Settings on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Port GVRP Settings screen allows you to enable or disable the GARP VLAN  
Registration Protocol.  
3. Type the range of ports to be configured in the Configure Port fields.  
4. Toggle the GVRP State to On.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
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Configuring IGMP Snooping  
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping allows the GbE Interconnect Switch  
to recognize IGMP queries and reports sent between network stations or devices and an  
IGMP host. When enabled for IGMP Snooping, the GbE Interconnect Switch can open or  
close a port to a specific device based on IGMP messages passing through the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
To configure IGMP Snooping:  
1. Highlight Configure IGMP Snooping on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The IGMP Snooping Settings screen allows you to set the following:  
— Switch IGMP Snooping—Toggle using the spacebar between Disabled and  
Enabled. This setting is used to enable or disable IGMP Snooping globally on the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
— Action—Toggle to the option you want, Add/Modify or Delete.  
— Querier State—Toggle between Non-Querier, V1-Querier, and V2-Querier. This  
setting is used to specify the IGMP version (1 or 2) that is used by the IGMP  
interface when making queries.  
— Robustness Variable—Enter a value between 2 and 255, with larger values being  
specified for subnetworks that are expected to lose larger numbers of packets. This  
option is a tuning variable to allow for subnetworks that are expected to lose a large  
number of packets.  
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— Query Interval—Enter a value between 1 and 65,500 seconds, with a default of  
125 seconds. This setting specifies the length of time between sending IGMP queries.  
— Max Response—Set the maximum amount of time allowed before sending an IGMP  
response report. A value between 1 and 25 seconds can be entered; the default is  
10 seconds.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY, then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Configuring Port Trunking  
Port trunking allows several ports to be grouped together to act as a single link. This setting  
provides a bandwidth that is a multiple of a single link bandwidth. Port trunking is most  
commonly used to link a bandwidth-intensive network device or devices, such as a server, to  
the backbone of a network.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows the creation of up to six port trunking groups, each  
group consisting of up to eight links (ports). The trunked ports must be contiguous (they must  
have sequential port numbers). All of the ports in the group must be members of the same  
VLAN. Further, the trunked ports must all be of the same speed and should be configured as  
full-duplex.  
The configuration of the lowest numbered port in the group becomes the configuration for all  
of the ports in the aggregation group. This port is called the Master Port of the group, and all  
configuration options, including the VLAN configuration, that can be applied to the Master  
Port are applied to the entire port trunking group.  
Load balancing is automatically applied to the ports in the trunked group, and a link failure  
within the group causes the network traffic to be directed to the remaining links in the group.  
The Spanning Tree Protocol treats a port trunking group as a single link on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch level. On the port level, the STP uses the port parameters of the Master  
Port in the calculation of port cost and in determining the state of the port trunking group. If  
two redundant port trunking groups are configured on the GbE Interconnect Switch, STP  
blocks one entire group, in the same way STP blocks a single port that has a redundant link.  
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To configure a port trunking group:  
1. Highlight Configure Port Trunking on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Port Trunking Settings screen allows you to set the following:  
— Group ID—Enter a group ID number for the port trunking group.  
— Group Name—Enter a name for the port trunking group.  
— Member ports—Toggle between M to indicate membership of the port trunking  
group, or a dash (—) to indicate nonmembership.  
— State—Toggle between Enabled and Disabled. This setting is used to turn a port  
trunking group on or off. It is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a bandwidth  
intensive network device, or to have an absolute backup aggregation group that is not  
under automatic control.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY, then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring Port Mirroring  
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port  
and redirect the copies to another port. You can attach a monitoring device to the mirrored  
port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe, to view details about the packets passing through  
the first port. This setting is useful for network monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.  
NOTE: You cannot mirror a fast port onto a slower port. For example, if you try to mirror the traffic from  
a 100-Mb/s port onto a 10-Mb/s port, you can cause throughput problems. The port from which you are  
copying frames must support an equal or lower speed than the port to which you are sending the  
copies. Also, the target port cannot be a member of a trunk group.  
To configure port mirroring:  
1. Highlight Configure Port Mirroring on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. In the Source Port field, toggle to the number of the port from which you want to copy  
frames.  
4. In the Source Direction field, toggle to the desired direction.  
5. In the Target Port field, toggle to the port that receives the copies from the source port.  
The target port is where you connect a monitoring or troubleshooting device such as a  
sniffer or an RMON probe.  
6. Toggle the Mirror Status field to Enabled.  
7. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-Unknown Storm  
To configure the threshold of a broadcast, multicast, or DA-Unknown Storm:  
1. Highlight Configure Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-Unknown Storm on the  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the desired storm option to Enabled. Leave the other two options Disabled.  
4. Type a threshold in the Threshold (Pkts/sec) field.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring Class of Service, Default Priority, and Traffic Class  
To configure Class of Service, default priority, and traffic class:  
1. Highlight Configure Class of Service, Default Priority and Traffic Class on the  
Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
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Configuring Class of Service  
To configure Class of Service:  
1. Highlight Configure Class of Service on the Configure Class of Service, Default  
Priority and Traffic Class menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Class of Service Configuration screen allows you to set the following features:  
— Max. Packets—The Class of Service scheduling algorithm starts from the highest  
CoS for a given port, sends the maximum number of packets, then moves on to the  
next lower CoS. Values from 0 to 255 can be entered in this field. Entering zero  
instructs the GbE Interconnect Switch to continue processing packets until there are  
no more packets in the CoS transaction queue.  
— Max. Latency—The maximum latency is the maximum allowable time a packet  
stays in the CoS queue. The packets in this queue are not delayed more than the  
amount entered in this field. The timer is disabled when this field is set to zero. Each  
unit of this timer is equal to 16 microseconds.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY, then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Assigning Port Default Priority  
To assign port default priority:  
1. Highlight Configure Default Priority on the Configure Class of Service, Default  
Priority and Traffic Class menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the port range in Configure Port fields.  
4. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
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Configuring Class of Traffic  
To configure traffic class:  
1. Highlight Configure Traffic of Class on the Configure Class of Service, Default  
Priority and Traffic Class menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Priority fields to set the traffic class for the eight levels of priority for the  
GbE Interconnect Switch. Class values are from 0 to 3.  
4. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Configuring Port Security  
To configure security for a specified port or range of ports on the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Configure Port Security on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the View Ports field to the range that you want.  
4. Type the range of ports in the Configure Port fields.  
5. Toggle the Admin State field to Enabled.  
6. Type the maximum number of addresses in the Max. Addr. field.  
7. Toggle to the mode that you want in the Mode field.  
8. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
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Configuring Priority MAC Addresses  
To configure a priority MAC address for a specified port or range of ports on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Configure Priority MAC Addresses on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Setup Priority MAC Address window allows you to set up the priority MAC address  
for each VLAN ID.  
To set the priority level for a MAC address:  
1. Toggle to Add in the Action field.  
2. Type the VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field.  
3. Type the MAC address for which priority on the GbE Interconnect Switch is to be  
established in the MAC Address field.  
4. Type the priority level for the MAC address in the Priority Level field. The range is  
from 0 to 7, with 0 being the highest priority.  
5. Select the state under which the above priority will be active in the Look at field. The  
options are:  
— Dst.Addr—Packets with the selected MAC address as their destination will be given  
the selected priority.  
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— Src.Addr—Packets with the selected MAC address as their source will be given the  
selected priority.  
— Either—All packets with the selected MAC address will be given the selected  
priority.  
6. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into non-volatile RAM  
(NVRAM) using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes”  
section earlier in this chapter.  
Configuring RS232 and SLIP  
To configure RS232 and Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP):  
1. Highlight Configure RS232 and SLIP on the Configuration menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Serial Port and SLIP Settings window allows you to configure the GbE  
Interconnect Switch serial port through either the console port or through use of the  
Telnet protocol.  
You can set the following features:  
— Baud Rate—Specifies the rate at which data will be exchanged over the serial link.  
The default value is 9600 baud.  
— Data Bits—Specifies the number of bits that will carry data over the serial link. The  
default value is 8 bits.  
— Stop Bits—Specifies the number of bits that indicate when a serial word ends. The  
default value is 1 bit.  
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— Auto-Logout—Specifies length of time a management session can be idle. When  
this time has expired, the GbE Interconnect Switch management agent will  
disconnect the user. The default value is 10 minutes.  
— Serial Port For—Select Console or SLIP.  
— Local IP Address—Local IP address of the SLIP connection.  
— Remote IP Address—Remote IP address of the SLIP connection.  
— MTU—Maximum transfer unit (MTU) specifies the size of the transferring IP  
packets. The default value is 1006.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions  
The GbE Interconnect Switch provides extensive network monitoring capabilities.  
To display the network data compiled by the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Network Monitoring on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
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Monitoring Port Utilization  
To view the port utilization of all the ports on the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Port Utilization on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Port Utilization screen shows the number of packets transmitted and received per  
second and calculates the percentage of the total available bandwidth being used on the  
port (displayed under %Util.).  
3. To reset the counters, highlight CLEAR COUNTER and press the Enter key.  
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Monitoring Trunk Utilization  
To view the trunk utilization of all the ports on the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Highlight Trunk Utilization on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Trunk Utilization window allows you to view three items for an individual port  
trunking group: the percentage of total available bandwidth being used by the group,  
the percentage of packets transmitted, and the percentage of packets being received  
per second.  
3. To reset the counters, highlight CLEAR COUNTER and press the Enter key.  
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Monitoring Port Error Packets  
To view the error statistics for a port:  
1. Highlight Port Error Packets on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Port field to the number of the port to be viewed.  
4. Toggle the Interval field from 2 seconds to 1 minute, or select Suspend to set the  
interval at which the error statistics are updated.  
5. Highlight CLEAR COUNTER and press the Enter key to reset the counters.  
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Monitoring Port Packet Analysis  
To view an analysis of the size of packets received or transmitted by a port:  
1. Highlight Port Packet Analysis on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
In addition to the size of packets received or transmitted by the selected port, statistics on  
the number of unicast, multicast, and broadcast packets are displayed.  
3. To reset the counters, highlight CLEAR COUNTER and press the Enter key.  
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Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table  
To view the MAC address forwarding table:  
1. Highlight Browse MAC Address on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Toggle the Browse By field between ALL, MAC Address, Port, and VLAN. This  
option sets a filter to determine which MAC addresses from the forwarding table are  
displayed. ALL specifies no filter.  
Searching for a Particular MAC Address  
To search for a particular MAC address:  
1. Toggle the Browse By field to MAC Address. A MAC Address field is displayed.  
2. Type the MAC address in the MAC Address field, then press the Enter key.  
3. Highlight BROWSE and press the Enter key to initiate the browsing action.  
4. Highlight CLEAR ALL and press the Enter key to reset the table counters.  
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Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch History  
To view the GbE Interconnect Switch history log:  
1. Highlight Switch History from the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Switch History screen displays the GbE Interconnect Switch logs and health status.  
Monitoring IGMP Snooping  
IGMP Snooping allows the GbE Interconnect Switch to read the Multicast Group IP address  
and the corresponding MAC address from IGMP packets that pass through the GbE  
Interconnect Switch. The ports where the IGMP packets were snooped are displayed and  
designated with an “M.” The number of IGMP reports that were snooped is also displayed in  
the Reports field.  
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To view the IGMP Snooping table:  
1. Highlight IGMP Snooping on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the VLAN name in the VID field.  
4. Highlight GO and press the Enter key to view the IGMP Snooping table.  
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Monitoring the Dynamic Group Registration Table  
To view the Dynamic Group Registration Table:  
1. Highlight Dynamic Group Registration Table on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The Dynamic Group Registration Table displays filtering information for VLANs  
configured into the Bridge by local or network management, or learned dynamically. It  
specifies the set of ports to which frames received on a VLAN for this forwarding database  
(FDB), and containing a specific group destination address, are allowed to be forwarded.  
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Monitoring VLAN Status  
To view the VLAN Status table:  
1. Highlight VLAN Status on the Network Monitoring Menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The VLAN Status window displays which VLAN ports are egress and which ports are  
untagged.  
Configuring SNMP Manager  
The GbE Interconnect Switch sends out SNMP traps (alert messages) to network  
management stations whenever certain exceptional events occur, such as when the GbE  
Interconnect Switch is turned on or when a system reset occurs. The GbE Interconnect Switch  
allows traps to be routed to up to four network management hosts.  
SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of security by requiring that each request  
include a “community name.” A community name is an arbitrary string of characters used as  
a “password” to control access to the GbE Interconnect Switch. If the GbE Interconnect  
Switch receives a request with a community name it does not recognize, it triggers an  
authentication trap.  
SNMP allows up to four community names to be defined. The community name “public” is  
defined by default; you can change this name in addition to adding others. You must  
coordinate these names with the community name settings you use in your network  
management system.  
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To set the SNMP Manager Configuration settings:  
1. Highlight SNMP Manager Configuration on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
The following SNMP Manager and Trap Manager Configuration parameters can be set:  
— SNMP Community String—Displays the community string that is included on  
SNMP packets sent to and from the GbE Interconnect Switch. Any station not privy  
to this community does not receive the packet.  
— Access Right—Allows each community to be separately set to either Read Only,  
meaning that the community member can only view switch settings, or Read/Write,  
which allows the member to change settings in the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
— Status—Determines whether this community name entry is Valid or Invalid. An  
entry can be disabled by changing its status to Invalid.  
— IP Address—Displays the IP address of the network management station designated  
to receive traps.  
— Security IP—Allows you to create a list of IP addresses that are allowed to access  
the GbE Interconnect Switch by means of SNMP or Telnet.  
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY, then press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Using System Utilities  
To set the system utilities settings:  
1. Highlight System Utilities on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
NOTE: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) services allow the switch firmware to be upgraded by  
transferring a new firmware file from a TFTP server to the GbE Interconnect Switch. A configuration file  
can also be loaded into the GbE Interconnect Switch from a TFTP server, GbE Interconnect Switch  
settings can be saved to the TFTP server, and a history log can be uploaded from the GbE Interconnect  
Switch to the TFTP server.  
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Upgrading Firmware from a TFTP Server  
To upgrade the firmware from a TFTP server:  
1. Highlight Upgrade Firmware from TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP Address field.  
NOTE: The TFTP server must be on the same IP subnet as the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
4. Type the path and the filename to the firmware file on the TFTP server in the  
Path\Filename field.  
NOTE: The TFTP server must be running TFTP server software to perform the file transfer. TFTP  
server software is included in many network management software packages, or it can be obtained  
as a separate program.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to record the IP address of the TFTP server.  
6. Highlight START and press the Enter key to initiate the file transfer.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server  
To download a GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file from a TFTP server:  
1. Highlight Use a Configuration File on TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP Address field.  
4. Type the location of the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file on the TFTP server  
in the Path\Filename field.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to record the IP address of the TFTP server.  
6. Highlight START and press the Enter key to initiate the file transfer.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Saving Settings to a TFTP Server  
After completing the final configuration for the GbE Interconnect Switch, Compaq highly  
recommends that you save the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file to TFTP server  
storage.  
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To save the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file to a TFTP server:  
1. Highlight Save Settings to TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP Address field.  
4. Type the location of the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file on the TFTP server  
in the Path\Filename field.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.  
6. Highlight START and press the Enter key to initiate the file transfer.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Saving the History Log to a TFTP Server  
To save the History Log on a TFTP server:  
1. Highlight Save History Log to TFTP Server on the Switch Utilities menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP Address field.  
4. Type the path and filename for the history log on the TFTP server in the Path\Filename  
field.  
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key to make the changes current.  
6. Highlight START and press the Enter key to initiate the file transfer.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
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Performing a Ping Test  
To test the connection with another network device using Ping:  
1. Highlight Ping Test on the Switch Utilities menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
3. Type the IP address of the network device to be pinged in the IP Address field.  
4. Type the number of test packets to be sent (three is usually enough) in the Number of  
Repetitions field.  
5. Highlight START and press the Enter key.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this  
chapter.  
Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch  
The GbE Interconnect Switch reboot options are:  
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Reboot—Restarts the GbE Interconnect Switch. Any configuration settings not saved  
using Save Changes from the main menu are lost. The GbE Interconnect Switch  
configuration is restored to the last configuration saved in NVRAM.  
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Save Configuration & Reboot—Saves the configuration to NVRAM (identical to using  
Save Changes) and then restarts the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Reboot & Load Factory Default Configuration—Restarts the GbE Interconnect Switch  
using the default factory configuration. All user-defined configuration data is lost.  
Reboot & Load Factory Default Configuration Except IP Address—Restarts the  
GbE Interconnect Switch using the default factory configuration, except the user-  
configured IP address, which is retained. All other configuration data is lost. If you want  
your IP address to default from DHCP or BOOTP, do not choose this option.  
NOTE: Refer to Appendix C for a list of factory default settings.  
To reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch from the console:  
1. Highlight Reboot on the main menu.  
2. Press the Enter key. The following menu is displayed.  
3. Highlight the appropriate selection.  
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4. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.  
5. Highlight Yes and press the Enter key.  
Logging Out  
To exit the setup pages, select Logout on the Maintenance menu. The Account Login  
screen is displayed.  
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Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the  
Web-Based Management Interface  
Introduction  
The GbE Interconnect Switch offers an embedded Web-based (HTML) interface that allows  
users to manage each GbE Interconnect Switch from anywhere on the network through a  
standard browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Web  
browser acts as a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the GbE  
Interconnect Switches using the HTTP protocol.  
NOTE: Your browser window may differ from the screen shots in this guide.  
The Web-based management module and the console management program are different  
ways to access and configure the same internal switching software. All settings encountered  
in Web-based management are the same as those in the console management program.  
This chapter describes how to use the Web-based management interface to access the GbE  
Interconnect Switches, change their settings, and monitor their operation.  
NOTE: This Web-based management module does not accept Chinese language input (or other  
languages requiring two bytes per character).  
Before You Begin  
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch supports a wide array of functions and  
gives great flexibility and increased network performance. This flexibility and rich feature set  
require some planning to arrive at a deployment strategy that will maximize the potential of  
the GbE Interconnect Switch. Refer to the section, “Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Configuration,” in Chapter 2 for things to keep in mind as you configure your GbE  
Interconnect Switches.  
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Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Before you can connect to a GbE Interconnect Switch using the Web-based management  
interface, you must set the IP address on the GbE Interconnect Switch. By default, if there is  
a DHCP server on the network, a GbE Interconnect Switch obtains the IP address  
automatically. If there is no DHCP server on the network, configure the IP address of the  
GbE Interconnect Switches using the console management interface.  
NOTE: Refer to the section, “Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch,” in Chapter 2 for information on  
how to connect to the console management interface. Refer to the sections, “Logging on to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch,” and, “Configuring the IP Address,” in Chapter 3 for information on how to use the  
console interface management system to manually configure the IP address of a GbE Interconnect  
Switch.  
To connect to a GbE Interconnect Switch using the Web-based management interface:  
1. Start a Web browser, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher or  
Netscape Navigator version 6.1 or higher.  
2. Type the IP address you have defined for the GbE Interconnect Switch in the browser  
address bar. The URL in the address bar should be similar to: http://10.24.22.8.  
3. Press the Enter key. The Enter Network Password dialog box for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch is displayed.  
IMPORTANT: The proxy for session connection should be turned off.  
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch  
IMPORTANT: The GbE Interconnect Switch does not have any initial user names or passwords set.  
Compaq recommends that after logging on, create at least one Root-level user as the switch  
administrator. (Refer to Table 2-1 in Chapter 2 for an explanation of user privileges.) If you forget your  
password after it has been set up, call Compaq Customer Support for assistance.  
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To log on to the GbE Interconnect Switch for the first time:  
1. Click OK at the Enter Network Password dialog box. No initial user name or password  
is set for the first user. The main page in the Web-based management module is  
displayed.  
The main page displays the main menu, an active graphic of the GbE Interconnect  
Switch, and the TCP/IP Parameters Setup window.  
The active graphic of the GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to monitor the GbE  
Interconnect Switch status. Graphical LEDs display current link speed and activity.  
Graphical RJ-45 connectors allow you to display statistics for individual ports. Refer to  
the section, “Monitoring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Active Switch Graphic,”  
for detailed information.  
The TCP/IP Parameters Setup window is used to determine whether the GbE  
Interconnect Switch should get its IP address settings from the user (Manual), a BOOTP  
server, or a DHCP server. Refer to the section “Configuring IP Address.”  
2. Click the small square hyperlink to the left of the folder icons to display a list of  
additional menus used to configure, manage, monitor, and maintain the GbE Interconnect  
Switch.  
Setting Up New Users  
You can set up a maximum of eight users on a GbE Interconnect Switch.  
NOTE: After logging on to the GbE Interconnect Switch for the first time, you must set up at least one  
user account with Root privileges.  
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To create a new user account:  
1. Click the small square to the left of the Management folder on the main menu. The  
Management menus are displayed.  
2. Click User Accounts. The following window is displayed.  
3. Click Add to add a new user to the table. The following window is displayed.  
4. Type the user name in the User Name field.  
5. Type the user’s password in the New Password field.  
6. Type the new password a second time in the Confirm Password field.  
7. Click the drop-down arrow in the Access Right field to select the access level. The three  
access levels are User, User+, and Root. A Root user has full read/write access, while a  
User has read-only access. A User+ has the same privileges as a User, but with the  
added ability to restart the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
NOTE: Refer to Table 2-1 in Chapter 2 for an explanation of access rights.  
8. Click Apply. The Enter Network Password dialog box is displayed.  
9. Type the new user’s name in the User Name field.  
10. Type the user’s password in the Password field.  
11. Click OK. The User Account Management window is displayed with the new user  
listed. You are now ready to configure the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into non-volatile RAM  
(NVRAM) using the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the “Saving  
Changes” section in this chapter.  
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Saving Changes  
The GbE Interconnect Switch has two levels of memory, normal RAM and NVRAM.  
Configuration changes on a screen are made effective by clicking the Apply button. The  
settings are then immediately applied to the switching software in RAM.  
To make your configuration changes permanent, save them to NVRAM using the Save  
Changes option on the Maintenance menu before rebooting the system.  
NOTE: Some settings require you to restart the GbE Interconnect Switch before they take effect.  
Restarting the GbE Interconnect Switch erases all settings in RAM and reloads the stored settings from  
NVRAM.  
To retain any configuration changes permanently:  
1. Open the Maintenance folder on the main menu.  
2. Click Save Changes. The Save Configuration window is displayed.  
3. Click Save Configuration to save all the changes made in the current session to the  
NVRAM memory of the GbE Interconnect Switch. A message box is displayed when the  
save is completed.  
4. Click OK. After the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration settings have been saved to  
NVRAM, they become the default settings for the GbE Interconnect Switch. These  
settings are used every time the GbE Interconnect Switch is rebooted.  
IMPORTANT: After saving your final configuration, Compaq highly recommends that you save the  
GbE Interconnect Switch configuration image to TFTP server storage. Refer to the section, “Saving  
Settings to TFTP Server,” later in this chapter.  
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Selecting the Configuration menu from the main menu provides the following options:  
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IP Address  
Switch Information  
Advanced Settings  
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Port Configuration  
Port Mirroring  
Port Trunking  
IGMP Snooping  
Configuring IP Address  
When you select IP Address from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The TCP/IP Parameters Setup window is used to determine whether the GbE Interconnect  
Switch should get its IP address settings from the user (Manual), a BOOTP server, or a  
DHCP server.  
The window displays the following information:  
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MAC Address—The Ethernet address for the device, also known as the physical address  
Get IP From—The choices for how the GbE Interconnect Switch receives its IP address  
settings: Manual, BOOTP, and DHCP  
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IP Address—The host address for the device on the TCP/IP network  
Subnet Mask—The address mask that controls subnetting on your TCP/IP network  
Default Gateway—The IP address of the device, usually a router, that handles  
connections to other subnets or other TCP/IP networks  
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VID—The VLAN ID (VID) number for the switch management port  
To set the IP address:  
1. Select Manual, BOOTP, or DHCP in the Get IP From field:  
— If you select Manual, enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway of  
the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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— If you select BOOTP, you do not need to configure any IP parameters because a  
BOOTP server automatically assigns IP configuration parameters to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
— If you select DHCP, a DHCP request will be sent when the GbE Interconnect Switch  
is powered up.  
2. Click Apply to activate the new settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
Setting Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information  
When you select Switch Information from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Switch Information (Basic Settings) window displays the following information:  
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Device Type—A description of the GbE Interconnect Switch type.  
MAC Address—The Ethernet address for the device.  
Boot PROM Version—The version number for the firmware chip. This information is  
needed for new runtime software downloads.  
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Firmware Version—The version number of the firmware installed on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch. This information can be updated by using the Update Firmware  
window in the Reset and Update section.  
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Hardware Version—The version of the optional module plugged into the front slot.  
Manufacturing Date—The manufacture date of the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
System Name—A user-assigned name for the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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System Location—A user-assigned description for the physical location of the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
System Contact—The name of the person to contact if there are any problems or  
questions with the system. You may also want to include a phone number or extension.  
To complete the user-assigned GbE Interconnect Switch information:  
1. Type the system name in the System Name field.  
2. Type the physical location of the GbE Interconnect Switch in the System Location field.  
3. Type the name of the contact person responsible for the GbE Interconnect Switch (and  
telephone number or other contact information) in the System Contact field.  
4. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, they must be entered into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
Configuring Advanced Settings  
When you select Advanced Settings from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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Auto Logout of Console & Telnet—Select the time that the interface can be idle before  
the GbE Interconnect Switch automatically logs-out the user. The options are 2 minutes,  
5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, and Never.  
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Mac Address Aging Time—Select the length of time a learned MAC address remains in  
the forwarding table without being accessed (that is, how long a learned MAC address is  
allowed to remain idle). The aging time can be set to any value between 10 and  
1,000,000 seconds.  
NOTE: A very long aging time can result in out-of-date dynamic entries that may cause incorrect  
packet filtering and forwarding decisions. A very short aging time may cause entries to be aged out  
too soon, resulting in a high percentage of received packets whose source addresses cannot be  
found in the address table, in which case the GbE Interconnect Switch will broadcast the packet to  
all ports, negating many of the benefits of having a GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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IGMP Snooping—Choose to enable or disable Internet Group Management Protocol  
(IGMP) Snooping. IGMP Snooping enables the GbE Interconnect Switch to read IGMP  
packets being forwarded through the GbE Interconnect Switch in order to obtain  
forwarding information from them, such as which ports contain Multicast members.  
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GVRP Status—Choose to enable or disable Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)  
on the GbE Interconnect Switch. GVRP allows members to dynamically join VLANs.  
Telnet Status—Choose to enable or disable access to the GbE Interconnect Switch over  
the network using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol.  
Web Status—Choose to enable or disable management of the GbE Interconnect Switch  
over the Web.  
Group Address Filter Mode—Select one of the forwarding or filtering options to set the  
IGMP filter mode for processing multicast packets.  
Scheduling Mechanism for CoS Queues—Choose one of the Class of Service queue  
options. If you select Strict, then when the highest priority queue is full, those packets  
will be the first to be forwarded. If you select RoundRobin, the forwarding is based on  
the settings made on the Class of Service Configuration screen.  
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Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm—Select one of the trunk load sharing options, Source  
Addr, Destination Addr, or Both, to determine if load balancing decisions will be made  
based on the source MAC address, destination MAC address, or both addresses.  
Backpressure— Select Enabled or Disabled to initiate or terminate traffic flow control  
in and out of the switch.  
After making your choices in Advanced Settings, click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, they must be entered into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring Port Settings  
When you select Port Configuration from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
To change the port settings:  
1. Select the port you want to configure in the Port field, or click the port on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch front panel display.  
2. Choose Enabled or Disabled in the State field. If you choose Disabled, devices  
connected to that port cannot use the GbE Interconnect Switch, and the switch purges  
their addresses from its address table after the MAC address aging time elapses.  
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3. Configure the Speed/Duplex setting for the port:  
NOTE: If you have the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit option with the DualTSX  
Interconnect Modules, the management interface supports only 1000M/Full and Auto options for  
the Speed/Duplex fields for the Gigabit uplink ports. The fiber DualTSX Interconnect Module  
supports only 1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) speed, and not 10-Mb/s or 100-Mb/s.  
— Select Auto to allow the port to select the best transmission speed, duplex mode, and  
flow control settings based on the capabilities of the device at the other end. The  
other selections allow you to force the port to operate in the specified manner.  
— Select 1000M/FULL for port operation at 1000 Mb/s and full duplex.  
— Select 100M/FULL for port operation at 100 Mb/s and full duplex.  
— Select 100M/HALF for port operation at 100 Mb/s and half duplex.  
— Select 10M/FULL for port operation at 10 Mb/s and full duplex.  
— Select 10M/HALF for port operation at 10 Mb/s and half duplex.  
4. Configure the Flow Control setting for the port:  
— Select On for flow control.  
— Select Off for no flow control.  
IMPORTANT: You must reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch before a flow control change can take  
effect.  
5. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring Port Mirroring  
When you select Port Mirroring from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port,  
and to redirect the copies to another port. You can attach a monitoring device to the mirrored  
port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe, to view details about the packets passing through  
the first port.  
IMPORTANT: You cannot mirror a faster port onto a slower port. For example, if you try to mirror the  
traffic from a 100-Mb/s port onto a 10-Mb/s port, you can cause throughput problems. The port you are  
copying frames from should always support an equal or lower speed than the port to which you are  
sending the copies. Also, the target port for mirroring cannot be a member of a trunk group. A target  
port and a source port also cannot be the same port.  
To configure a mirror port:  
1. Select the Source Port from which you want to copy frames.  
2. Select the Source Direction, either Ingress, Egress, or Either.  
3. Select the Target Port that receives the copies from the source port. This is the port  
where you would connect a monitoring or troubleshooting device, such as a sniffer or an  
RMON probe.  
4. Select Enabled in the Status field.  
5. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring Port Trunking  
When you select Port Trunking from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch supports up to six trunk groups. Trunks are groups of ports that  
are banded together to form a single, logical, high-bandwidth data pipe.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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Name—Type the user-assigned name of the trunk group.  
Port Members—Check the number of ports that will be members of the trunk group.  
State—Choose to enable or disable the trunk group.  
To create or modify a trunk group:  
1. Type a name in the Name field.  
2. In the Member Ports area, check the ports that will compose the port trunk.  
3. Change the State field to Enabled.  
4. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring IGMP Snooping  
When you select IGMP Snooping from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping allows the GbE Interconnect Switch  
to recognize IGMP queries and reports sent between network stations or devices and an  
IGMP host. When enabled for IGMP Snooping, the GbE Interconnect Switch can open or  
close a port to a specific device based on IGMP messages passing through the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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VLAN ID—Select a VID number in this field.  
State—Choose to enable or disable the IGMP settings.  
Querier State—Select the IGMP version that will be used by the IGMP interface when  
making queries. Select from Non-Querier, V1-Querier, and V2-Querier.  
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Robustness Variable—This is a tuning variable that allows you to configure the  
acceptable number of packets that may be lost. Type a value between 1 and 255, with  
larger values being specified for subnets that are expected to lose larger numbers of  
packets.  
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Query Interval—Type a value between 1 and 65,500 seconds to specify the length of  
time between sending IGMP queries. The default is 125 seconds.  
Max Response—Type the maximum amount of time allowed before sending an IGMP  
response report. The range is 1 to 25 seconds.  
To set up IGMP Snooping:  
1. Type a VID number in the VLAN ID field.  
2. Select Enabled in the State field.  
3. Select the desired setting in the Querier State field.  
4. Type a value between 1 and 255 in the Robustness Variable field. The default is 2.  
5. Type a value between 1 and 65,500 seconds in the Query Interval field.  
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6. Type a value between 1 and 25 seconds in the Max Response field.  
7. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Settings  
The GbE Interconnect Switch supports the 801.2d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which  
allows you to create alternative paths (with multiple switches or other types of bridges) in  
your network.  
When you select STP Switch Settings from the Spanning Tree menu, the following screen  
is displayed.  
You can change the following STP parameters:  
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Spanning Tree Protocol—Choose to enable or disable the STP setting.  
Bridge Max Age (6–40 Sec)—Type the maximum age. The range is 6 to 40 seconds.  
When the maximum age is reached, if a Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) has still not  
been received from the Root Bridge, your GbE Interconnect Switch will start sending its  
own BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If your GbE  
Interconnect Switch has the lowest bridge identifier, it will become the Root Bridge.  
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Bridge Hello Time (1–10 Sec)—Type the hello time. The range is 1 to 10 seconds. This  
time is the interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge  
to tell all other switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge. If you set a hello time for your  
GbE Interconnect Switch and it is not the Root Bridge, the default hello time will be used  
until your GbE Interconnect Switch becomes the Root Bridge.  
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Bridge Forward Delay (4–30 Sec)—Type the forward delay time. The range is 4 to  
30 seconds. This interval is the time any port on the GbE Interconnect Switch spends in  
the listening state while moving from the blocking state to the forwarding state.  
Bridge Priority (0–65535 Sec)—Type the bridge priority. The range is from 0 to 65,535.  
Zero is equal to the highest bridge priority.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
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Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Port Settings  
When you select STP Port Settings from the Spanning Tree menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The STP Port Settings window allows you to configure Spanning Tree Protocol functions  
for individual ports.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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From—Select the first port to be configured.  
To—Select the last port to be configured.  
State—Choose the STP state for the port, either Enabled or Disabled.  
Cost (1–65535)—Type a port cost between 1 and 65,535. The lower the cost, the greater  
the probability that the port will be chosen as the designated port to forward packets.  
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Priority (0–255)—Type a port priority between 0 to 255. The lower the priority, the  
greater the probability that the port will be chosen as the root port.  
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ByPass—Choose Yes or No. The bypass sets the forward delay timer to zero, thus  
bypassing the waiting time before the listening state. (This procedure is also known as  
fast forward.)  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
Configuring Unicast Filtering  
The Static Filtering Table menu allows you to change the parameters for unicast filtering  
and multicast filtering.  
When you select Unicast Filtering from the Static Filtering Table menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
The Add Unicast Filtering window allows you to set up static packet filtering on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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MAC Address—Type the MAC address from which packets will be statically filtered.  
VID—Type the VID number of the VLAN to which the MAC address belongs.  
Type—Choose the filter type, either Permanent or DeleteOnReset.  
Port Map—Select the port on which the MAC address resides.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
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Configuring Multicast Filtering  
When you select Multicast Filtering from the Static Filtering Table menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
The Add Multicast Filtering window allows you to set up multicast filtering on the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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MAC Address—Type the MAC address of the static source of multicast packets.  
VID—Type the VID number of the VLAN to which the MAC address belongs.  
Type—Choose the filter type, either Permanent or DeleteOnReset.  
Port Map—Select the ports that will be members of the static multicast group and ports  
that have no restrictions from joining dynamically.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
Configuring the Static VLAN Entry  
The VLAN menu allows you to configure the following:  
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Static VLAN entry  
Port VLAN ID (PVID)  
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When you select Static VLAN Entry from the VLAN menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The 802.1Q Static VLANs window allows you to create or delete entries to the 802.1Q Static  
VLAN table.  
To add an entry to this table, click Add and then fill in the appropriate information in the  
following window. To modify an entry, click Modify beside the appropriate VID. To delete  
an entry, click the icon in the Delete column.  
The 802.1Q Static VLAN Setup window allows you to change the following parameters for  
each VLAN ID (VID):  
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VID—Allows you to type the VLAN ID number of the VLAN you want to add. The  
range is 1 to 4094. This field is grayed out in the Modify mode.  
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VLAN Name—Allows you to type the name of the VLAN that is being created.  
Tag—Specifies the port as either 802.1Q tagging or 802.1Q untagging. Click the check  
box to designate the port as tagging.  
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None—Allows you to select the radio button to specify that the port is not a static  
member of the VLAN, but with no restrictions for joining the VLAN dynamically  
through GVRP.  
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Egress—Allows you to select the radio button to specify that the port is a static member  
of the VLAN. Egress member ports transmit traffic for the VLAN.  
Forbidden—Specifies the port as not being a member of the VLAN and that the port is  
forbidden from dynamically becoming a member of the VLAN.  
NOTE: Characteristics of DEFAULT_VLAN include:  
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DEFAULT_VLAN is an IEEE 802.1Q Static VLAN with VID equal to 1.  
DEFAULT_VLAN cannot be deleted.  
The VID cannot be changed. The VID that is equal to 1 is reserved for DEFAULT_VLAN.  
The VLAN name can be changed to any other valid VLAN name.  
You cannot delete a port from DEFAULT_VLAN, unless it is a member of another 802.1Q VLAN.  
You cannot forbid a port from DEFAULT_VLAN, unless it is a member of another 802.1Q VLAN.  
If a port is deleted from the only 802.1Q VLAN of which it is a member, then it will automatically  
become a member of DEFAULT_VLAN as an untagged, egress port.  
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If a port is assigned to a user-created 802.1Q VLAN, and is not a tagged egress port member of  
DEFAULT_VLAN (in other words, it is an untagged egress port), then it will be deleted  
automatically from DEFAULT_VLAN.  
A tagged egress port of DEFAULT_VLAN will not be deleted from DEFAULT_VLAN, when it is  
assigned to another user-created 802.1Q VLAN.  
To configure an 802.1Q static VLAN entry:  
1. Type the VLAN ID in the VID field.  
2. Type the VLAN name in the VLAN Name field.  
3. Select Tag if you want a member port to be a tagging port. Leave it unselected if you do  
not want it to be a tagging port.  
4. Click None if you do not want a port to belong to the VLAN, or click Egress to statically  
set a port to belong to a VLAN.  
5. Click Apply to let the changes take effect.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring the Port VLAN ID  
When you select Port VLAN ID (PVID) from the VLANs menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The 802.1Q Port Settings window allows you to assign a Port VLAN ID (PVID) number,  
enable or disable the ingress filtering check, and enable or disable GVRP for individual ports.  
Ingress filtering means that a receiving port will check to see if the port is a member of the  
VLAN ID in the packet before forwarding the packet.  
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GVRP is a Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) application that provides 802.1Q-  
compliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN creation on 802.1Q trunk ports. With GVRP,  
the GbE Interconnect Switch can exchange VLAN configuration information with other  
GVRP switches, prune unnecessary broadcast and unknown unicast traffic, and dynamically  
create and manage VLANs on switches connected through 802.1Q trunk ports.  
NOTE: Characteristics of a PVID include:  
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By default, the PVID of all ports is the same as the VID of DEFAULT_VLAN, which is equal to 1.  
When a user creates an untagged 802.1Q VLAN and assigns a port, the PVID will be changed to  
the VID of that 802.1Q VLAN.  
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For a tagged port, the PVID will be the same as the VID of the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN to which this  
port was first assigned.  
If the first IEEE 802.1Q VLAN to which the tagged port is assigned is deleted, the PVID will change  
to that of the second IEEE 802.1Q VLAN to which the port was assigned.  
The PVID of a port can only be set to a VID of a VLAN for which the port is already a member.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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From and To—Select the range of ports to be included in the settings.  
PVID—Type the PVID. This tuning variable allows for subnetworks that are expected to  
lose a large number of packets. The PVID is used by the port to tag outgoing, untagged  
packets and to make filtering decisions about incoming packets. If the port is specified as  
tagging, and an untagged packet is forwarded to the port for transmission, the port will  
add an 802.1Q tag using the PVID to write the VID in the tag. When the packet arrives at  
its destination, the receiving device uses the PVID to make VLAN forwarding decisions.  
If the port receives a packet, and ingress filtering is enabled, the port compares the VID  
of the incoming packet to its PVID. If the two are unequal, the port drops the packet. If  
the two are equal, the port receives the packet.  
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Ingress Filter—Select Off or On to specify the port that checks the VID of incoming  
packets against its VID or PVID. If the two are equal, the port receives the packet. It the  
two are unequal, the port drops the packet. This setting is used to limit traffic to a  
single VLAN.  
GVRP—Select Off or On to enable or disable GARP VLAN Registration Protocol.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
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Configuring the Restart Ingress Bandwidth Settings  
When you select Restart Ingress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
To configure ingress bandwidth for a specific port:  
1. Select the desired port in the Port Num field.  
2. Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Ingress Bandwidth (1–127 Units) field.  
3. Click Apply.  
4. Select Restart System from the Maintenance menu.  
5. Select Yes to save the settings.  
6. Click Restart. The system reboots and saves your settings.  
NOTE: To delete an entry, click the icon in the Delete column on the Ingress Bandwidth  
Setup Table.  
Displaying the Current Ingress Bandwidth Table  
When you select Current Ingress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu, the  
following screen is displayed.  
Current Ingress Bandwidth Table is a read-only screen displaying current ingress  
bandwidth information.  
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Configuring the Restart Egress Bandwidth Settings  
When you select Restart Egress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
To configure egress bandwidth for a specific port:  
1. Select the desired port in the Port Num field.  
2. Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Egress Bandwidth (1–127 Units) field.  
3. Click Apply to save the change or addition.  
4. Select Restart System from the Maintenance menu.  
5. Select Yes to save the settings.  
6. Click Restart. The system reboots and saves your settings.  
NOTE: To delete an entry, click the icon in the Delete column on the Egress Bandwidth  
Setup Table.  
Displaying the Current Egress Bandwidth Table  
When you select Current Egress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
Current Egress Bandwidth Table is a read-only screen displaying current egress bandwidth  
information.  
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Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast  
When you select Threshold of Broadcast from the Configuration menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to set the threshold for three types of storms:  
broadcast, multicast, and one where the destination address is unknown. The higher the  
threshold, the more packets the GbE Interconnect Switch can accept per second. If the  
threshold is exceeded, any additional packets received are dropped. Entering a low value  
means packets have a greater chance to exceed the threshold and be dropped from the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
To set a threshold:  
1. Select Enabled for the appropriate option.  
2. Type a threshold value in the Threshold(Pkts/sec) field.  
3. Click Apply to save the changes.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring the Port Priority  
When you select Port Priority from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Default Port Priority assignment window allows you to set a default priority for  
packets that have not been assigned a priority value.  
To set a default priority:  
1. Select the appropriate port in the From and To fields.  
2. Type the priority in the Priority (0–7) field.  
3. Click Apply to save the changes.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
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Configuring the Class of Traffic  
When you select Class of Traffic from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Configure Class of Traffic window allows you to configure traffic class priority by  
specifying the class value, from 0 to 3, of the eight levels of priority of the GbE Interconnect  
Switch.  
To set traffic class priority:  
1. Select the class value for each priority.  
2. Click Apply to save the changes.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
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Configuring the Class of Service  
When you select Class of Service from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Class of Service Configuration window allows you to set the maximum number of  
packets and the maximum allowable time a packet stays in the CoS queue.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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Max. Packets—Type a value between 0 and 255. The Class of Service scheduling  
algorithm starts from the highest CoS for a given port, sends the maximum number of  
packets, then moves on to the next lower CoS. Entering zero instructs the GbE  
Interconnect Switch to continue processing packets until there are no more packets in the  
CoS transaction queue.  
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Max. Latency—Type the maximum allowable time a packet stays in the CoS queue. The  
packets in this queue are not delayed more than the maximum allowable latency entered  
in this field. The timer is disabled when this field is set to zero. Each unit of this timer is  
equal to 17 microseconds.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
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Configuring Port Security  
When you select Port Security from the Configuration menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Port Security Settings window is used to set up security for a port or a range of ports.  
To set up security for a port or ports:  
1. Select the range of ports in the From and To fields.  
2. Choose Enabled in the Admin State field.  
3. Type the maximum number of addresses in the Max. Address field.  
4. Select the Mode that you want, either Permanent or DeleteOnReset.  
5. Click Apply to apply your settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring Priority MAC Addresses  
When you select Priority MAC Addresses from the Configuration menu, the following  
screens are displayed.  
The Setup Priority MAC Addresses window allows you to set up the priority, between  
0 and 7 with 0 being the highest, for a specified MAC address.  
To set the priority level for a MAC address:  
1. Type the VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field.  
2. Type the MAC address for which priority on the GbE Interconnect Switch is to be  
established in the MAC Address field.  
3. Type the priority level for the MAC address in the Priority Level field. The range is  
from 0 to 7, with 0 being the highest priority.  
4. In the Look at field, select the state under which the priority will be active. The  
options are:  
— Dst. Addr—Packets with the selected MAC address as their destination will be given  
the selected priority.  
— Src. Addr—Packets with the selected MAC address as their source will be given the  
selected priority.  
— Either—All packets with the selected MAC address will be given the selected  
priority.  
5. Click Apply to apply the changes.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring RS232 and SLIP  
When you select Configure RS232 and SLIP from the Configuration menu, the following  
screens are displayed.  
The Serial Port Settings window allows you to configure the serial port of the GbE  
Interconnect Switch either through the console port or through use of the Telnet protocol.  
You can set the following features:  
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Baud Rate—Select the rate at which data will be exchanged over the serial link. The  
default value is 9600 baud.  
Data Bits—Select the number of bits that will carry data over the serial link. The default  
value is 8 bits.  
Stop Bits—Select the number of bits that indicate when a serial word ends. The default  
value is 1 bit.  
Auto-Logout—Select the length of time a management session can be idle. When this  
time has expired, the management agent of the GbE Interconnect Switch will disconnect  
the user. The default value is 10 minutes.  
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Serial Port For—Choose Console or SLIP.  
The following SLIP settings display:  
Local IP Address—Local IP address of the SLIP connection.  
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Remote IP Address—Remote IP address of the SLIP connection.  
MTU—Specifies the size of the transferring IP packets. The default value is 1006.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
Configuring the Security IP  
When you select Security IP from the Management menu, the following screen is displayed.  
The Security IP Management window allows you to specify IP addresses that are allowed to  
access the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
To specify which IP addresses are allowed to access the GbE Interconnect Switch:  
1. Type the appropriate IP addresses.  
2. Click Apply.  
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Configuring the SNMP Manager  
When you select SNMP Manager from the Management menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The SNMP Manager Configuration window allows you to configure SNMP parameters.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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Community String—Type a user-defined SNMP community name.  
Access Right—Choose the access of Read-Only or Read-Write using the SNMP  
community name.  
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Status—Set the status of the current community string to Valid or Invalid.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Configuring the Trap Manager  
When you select Trap Manager from the Management menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The SNMP Trap Manager Configuration window allows you to set the trap receiving  
station, which runs a network management application to receive and store traps.  
You can change the following parameters:  
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Trap Receiving Station—Type the IP address of the trap receiving station.  
Community String—Type a user-defined SNMP community name.  
Status—Set the trap receiving station status to Valid or Invalid.  
Click Apply after making changes to the settings.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the  
Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,” earlier in  
this chapter.  
Setting Up and Managing User Accounts  
When you select User Accounts from the Management menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The User Account Management window displays all current users for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch and their current access level.  
The following information is displayed:  
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User Name—Displays all current users for the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Access Right—Displays the current access level assigned to each corresponding user.  
The available options are User, User+, or Root. A Root user has full read/write access,  
while a User has read only access. A User+ has the same privileges as a User, but with  
the added ability to restart the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Add—Adds a new user to the table.  
The User Account Modify Table also is displayed. The User Account Modify Table allows  
you to add or delete user account information.  
To add a user account:  
1. Type the user name in the User Name field.  
2. Type the user’s password in the New Password field.  
3. Type the new password a second time in the Confirm Password field.  
4. Select one of the access levels from the Access Right drop-down menu.  
NOTE: Refer to Table 2-1 in Chapter 2 for an explanation of access rights.  
5. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions  
The Monitoring menu has the following sections:  
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Port Utilization  
Packets—Received (RX), UMB-cast (RX), Transmitted (TX)  
Errors—Received (RX) and Transmitted (TX)  
Size—Packet Size  
Trunk Utilization  
MAC Address Table  
IGMP Snooping Table  
Dynamic Group Registration  
VLAN Status Table  
Monitoring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Active Switch Graphic  
At the right side of the main page, an active graphic of the GbE Interconnect Switch displays.  
NOTE: Positioning the pointer on an RJ-45 connector or an LED displays the port number, and  
selecting an RJ-45 connector or an LED displays the port statistics.  
Monitor the GbE Interconnect Switch status by using the following tools:  
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Graphical LEDs display current link speed and activity of ports 1X through 24X.  
On Switch A, LEDs labeled 1X, 3X, 5X,…15X (odd numbers) represent NIC 1 (PXE  
capable) of server bays 1 through 8. LEDs labeled 2X, 4X, 6X,…16X (even numbers)  
represent NIC 2 of server bays 1 through 8.  
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On Switch B, LEDs labeled 1X, 3X, 5X,…15X (odd numbers) represent iLO of server  
bays 1 through 8. LEDs labeled 2X, 4X, 6X,…16X (even numbers) represent NIC 3 of  
server bays 1 through 8.  
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LEDs labeled 17X and 18X represent cross-connect ports.  
LEDs labeled 19X and 20X represent the Fast Ethernet uplinks.  
LEDs labeled 21X and 22X represent Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.  
RJ-45 connectors labeled 23X and 24X represent front panel ports meant for debugging  
and monitoring the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Monitoring Port Utilization  
When you select Port Utilization from the Monitoring menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Port Utilization window shows the percentage of the total available bandwidth being  
used on a specified port.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Utilization—Indicates the percentage of the total bandwidth being used on the  
specified port.  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed. The  
default is two seconds.  
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Record Number—Indicates the number of polling attempts. The default is 200.  
Show/Hide—Shows or hides the line graph for utilization.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
Monitoring Packets  
The Web Manager allows various packet statistics to be viewed as either a line graph or a  
table. You can choose the type of graphic to display by clicking View Table or View Line  
Chart.  
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Monitoring Received (RX) Packets  
When you select Received (RX) Packets from the Packets menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
The Rx Packets Analysis window displays the number of bytes and packets received on  
the port.  
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The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed.  
The setting is between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value is  
one second.  
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Record Number—Displays the number of times that the GbE Interconnect Switch will  
be polled. The setting can be between 20 and 200. The default value is 20.  
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Bytes—Counts the number of bytes received on the port.  
Packets—Counts the number of packets received on the port.  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides bytes and packets information.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
Monitoring UMB-cast (RX) Packets  
When you select UMB-cast (RX) Packets from the Packets menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
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The UMB-cast (RX) Packets window displays the number of good bytes and packets that  
were received by a unicast, multicast, or broadcast address.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed. The  
setting can be between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds.  
Record Number—Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be  
polled. The setting can be between 20 and 200.  
Unicast—Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a unicast  
address.  
Multicast—Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a multicast  
address.  
Broadcast—Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a broadcast  
address.  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides unicast, multicast, or broadcast packets.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
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Monitoring Transmitted (TX) Packets  
When you select Transmitted (TX) Packets from the Packets menu, the following screens  
are displayed.  
The Tx Packets Analysis window displays the number of bytes and packets successfully sent  
from the port.  
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The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed. The  
setting can be between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value is one  
second.  
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Record Number—Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be  
polled. The setting can be between 20 and 200. The default value is 20.  
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Bytes—Counts the number of bytes successfully sent from the port.  
Packets—Counts the number of packets successfully sent from the port.  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides bytes and packets information.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
Monitoring Errors  
The Web Manager allows port error statistics compiled by the management agent of the GbE  
Interconnect Switch to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. You can choose the type of  
graphic to display by clicking View Table or View Line Chart.  
Monitoring Received (RX) Errors  
When you select Received (RX) Errors from the Errors menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
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The Rx Error Analysis window displays the number of errors received.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed. The  
setting can be between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value is one  
second.  
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Record Number—Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be  
polled. The setting can be between 20 and 200. The default value is 20.  
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CRCError—Counts otherwise valid frames that did not end on a byte (octet) boundary.  
UnderSize—Displays the number of frames detected that are less than the minimum  
permitted frame size of 64 bytes and have a good CRC. Undersized frames usually  
indicate collision fragments, a normal network occurrence.  
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OverSize—Counts packets received that were longer than 1518 octets, or if a VLAN  
frame, 1522 octets, and less than the MAX_PKT_LEN. Internally, MAX_PKT_LEN is  
equal to 1522.  
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Fragment—Displays the number of packets less than 64 bytes with either bad framing or  
an invalid CRC. These packets are normally the result of collisions.  
Jabber—Displays the number of frames with lengths more than the MAX_PKT_LEN  
bytes. Internally, MAX_PKT_LEN is equal to 1522.  
Drop—Displays the number of frames that were dropped by this port since the last GbE  
Interconnect Switch reboot.  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides CrcError, UnderSize, OverSize, Fragment, Jabber, and  
Drop errors.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
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Monitoring Transmitted (TX) Errors  
When you select Transmitted (TX) Errors from the Errors menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
The Tx Error Analysis window displays the number of errors that occurred during  
transmission.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed.  
The setting can be between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value  
is one second.  
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Record Number—Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be  
polled. This setting can be between 20 and 200. The default value is 20.  
ExDefer—Counts the number of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a  
particular interface was delayed because the medium was busy.  
LateColl—Counts the number of times that a collision is detected later than 512 bit-  
times into the transmission of a packet.  
ExColl—Counts the number of frames that experienced 16 collisions during transmission  
and were aborted.  
SingColl—Counts the number frames that experienced exactly one collision during  
transmission.  
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Coll—Counts the number of collisions that occurred during the transmission of a frame.  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides ExDefer, LateColl, CRCError, SingColl, and Coll errors.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
Monitoring Packet Size  
The Web Manager allows packets received by the GbE Interconnect Switch, arranged in  
six groups, to be viewed as either a line graph or a table.  
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When you select Packet Size from the Size menu, the following screens are displayed.  
The Rx Size Analysis window displays the number of packets received that were within a  
certain range of octets in length.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Time Interval—The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed.  
The setting can be between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value  
is one second.  
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Record Number—Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be  
polled. The setting can be between 20 and 200. The default value is 20.  
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64—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were  
64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).  
65–127—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were  
between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including  
FCS octets).  
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128–255—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that  
were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but  
including FCS octets).  
256–511—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that  
were between 256 and 511 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but  
including FCS octets).  
512–1023—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that  
were between 512 and 1023 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but  
including FCS octets).  
1024–1518—Displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that  
were between 1024 and 1518 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but  
including FCS octets).  
Show/Hide—Displays or hides packets of the following lengths: 64, 65–127, 128–255,  
256–511, 512–1023, and 1024–1518 packets received.  
Click Clear to reset the counters.  
Monitoring Trunk Utilization  
When you select Trunk Utilization from the Monitoring menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
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The Trunk Utilization window allows you to view graphs of three items for an individual  
port trunking group: the percentage of total available bandwidth being used by the group, the  
percentage of packets transmitted, and the percentage of packets being received per second.  
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Monitoring MAC Address Table  
When you select MAC Address Table from the Monitoring menu, the following screens are  
displayed.  
The Web Manager allows the GbE Interconnect Switch MAC address table (sometimes  
referred to as a forwarding table) to be viewed.  
The following information is displayed:  
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Search by VLAN ID—Type the VLAN ID you want to search for.  
Search by MAC Address—Type the MAC address you want to search for.  
Search by Port—Select the port number for which you want to search.  
Jump—Click this button to move to a sector of the database corresponding to a user  
defined port, VLAN, or MAC address.  
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Find—Click this button to find the data entry.  
Clear All—Click this button to clear all forwarding table entries.  
Clear By Port—Click this button to clear the forwarding table entries that have the  
entered port number.  
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VID—View the VLAN ID of the VLAN that the port is a member of.  
MAC Address—View the MAC address entered into the address table.  
Port—View the port that the MAC address corresponds to.  
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Learned—View the method that the GbE Interconnect Switch used to discover the MAC  
address.  
Next—Click this button to view the next page of the address table.  
Monitoring IGMP Snooping Table  
When you select IGMP Snooping from the Monitoring menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The table is organized by VLAN ID (VID) and displays the following information:  
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VID—Type the VLAN ID of the VLAN for which the IGMP Snooping table is to be  
displayed.  
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Search—Click this button to display the IGMP Snooping Table for the current VID.  
Multicast Group—View the IP address of a multicast group discovered by IGMP  
Snooping.  
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MAC Address—View the corresponding MAC address discovered by IGMP Snooping.  
Port Map—View the ports that have forwarded multicast packets.  
Reports—View the number of IGMP reports for the listed source.  
Monitoring Dynamic Group Registration  
When you select Dynamic Group Registration from the Monitoring menu, the following  
screen is displayed.  
The Dynamic Group Registration Table displays filtering information for VLANs that have  
been discovered dynamically or have been configured into the bridge by local or network  
management. The table specifies the set of ports that are allowed to be forwarded, based on  
the frames received on a VLAN for this forwarding database (FDB) and the specific group  
destination address for the VLAN.  
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Monitoring VLAN Status  
When you select VLAN Status from the Monitoring menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The VLAN Status window displays information on which VLAN ports are in egress and  
which are untagged.  
The following information is displayed:  
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IEEE 802.1Q VLAN ID—Displays the VLAN for which the VLAN table is displayed.  
Status—Displays the current status of the VID.  
Creation time since switch power up—Displays the hours, minutes, and seconds since  
the GbE Interconnect Switch was last rebooted.  
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Current Egress Ports—Displays the current egress ports on the VLAN.  
Current Untagged Ports—Displays the current untagged ports on the VLAN.  
Prev—Displays the previous VLAN.  
Next—Displays the next VLAN.  
To display the VLAN Status window for the desired VLAN:  
1. Type a VLAN ID number in the VLAN Index field.  
2. Click Search. The VLAN status is displayed.  
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Maintaining the GbE Interconnect Switch  
The Maintenance menu has the following sections:  
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TFTP Services (Update Firmware, Configuration File, Save Settings, and Save  
History Log)  
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Switch History  
Ping Test  
Save Changes  
Factory Reset  
Restart System  
Connection Timeout  
Logout  
Using TFTP Services  
TFTP services allow the GbE Interconnect Switch firmware to be upgraded by downloading a  
new firmware file from a TFTP server to the GbE Interconnect Switch. A configuration file  
can also be loaded into the GbE Interconnect Switch, and GbE Interconnect Switch settings  
can be saved to a TFTP server. In addition, the history log of the GbE Interconnect Switch  
can be uploaded from the GbE Interconnect Switch to a TFTP server.  
Please note that TFTP server software must be running on the management station for the  
TFTP services to function.  
Updating the Firmware File Path  
When you select Update Firmware from the TFTP Services menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Update Firmware from Server window allows you to update the path of a new  
firmware file on the TFTP server.  
To update the path:  
1. Type the IP address of the TFTP Server in the Server IP Address field.  
2. Type the complete path and file name of the firmware file for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch in the File Name field.  
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3. Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM.  
4. Click Start to initiate the file transfer. The system automatically reboots after the file  
transfer is completed.  
Downloading a Configuration File on a TFTP Server  
When you select Configuration File from the TFTP Services menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
A configuration file can be downloaded from a TFTP server to the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
This file is then used by the GbE Interconnect Switch to configure itself.  
NOTE: Configuration files used in the earlier version of the GbE Interconnect Switch (firmware version  
1.0) are not supported by the present version (firmware version 2.0). The GbE Interconnect Switch  
Information window displays the firmware version.  
To download the file:  
1. Type the IP address of the TFTP Server in the Server IP Address field.  
2. Type the complete path and file name of the firmware file for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch in the File Name field.  
3. Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM.  
4. Click Start to initiate the file transfer. The system automatically reboots after the file  
transfer is completed.  
Saving Settings to TFTP Server  
When you select Save Settings from the TFTP Services menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
After saving the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration to NVRAM, Compaq highly  
recommends that you upload the configuration image to TFTP server storage.  
The management agent of the GbE Interconnect Switch can upload the current switch  
configuration settings to a TFTP server.  
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To upload the current settings to a TFTP server:  
1. Type the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP Address field.  
2. Type the complete path and file name of the firmware file for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch in the File Name field.  
3. Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM.  
4. Click Start to initiate the file transfer.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter. If you do not save configurations to NVRAM, the configurations you are  
uploading to a TFTP server will not be saved correctly.  
Saving History Log  
When you select Save History Log from the TFTP Services Maintenance menu, the  
following screen is displayed.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch management agent can upload its history log file to a TFTP  
server.  
NOTE: An empty history file on the TFTP server must exist on the server before the GbE Interconnect  
Switch can upload its history file.  
To upload the history log file to a TFTP server:  
1. Type the IP address of the TFTP Server in the Server IP Address field.  
2. Type the complete path and file name of the firmware file for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch in the File Name field.  
3. Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM.  
4. Click Start to initiate the file transfer.  
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Displaying GbE Interconnect Switch History  
When you select Switch History from the Maintenance menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Web Manager allows you to view the history log of the GbE Interconnect Switch, as  
compiled by the GbE Interconnect Switch management agent. The GbE Interconnect Switch  
can record event information to its own logs, to designated SNMP trap receiving stations, and  
to the PC connected to the console manager.  
The following information is displayed:  
•
Sequence—Displays a counter incremented whenever an entry to the GbE Interconnect  
Switch history log is made. The table displays the last entry (highest sequence number)  
first.  
•
•
Time—Displays the time in days, hours, and minutes since the GbE Interconnect Switch  
was last restarted.  
Log Text—Displays text describing the event that triggered the history log entry.  
Click Next to display all of the Switch Trap Logs.  
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Performing a Ping Test  
When you select Ping Test from the Maintenance menu, the following screen is displayed.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch can test the connection to another network device by pinging it.  
To initiate the Ping program:  
1. Type the IP address of the network device to be pinged in the Target IP Address field.  
2. Select the number of test packets to be sent (three is usually enough) in the Repeat  
Pinging for field.  
3. Click Start to initiate the Ping program.  
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Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration to Factory Defaults  
When you select Factory Reset from the Maintenance menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
Factory Reset allows you to return the GbE Interconnect Switch settings to the factory  
defaults.  
To return the settings to the factory defaults:  
1. Select Yes or No to keep the system IP address. If you want your IP address to default  
from DHCP or BOOTP, select No.  
2. Click Reset to Factory Default to reset the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
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Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch  
When you select Restart System from the Maintenance menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
Restart System allows you to perform a reboot of the GbE Interconnect Switch, which resets  
the system.  
To restart the system:  
1. Select Yes or No to save the settings.  
2. Click Restart.  
Setting the Connection Timeout  
When you select Connection Timeout from the Maintenance menu, the following screen is  
displayed.  
The Web Timeout Setup screen allows you to set the timeout interval.  
To enter the Web timeout setting:  
1. Type the desired age-out time in the Timeout (minutes) field.  
2. Click Apply.  
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using  
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”  
earlier in this chapter.  
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Logging Out  
To exit the setup pages, select Logout on the Maintenance menu. The Account Login  
screen is displayed.  
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A
Technical Specifications  
Table A-1: General Specifications  
Standards  
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree  
IEEE 802.1p QOS prioritization  
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN  
IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet  
IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Ethernet  
IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX Ethernet  
IEEE 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN  
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet  
IEEE 802.3x Full-Duplex Flow Control  
ANSI/IEEE 802.3 Nway Auto-Negotiation  
CSMA/CD  
Protocols  
Data Transfer Rates  
Ethernet  
Half-Duplex: 10 Mb/s  
Full-Duplex: 20 Mb/s  
Half-Duplex: 100 Mb/s  
Full-Duplex: 200 Mb/s  
Full Duplex: 2000 Mb/s  
Fast Ethernet  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Connectors  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
QuadT Interconnect Module  
DualTSX Interconnect Module  
2 RJ-45, 1 DB-9  
4 RJ-45  
2 RJ-45, 2 LC fiber  
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Network Cables  
10Base-T  
Two Pair UTP Category 3,4,5 (100 m)  
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m)  
Two Pair or four Pair UTP Category 5 (100 m)  
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m)  
Four Pair UTP Category 5e (100 m)  
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m)  
100Base-TX  
1000Base-T  
1000Base-SX  
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber with 400 MHz/Km  
rating has a maximum distance of 500 meters.  
50/125 µm Multimode Fiber with 500 MHz/Km  
rating has a maximum distance of 550 meters.  
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber with 160 MHz/Km  
rating has a maximum distance of 220 meters.  
62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber with 200 MHz/Km  
rating has a maximum distance of 275 meters.  
16 x 10/100-Mb/s Nway Ports dedicated to  
server blade for GbE Interconnect Switch  
communications  
Number of Ports per GbE Interconnect  
Switch  
2 x 10/100-Mb/s Nway Ports dedicated to  
communications between GbE Interconnect  
Switches A and B  
2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T uplink  
Ethernet ports or 2 1000Base-SX uplink  
Ethernet ports (depending on C-GbE or F-GbE  
kit options)  
2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX uplink Ethernet ports  
2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX front-panel  
management ports  
1 x serial RS232 front-panel management port  
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Table A-2: Physical and Environmental Specifications  
-48V: 1050 mA maximum per GbE Interconnect  
Switch  
DC Inputs  
50W maximum per GbE Interconnect Switch  
10 to 35 degrees Celsius  
Power Consumption  
Operating Temperature  
Storage Temperature  
Operating Humidity  
-30 to 60 degrees Celsius  
20% to 80% RH noncondensing  
5% to 95% RH noncondensing  
28.0 in. x 10.4 in. x 1.6 in.  
Storage Humidity  
GbE Interconnect Switch Dimensions  
Interconnect Module Dimensions  
Weight  
7.4 in. x 3.5 in. x 1.6 in.  
11.5 lb (GbE Interconnect Switch and  
Interconnect Module)  
FCC Class A  
EMI  
ICES-003 Class A  
AS/NZS 3548 Class A  
VCCI Class A  
UL/CUL Listed Accessory  
CE  
Safety  
Table A-3: Performance Specifications  
Store-and-forward  
Transmission Method  
RAM Buffer  
8MB per GbE Interconnect Switch  
8K per GbE Interconnect Switch  
Full-wire speed for all connections  
Filtering Address Table  
Packet Filtering/Forwarding Rate  
148,809.5 pps per port (for 100 Mb/s) per GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
1,488,095 pps per port (for 1000 Mb/s) per GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
Automatic update  
MAC Address Learning  
Maximum age: 10 to 9999 seconds  
Default: 3000 seconds  
Forwarding Table Age Time  
64 (including default VLAN)  
Maximum Number of VLANs  
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B
RJ-45 Pin Specification  
When connecting the Compaq ProLiant BL p-class GbE Interconnect Switch to a switch,  
bridge, or hub, an Ethernet cable is necessary.  
Figure B-1 displays the standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector for 10/100 Mb/s and Gigabit  
over Copper ports. Table B-1 indicates the pin number and wire color assignments for the  
switch-to-network adapter card connection, and the Ethernet cable for the switch-to-switch,  
switch-to-hub, or switch-to-bridge connection. Table B-2 provides the same information for  
the Gigabit over Copper ports.  
NOTE: A cable configured for Gigabit over Copper can also be used on a 10/100-Mb/s connection.  
Figure B-1: Standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector for  
10/100 Mb/s and Gigabit over Copper  
Table B-1: RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignment for 10/100-Mb/s  
Contact  
Media Direct Interface Signal  
Tx + (transmit)  
Tx - (transmit)  
Rx + (receive)  
Not used  
Color Match  
White/Orange  
Orange/White  
White/Green  
Blue/White  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Not used  
White/Blue  
Rx – (receive)  
Not used  
Green/White  
White/Brown  
Brown/White  
Not used  
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Table B-2: RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignment for Gigabit over Copper  
Contact  
Media Direct Interface Signal  
Color Match  
White/Orange  
Orange/White  
White/Green  
Blue/White  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
BI_DA+  
BI_DA-  
BI_DB+  
BI_DC+  
BI_DC-  
BI_DB-  
BI_DD+  
BI_DD-  
White/Blue  
Green/White  
White/Brown  
Brown/White  
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The GbE Interconnect Switch is configured with the following factory default settings:  
•
•
Table C-1 contains general default settings for both Switch A and Switch B  
Table C-2 contains Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings for  
Switch A  
•
Table C-3 contains Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings for  
Switch B  
Switch A and Switch B: General Default Settings  
Switch A and Switch B are configured with the following general default settings:  
Table C-1: Switch A and Switch B: General Default Settings  
Setting  
Value  
User Name  
None  
Password  
None  
DHCP Service  
Enabled  
Bootup Service  
Disabled  
Switch A = 10.90.90.90  
Switch B = 10.90.90.91  
255.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
IP Address (if manual IP option is selected)  
Subnet Mask (if manual IP option is selected)  
Default Gateway (if manual IP option is selected)  
Management VID  
1
System Name  
None  
System Location  
None  
System Contact  
None  
Auto Logout  
10 minutes  
300 seconds  
Disabled  
MAC Address Aging Time  
IGMP Snooping  
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Setting  
Value  
Switch GVRP  
Disabled  
Telnet Status  
Enabled  
Web Status  
Enabled  
Group Address Filter Mode  
Scheduling Mechanism for COS Queues  
Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm  
Backpressure  
Forward all unregistered  
Strict  
Src Address  
Disabled  
Port State  
Enabled  
Port Speed/Duplex  
Auto  
Flow Control  
Off  
Setup Restart Ingress Bandwidth  
Setup Restart Egress Bandwidth  
Switch STP  
None  
None  
Enable  
Bridge Max Age  
20 seconds  
Bridge Hello Time  
2 seconds  
Bridge Forward Delay  
Bridge Priority  
15 seconds  
32768  
Configure Static Unicast Filtering Table  
Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table  
Configure Static VLAN Entry  
Default Port VID  
None  
None  
Default VLAN (VID = 1)  
1
Default Port Ingress Rule Checking  
Port GVRP Setting  
Off  
Off  
IGMP Snooping—VLAN ID  
IGMP Snooping—State  
IGMP Snooping—Querier State  
IGMP Snooping—Robustness Variable  
IGMP Snooping—Query Interval  
IGMP Snooping—Max Response  
Port Trunking  
1
Enabled  
Non-querier  
2
125 seconds  
10 seconds  
Xconnect (Port 17–18)  
Port Mirroring—Source Port  
Port Mirroring—Source Direction  
Port Mirroring—Target Port  
1
Ingress and Egress  
11  
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Setting  
Value  
Port Mirroring—Mirror Status  
Broadcast Storm  
Disabled  
Disabled  
Multicast Storm  
Disabled  
DA Unknown Storm  
Storm Threshold  
Disabled  
500 Packets/Second  
Class of Service—Max Packets  
Class of Service—Max Latency  
Default Port Priority  
Class of Traffic  
10  
0
0
•
•
•
•
Priority 0, 1: Class 0  
Priority 2, 3: Class 1  
Priority 4, 5: Class 2  
Priority 6, 7: Class 3  
Port Security—Admin State  
Port Security—Max Address  
Port Security—Mode  
Priority MAC Address  
SNMP Community String  
SNMP Trap Manager IP  
Security IP  
Disabled  
1
DeleteOnReset  
None  
“public,” “private”  
None  
0.0.0.0  
None  
User Account  
Firmware Update  
Disabled  
Disabled  
Disabled  
Disabled  
Disabled  
9600  
Configuration File on TFTP Server  
Save Setting to TFTP Server  
Save History Log to TFTP Server  
PING Test  
Out-of-band Baud Rate  
Data Bit  
8
Parity Bit  
None  
Stop Bit  
1
TFTP Server IP Address  
VLAN Mode  
0.0.0.0  
IEEE 802.1Q  
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Switch A: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default  
Settings  
NOTE: If you have the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit option with the DualTSX  
Interconnect Modules, the management interface supports only 1000M/Full and Auto options for the  
Speed/Duplex fields for Gigabit uplink ports. The fiber DualTSX Interconnect Module supports only  
1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) speed, and not 10-Mb/s or 100-Mb/s.  
Switch A is configured with the following factory default settings for Port Names, VLANs,  
STP/ByPass, and Trunking.  
Table C-2: Switch A: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings  
Port Type  
UI  
Port  
No.  
Speed  
VID  
VLAN  
Member  
AS  
VLAN Name  
Port Name  
STP/  
ByPass  
Enabled  
Multilink  
Trunk  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
Server1_Port1  
Server1_Port2  
Server2_Port1  
Server2_Port2  
Server3_Port1  
Server3_Port2  
Server4_Port1  
Server4_Port2  
Server5_Port1  
Server5_Port2  
Server6_Port1  
Server6_Port2  
Server7_Port1  
Server7_Port2  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
10/100  
(Auto)  
2
10/100  
(Auto)  
3
10/100  
(Auto)  
4
10/100  
(Auto)  
5
10/100  
(Auto)  
6
10/100  
(Auto)  
7
10/100  
(Auto)  
8
10/100  
(Auto)  
9
10/100  
(Auto)  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
10/100  
(Auto)  
10/100  
(Auto)  
10/100  
(Auto)  
10/100  
(Auto)  
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Port Type  
UI  
Port  
No.  
Speed  
VID  
VLAN  
Member  
AS  
VLAN Name  
Port Name  
STP/  
ByPass  
Enabled  
Multilink  
Trunk  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
1
1
1
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
Server8_Port1  
Server8_Port2  
XConnect_1  
XConnect_2  
U1_Port_19  
U1_Port_20  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
10/100  
(Auto)  
X-Connect  
X-Connect  
M Uplink  
M Uplink  
XConnect  
XConnect  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
10/100  
/1000  
(Auto)  
D Uplink  
21  
1
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
U2_Port_21  
No  
10/100  
/1000  
D Uplink  
22  
23  
24  
(Auto)  
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
U2_Port_22  
FrontPanel1  
FrontPanel2  
No  
No  
No  
Front  
Panel  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Front  
Panel  
10/100  
(Auto)  
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Switch B: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default  
Settings  
NOTE: If you have the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit option with the DualTSX  
Interconnect Modules, the management interface supports only 1000M/Full and Auto options for the  
Speed/Duplex fields for Gigabit uplink ports. The fiber DualTSX Interconnect Module supports only  
1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) speed, and not 10-Mb/s or 100-Mb/s.  
Switch B is configured with the following factory default settings for Port Names, VLANs,  
STP/ByPass, and Trunking.  
Table C-3: Switch B: Port Names, VLANs, STP/ByPass, Trunking Default Settings  
Port Type  
UI  
Port  
No.  
Speed  
VID  
VLAN  
Member  
AS  
VLAN Name  
Port Name  
STP/  
ByPass  
Enabled  
Multilink  
Trunk  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
Server  
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
Server1_iLO  
Server1_Port3  
Server2_iLO  
Server2_Port3  
Server3_iLO  
Server3_Port3  
Server4_iLO  
Server4_Port3  
Server5_iLO  
Server5_Port3  
Server6_iLO  
Server6_Port3  
Server7_iLO  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
10/100  
(Auto)  
2
10/100  
(Auto)  
3
10/100  
(Auto)  
4
10/100  
(Auto)  
5
10/100  
(Auto)  
6
10/100  
(Auto)  
7
10/100  
(Auto)  
8
10/100  
(Auto)  
9
10/100  
(Auto)  
10  
11  
12  
13  
10/100  
(Auto)  
10/100  
(Auto)  
10/100  
(Auto)  
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Port Type  
UI  
Port  
No.  
Speed  
VID  
VLAN  
Member  
AS  
VLAN Name  
Port Name  
STP/By  
Pass  
Enabled  
Multilink  
Trunk  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
Server7_Port3  
Server8_iLO  
Server8_Port3  
XConnect_1  
XConnect_2  
U1_Port_19  
U1_Port_20  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Server  
10/100  
(Auto)  
X-Connect  
X-Connect  
M Uplink  
M Uplink  
XConnect  
XConnect  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
10/100  
(Auto)  
No  
No  
10/100  
/1000  
(Auto)  
D Uplink  
21  
1
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
U2_Port_21  
10/100  
/1000  
D Uplink  
22  
23  
24  
(Auto)  
1
1
1
Egress  
Egress  
Egress  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
DEFAULT_VLAN  
U2_Port_22  
FrontPanel1  
FrontPanel2  
No  
No  
No  
Front  
Panel  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Front  
Panel  
10/100  
(Auto)  
Note: By default, the processor port is assigned to DEFAULT_VLAN. XConnect1 and XConnect2 between GbE  
Interconnect Switch A and GbE Interconnect Switch B are bundled in to a Multilink Trunk.  
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Spanning Tree Protocol  
Introduction  
When the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) determines that a port should be transitioned to the  
forwarding state, the following occurs:  
•
The port is put into the listening state where it receives Bridge Protocol Data Units  
(BPDUs) and passes them to the processor of the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
•
If no BPDUs that suggest the port should go to the blocking state are received, the BPDU  
packets from the processor are processed.  
— The port waits for the expiration of the forward delay timer. The port then moves to  
the learning state.  
— In the learning state, the port learns station location information from the source  
addresses of packets and adds this information to its forwarding database.  
— The expiration of the forwarding delay timer moves the port to the forwarding state,  
where both learning and forwarding are enabled. At this point, the port forwards  
packets.  
Blocking State  
A port in the blocking state does not forward packets. When the switch is booted, a BPDU is  
sent to each port in the switch putting these ports into the blocking state.  
A switch initially assumes it is the root switch for a network. When the switch begins to  
exchange BPDUs with other switches, the switch that is the best choice for the root switch is  
determined. If there is only one switch on the network, no BPDU exchange occurs, the  
forward delay timer expires, and the ports move to the listening state. All STP-enabled ports  
enter the blocking state following switch boot.  
A port in the blocking state:  
•
•
•
•
Discards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.  
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.  
Does not add addresses to its forwarding database.  
Receives BPDUs and directs them to the processor.  
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•
•
Does not transmit BPDUs received from the processor.  
Receives and responds to network management messages.  
Figure D-1: Blocking state  
Listening State  
The listening state is the first transition for a port from the blocking state. Listening is an  
opportunity for the switch to receive BPDUs that may tell the switch that the port should not  
continue to transition to the forwarding state, but should return to the blocking state (that is, a  
different port is a better choice).  
There is no address learning or packet forwarding from a port in the listening state.  
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A port in the listening state:  
•
•
•
•
•
•
Discards frames received from the network segment to which it is attached.  
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.  
Does not add addresses to its forwarding database.  
Receives BPDUs and directs them to the processor.  
Processes BPDUs received from the processor.  
Receives and responds to network management messages.  
Figure D-2: Listening state  
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Learning State  
A port in the learning state prepares to participate in frame forwarding. The port enters the  
learning state from the listening state.  
A port in the learning state:  
•
•
•
•
•
•
Discards frames received from the network segment to which it is attached.  
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.  
Adds addresses to its forwarding database.  
Receives BPDUs and directs them to the processor.  
Processes and transmits BPDUs received from the processor.  
Receives and responds to network management messages.  
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Spanning Tree Protocol  
Figure D-3: Learning state  
Forwarding State  
A port in the forwarding state forwards packets. The port enters the forwarding state from the  
learning state when the forward delay timer expires.  
A port in the forwarding state:  
•
•
•
Forwards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.  
Forwards packets sent from another port on the switch.  
Incorporates station location information into its address database.  
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•
•
Receives BPDUs and directs them to the system processor.  
Receives and responds to network management messages.  
Figure D-4: Forwarding state  
Disabled State  
A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP. A port in the  
disabled state is virtually nonoperational.  
A disabled port:  
•
•
Discards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.  
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.  
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•
•
•
•
Does not add addresses to its forwarding database.  
Receives BPDUs, but does not direct them to the system processor.  
Does not receive BPDUs for transmission from the system processor.  
Receives and responds to network management messages.  
Figure D-5: Disabled state  
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Spanning Tree Protocol  
Troubleshooting STP  
This section describes several troubleshooting tips.  
Spanning Tree Protocol Failure  
A failure in the STP generally leads to a bridging loop. A bridging loop in an STP  
environment comes from a port that should be in the blocking state, but is forwarding  
packets.  
Figure D-6: Example of Spanning Tree Protocol failure  
In the example, switch B has been elected as the designated bridge, and port 2 on switch C is  
in the blocking state. The election of switch B as the designated bridge is determined by the  
exchange of BPDUs between switches B and C. Switch B continues sending BPDUs  
advertising its superiority over the other bridges on the LAN. If switch C fails to receive these  
BPDUs for longer than the Max Age (default of 20 seconds), it could start to transition its  
port 2 from the blocking state to the forwarding state.  
IMPORTANT: A port must continue to receive BPDUs advertising superior paths to remain in the  
blocking state.  
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There are a number of circumstances in which the STP can fail, mostly related to the loss of a  
large number of BPDUs. These situations will cause a port in the blocking state to transition  
to the forwarding state.  
Full/Half Duplex Mismatch  
A mismatch in the duplex state of two ports is a very common configuration error for a  
point-to-point link. If one port is configured as a full-duplex, and the other port is left in  
auto-negotiation mode, the second port will end up in half-duplex because ports configured as  
half- or full-duplex do not negotiate.  
Figure D-7: Example of full- and half-duplex mismatch  
In the example, port 1 on switch B is configured as a full-duplex port, and port 1 on switch A  
is either configured as a half-duplex port or left in auto-negotiation mode. Because port 1 on  
switch B is configured as a full-duplex port, it does not do the carrier sense when accessing  
the link. Switch B will then start sending packets even if switch A is using the link. Switch A  
will then detect collisions and begin to run the flow control algorithm. If there is enough  
traffic between switches B and A, all packets (including BPDUs) will be dropped. If the  
BPDUs sent from switch A to switch B are dropped for longer than the Max Age, switch B  
will lose its connection to the root (switch A) and will unblock its connection to switch C.  
This will lead to a data loop.  
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Spanning Tree Protocol  
Unidirectional Link  
Unidirectional links can be caused by an undetected failure in one side of a fiber cable or a  
problem with the transceiver of a port. Any failure that allows a link to remain operational  
while providing one-way communication is very dangerous for STP.  
Figure D-8: Example of unidirectional link  
In this example, port 2 on switch B can receive but not transmit packets. Port 2 on switch C  
should be in the blocking state, but because it can no longer receive BPDUs from port 2 on  
switch B, it will transition to the forwarding state. If the failure exists at boot, STP will not  
converge and rebooting the bridges will have no effect.  
This type of failure is difficult to detect because the link-state LEDs for Ethernet links rely on  
the transmit side of the cable to detect a link. If a unidirectional failure on a link is suspected,  
you must go to the console or other management software and look at the packets received  
and transmitted for the port. For example, a unidirectional port will have many packets  
transmitted but none received, or vice versa.  
Packet Corruption  
Packet corruption can also lead to the Spanning Tree Protocol failure. If a link is experiencing  
a high rate of physical errors, a large number of consecutive BPDUs can be dropped. If the  
BPDUs dropped for 50 seconds (at the default setting) a port in the blocking state would  
transition to the forwarding state. If the Max Age is set too low, the transition time is reduced.  
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Resource Errors  
The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch performs its switching and routing  
functions primarily in hardware, using specialized ASICs. STP is implemented in software so  
it relies on the speed of the processor and other factors to converge. If the processor is  
overutilized, the BPDUs may not be sent in a timely fashion. STP generally is not processor  
intensive and is given priority over other processes, so this type of error is rare.  
Very low values for the Max Age and the Forward Delay can result in an unstable spanning  
tree. The loss of BPDUs can lead to data loops.  
The diameter of the network can also cause problems. The default values for STP give a  
maximum network diameter of seven hops. This means that two switches in the network  
cannot be more than seven hops apart. Part of this diameter restriction is the BPDU age field.  
As BPDUs are propagated from the root bridge to the leaves of the spanning tree, each bridge  
increments the age field. When this field is beyond the maximum age, the packet is discarded.  
For large diameter networks, STP convergence can be very slow.  
Identifying a Data Loop  
Broadcast storms have a similar effect on the network to data loops, but broadcast storm  
controls in modern switches (along with subnetting and other network practices) have been  
very effective in controlling broadcast storms. The best way to determine if a data loop exists  
is to capture traffic on a saturated link and check if similar packets are seen multiple times.  
Generally, if all the users of a given domain are having trouble connecting to the network at  
the same time, a data loop can be suspected. The port utilization data in the console of the  
switch will show unusually high values in this case.  
The priority for most loop situations is to restore connectivity as soon as possible. The  
simplest remedy is to manually disable all of the ports that provide redundant links. If time  
allows, disabling the ports one at a time, and then checking for a restoration of the user’s  
connectivity will identify the link that is causing the problem. Connectivity will be restored  
immediately after disabling a data loop.  
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Avoiding Trouble  
Following are some tips for avoiding STP network problems.  
Know Where the Root Is Located  
Although the STP can elect a root bridge, a well-designed network will have an identifiable  
root for each VLAN. Careful setup of the STP parameters will lead to the selection of the  
preferred interconnect switch as the root for each VLAN. Redundant links can then be built  
into the network. STP is well suited to maintaining connectivity in the event of a device  
failure or removal, but is poorly suited to designing networks.  
Know Which Links Are Redundant  
Organize the redundant links and tune the port cost parameter of STP to force those ports to  
be in the blocking state.  
For each VLAN, know which ports should be blocked in a stable network. A network  
diagram that shows each physical loop in the network and which ports break which loops is  
extremely helpful.  
Minimize the Number of Ports in the Blocking State  
A single blocking port transitioning to the forwarding state at an inappropriate time can cause  
a large part of a network to fail. Limiting the number of blocked ports helps to minimize the  
risk of an inappropriate transition.  
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Figure D-9: Common network design example 1  
The preceding graphic is an example of a common network design. The switches C and D  
have redundant links to the backbone switches A and B using trunks. Trunks, by default,  
carry all the VLAN traffic from VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. So switch C is not only receiving  
traffic for VLAN 1, but it is also receiving unnecessary broadcast and multicast traffic for  
VLAN 2. It is also blocking one port for VLAN 2. Thus, there are three redundant paths  
between switches A and B and two blocked ports per VLAN. This increases the chance of a  
data loop.  
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Figure D-10: Common network design example 2  
In the second network design example, the VLAN definitions are extended to switches A  
and B. This configuration has only one blocked port per VLAN and allows the removal of all  
redundant links by removing switch A or B from the network.  
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SNMP/RMON MIBs Support  
Introduction  
Management and counter information are stored in the switch in the Management  
Information Base (MIB). The switch uses the standard MIB-II Management Information Base  
module. Values for MIB objects can be retrieved from any SNMP-based network  
management software.  
In addition to the standard MIB-II, the switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise  
MIB as an extended Management Information Base. The proprietary MIB is retrieved by  
specifying the MIB Object-Identifier (OID) at the network manager station.  
MIB values can be either read-only or read/write variables.  
•
Read-only MIB variables can be constants that are programmed into the switch or  
variables that change while the switch is in operation. Examples of read-only constants  
include the number and types of ports. Examples of read-only variables are the statistics  
counters, such as the number of errors that have occurred or how many kilobytes of data  
have been received and forwarded through a port.  
•
Read/write MIB variables are usually related to user-customized configurations.  
Examples include the IP address of the switch, Spanning Tree Algorithm parameters, and  
port status.  
SNMP Manager Software  
If you use third-party vendor SNMP software to manage the switch, a diskette listing the  
propriety enterprise MIBs for the switch can be obtained by request. If your software  
provides functions to browse or modify MIBs, you can also change the MIB values (if the  
MIB attributes permit the write operation). This process can be quite involved, however,  
because you must know the MIB OIDs and retrieve them one by one.  
Use an SNMP manager, such as HP OpenView or Tivoli NetView, to access the enterprise-  
specific MIBs. Compile the MIBs into the MIB database and then use a MIB browser to  
navigate through them. For detailed information, access the individual descriptions of each  
MIB or go to the documentation that came with your SNMP manager software.  
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Standard MIBs  
The SNMP agent for the switch supports the following standard MIBs:  
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•
•
Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)  
MIB-II (RFC 1213)  
Mini-RMON MIB (RFC 1757)—Groups 1 (Statistics), 2 (History), 3 (Alarm),  
and 9 (Event)  
•
•
•
•
•
802.1p MIB (RFC 2674)  
802.1q MIB (RFC 2674)  
Entity MIB (RFC 2737)  
IF-MIB (RFC 2233)  
Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 2358)—dot3StatsTable  
Enterprise-Specific MIBs  
The SNMP agent for the switch supports the following enterprise-specific MIBs:  
cpqAgent.mib  
•
— agentBasicInfo—Basic information for the switch  
— agentBasicConfig—Basic configuration management  
— agentIpProtoConfig—IP-related configuration management  
— agentIpTrapManager—Setting of the trap manager IP  
cpql2mgt.mib  
•
•
— swPortTrunkPackage—Management of the port trunk function  
— swPortMirrorPackage—Management of the port mirroring function  
— swIGMPPackage—Management of the IGMP function  
vesubio.mib  
— swL2BwMgmt—Management of the ingress and egress bandwidth  
— swL2CosMgmt—Management of the Class of Service  
— swL2PortSecurityMgmt—Management of port security  
— dswL2DevMgmt—Management of the device advanced settings  
— swL2PortMgmt—Management of the port link  
CIMTrap.mib—Redefining of the entConfigChange trap in SNMP  
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Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port  
The system firmware of a GbE Interconnect Switch can be upgraded by connecting a  
computer to the serial console port on the front of GbE Interconnect Switch and using  
terminal emulation software that supports the ZModem or XModem protocols. This  
procedure is only necessary if your GbE Interconnect Switch does not have access to a TFTP  
server, or if the firmware procedure was previously interrupted and the switch will not boot  
properly.  
To download system firmware using the current download baud rate and current download  
protocol, follow steps 1 through 4 and steps 11 through 16.  
To change the default download baud rate of 115200 and the default download protocol of  
ZModem, follow steps 5 through 9.  
IMPORTANT: Because some required actions are time critical, it is recommended that you read  
through all the steps and become familiar with the terminal emulation software before trying to  
download firmware or change the boot configuration.  
To download a firmware file to a GbE Interconnect Switch, do the following:  
1. From a PC using Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal or any other terminal emulation  
program, connect to the serial console interface on the GbE Interconnect Switch using the  
default values of 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.  
NOTE: For information on how to connect to the switch console interface, refer to the section  
“Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches” in Chapter 3.  
NOTE: For faster data transfers, change the speed of your console connection from 9600 to  
115200. Remember to also change the baud rate of your terminal emulation session to match the  
console speed settings. Refer to the section “Configuring RS232 and SLIP” in Chapter 3.  
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2. Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch by using the Reboot menu option or by pressing the  
Pwr/Rst button on the front panel of the GbE Interconnect Switch. The boot procedure  
will run the Power-On Self-Test (POST) and a screen similar to the following will be  
displayed.  
Figure F-1: POST message screen  
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3. Press the # key (Shift+3) as soon as you see the Boot Procedure header and before the  
POST line reads 100%. This action forces the GbE Interconnect Switch into the  
download mode. A screen similar to the following should be displayed. If this screen is  
not displayed, repeat step 2.  
Figure F-2: Download mode message screen  
4. At this point, one of the following two actions can be selected:  
— To download firmware using the current boot configuration, go to step 11.  
— To change the baud rate and download protocol of the boot configuration, go to  
step 5.  
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5. To change the download parameters, press the Ctrl+C keys within two seconds of  
pressing the # key (Shift+3) to display the Boot Configuration Menu. A screen similar  
to the following is displayed.  
NOTE: If HyperTerminal starts displaying unusual characters on the screen, it has skipped the  
Boot Configuration mode and is in the firmware download mode. Wait for it to display “Please  
change your baud rate to …” (this is repeated until the download is started or it is in the Boot  
Configuration mode). At this point, try pressing the Ctrl+C keys again.  
Figure F-3: Boot Configuration Menu  
6. Select the download protocol by using the space bar to toggle between XModem and  
ZModem. Use the down arrow to highlight the baud rate.  
7. Select the baud rate by using the space bar to toggle between 9600, 19200, 38400, and  
115200.  
8. Use the down arrow to highlight Reboot.  
9. Press the Enter key. The GbE Interconnect Switch will reboot.  
10. To continue with the system firmware download, press the # key (Shift+3) as soon as  
you see the Boot Procedure header and before the POST line reads 100%. This forces the  
GbE Interconnect Switch into the download mode. A screen similar to Figure F-2 should  
be displayed. If this screen is not displayed, reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch using the  
instructions in step 2.  
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11. While the GbE Interconnect Switch is in the download mode, change the baud rate of the  
HyperTerminal session to match the baud rate of the GbE Interconnect Switch shown in  
the display window. (The default is 115200, which is the fastest. If you need to change  
the baud rate of the GbE Interconnect Switch, refer to steps 5 through 9 for instructions.)  
To change the baud rate:  
a. Disconnect the HyperTerminal session by selecting Call from the Interconnect  
Switch – HyperTerminal window menu, and then selecting Disconnect.  
b. From the Interconnect Switch – HyperTerminal window menu, select File then  
Properties.  
c. Click Configure.  
d. Make the necessary changes to the baud rate and click OK.  
e. After connecting HyperTerminal, a connection established message is displayed, as  
shown in Figure F-4.  
IMPORTANT: If the following screen displays unusual characters, this indicates a mismatched  
baud rate configuration somewhere in the network. Check HyperTerminal to determine if the baud  
rate setting on the GbE Interconnect Switch console interface and the HyperTerminal are  
mismatched.  
Figure F-4: Connection established message screen  
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12. From the Interconnect Switch – HyperTerminal window menu, select Transfer then  
Send File. The following window is displayed.  
Figure F-5: Send File window  
13. Click Browse and select the firmware file to be downloaded to the GbE Interconnect  
Switch.  
14. Click the drop-down button to select the download protocol that is shown in the  
Interconnect Switch – HyperTerminal display window (ZModem or XModem).  
15. Click Send to start the download process. The following screen is displayed.  
Figure F-6: ZModem file send for Interconnect Switch  
window  
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After the firmware file transfer is complete, a download completed message is displayed.  
Figure F-7: Download completed message screen  
16. Set your HyperTerminal session baud rate to match the Console interface settings in  
runtime mode if they are different and press any key.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch login screen is displayed. This completes the firmware  
download procedure.  
Figure F-8: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect  
Switch login screen  
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Troubleshooting  
This section provides information on solutions to problems that may occur during the  
configuration and operation of Proliant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch. The following  
tables provide steps to take before calling your service representative.  
Following are four tables with basic troubleshooting information:  
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Setting Up and Accessing—Table G-1 contains general troubleshooting information  
about setting up and accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch. Topics covered include  
LEDs, cables, failure of the GbE Interconnect Switch to get IP settings, failure to connect  
to the GbE Interconnect Switch remotely, and what to do if you forget your administrator  
user name and password.  
•
•
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Configuring—Table G-2 contains general troubleshooting information about configuring  
the GbE Interconnect Switch. Topics covered include configuring VLANs, XConnect  
ports, and SLIP settings.  
Using a TFTP Server—Table G-3 contains general troubleshooting information about  
using a TFTP server to back up GbE Interconnect Switch configuration or to configure  
multiple GbE Interconnect Switches.  
Upgrading Firmware Using the Serial Port—Table G-4 contains general  
troubleshooting information about upgrading system firmware using the serial  
console port.  
For additional troubleshooting information:  
•
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Refer to Appendix D, Spanning Tree Protocol  
Visit the Compaq website:  
www.compaq.com/support/  
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Table G-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
Forgot the administrator  
user name and password  
that you configured on the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
Call Compaq technical support at 1-800-OK  
COMPAQ or your service representative and  
provide your GbE Interconnect Switch MAC  
address (available on the MAC address label  
attached to your GbE Interconnect Switch) to  
obtain a unique switch password. This  
Unknown  
password gives you Root privileges. After  
receiving the password, do the following:  
1. Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
2. Access the console interface.  
3. Within 60 seconds of when the Logon  
screen displays, type the password in the  
Password field.  
4. Leave the Username field blank.  
5. Press the Enter key. The main menu will  
be displayed.  
6. Access the User Accounts  
Management option and set a new  
Administrator password. (Refer to  
Chapter 3.)  
If you do not need to preserve your GbE  
Interconnect Switch configuration, reload the  
factory default settings:  
1. Power off the system.  
2. Power on the system. The console  
interface logon screen is displayed.  
3. In the Username field, do the following  
very quickly: Press the Esc key and  
type DLKS.  
4. At the prompt (>), type  
FactoryReset.  
5. A message is displayed indicating that  
the system is rebooting. The factory  
defaults reload and the GbE Interconnect  
switch reboots.  
6. Follow the directions to log on to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch for the first time.  
Refer to “Logging on to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch” in Chapter 3.  
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Table G-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
The Power LED on the  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
is not on.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch is not  
seated properly.  
Make sure that the GbE Interconnect Switch  
is inserted completely and seated properly.  
The server blade enclosure is not  
powered up.  
Make sure that the server blade enclosure is  
powered up and all the power connections  
are intact.  
The Power LED on the  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
stays amber for more than  
30 seconds and GbE  
Interconnect Switch does  
not boot.  
The standby mode time out function  
is malfunctioning.  
Force the GbE Interconnect Switch to boot by  
pressing the Pwr/Rst button.  
No link LED displays, even  
after you plug the  
The cable is not properly plugged in.  
Check the cable to ensure that it is plugged in  
and seated properly.  
Category 5 cable in the  
RJ-45 connector of the  
external port.  
The cable or connector heads are  
faulty.  
Replace the cable with another tested cable.  
The RJ-45 connector on the switch  
or LED is faulty.  
After checking and replacing the cable, if no  
link LED displays, check whether the port is  
transferring data. If yes, the LED is faulty. If  
no, it could be a faulty RJ-45 connector. Call  
your service representative.  
Cannot access the GbE  
Interconnect Switch serial  
console interface using  
null modem connection  
from a PC Terminal  
The null modem cable is faulty.  
Make sure that you use the null modem cable  
provide by Compaq Computer Corporation  
with this hardware.  
The connection settings do not  
match the GbE Interconnect Switch  
serial settings.  
Make sure that the PC Terminal Emulation  
session settings match the GbE Interconnect  
Switch serial settings.  
Emulation Program.  
NOTE: Refer to Chapter 3 for default serial  
settings if you are connecting to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch for the first time.  
An error message that the  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
failed to complete the  
system self-testing is  
displayed on the serial  
console screen.  
The system diagnostic tests failed.  
Note the reason for the failure from the serial  
console screen message and call your  
service representative.  
The keyboard locks up  
when using HyperTerminal  
to log on to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
through the console  
interface.  
Scroll lock is on.  
Press the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard  
and make sure that the scroll lock is off.  
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Table G-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
The GbE Interconnect  
Switch fails to get its IP  
settings from the DHCP  
server, even though by  
default it is configured for  
DHCP.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch is not  
connected properly to the network.  
Check the cable and connections and make  
sure that there is network connectivity  
between the GbE Interconnect Switch and the  
DHCP server.  
The DHCP server is not available on  
the network or VLAN that is attached  
to the switch management port.  
Make sure that the DHCP server is present on  
the network or VLAN attached to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
NOTE: If you are running  
in spanning tree mode, it  
can take up to 90 seconds  
for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch to get its IP  
The DHCP server cannot offer IP  
settings to the GbE Interconnect  
Switch because no IP addresses are  
available.  
Add additional IP addresses as necessary.  
settings.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch timed  
out its request for IP settings.  
•
Go to the Switch IP Settings screen and  
click Apply to make the GbE Interconnect  
Switch retry DHCP.  
•
•
Reset and reboot the GbE Interconnect  
Switch.  
Cannot connect to the  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
console interface remotely  
using Telnet.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address may not be configured or  
correct.  
From the serial console interface on the  
Switch IP Settings screen, make sure  
that the GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address is configured and valid on your  
network.  
•
Use the correct IP address to establish  
the Telnet connection with the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
The setting allowing access to the  
GbE Interconnect Switch using the  
Telnet interface is disabled.  
From the serial console interface on the  
Advanced Switch Settings screen, make  
sure that the Telnet interface is enabled.  
The Security IP list (if used) does not  
contain the IP address of your  
management station.  
From the SNMP Manager Configuration  
screen, make sure that the Security IP list or  
Management IP Station list has the IP address  
of your management station.  
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Table G-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
Cannot connect to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
remotely using the Web  
interface.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address may not be configured or  
correct.  
•
From the serial console interface on the  
Switch IP Settings screen, make sure  
that the GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address is configured and valid on your  
network.  
•
Use the correct IP address to establish  
the Web connection with the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
Access to the GbE Interconnect  
Switch using the Web interface is  
disabled.  
From the serial console interface on the  
Advanced Switch Settings screen, make  
sure that the Web interface is enabled.  
The Proxy server settings are  
configured on your Internet browser  
and your proxy server does not  
know the GbE Interconnect Switch  
IP address.  
Disable the manual proxy settings on your  
Internet browser and let it automatically find  
Web servers using the IP address.  
The Security IP list (if used) does  
not contain the IP address of your  
management station.  
From the SNMP Manager Configuration  
screen, make sure that the Security IP list or  
Management IP Station list has the IP address  
of your management station.  
Cannot connect to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch SNMP  
interface.  
The GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address may not be configured or  
correct.  
•
From the serial console interface on the  
Switch IP Settings screen, make sure  
that the GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address is configured and valid on your  
network.  
•
Use the correct IP address to establish  
the SNMP connection with the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
The Security IP list (if used) does  
not contain the IP address of your  
management station.  
From the SNMP Manager Configuration  
screen, make sure that the security IP list or  
Management IP Station list has the IP address  
of your management station.  
Cannot connect to the GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
The internal switch processor port  
(meant for supporting switch  
management interfaces) and the  
port to which you have connected  
to access the switch from the  
Telnet, Web, or SNMP interfaces  
are not in the same VLAN.  
Make sure that the Management VLAN ID on  
the Switch IP Settings screen is the same as  
the VLAN ID of the port that is trying to make  
the Telnet, Web, or SNMP connection. If not,  
change it to match.  
management interface  
through the Telnet, Web, or  
SNMP interfaces. The IP  
configuration, including  
address settings, is valid  
and the VLANs are  
configured correctly.  
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Table G-2: Troubleshooting: Configuring  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
After connecting more  
than one port to another  
switch or destination  
device, the port activity  
LEDs continuously  
Because there are multiple links  
across this device and the destination  
device, they form loops, which cause  
broadcast storms.  
From the Configure Spanning Tree settings  
screen, enable STP at switch level. From the  
Port Spanning Tree settings screen, enable  
STP at port level if you want multiple links.  
Make sure that the Bypass setting is disabled.  
This setting prevents loops and maintains  
standby links for resilience in case the  
primary links go down.  
indicate activity.  
While configuring VLANs,  
you cannot enable a port  
in multiple VLANs.  
A port can be part of only one VLAN  
unless the port is a tagged port.  
Make sure that your VLANs are 802.1Q  
VLANs and enable the port as a tagged port  
from the 802.1Q Static VLAN Settings  
screen on the console interface or from the  
VLAN settings screen on the Web-based  
interface.  
After assigning a port to  
multiple 802.1Q VLANs by  
configuring it as a tagged  
port, you check the PVID.  
It is equal to the first  
VLAN ID.  
For port-based VLANs, ports belong  
to only one VLAN and only one PVID  
can be assigned. Port-based VLANs  
can be extended to other switches by  
cross connecting ports that have the  
same PVID (the same port-based  
VLAN).  
By default, all the ports have PVID 1. The  
switch assigns to the port a PVID that is equal  
to the VLAN ID of the first VLAN that the port  
was enabled in. To manually configure a Port  
VLAN, refer to “Configuring a Port VLAN” in  
Chapter 3 (console management interface)  
and “Configuring the Port VLAN ID” in  
Chapter 4 (Web-based management  
interface).  
Changing the first  
XConnect port settings  
changes the next  
XConnect port settings.  
But changes to the second  
XConnect port settings  
cannot be applied or  
saved.  
By default, XConnect ports are  
bundled into a Multilink Trunk.  
Because they are bundled in to a trunk, the  
settings of the first port are referenced and  
applied to the rest of the ports. So in a trunk,  
only the first port (reference port) is  
configurable and defines the characteristics of  
the other ports in the trunk.  
While assigning the ports  
to VLANs, the GbE  
Interconnect Switch  
does not let the user  
enable two adjacent ports  
into two different VLANs.  
The ports could be two adjacent ports  
that are bundled in a Multilink Trunk.  
Two ports that are assigned to a Multilink  
Trunk cannot be assigned to two different  
VLANs. Either break the trunk to assign it  
two different VLANs or assign the ports to  
one VLAN.  
While configuring SLIP  
settings, you cannot apply  
the setting after making  
the local IP address the  
same as the GbE  
Local IP addresses cannot be same  
as the GbE Interconnect Switch IP  
address. Local IP addresses should  
be a different IP address from the  
same subnet range.  
Make sure that the SLIP local IP address is  
not configured to be same as the GbE  
Interconnect Switch IP address. Make sure  
that it is from the same subnet range so that  
SLIP can function properly.  
Interconnect Switch IP  
address.  
After forcing the speed,  
duplex, and flow control on  
the port, the link does not  
come up and transfer data  
properly.  
Both sides need to be forced to the  
same settings. In case of auto-  
negotiation, both sides will negotiate  
and match the setting to make the  
correct link.  
From the Configure Ports screen, make sure  
that the ports are forced to the same setting  
as the setting on the other end of the link.  
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Table G-3: Troubleshooting: Using a TFTP Server  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
While using TFTP to  
The TFTP server is not available to  
connect to or there is connectivity  
failure between the switch and  
TFTP server.  
•
Make sure that the IP address of the TFTP  
server is correct.  
download firmware, the  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
fails to connect to the TFTP  
server, or after connection  
the download fails.  
•
Make sure that the TFTP server exists on  
the same network or VLAN as the GbE  
Interconnect Switch.  
•
•
Make sure that you can ping the TFTP  
server from the GbE Interconnect Switch  
and vice versa.  
The firmware file is not found on the  
TFTP server. The file name could  
be wrong.  
Make sure that a valid firmware file exists  
on the TFTP server to download to the  
GbE Interconnect Switch.  
•
•
On the GbE Interconnect Switch, check  
the file name you configured to download.  
While using TFTP to  
download or upload a  
The TFTP server is not available to  
connect or there is a connectivity  
failure between the GbE  
Interconnect Switch and the TFTP  
server.  
Make sure that the TFTP server exists on  
the same network or VLAN as that of the  
switch.  
configuration file, the GbE  
Interconnect Switch fails to  
connect to the TFTP server,  
or after connection the  
download or upload fails.  
•
•
•
Make sure that you can ping the TFTP  
server from the switch and vice versa.  
Make sure that the IP address of the TFTP  
server is correct.  
The configuration file is not found  
on the TFTP server. The file name  
could be wrong.  
Make sure that a valid configuration file  
exists on the TFTP server to download to  
the GbE Interconnect Switch.  
•
On the GbE Interconnect Switch, check  
the file name you configured to download  
or upload.  
While using TFTP to save  
the history log, the GbE  
Interconnect Switch fails to  
connect to the TFTP server,  
or after connection the  
download fails.  
The TFTP server is not available to  
connect to or there is connectivity  
failure between the GbE  
Interconnect Switch and the TFTP  
server.  
•
•
Make sure that the IP address of the TFTP  
server is correct.  
Make sure that the TFTP server and the  
GbE Interconnect Switch are on the same  
network or VLAN.  
•
Make sure that you can ping the TFTP  
server from the GbE Interconnect Switch  
and vice versa.  
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Table G-4: Troubleshooting: Upgrading Firmware Using the Serial Port  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Possible Solution  
On the serial console  
screen, a message that  
GbE Interconnect Switch  
failed to load runtime  
image (firmware) is  
displayed.  
The Runtime image (firmware  
file) is corrupt.  
Download the new runtime image (firmware file)  
using the procedure in Appendix F.  
The Flash file system is partially  
corrupted.  
Call your service representative.  
From the serial console,  
pressing the pound (#) key  
during the boot procedure  
does not force the GbE  
Interconnect Switch into  
the download mode.  
You did not press the pound (#)  
key during the time the boot  
procedure responds to this  
special key.  
Press the pound (#) key immediately when you see  
the boot procedure starting the Power-On Self-  
Test. Pressing the pound (#) key in the middle of  
the Power-On Self-Test process puts the GbE  
Interconnect Switch into the download mode  
instead of the runtime mode.  
After forcing the GbE  
Interconnect Switch into  
the download mode, the  
console screen displays a  
message to change the  
baud rate for your terminal  
emulation session for  
ZModem transfer and also  
displays unusual  
Your terminal emulation session  
baud rate does not match the  
GbE Interconnect Switch serial  
console baud rate in the  
Change the baud rate of your terminal emulation  
session to match the GbE Interconnect Switch  
serial console baud rate in the download mode.  
NOTE: The baud rate for the GbE Interconnect  
Switch serial console in the download mode and  
runtime mode are two separate settings.  
download mode.  
characters.  
After starting to download  
the firmware file, the  
download fails.  
The firmware file is not the  
correct one or is corrupt.  
•
•
Obtain the latest firmware file that is specified  
for this GbE Interconnect Switch.  
Be sure that the file size matches the original  
one on the media.  
The GbE Interconnect  
Switch configuration is  
corrupt.  
An error was made when saving  
the GbE Interconnect Switch  
configuration.  
Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch and reload the  
factory settings. This action clears all settings and  
restores them to the initial values that were present  
when the GbE Interconnect Switch was purchased.  
Refer to “Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch”  
in Chapter 3 (console management interface) or  
“Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch  
Configuration to Factory Defaults” in Chapter 4  
(Web-based interface).  
After reloading the factory settings, reconfigure the  
GbE Interconnect Switch settings.  
NOTE: When rebooting, you have the option to  
reset all settings except the IP address.  
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Regulatory Compliance Notices—ProLiant p-Class  
C-GbE Interconnect Kit  
Class A Equipment  
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 harmful 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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to  
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause  
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at  
personal expense.  
Modifications  
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this  
device that are not expressly approved by Compaq Computer Corporation may void the  
user’s authority to operate the equipment.  
Cables  
Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI  
connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.  
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)  
Class A Equipment  
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing  
Equipment Regulations.  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le  
matériel brouilleur du Canada.  
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European Union Notice  
Products bearing the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low  
Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community and if  
this product has telecommunication functionality, the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC).  
Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (in  
parentheses are the equivalent international standards and regulations):  
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EN 55022 (CISPR 22)—Electromagnetic Interference  
EN55024 (IEC61000-4-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11)—Electromagnetic Immunity  
EN61000-3-2 (IEC61000-3-2)—Power Line Harmonics  
EN61000-3-3 (IEC61000-3-3)—Power Line Flicker  
EN 60950 (IEC 60950)—Product Safety  
Taiwan Notice  
Japanese Notice  
H-2  
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F-GbE Interconnect Kit  
European Union Notice  
Products bearing the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low  
Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community and if  
this product has telecommunication functionality, the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC).  
Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (in  
parentheses are the equivalent international standards and regulations):  
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•
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EN 55022 (CISPR 22)—Electromagnetic Interference  
EN55024 (IEC61000-4-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11)—Electromagnetic Immunity  
EN61000-3-2 (IEC61000-3-2)—Power Line Harmonics  
EN61000-3-3 (IEC61000-3-3)—Power Line Flicker  
EN 60950 (IEC 60950)—Product Safety  
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision  
Detection (CSMA/CD) 1-6  
Class of Service (CoS)  
console management interface 3-36  
overview 1-8  
Web-based management interface 4-29  
class of traffic  
console management interface 3-38  
Web-based management interface 4-28  
community names, SNMP 3-51  
Compaq authorized reseller xi  
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit  
features 1-1  
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect  
Kit features 1-2  
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect  
Switch  
A
accessing switch  
procedure 2-8  
troubleshooting G-2  
accounts, user  
console management interface 3-4  
Web-based management interface 4-35  
active switch graphic 4-37  
advanced settings  
console management interface 3-12  
Web-based management interface 4-8  
architecture, switch 1-4  
Auto-Logout 3-13  
Auto-Logout of Console & Telnet 4-8  
B
architecture 1-4  
console management interface 3-1  
external components 1-8  
installing 2-1  
runtime switching software settings C-1  
SNMP/RMON MIBs support E-1  
specifications A-1  
Backpressure  
console management interface 3-14  
Web-based management interface 4-9  
bandwidth, configuring  
console management interface 3-15  
Web-based management interface 4-24  
basic settings  
console management interface 3-12  
Web-based management interface 4-7  
blocking state, STP D-1, D-12  
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)  
IP address assignment 3-10  
overview 1-8  
supported technologies 1-5  
troubleshooting G-1  
Web-based management interface 4-1  
Compaq website xi  
configuration  
console management interface 3-1  
features 1-3  
manual 2-6  
multiple switches 2-6  
planning for 2-4  
specific procedures 2-9  
troubleshooting G-6  
broadcast storm  
configuring threshold 3-34, 4-26  
troubleshooting D-11  
browsers 4-1  
Web-based management interface 4-1  
connecting procedures  
C
console management interface method 3-1  
Web-based management interface 4-2  
connection timeout 4-59  
console management interface  
connecting procedures 3-1  
login procedures 3-3  
cabling of switch  
procedures 2-7  
reduction feature 1-2, 1-4  
specifications A-2  
Canadian regulatory notice H-1  
managing user accounts 3-7  
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monitoring switch functions 3-42  
navigation features 3-2  
overview 3-1  
errors, resource D-11  
Ethernet ports/connectors  
features 1-2  
rebooting 3-58  
locations 1-12, 1-14  
saving changes 3-6  
specifications A-1  
European Union regulatory notice H-2, I-1  
external components, overview 1-8  
SNMP manager configuration 3-51  
specific configuration procedures 3-9  
system utilities 3-53  
upgrading firmware 3-54, F-1  
user setup 3-4  
crosslinks, redundant 1-5  
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with  
Collision Detection) 1-6  
current egress bandwidth settings  
console management interface 3-19  
Web-based management interface 4-25  
current ingress bandwidth settings  
console management interface 3-17  
Web-based management interface 4-24  
F
factory default reset 4-58  
failover features 1-3  
features 1-2, 3-2  
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  
notice H-1  
field-level help 3-2  
firmware upgrades  
console management interface 3-54, F-1  
troubleshooting G-8  
Web-based management interface 4-53  
Forward Delay setting and resource errors D-11  
forwarding state, STP D-5  
front panel components, overview 1-9  
full/half duplex mismatch problems D-9  
D
data loop, identifying D-11  
data transfer rates A-1  
DA-unknown storm, configuring threshold  
console management interface 3-34  
Web-based management interface 4-26  
default settings  
G
Group Address Filter Mode 3-13, 4-9  
GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) settings  
console management interface 3-13, 3-29  
Web-based management interface 4-9, 4-23  
parameters to set 2-4  
port priority 3-37, 4-27  
resetting factory defaults 4-58  
runtime switching software C-1  
deleting user accounts 3-9  
Destination-Address Filtering table 3-22  
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)  
IP address assignment 3-10  
overview 1-8  
diagnostics tools 1-4  
disabled state, STP D-6  
DualTSX Interconnect Module  
LED indicators 1-15  
H
hardware installation 2-1  
help resources  
console management interface 3-2  
general xi  
history, switch  
console management interface 3-48  
saving with TFTP server 3-57  
Web-based management interface 4-55  
HTTP protocol 4-1  
location 1-14  
overview 1-2  
Dynamic Group Registration Table  
console management interface 3-50  
Web-based management interface 4-51  
I
IEEE 802.1p-based class of service 1-8  
IEEE 802.1Q-based VLAN 1-6  
IEEE/ANSI standards, specifications A-1  
IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol)  
snooping  
E
egress bandwidth settings  
console management interface 3-18  
Web-based management interface 4-25  
enterprise-specific MIBs E-2  
advanced settings 3-13, 4-9  
configuring 3-30, 4-14  
monitoring 3-48, 4-51  
error packets, monitoring  
overview 1-8  
console management interface 3-45  
Web-based management interface 4-43  
ingress bandwidth settings  
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console management interface 3-16  
Web-based management interface 4-24  
ingress filtering of ports 3-28, 4-22  
installation  
configuring 3-40, 4-31  
monitoring 3-47, 4-50  
Maintenance menu 4-53  
manual assignment of IP addresses 3-11  
manual configuration 2-6  
Max Age and resource errors D-11  
MIBs (Management Information Bases) E-1  
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4-1  
mirroring of ports  
additional information 2-10  
cabling 2-7  
hardware 2-1  
initial power-up 2-8  
overview 2-1  
planning configuration 2-4  
troubleshooting G-2  
Integrated Lights Out (iLO)  
switch architecture 1-5  
VLAN features 1-6  
console management interface 3-33  
overview 1-7  
Web-based management interface 4-12  
multicast filtering, configuring  
console management interface 3-24  
IGMP 1-8  
interconnect modules  
accessing switch with 2-8  
cabling procedure 2-7  
DualTSX 1-2, 1-14, 1-15  
installation 2-2  
Web-based management interface 4-19  
multicast storm, configuring  
console management interface 3-34  
Web-based management interface 4-26  
multiple-switch configuration 2-6  
QuadT 1-12, 1-13  
IP addresses  
console management interface 3-9  
DHCP and BOOTP sources for 1-8  
security 4-33  
TFTP server 2-6  
Web-based management interface 4-2, 4-6  
N
navigation features 3-2  
Netscape Navigator 4-1  
Network Monitoring Menu 3-42  
new deployment installation 2-2  
new users, setting up  
J
console management interface 3-4  
Web-based management interface 4-3  
NICs (network interface cards), LED functions 1-11  
NVRAM (non-volatile RAM) 3-6, 4-5  
Japanese regulatory notice H-2  
L
LAN (local area network) 1-6  
Layer 2-Based Packet Forwarding 1-6  
learning state, STP D-4  
LED indicators  
O
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model 1-6  
DualTSX module 1-15  
QuadT module 1-13  
switch front panel 1-10  
listening state, STP D-2  
load balancing 1-7  
local area network (LAN) 1-6  
login procedures  
P
packets, data  
corruption of D-10  
error monitoring 3-45, 4-43  
forwarding technology 1-6  
monitoring 3-46, 4-38  
prioritization service 1-8, 3-36, 4-29  
size monitoring 3-46, 4-46  
patch panels, upgrading from 2-4  
performance features 1-2  
performance specifications A-3  
physical and environmental specifications A-3  
ping test  
console management interface 3-58  
Web-based management interface 4-57  
port trunking, configuring  
console management interface 3-3  
initial setup 2-5  
specific 2-9  
Web-based management interface 4-3  
logout procedures  
console management interface 3-60  
Web-based management interface 4-60  
M
MAC Address Aging Time (sec) 3-13, 4-9  
MAC addresses  
console management interface 3-31  
Web-based management interface 4-13  
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port VLAN ID (PVID) 4-22  
ports  
SNMP/RMON MIBs support E-1  
replacing switch 2-3  
resource errors D-11  
restart egress bandwidth settings  
console management interface 3-18  
Web-based management interface 4-25  
restart ingress bandwidth settings  
console mangement interface 3-16  
Web-based management interface 4-24  
RJ-45 connectors  
location 1-12, 1-14  
pin specifications B-1  
RJ-45 patch panels, upgrading from 2-4  
RMON (remote monitoring)  
overview 1-7  
assigning VLANs to 3-27  
configuring settings 3-14, 4-10, 4-17  
default priority 3-37, 4-27  
full/half duplex mismatch problem D-9  
GVRP settings 3-29, 4-9  
ingress filtering for 3-28  
locations 1-12, 1-14  
management tips D-12  
mirroring of 1-7, 3-33, 4-12  
monitoring utilization 3-43, 4-38  
name defaults C-4  
security for 3-39, 4-30  
specifications A-2  
power-up procedures, initial 2-8  
priority MAC addresses  
console management interface 3-40  
Web-based management interface 4-31  
priority, port  
SNMP/RMON MIBs support E-1  
roots for VLANs, importance of D-12  
RS232, configuring  
console management interface 3-41  
Web-based management interface 4-32  
runtime switching software C-1  
console management interface 3-37  
CoS packet 1-8  
Web-based management interface 4-27  
privileges, user 2-5  
protocols, network  
S
safety information resources ix  
saving changes  
BOOTP 1-8, 3-10  
console management interface 3-6  
Web-based management interface 4-5  
Scheduling Mechanism for CoS Queues  
console management interface 3-14  
Web-based management interface 4-9  
security  
DHCP 1-8, 3-10  
GVRP 3-13, 3-29, 4-9  
HTTP 4-1  
overview 1-6  
SLIP 3-41, 4-32  
specifications A-1  
configuring IP address 4-33  
configuring port 3-39, 4-30  
overview 2-5  
XModem/ZModem F-1  
PVID (port VLAN ID) 4-22  
serial port, upgrading firmware from F-1, G-8  
server blades, features 1-2  
size of packets, monitoring  
console management interface 3-46  
Web-based management interface 4-46  
SLIP (serial line Internet protocol)  
console management interface 3-41  
Web-based management interface 4-32  
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)  
configuring 3-51, 4-34  
overview 1-7  
SNMP script utility 2-6  
SNMP/RMON MIBs support E-1  
spanning tree protocol (STP)  
configuring 3-19, 4-15  
Q
QuadT Interconnect Module  
LED indicators 1-13  
location 1-12  
overview 1-1  
R
rebooting switch  
console management interface 3-58  
Web-based management interface 4-59  
received (RX) packets 4-39, 4-43  
redundancy features  
crosslinks 1-5  
identifying links D-12  
overview 1-3  
overview 1-3, 1-6  
states D-1  
STP/Bypass default settings C-4  
troubleshooting D-8  
regulatory compliance notices H-1  
remote access to switch 2-8  
remote monitoring (RMON)  
overview 1-7  
specifications  
RJ-45 pin B-1  
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switch A-1  
stacking feature 1-12  
standard MIBs E-2  
standards, IEEE/ANSI A-1  
static (Destination-Address Filtering) table 3-22  
static VLAN entry  
unicast filtering, configuring  
console management interface 3-23  
Web-based management interface 4-18  
unidirectional link problem D-10  
updating user accounts 3-8  
upgrading firmware  
console management interface 3-26  
Web-based management interface 4-19  
storage and forward switching scheme 1-7  
Switch GVRP 3-13  
symbols in text ix  
system messages 3-2  
console management interface 3-54  
through serial port F-1  
troubleshooting G-8  
Web-based management interface 4-53  
upgrading from RJ-45 patch panels 2-4  
uplink issues 1-5  
system utilities 3-53  
users  
managing accounts 4-35  
privilege levels 2-5  
T
setup procedures 3-4, 4-3  
utilities, system 3-53  
Taiwan regulatory notice H-2  
technician notes ix  
telephone numbers xi  
Telnet protocol 3-2  
V
Telnet Status  
ventilation clearances x  
VLAN ID 2-4, 4-22  
VLANs (virtual local area networks)  
configuring 3-25, 4-19  
default settings C-4  
console management interface 3-13  
Web-based management interface 4-9  
terminal connection to switch 3-1  
text conventions xi  
text symbols ix  
features 1-6  
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server  
multiple switch configurations 2-6  
overview 1-7  
importance of root bridge D-12  
monitoring 3-51, 4-52  
overview 1-3  
troubleshooting G-7  
updating switch from 3-54  
Web-based management interface 4-53  
timeout, connection 4-59  
traffic classes, configuring  
console management interface 3-38  
Web-based management interface 4-28  
transmitted (TX) packets 4-42, 4-45  
trap manager, configuring 4-35  
troubleshooting  
spanning tree protocol D-8  
switch G-1  
Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm  
console management interface 3-14  
Web-based management interface 4-9  
trunking feature  
W
Web browsers 4-1  
Web Status 3-13, 4-9  
Web-based management interface  
connecting procedures 4-2  
introduction 4-1  
login procedures 4-3  
maintaining switch 4-53  
monitoring functions 4-37  
new user setup 4-3  
saving changes 4-5  
specific configuration procedures 4-5  
website, Compaq xi  
configuring 3-31, 4-13  
default settings C-4  
X
XModem protocol F-1  
monitoring utilization 3-44, 4-48  
overview 1-7  
Z
U
ZModem protocol F-1  
UMB-cast (RX) packets 4-40  
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