Summary of the content on the page No. 1
management and
configuration guide
hp procurve series 2500 switches
www.hp.com/go/procurve
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
HP ProCurve Switches 2512 and 2524 Software Release F.01or Greater Management and Configuration Guide
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
© Copyright 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company Disclaimer All Rights Reserved. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains information which is protected by copyright. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, copyright laws. INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Preface Preface Use of This Guide and Other ProCurve Switch Documentation This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI), menu interface, and web browser interface for the HP ProCurve Switches 2512 and 2524 - hereafter referred to individually as the “Switch 2512” or “Switch 2524” and collectively as the “Switches 2512/2524” or “Series 2500 switches”). If you need information on specific parameters in the menu interface, refer to the online help provided in the interface
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Contents Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Use of This Guide and Other ProCurve Switch Documentation . . . . . . iii 1: Selecting a Management Interface Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Understanding M
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Contents Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Privilege Levels at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Privilege Level Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Operator Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Contents The Port Utilization and Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 The Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 Sorting the Alert Log Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Contents 6. Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and Port Trunking Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . 6-5 CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuri
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Contents Configuring and Monitoring Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Blocking Unauthorized Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Trunk Group Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Planning Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 C
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Contents SNMP Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Configuring for SNMP Access to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 CLI: Viewing and Configuring Community N
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Contents Using the Commander To Manage The Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19 Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26 Converting a Commander or Member to a Member of Another Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27 Monitoring Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 Using the CLI To View St
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Contents VLAN Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75 Symptoms of Duplicate MAC Addresses in VLAN Environments 9-76 GVRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-77 General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-78 Per-Port Options for Handling GVRP “Unknown VLANs” . . . . . . . . . 9-80 Per-Port Options f
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Contents General System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 Menu Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 CLI Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 Switch Management Address Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6 Menu Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Contents Unusual Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 IGMP-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 Problems Related to Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Stacking-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Timep or Gateway Problems
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Contents Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10 B: MAC Address Management Appendix B Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Determining MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Contents xvi
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Selecting a Management Interface 1 Selecting a Management Interface Chapter Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Advantages
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Selecting a Management Interface Overview Overview This chapter describes the following: Management interfaces for the Switches 2512/2524 Advantages of using each interface Understanding Management Interfaces Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor switch status and performance. The HP Switches 2512/2524 offer the following interfaces: Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—pa
