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Compaq ProLiant Interconnect Switch User's Manual

1. 3 Toggle the Action field to Add Modify NOTE To delete an entry toggle the Action field to Delete Type a port number in the Port field Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Ingress Bandwidth field Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key Save the changes using Save Changes on the main menu 9 O mn RB Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch to allow your changes to take effect 3 16 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Display Current Ingress Bandwidth Settings Port Units KBytes Port Speed Port Units KBytes Port Speed WdeWokookokockockokokokckckckck ck ckockck ck kockockockokockockokokokokokckckckockock EERE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EERE EEE EEE EERE EERE REESE Function Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRLtN Next Page CTRL P Previous Page This read only screen displays current ingress bandwidth information Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 17 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Configuring Restart Port Egress Bandwidth To configure port egress ba
2. Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 43 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface The Rx Error Analysis window displays the number of errors received The following information is displayed 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 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 CRCError cCounts 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 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 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 s
3. eo Port 19x RJ 45 uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports Port 20x RJ 45 uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports 12 Port 21x RJ 45 or LC uplink connector for rear panel uplink ports 13 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 11 Introduction 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 sta
4. Display the previous screen Press the Esc key Display the main menu Press the Ctrl T keys Refresh the screen display Press the Ctrl R keys Display the next page of information Press the N key Display the previous page of information Field level Help and System Messages Press the P key The bottom section of each screen displays field level help and system messages e Function Displays field level help e Message Displays system messages 3 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch B Copyright 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Switch MAC 00 80 C8 24 37 1A DVM IP 10 10 27 87 Usernane Password Function Enter case sensitive username Message CTRL R Refresh 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
5. eese 3 19 Configuring the Static Destination Address Filtering Table eee 3 22 Configuring VL ANS cnet entr et eit Ite ces e e Ee o ete Ure eee inen preda 3 25 Configuring IGMP SNOOP S s e i5 geri Yee RR rep E CEP TERES 3 30 Configuring Port Trunking soseer Ree ret tere ee eee ue aee oe eta ean 3 31 Configuring Port MIITOEIDS uet ie eet etie deer eges a a E Ce E eve e etg etie teas 3 33 Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast Multicast DA Unknown Storm eese 3 34 Configuring Class of Service Default Priority and Traffic Class eee 3 35 Configuring Port S curity t o dE HR Ho eU sada Hp led eei ecce de e boe dide an 3 39 Configuring Priority MAC Addresses eese rennen enne nnne 3 40 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Contents Configuring RS232 and SLIP oie aiia eei t an tenia slate P Ur cease 3 41 Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions eese ener nennen nennen 3 42 Monitoring Port Utilization 2 ie oh ER Pete e Peli ae e ae n ettet esee else etg n 3 43 Monitoring Trunk Utilization tiim eee atte ite Pe eee cest fecto etie pene deben 3 44 Monitoring Port Error Packets Rete n e e He EL doves Der De ee cette 3 45 Monitoring Port Packet Analysis 0 cc neneiia a a E a e 3 46 Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table esee 3 47 Monitoring GbE Intercon
6. 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 Server IP A File Name Start Apply 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 4 54 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 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
7. Table G 1 Troubleshooting Setting Up and Accessing Problem Possible Cause Forgot the administrator Unknown user name and password that you configured on the GbE Interconnect Switch Possible Solution 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 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 Inthe Username field do the following very quickly Press the Esc key and type DLKS 4 Atthe prompt gt type FactoryReset 5 Amessage 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
8. 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 G 8 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide H 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 Cables 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 Connections to this device must be made with shield
9. 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 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 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 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 From the front side of the server blade enclosure slide the GbE Interconnect Switch into the left communication bay Lock the ejector lever 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 o
10. 62 5 125 um Multimode Fiber with 160 MHz Km rating has a maximum distance of 220 meters 62 5 125 um Multimode Fiber with 200 MHz Km rating has a maximum distance of 275 meters Number of Ports per GbE Interconnect Switch 16 x 10 100 Mb s Nway Ports dedicated to server blade for GbE Interconnect Switch communications 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 A 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Technical Specifications Table A 2 Physical and Environmental Specifications DC Inputs Power Consumption Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity GbE Interconnect Switch Dimensions Interconnect Module Dimensions Weight EMI Safety Table A 3 Performance Specifications Transmission Method 48V 1050 mA maximum per GbE Interconnect Switch 50W maximum per GbE Interconnect Switch 10 to 35 degrees Celsius 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 7 4 in x 3 5 in x 1 6 in 11 5 Ib GbE Interconnect Switch and Interconn
11. 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 characters Your terminal emulation session baud rate does not match the GbE Interconnect Switch serial console baud rate in the download mode 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 After starting to download the firmware file the download fails The firmware file is not the correct one or is corrupt e Obtain the latest firmware file that is specified for this GbE Interconnect Switch e 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
12. the number of unicast multicast and broadcast packets are displayed 3 To reset the counters highlight CLEAR COUNTER and press the Enter key 3 46 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table To view the MAC address forwarding table 1 2 Highlight Browse MAC Address on the Network Monitoring Menu Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed 3 Browse Address Table Browse By M VLAN ID 1 Total Addresses in Table 192 MAC Address 000000000000 BROWSE CLEAR ALL VID MAC Address Port Status VID MAC Address Port Status l O000819AFZF4 1 Dynamic l 00Z048ZD0A55 1 Dynamic 1 000102030400 1 Dynamic 1 0020485A70A2 1 Dynamic 1 000130FA5FO00 1 Dynamic 1 00224488779B 1 Dynamic 1 0001969C0600 1 Dynamic 1 003326081100 1 Dynamic l 00055DF93287 CPU Self 1 004005254874 1 Dynamic l 00055DF93616 1 Dynamic 1l OO400SZEAEDC 1 Dynamic l 001002123457 1 Dynamic 1 004005400C85 1 Dynamic 1 OOlO6FO3O0FBl 1 Dynamic 1 00400541AFBF 1 Dynamic l OO1LOS3CFASSE 1 Dynamic 1 00400551842F 1 Dynamic l 001300000001 1 Dynamic 1 OO400SS1E1DB 1 Dynamic l 002048148547 1 Dynamic 1 00402647F56F 1 Dynamic ede de de de de de dede de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de dede de de de dede de de dede de de dede de dede cde dede cde dede de cde cde cde dede cde cede dece cde cde cede cec ecce
13. DHCP Service Enabled Bootup Service Disabled IP Address if manual IP option is selected Switch A 10 90 90 90 Switch B 10 90 90 91 Subnet Mask if manual IP option is selected 255 0 0 0 Default Gateway if manual IP option is selected 0 0 0 0 Management VID 1 System Name None System Location None System Contact None Auto Logout 10 minutes MAC Address Aging Time 300 seconds IGMP Snooping Disabled continued Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide C 1 Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C 1 Switch A and Switch B General Default Settings continued Setting Value Switch GVRP Disabled Telnet Status Enabled Web Status Enabled Group Address Filter Mode Forward all unregistered Scheduling Mechanism for COS Queues Strict Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm Src Address Backpressure Disabled Port State Enabled Port Speed Duplex Auto Flow Control Off Setup Restart Ingress Bandwidth None Setup Restart Egress Bandwidth None Switch STP Enable Bridge Max Age 20 seconds Bridge Hello Time 2 seconds Bridge Forward Delay 15 seconds Bridge Priority 32768 Configure Static Unicast Filtering Table None Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table None Configure Static VLAN Entry Default VLAN VID 1 Default Port VID 1 Default Port Ingress Rule Checking Off
14. Function View Switch Logs and Health Status Message CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page B Begin E End C Clear CTRLt R Refresh Module Configuration saved to flash Successful login through console Module Module Module Module Module Successful logout through console Module Successful login through console Cold Start 1 l l l l l l Port 1 Link Up Port 1 Link Down Port 1 Link Up Port 1 Link Down Port 1 Link Up Port 1 Link Down Port 1 Link Up 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 3 48 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 IGMP Snooping Status VID 1 State Enabled Age Out 260 Queries Non Querier Multicast group l to 8 3 to 16 17 to 24 MAC address Reports Multicast grou
15. Port GVRP Setting Off IGMP Snooping VLAN ID 1 IGMP Snooping State Enabled IGMP Snooping Querier State Non querier IGMP Snooping Robusiness Variable 2 IGMP Snooping Query Interval 125 seconds IGMP Snooping Max Response 10 seconds Port Trunking Xconnect Port 17 18 Port Mirroring Source Port 1 Port Mirroring Source Direction Ingress and Egress Port Mirroring Target Port 11 continued Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C 1 Switch A and Switch B General Default Settings continued Setting Value Port Mirroring Mirror Status Disabled Broadcast Storm Disabled Multicast Storm Disabled DA Unknown Storm Disabled Storm Threshold 500 Packets Second Class of Service Max Packets 10 Class of Service Max Latency 0 Default Port Priority 0 Class of Traffic e Priority 0 1 Class 0 e Priority 2 3 Class 1 e Priority 4 5 Class 2 e Priority 6 7 Class 3 Port Security Admin State Disabled Port Security Max Address 1 Port Security Mode DeleteOnReset Priority MAC Address None SNMP Community String public private SNMP Trap Manager IP None Security IP 0 0 0 0 User Account None Firmware Update Disabled Configuration File on TFTP Server Disabled Save Setting to TFTP Ser
16. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide F 3 Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port 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 m igi xd Fle Edit View Cal Transfer Help BOOT CONFIGURRTION MENU Management Module MAC Address 00 02 85 D1 01 D3 Download Protocol 7 Modem Baud Rate 115200 gt REBOOT 3 M HEHE JE JE 3 3 M HE JE JE JE JE JE HE JE 3 JE JE JE JE JE JE 3 3 PE ME JE JE JE JE JE 3 JE JE JE JE JE IE JE JE JE 4 3 X JE JE JE JE 4 X X X JE X X JE JE JE X X Message frea Reset Management Module and use new settings CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CIRL R Refresh Connected 0 00 40 vri00 i15200
17. 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 e Donotcable the GbE Interconnect Switch until after configuration Or e 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 Chap
18. 3 gt APPLY Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 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 3 38 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 OO Quo woe uo Port Security Settings View Ports lt r Configure Port from l to l Admin State lt Disabled gt Max Addr l Mode lt DeleteOnReset gt APPLY Port Admin State Max Learning Addr Lock Address Mode 1 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 2 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 3 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 4 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 5 Disabled l DeleteOnReset 6 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset Disabled l DeleteOnReset 8 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 9 Disabled l DeleteOnReset 10 Disabled l DeleteOnReset il Disabled i DeleteOnReset 1z Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset dekckckckkckck ckckokckckok c
19. 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 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 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 N navigation features 3 2 Netscape Navigator 4 1 Network Monitoring Menu 3 42 new deployment installation 2 2 new users setting up 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 Oo Open Systems Interconnection OSI model 1 6 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 31 Web based management interface 4 13 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch Index 3 Inde
20. 5 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch eese rennen nnne 4 5 Configuring IP Address iue Rete P reete eee ope eet dns 4 6 Setting Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information essere eene enne 4 7 Configuring Advanced Settings nursinin ii a eii eene tenentem ener enne enne 4 8 Configuring Port Settings eere e eerie E ee o e eoe tege E eee k 4 10 Configuring PortsM ironing n eroe eme enit tete eee e qe Ee Ie exe EE eit sve 4 12 Configuring Port Trunking etienne e ee Hoe ee eet ete eee gi esa dete Pie res 4 13 Configuring IGMP Snooping ccecccceseceesseceesseceeaceceaeeessaeceeaaeceeceeceaeeeeaaecseaeeceeneecaeceeaaeceeaeeeeeeeees 4 14 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Settings esee rennen rennen 4 15 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Port Settings enne 4 17 Configuring Unicast Filtering eui tet etg ee ede aie cipe PE get etg e 4 18 Configuring Multicast Filtering 2 2 eicit ente pane hne EE deco ERES e eU Ta i 4 19 Configuring the Static VLAN Entry incen irese ea a ente tee tiet ae teer enden theta 4 19 Configuring the Port VEAN ID sinian nope ed oes Ro cd ee eiie ete ae Te 4 22 Configuring the Restart Ingress Bandwidth Settings sese 4 24 Displaying the Current Ingress Bandwidth Table eese 4 24 Configuring the Restart Egress Bandwidth Settings ce eesceseceseceseceeeeeseeeseeseneesaeeeneeeseeeaaesnaees 4 25 Dis
21. 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 a
22. Architecture The ProLiant BL p Class system provides integrated switching technology for network cable reduction GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture ades 6 Er Server B 3 4 5 7 8 Interconnect Switch A Interconnect Switch B 10 100 Ethernet 10 100 Ethernet Cross Link 1 10 100 Ethernet Uplink 1 Uplink 1 10 100 Ethernet 10 100 Ethernet Uplink 2 ess Uplink 2 inabj Boo Data 1 NIC 5x Data 2 NIC Ginabi Mig ane 10 100 Ethemet 10 100 Ethemet OS Sinemet eet Downlink E Downlink Jp Gigabit Ethernet lO Gigabit Ethernet Uplink 2 Uplink 2 Local 10 100 Port 1 PXE NIC 10 100 10 100 iLO Local 10 100 Port 1 Local 10 100 Port 2 Ethernet Downlink Downlink Local 10 100 Port 2 Mgmt Serial Port Eo Mgmt Serial Port E 10 100 Ethernet Cross Link 2 Backplane Ethernet Connectivity Switch architecture Figure 1 3 ProLiant BL UT GbE Interconnect Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction GbE Interconnect Switches Two GbE Interconnect Switches in the ProLiant BL p Class server blade
23. CTRL T Root screen Esc zPrev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Forw
24. Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide ix About This Guide 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 e Disconnect power from the system by unplugging all power cords from the power supplies e Do not disable the power cord grounding plug The grounding plug is an important safety feature e 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 x Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide About This Guide Where to Go for Additional Help In addition to this guide the following information sources are a
25. 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 Port Spanning Tree Settings View Ports IDEREER STP Status lt Enabled gt Port Cost 100 lO00M Full None 12 dedokokokokokockokokokckckckckckck ckck c
26. 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 3 10 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 subn
27. Log When you select Save History Log from the TFTP Services Maintenance menu the following screen is displayed Start Apply 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 Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM 4 Click Start to initiate the file transfer Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 55 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Displaying GbE Interconnect Switch History When you select Switch History from the Maintenance menu the following screen is displayed Sequence 307 306 305 304 303 302 301 300 299 298 297 296 295 294 293 292 291 290 289 288 000d09h57m 000d07h03m 000d06h55m 000d06h43m 000d06h38m 000d05h58m 000d05h57m 000d05h42m 000d03h38m 000d03h35m 000d02h3 1m 000d02h3 1m 000d02h20m 000d01h21m 000d00h00m 000d00h00m 000d00h0 1m 000d00h00m 000d00h00m 000d00h00m Successful login through web Successful login through web
28. 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 3 8 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 NW FP amp Highlight User Accounts Management on the main menu Press the Enter key The Setup User Accounts screen displays a list of all current user accounts Toggle the Action field to select Delete Type the user name in the Username field Type the user s password for the account you want to delete in the New Password field Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key NOTE To save the config
29. ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Table A 1 General Specifications Standards A Technical Specifications 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 Protocols CSMA CD Data Transfer Rates Ethernet Half Duplex 10 Mb s Full Duplex 20 Mb s Fast Ethernet Half Duplex 100 Mb s Full Duplex 200 Mb s Gigabit Ethernet Full Duplex 2000 Mb s Connectors GbE Interconnect Switch 2 RJ 45 1 DB 9 QuadT Interconnect Module 4 RJ 45 DualTSX Interconnect Module 2 RJ 45 2 LC fiber continued A 1 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Technical Specifications Table A 1 General Specifications continued Network Cables 10Base T Two Pair UTP Category 3 4 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 100Base TX Two Pair or four Pair UTP Category 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 1000Base T Four Pair UTP Category 5e 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 1000Base SX 50 125 um Multimode Fiber with 400 MHz Km rating has a maximum distance of 500 meters 50 125 um Multimode Fiber with 500 MHz Km rating has a maximum distance of 550 meters
30. RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignment for 10 100 Mb s Contact Media Direct Interface Signal Color Match 1 Tx transmit White Orange 2 Tx transmit Orange White 3 Rx receive White Green 4 Not used Blue White 5 Not used White Blue 6 Rx receive Green White 7 Not used White Brown 8 Not used Brown White Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide B 1 RJ 45 Pin Specification Table B 2 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignment for Gigabit over Copper Contact Media Direct Interface Signal Color Match 1 BI_DA White Orange 2 BI_DA Orange White 3 BI_DB White Green 4 BI_DC Blue White 5 BI_DC White Blue 6 BI_DB Green White 7 BI_DD White Brown 8 BI_DD Brown White Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide C Runtime Switching Software Default Settings The GbE Interconnect Switch is configured with the following factory default settings e Table C 1 contains general default settings for both Switch A and Switch B e Table C 2 contains Port Names VLANs STP ByPass Trunking Default Settings for Switch A e 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
31. Settings window displays the following information e Device Type A description of the GbE Interconnect Switch type e MAC Address The Ethernet address for the device e Boot PROM Version The version number for the firmware chip This information is needed for new runtime software downloads e 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 e Hardware Version The version of the optional module plugged into the front slot e Manufacturing Date The manufacture date of the GbE Interconnect Switch e System Name A user assigned name for the GbE Interconnect Switch Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 7 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e System Location A user assigned description for the physical location of the GbE Interconnect Switch e 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 telep
32. Switch 4 58 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch When you select Restart System from the Maintenance menu the following screen is displayed If you do not save the settings all changes made in this session will be lost Do you want to save the settings Yes No Restart 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 Apply 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 59 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Logging Out To exit the setup pages select Logout on the Maintenance menu The Account Login screen is displayed 4 60 Compaq
33. Switch front panel Table 1 1 GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel Item Description Link activity and speed LED Status Refer to the following figures and tables for link activity and speed LED assignments and functions Power status LED Green Power on Amber Standby mode Off Power off Management status LED Flashing Management session active Off No management session active DB 9 connector Accesses the local management console Test RJ 45 connector link speed LED Green 100 Mb s Off 10 Mb s Test RJ 45 connector link activity LED Green Link and no activity Green flashing Link and activity Amber Port disabled Off No link Pwr Rst button Forces the GbE Interconnect Switch to power up or reboot Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 9 Introduction Figure 1 5 GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC LED assignments Table 1 2 GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel NIC LED Assignments Item Description Server blade 1 Ethernet ports Server blade 2 Ethernet ports Server blade 3 Ethernet ports Server blade 4 Ethernet ports Server blade 5 Ethernet ports Server blade 6 Ethernet ports Server blade 7 Ethernet ports Server blade 8 Ethernet ports O aOINI IO oa RR wy Pp Interswitch cross connection ports
34. Tree Protocol Network Segment Port 1 Forwarding A Addresses Data Network Packets Management BPDUs Packets Forwarding CPU Database Switch Fabric Addresses Discard Data Packets Port 2 Learning Network Segment BPDUs 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 e Forwards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached e Forwards packets sent from another port on the switch e Incorporates station location information into its address database Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 5 Spanning Tree Protocol e Receives BPDUs and directs them to the system processor e Receives and responds to network management messages Network Segment Port 1 Forwarding A Addresses Data Network Packets BPDUs Management Packets Forwarding Database Ore Addresses Witch Fabric BPDUs Port 2 Learning Network Segment 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 e Discards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached e Discards packets s
35. Zmodem Send Close Cancel 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 Zmodem file send for Interconnect Switch i Sending ENICFimware 017 Last event Sending Files fi of 1 Status Sending Retries o File FTTTTTITITITIT 296k of 783K Elapsed 00 00 28 Remaining 00 00 46 Throughput fi 0825 cps j cps bps Figure F 6 ZModem file send for Interconnect Switch window F 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port After the firmware file transfer is complete a download completed message is displayed Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal i 15 x File Edt Yiew Cal Transfer Help B800000002 7f ed B000000027fed D00000002 7fed amp B00000002 7f ed4 B000000027fed amp B00000002 7f ed4 B00000002 7f eda Z Modem Can t Establish Connection with Sender Z Modem baud rate 115200 Z Modem Establishing Connection with Sender B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7f ed4 Z Modem Cleanup and Exit Download completed File size 801208 bytes Program runtime
36. call Compaq Customer Support for assistance Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 3 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Switch B Local Management Network Monitoring SNMP Manager Configuration User Accounts Management System Utilities Save Changes Reboot Logout ERRAAAARARAAAAAAARERAEAALERAR AA AR EAA EE LER EA EARLE LER LE LER EERERERAEEREREEAR EERE Function 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 3 4 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Setup User Accounts Action Badd U
37. case of primary path failure 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 3 Introduction e 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 e Compaq Insight Manager 7 e Power On Self Test POST built into the interconnect switch boot process e GbE Interconnect Switch management suite of tools and interfaces e GbE Interconnect Switch port mirroring e GbE Interconnect Switch LEDs for port status and speed GbE Interconnect Switch
38. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 9 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 Designated Blocked BPDUs Lost 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 F
39. cote seeds el te D 7 D 6 Example of Spanning Tree Protocol failure eese ener rennen nen D 8 D 7 Example of full and half duplex mismatch eeeeseeseeeeeeeeeneen eene nenne nnne D 9 D 8 Example of unidirectional link esee etenim erinnere senten D 10 D 9 Common network design example 1 sees nnne nennen nennen D 13 D 10 Common network design example 2 sessi D 14 F 1 POS TImessage SCIeen eod HL t a er Ep ei e Ha rt HC e RD He Eae eR beet edo de F 2 F 2 Download mode mess ge screen een rete ee ot ate reet eee ee ete ce F 3 F 3 Boot Configuration Menu deterret bete bere de o eder eer x e RA Fa re eee F 4 F 4 Connection established message screen eee eeceseeeseceseeeseeeeeeeeneeeseesaeecsaecsaecaecaeceseesseeeseeeaeeseneesaes F 5 F 5 send Pile Window eie Rte ee Rer ERE EO RU sled ad saat ap ee coda p Den seed F 6 F 6 ZModem file send for Interconnect Switch window eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerenren rennen F 6 F 7 Download completed message screen marisci iiio E E enemies F 7 F 8 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch login screen esee F 7 viii Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 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 Inter
40. 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 GLO NICI 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 provide
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42. frames received on a VLAN for this forwarding database FDB and containing a specific group destination address are allowed to be forwarded 3 50 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 VLAN Status Number of IEEE 802 10 VLAN IEEE 802 1Q VLAN ID 1 Current Egress Ports l ll ra Current Untagged Ports Status Permanent Creation time since switch power up 00 58 52 dtd AERA AERA EAA AEA ko EEA AEA ok odo odd dede de dde ede de dde dde Function Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRLtP Previous Page 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
43. 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 Use Configuration File on TFTP Server Server IP Address MUBEKERBUUEI Path Filename APPLY fede de de dede dede dede de de de dede dede de dede dede de dede de de dede de de de de dede dede dede de dede dede dede dede ode dede cde ode ode dede cde cde cde dede cde cde dede cde cde cde cde dece cec dc 6 AG AG X Function Enter the Server IP address Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 55 Configuring
44. image Please wait loading Runtime image System self testing done ZA Connected 0 04 09 ir100 fiiszooe N SCROLL caes um Capture Print echo 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 Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal nl x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dia e soles cil Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch B Copyright 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Switch MAC 00 02 805 98 06 06 DVM IP 10 90 90 90 Username M Password 3 3 3 3 3 0 9 9 0 3 9 0 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 IE EE IEE IEE Function Enter case sensitive username Message Phish Retres m m Refresh Connected 0 00 37 yr100 o6008 N 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo 7 Figure F 8 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch login screen Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide F 7 G Troubleshooting This section provides inf
45. 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 this chapter Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 29 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring Port Security When you select Port Security from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed CETTE State Max Address Mode sd 5 EE Port1 Disabled afi DeleteOnReset KER Admin State Max Learning Addr Lock Address Mode 1 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 2 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 3 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 4 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 5 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 6 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 7 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 8 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 9 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 10 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 11 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 12 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 13 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 14 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 15 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 16 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 17 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 18 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 19 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 20 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 21 Disabled 1 DeleteOnR
46. 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 Network Monitoring Menu Port Utilization Trunk Utilization Port Error Packets Port Packet Analysis Browse MAC Address Switch History IGMP Snooping Dynamic Group Registration Table VLAN Status PEER EE EERE EEE EEE ERE EERE EEE KEE REE EEE EEE EEE EEE KEE EEE EEE EEE REE REEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEE Function Switch port utilization overview Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 3 42 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the
47. restart the GbE Interconnect Switch 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 Bom Type the user name in the User Name field Type the user s password in the New Password field Type the new password a second time in the Confirm Password field 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 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 4 36 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions The Monitoring menu has the following sections 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 Position
48. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Troubleshooting Table G 4 Troubleshooting Upgrading Firmware Using the Serial Port Problem On the serial console screen a message that GbE Interconnect Switch failed to load runtime image firmware is displayed Possible Cause The Runtime image firmware file is corrupt Possible Solution 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
49. serial cable Set your terminal parameters to the following settings e VT 100 ANSI compatible e 9600 baud e 8 data bits e No parity Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 1 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface e One stop bit e 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 Toggle between the field options Action Highlight items in lt angle brackets gt 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
50. standard MIBs e Bridge MIB RFC 1493 e MIB II RFC 1213 e Mini RMON MIB RFC 1757 Groups 1 Statistics 2 History 3 Alarm and 9 Event e 802 1p MIB RFC 2674 e 802 1q MIB RFC 2674 e Entity MIB RFC 2737 e TF MIB RFC 2233 e Ethernet like MIB RFC 2358 dot3StatsTable Enterprise Specific MIBs The SNMP agent for the switch supports the following enterprise specific MIBs e cpqAgent mib agentBasicInfo Basic information for the switch agentBasicConfig Basic configuration management agentIpProtoConfig IP related configuration management agentIpTrapManager Setting of the trap manager IP e cpql2mgt mib swPortTrunkPackage Management of the port trunk function swPortMirrorPackage Management of the port mirroring function swIGMPPackage Management of the IGMP function e 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 e CIMTrap mib Redefining of the entConfigChange trap in SNMP E 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide F 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
51. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 51 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring VLAN Status When you select VLAN Status from the Monitoring menu the following screen is displayed VLAN Index Search permanent gt 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 wv viviviviviv iv iv iv iv iv iv 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 4 5 6 7 viviviviviviviviviviviviviviv iv Number of IEEE 802 1Q VLAN 1 Next The VLAN Status window displays information on which VLAN ports are in egress and which are untagged The following information is displayed e EEE 802 1Q VLAN ID Displays the VLAN for which the VLAN table is displayed e Status Displays the current status of the VID e Creation time since switch power up Displays the hours minutes and seconds since the GbE Interconnect Switch was last rebooted e Current Egress Ports Displays the current egress ports on the VLAN e Current Untagged Ports Displays the current untagged ports on the VLAN e Prev Displays the previous VLAN e Next Displays the next VLAN To display the VLAN S
52. the GbE Interconnect Switch for the first time Refer to Logging on to the GbE Interconnect Switch in Chapter 3 continued G 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Troubleshooting Table G 1 Troubleshooting Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem The Power LED on the GbE Interconnect Switch is not on Possible Cause The GbE Interconnect Switch is not seated properly Possible Solution 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 Category 5 cable in the RJ 45 connector of the external port The cable is not properly plugged in Check the cable to ensure that it is plugged in and seated properly 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 f
53. 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 3 24 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Pressthe Enter key The following menu is displayed IEEE 802 10 VLANs Configuration Configure Static VLAN Entry Configure Port VLAN ID Configure Port Ingress Filter Configure Port GVRP Sett
54. them into non volatile RAM NVRAM using the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu Refer to the Saving Changes section in this chapter 4 4 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 Save system settings to NV RAM Save Configuration 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 Inte
55. 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 Setup Port Mirroring This feature allows you to mirror a port to another port for network monitoring and troubleshooting purposes The target port must always be a regular non trunked port Source Port AN Source Direction Ingress amp Egress gt Target Port ll gt Mirror Status lt Disabled gt APPLY Gute rr re e Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 3 Inthe Source Port field toggle to the number of the port from which you want to copy frames 4 Inthe Source Direction field toggle to the desired direction 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 Ref
56. 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 Configure Static Destination Address Filtering Table Configure Static Unicast Filtering Table Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table dete k co bee oko dedo oodd dee ko dee re e d d e e e e Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 22 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Configuring Static Unicast Filtering Table To configure the Static Unicast Table 1 Highlight Configure Static Unicast Table on the Configure Static Destination Address Fil
57. uiui ee ui LR RE HUE Le nS ined ix Important Safety Information 5 212 2 1 ertet rerit teret pe e ee bet E EEEE ILE Re Eder RE ALPE d pe ix Compaq Techinictan NOteS i iii n iaai a E E ee TRE e EEA E TA ix Where to Go for Additional Help eene enne aes E iedee hodas Nietap iiias xi Tel phone Numbers Eti te seien e RB pet e MERERI Te EHE GBYETREEEE a R NERO xi Text CohYVentlons 5 dede ei e epe e eG NL AL eRe epp dete laa eats xi Chapter 1 Introduction OVERVIEW EE 1 1 ProLiant BL p Class C GbE Interconnect Kit eeeeseessesseeeeeeeeeeene ener enne nnne 1 1 ProLiant BL p Class F GbE Interconnect Kit eese eene nre rennen 1 2 L eat tes rote e Ree ip OR ep Ut eame ter dct epe Eh eie b eto betta di 1 2 Enterprise Class Performance sae rae ee eie Ce RUM EXE dr e pat re e Haee Eae eee bean 1 2 GbE Interconnect Switch Redundancy eese ener enne enne 1 3 Configuration and Management ssessesseeseeseeeseeer enne nennen nennen nennen tenete enr enne enne 1 3 Diagnostic LOOMS iei eei Rete oe ee e order ete bd 1 4 GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture esee a pE en rennen ene 1 4 GbE Int rconnect Switches 2 ee tee ee ice de Ee ERG Pe outed bs code e tc ete sd HR REDE Dea 1 5 Redundant Crosslinks eet ee ep tee ese be lue e EP ata ias 1 5 Redundant Paths to Servers co eee e teet ege e a ee Reed dei eden 1 5 Supported Technologle3 2 ene eet ite nete e dete Pete
58. 2 Pressthe Enter key The following screen is displayed Save Log to TFTP Server Server IP Address MIBEEKRBUUMEI PathiFilename dekokokokokokokokckckckckokckckckokokckckckckckokokokckockckokokockokckckckckokockckockckckokockokckckckckckokockckckokokockokckckckockokockokckokoko ke ke e n EEE Function Enter the Server IP address Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 57 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 IP Address Number of Repetitions 0 START Wdeokokckckokokockockockokokokckckokokckockockockckckokokockckokockckockckckokokokokokockockockc
59. BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 39 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface The following information is displayed Time Interval The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed TEE The setting is between 1s and 60s where s stands for seconds The default value is one second 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 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 Clear View Table Unicast Multicast Broadcast Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number Show Hide M Unicast M Multicast M Broadcast 4 40 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 e Time Interval The frequency at which the information on the sc
60. 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 COMPAQ 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group L P Compaq the Compaq logo QuickFind Compaq Insight Manager and ProLiant are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group L P in the U S and or other countries Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The information in this document is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide June 2002 First Edition Part Number 263680 001 Contents About This Guide Symbols in Text
61. EEE EEE EERE EEE EEE EEE EEE AEE EEE EEE EEE EERE ERE EEE EEEEE Function Clear counter Message CTRL T Root screen Member Ports CLEAR COUNTER Interval 2 sec gt Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 44 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Packet Error Statistic Porc lt M CLEAR COUNTER Interval Z sec gt RX Frames TX Frames CRC Error ExDefer Undersize 0 Oversize 0 Late Coll 0 Fragment Ex Coll Jabber Single Coll Drop Pkts 2442 Coll e de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de dede de de de dede de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de dede dede dede de dede de cdecde dede eode e AG XAGG x Function Select port number Message CTRL T
62. ETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRLtP Previous Page 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 I 2 3 Toggle to Add in the Action field Type the VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field Type the MAC address for which priority on the GbE Interconnect Switch is to be established in the MAC Address field 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 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 3 40 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Src Addr Packets with the selected MAC address as their source will be given the selected priority Ejither 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
63. 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
64. GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Port Utilization Interval lt Z sec gt RX sec Util Port TX sec RX sec Util ooooooooooo oOoooooooooocoo ooooooooooco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 oooooo0o 0c 0 0 0c ON ococooooooooowr o o o d dekkoeek oec Roo Rohde Rode hok Rode ode kde dede kde de doe de de d e n Function Clear counter Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 43 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Trunk Utilization ID Group Name Woxckokckckckckckck ck ck who EEE EEE EEE EERE EEE
65. 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 m
66. Guide 3 11 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Switch Information Device Type Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch B MAC Address 00 80 C8 24 37 1A Boot PROM Version 0 00 003 Firmware Version 0 00 014 Hardware Version Manufacturing Date ff ff ff System Name System Location zx 1 System Contact iE ADVANCED SETTINGS deokokokokokokckckckck AKA EERE EEA EEE EEE EE EEE EEE E EEE EEE EEE ck ckck ck ck EEE EEE EERE EE EEEEEEEEE Function Sets a name for identification purposes Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 enter
67. N M ER ARR MUR 3 1 Before You Be eins 2o es aede pote a ni dere rr ce ee he eR EE end 3 1 Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches eese eene 3 1 Using the Console Management Interface lesen ren 3 2 Navigation Features 2 2 0 ce IRI r Uer EE xy E tAE EE E UE RE HERE EHE SRL EEEN EREE IRE REUS 3 2 Field level Help and System Messages eene eene nenne enne nnne 3 2 Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch eese eere nennen ren 3 3 Setting Up New Sets eie oe eoe Le etti tere e Eee eter leto me ec tne nove Lettie 3 4 saving Chan Fes resis de ice eee edo dean eoe ie os eas beatae oy lens codecs ar dee Eo eere etta 3 6 Managing User ACCOUNTS 5 ence Urano EE eie ERE ELE ERE TIERE TEES ER RE LER UE LS Me SR DE Det E LER RR RARESA 3 7 Updating a Us r ACCOUDntL errore et ete p Een t dlcued pices 3 8 Viewing Current User Accounts i idc hi aee p DRE EM EE e ED SEa R ES 3 8 Deleting User Account 5 ure en eee ete e ee ee e ee Hei e tates eae 3 9 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch eene eene nennen nnne nne netten 3 9 Configuring the TP Addt63s 1 eer e eet ct en lo repr oe be ie one He EE ERE 3 9 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings 3 11 Configuring Port Settings 3 ois Re oiu tende dece e ei es 3 14 Configuring B ndwidth 1 eR eee e eene dete leant canine 3 15 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
68. 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 Ingress Filter Settings Configure Port from TE co 1 Ingress Filter l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 dock ok ok ko ke KA ck ck kn x x e kA ck ok ko Rok Kock ck oko kokockockokokokokockockokokokokokokockokokokokokockockokokokokockockokokokokokockockok ko Rok ck ck ck ok kn x e A AX Function Input port number Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 28 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Confi
69. PDUs 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 11 Spanning Tree Protocol Avoiding Trouble Following are some tips for avoiding STP network problem
70. Port Num field Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Ingress Bandwidth 1 127 Units field Click Apply Select Restart System from the Maintenance menu Select Yes to save the settings GV Sh ser me de E 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 4 24 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Restart Egress Bandwidth Settings When you select Restart Egress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu the following screen is displayed Port Num Egress Bandwidth 1 12 Units Add Modify Port fi Apply To configure egress bandwidth for a specific port Select the desired port in the Port Num field Type a number between 1 and 127 in the Egress Bandwidth 1 127 Units field Click Apply to save the change or addition Select Restart System from the Maintenance menu Select Yes to save the settings Qv A ee IS ES Click Restart The system reboots and saves your settings NOTE To delete an entry click the icon
71. Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 45 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Pressthe Enter key The following screen is displayed Packet Analysis Porc IN CLEAR COUNTER Interval 2 sec gt Frames Frames sec Total Total sec 64 5625 19 RX Bytes 3088391 4603 65 127 4939 4 RX Frames 14461 25 128 255 2066 0 256 511 695 0 TX Bytes 632 0 512 1023 175 TX Frames 8 0 1024 1518 969 2 Unicast RX 994 Multicast RX 2646 Z Broadcast RX 10821 23 de de dde de de dede dede de dede de dede de dede dede de dede de dede de dede de dede de dede dede de dede cde dede dede cde dede dede cde de dede cde dede cde cde cde cde cde cde cde cde dece cde cec ceo o 6 e 6 x6 x Function Select port number Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh In addition to the size of packets received or transmitted by the selected port statistics on
72. Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch Kul Ro BU aie ea Le SE a eo Aa hte en ee 2 1 Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules sse 2 1 Installation Guidelines 5 orte te orte n e erp e eco ep e eee 2 1 Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment eese 2 2 Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch eese eene 2 3 Upgrading from RJ 45 Patch Panels essent nnne en 2 4 Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration eese 2 4 Detault Settings een poene o ee PARURE WS PIRA EYE a aN REESE UNES SEHR IRURE REM tER 2 4 Security Issues au ede caida Cad ee ORO D REO ERR OD le REED 2 5 Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch eese eren enne 2 6 Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches esee 2 6 Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch eee ceecceesecesseceeseeceeeeeeaeceeaaecseceeceaeeeesaeceeaeeceeeeeeaeeeeaeceeaeeeeaees 2 7 Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch esee ener nne 2 8 Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch eese nee 2 8 Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch eee 2 9 Additional Information asser 5 fret eret Er FC et ie eet qat ee e e Ch Gee eet edens 2 10 Chapter 3 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Introd ctiom e sich M
73. Successful login through web Successful login through web Successful login through web Successful login through web Port 23 Link Up Configuration saved to flash Successful login through console Successful logout through console Configuration saved to flash Successful login through console Successful login through console Successful login through console Successful login through console Cold Start Upgrade Prom Code from successfully Upgrade firmware unsuccessfully Upgrade firmware unsuccessfully Successful login through console Clear Next 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 e 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 e Time Displays the time in days hours and minutes since the GbE Interconnect Switch was last restarted e Log Text Displays text describing the event that triggered the history log entry Click Next to display all of the Switch Trap Logs 4 56 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect S
74. 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 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 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
75. TIS EE CT TORE REBECA SL BK WGEEVNSMIOFLCERHVEF Locus Heu8972p ub HLIBKANAZLEBHVET H H 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Regulatory Compliance Notices ProLiant BL p Class F GbE Interconnect Kit European Union Notice Ce 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 amp 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 e EN 55022 CISPR 22 Electromagnetic Interference e EN55024 IEC61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Electromagnetic Immunity e EN61000 3 2 IEC61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics e EN61000 3 3 IEC61000 3 3 Power Line Flicker e EN 60950 IEC 60950 Product Safety Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide l 1 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 amp Telnet 4 8 Backpressure
76. TO Off 9 Server DEFAULT_VLANServer5_ILO Enabled AUTO Off 10 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Server5_Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 11 Server DEFAULT VLANServer ILO Enabled AUTO Off 12 Server DEFAULT VLANServer Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 13 Server DEFAULT VLANServer7 ILO Enabled AUTO Off 14 Server DEFAULT VLANServer7 Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 15 Server DEFAULT VLANServer8 ILO Enabled AUTO Off 16 Server DEFAULT VLANServer8 Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 17 b DEFAULT VLANXConnect Enabled AUTO Off Connect 18 a DEFAULT_VLANXConnect_2 Enabled AUTO Off Connect a 19 Eus DEFAULT VLANUpLinkl ILO Enabled AUTO Off 20 one DEFAULT VLANUpLink2 ILO Enabled AUTO Off 21 Eon DEFAULT VLANUmpLinkl Port3 Enabled AUTO On 22 ia DEFAULT_VLANUpLink Port3 Enabled AUTO On 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 4 10 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 3 Configure the Speed Duplex setting for the port NOTE If you have the ProLiant BL p Class F GbE Inter
77. 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 Serial Port and SLIP Settings Serial Port SLIP Settings Baud Rate EPuUu Local IP Address 0 0 0 0 Data Bits Remote IP Address 0 0 0 0 Parity MTU 1006 Stop Bits lt l gt Auto Logout lt Never gt Serial Port For lt Console gt APPLY Geek AAA AAA RR Rh od d d AREA RR Rode dee AERA EAA RR dd d ede Function Select baud rate Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 41 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Auto Logout Specifies length of time a management session can be idle When this time has expired the GbE Interconnect Switch
78. Using the Console Management Interface 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 Remote Management Setup Current Switch IP Settings Get IP From Manual IP Address 10 24 22 3 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Default Gateway l0 254 254 251 Management VID l New Switch IP Settings Get IP From Manual gt IP Address 10 24 22 3 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Default Gateway 10 254 254 251 Management VID 1 1 Gekokokokockokckckckck ck ckckockockckck ckockckokokockckckckckockckokokckckckockockckckockckckckck ck ckokokckockckckockockckokockokckckck ckckokokok ck ke ke e n n n n fe e x6 x Function Apply the settings Message All changes applied CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh 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
79. 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 Switch Utilities Switch Settings Server IP Address 10 43 10 1 Switch IP Address 10 24 22 3 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway Router l0 254 254 251 TFTP Services Others Upgrade Firmware from TFTP Server Ping Test Use Configuration File on TFTP Server Save Settings to TFTP Server Save History Log to TFTP Server ete ee eee ee ee kde Roo koe ode re ode khe ode de de o e de n Function Upgrade firmware from TFTP server Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 53 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 displa
80. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 51 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 SNMP Manager Configuration SNMP Community String Access Right Status public Read Only gt Valid gt private BRead Write Valid gt lt Read Only gt lt Invalid gt Read Only gt lt Invalid gt SNMP Trap Manager Configuration IP Address SNMP Community String Status 10 44 7 1 public Valid gt Invalid Invalid Invalid Security IP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1ro 0 0 0 1ro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1ro 0 0 0 1ro 0 0 0 ro 0 0 0 APPLY dece de de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de dede dede de de de de dede dede dede de dede decdeodeodeoeode dede ode oed o ec e eo eoe ee e e x6 X8 Func
81. amp 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo ZA 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port 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 F
82. ard All Forward All Unregistered and Filtered All Unregistered Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 13 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 amp 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 us
83. 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 Interconnect Switch IP address 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Troubleshooting Table G 3 Troubleshooting Using a TFTP Server Problem While using TFTP to download firmware the GbE Interconnect Switch fails to connect to the TFTP server or after connection the download fails Possible Cause The TFTP server is not available to connect to or there is connectivity failure between th
84. atch the console speed settings Refer to the section Configuring RS232 and SLIP in Chapter 3 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide F 1 Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port 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 inl xi File Edt View Cal Transfer Help Boot Procedure 0 00 003 Connected 0 46 40 yT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caes num Capture Print echo Figure F 1 POST message screen F 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port 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 Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal 5 xi Ele gdt View Call Transfer Help Boot Procedure 0 00 003 Please change your baud rale to 115200 for Z modem download or press CTRL C go to BOOT MENU Viam Connected 0 47 13 vr100 1152008 N 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo Figure F 2 Download mode message screen 4 Atthis point
85. ath 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 53 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 Start Apply 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 Click Apply to enter the IP address of the server into the GbE Interconnect Switch RAM
86. atures 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 3 36 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Default Port Priority Assignment Configure Port from co 1 Default Priority 0 Port Priority Port Pr
87. ault 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 System Reboot Save Configuration amp Reboot Reboot amp Load Factory Default Configuration Reboot amp Load Factory Default Configuration Except IP Address Wckokokckckokokokokckckokokockokockckckokokockokckckok kokockokokokokockokockckckckokokockockokckokokokockckokokockokockckokokokokockckckokokokokckckokokokokok koh d Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh 3 Highlight the appropriate selection Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 59 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 4 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed System Reboot Are you sure you want to proceed with the system reboot TB Yes dede dede dede eode dede dede dede dede dede cde de dede de dede dede ode de dede dede dede dede dede cde cde dede dece dede de dede cde dede dede cde dede cde cde cde cde cde cd
88. aulty 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 Emulation Program 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 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 continued Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide G 3 Troubleshooting Table G 1 Troubleshooting Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem The GbE Interconnect Switch fails to get its IP settings
89. ave 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 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Port VLAN assignment Configure Port from Tito 1 PVID 1 L 1 1 2 l 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 6 l 1 l l 3 1 1 9 1 1 SERRA ERAEAAAAAAAEEAAEAEEEA AERA EEEAA EA EAAAA ER AEA EERE RRR e e eee eee eee Function Input port number Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prey screen CTRL R Refresh 3 Type the range of port numbers you want to configure in the Configure Port field Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 27 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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
90. bidden 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 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 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 2 3 Type the VLAN ID in the VID field Type the VLAN name in the VLAN Name field 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 Click None if you do not want a port to belong to the VLAN or click Egress to statica
91. ble bandwidth being used on a specified port The following information is displayed e Utilization Indicates the percentage of the total bandwidth being used on the specified port e Time Interval The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed The default is two seconds e Record Number Indicates the number of polling attempts The default is 200 e 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 4 38 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring Received RX Packets When you select Received RX Packets from the Packets menu the following screens are displayed Clear View Table Rx Packets Analysis of Port 1 Bytes Packets Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number Show Hide Iv Bytes I Packets View LineChart Packet Analysis of Port 1 Time interval SEES 0 0 0 Bytes Packets 0 0 0 0 Unicast 0 0 0 0 Multicast 0 0 0 0 Broadcast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bytes Packets 0 0 0 0 The Rx Packets Analysis window displays the number of bytes and packets received on the port Compaq ProLiant
92. c 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 DEFAU LT VLAN HEBDEBGUEICEESDIENEEIZEZ DDIIDnnmnrnrpiunnmpnnnnnnnpnrnrnn OO OO 01000000000 0u000u0 0000 0 OBE ONE ORE ORE ORE OIE ORE OEE OEE ORE ORE OHE ORE ORE OEE OHE ORE OEE ONE ONE ORE OI Nocoococoocooccocooccococoococo Apply The 802 1Q Static VLAN Setup window allows you to change the following parameters for each VLAN ID VID e 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 e VLAN Name Allows you to type the name of the VLAN that is being created e Tag Specifies the port as either 802 1Q tagging or 802 1Q untagging Click the check box to designate the port as tagging e 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 4 20 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 For
93. 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 e The switch configuration becomes corrupted during operation e 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 2 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch GbE Interconnect Switch IP addresses are acquired by default using DHCP
94. ccess privileges 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 User User Configuration Yes Read only Read only Network Monitoring Yes Read only Read only Community Strings and Trap Stations Yes Read only Read only Update Firmware and Configuration Files Yes No No System Utilities Yes Ping only Ping only continued Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2 5 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch Table 2 1 User Privileges continued Privilege Root User User Factory Reset Yes No No Reboot Switch Yes Yes No Add Update Delete User Accounts Yes No No View User Accounts Yes 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
95. cess 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide G 5 Troubleshooting Table G 2 Troubleshooting Configuring Problem After connecting more than one port to another switch or destination device the port activity LEDs continuously indicate activity Possible Cause Because there are multiple links across this device and the destination device they form loops which cause broadcast storms Possible Solution 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 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 multip
96. citic MIBS vec ee eee eene ee e Pet epe wa ees pee tbe Dee ede 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 5 eder eet te eee eee serre ene e P eee TE Rete ete GR E TR eee tee H 1 Modifications tee eee e nee ee E nt e hele go ee epe edo Ee e eeu reseau rre i H 1 Cables eo emo ee eene ec ie p CH odin Sean eau iis aia Sea eee H 1 Canadian Notice Avis Canadien e neret sette e tente ee E aee g eaa te e egere addas H 1 class A Egui pme nte neer eem ie mete ee ae Yi OREN ti eie ms ederet H 1 European Union Notice 2 item e eee eed auderet iei needs H 2 Taiwan Notice scene E Re en HERE ERR a EG ES WS ERN VEO RE UR a ERE Te PE PAR SISS THER EPA Oed H 2 Japanese Notes moina ERR e Eo HOCH ele cedet Hr deletis eee eode eSI Reh H 2 Appendix I Regulatory Compliance Notices ProLiant BL p Class F GbE Interconnect Kit European Union Notice ent eec ene pee a en e Ree ee ute ene I 1 Index List of Figures 1 1 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch and QuadT Interconnect Module 1 1 1 2 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module 1 2 1 3 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch architecture eee 1 4 1 4 GbE Interconnect Switch front panel eese eene ennt enne en re
97. cking Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of the GbE Interconnect Switch firmware Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 13 Introduction 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 Figure 1 9 DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors Table 1 6 DualTSX Interconnect Module Connectors Item Description 1 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 connect
98. cking support Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of GbE Interconnect Switch firmware Figure 1 7 QuadT Interconnect Module connectors Table 1 4 QuadT Interconnect Module Connectors Item 1 Description 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 OINI oO a AJOJN Port 19x RJ 45 connector for 10 100Base T uplink on Switch A Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction 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 Link speed Amber 1000 Mb s Green 100 Mb s Off 10 Mb s 3 Port 21 stacking Amber Slave unit Green Base unit Off No stacking 4 Port 22 stacking Amber Slave unit Green Base unit Off No sta
99. connect 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 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 11 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Ba
100. connect 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 CAUTION Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information IMPORTANT Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions NOTE Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information A Important Safety Information Before installing this product read the Important Safety Information document provided Compag 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p
101. 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 broadcast storm configuring threshold 3 34 4 26 troubleshooting D 11 browsers 4 1 C cabling of switch procedures 2 7 reduction feature 1 2 1 4 specifications A 2 Canadian regulatory notice H 1 Index 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 Kitfeatures 1 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch 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 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 pr
102. ct Switch 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2 1 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch e Always install the interconnect modules in the top left and top right bays on the rear side of the server blade enclosure e Be sure that each interconnect module is fully seated The latch handle drops into place when the module is firmly seated e Always install the GbE Interconnect Switches into the communication bays which are the left most side A and right most side B bays
103. d 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 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 S safety information resources ix saving changes 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 configuring IP address 4 33 configuring port 3 39 4 30 overview 2 5 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 overview 1 3 1 6 states D 1 STP Bypass default settings C 4 troubleshooting D 8 specifications RJ 45 pin B 1 Index 4 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch Index 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
104. de 3 5 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Switch B Local Management Configuration Network Monitoring SNMP Manager Configuration User Accounts Management System Utilities Save Changes Reboot Logout dede rr odd dde Function Message 1 Highlight Save Changes on the main menu 3 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed to verify that your new settings have been saved to NVRAM Save all settings to NV RAM done Press any key to continue After the configuration settings have been saved to NVRAM
105. 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 e Max Age lt 2 x Forward Delay 1 second e Max Age 2 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 3 20 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Forward
106. e 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 earlier in this chapter 4 28 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Class of Service When you select Class of Service from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Apply 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 e 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 e Max Latency Type the maximum allowable time a packet stays in the CoS queue The packets
107. e address mask that controls subnetting on your TCP IP network e Default Gateway tThe IP address of the device usually a router that handles connections to other subnets or other TCP IP networks e 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 4 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch B 00 80 c8 24 37 1a 0 00 003 0 00 014 E amp f Apply The Switch Information Basic
108. e c cec cec to 6 t 6 t AG t X Function Message CTRLtT Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 60 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 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 B
109. e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide E 1 SNMP RMON MIBs Support Standard MIBs The SNMP agent for the switch supports the following
110. e switch and TFTP server Possible Solution Make sure that the IP address of the TFTP server is correct 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 configuration file the GbE Interconnect Switch fails to connect to the TFTP server or after connection the download or upload fails 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 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
111. e 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 Enter Network Password 2 xl D gt Please type your user name and password Site 16 74 31 79 Realm Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch amp User Name Password Save this password in your password list Cancel 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface To log on to the GbE Interconnect Switch
112. e time any port on the GbE Interconnect Switch spends in the listening state while moving from the blocking state to the forwarding state e 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 4 16 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Port Settings When you select STP Port Settings from the Spanning Tree menu the following screen is displayed 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ocr ry CM X p LO LO ps Enabled Enabled Enabled REI Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled _ Enabled Enabled Enabled lt gt Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled os Enabled Enabled Enabled p Enabled Enabled 100M Full NoneEnabled Enabled 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 4 4 19 19 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 Y
113. ect Module FCC Class A ICES 003 Class A AS NZS 3548 Class A VCCI Class A UL CUL Listed Accessory CE Store and forward RAM Buffer 8MB per GbE Interconnect Switch Filtering Address Table 8K per GbE Interconnect Switch Packet Filtering Forwarding Rate Full wire speed for all connections 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 MAC Address Learning Automatic update Forwarding Table Age Time Maximum age 10 to 9999 seconds Default 3000 seconds Maximum Number of VLANs 64 including default VLAN Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 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
114. ect2 between GbE Interconnect Switch A and GbE Interconnect Switch B are bundled in to a Multilink Trunk Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 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 d
115. ed 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 num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide H 1 Regulatory Compliance Notices ProLiant p Class C GbE Interconnect Kit European Union Notice CE 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 amp 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 e EN 55022 CISPR 22 Electromagnetic Interference e EN55024 IEC61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Electromagnetic Immunity e EN61000 3 2 IEC61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics e EN61000 3 3 IEC61000 3 3 Power Line Flicker e EN 60950 IEC 60950 Product Safety Taiwan Notice TAREE ESTER ECHR HORDES TAE GEAR gt CEI P UEBER BOE HEIR e Japanese Notice COI RUHORSEDSRIBGEEHPESUmUEBEER VCC o3 dbOS42727 A
116. efore 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 1 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 configur
117. ement Interface 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 Configure Class of Service Default Priority and Traffic Class Configure Configure Default Priority Configure Traffic of Class TEKTEEEKKKEEEEKKKEEEKKEKEEEEKKEEEEEEKEEEEKKEKEEKEEKKEEEEKEKEEEEEKEEEEEERREEEERER Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 35 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Class of Service Configuration Max Packets Max Latency UT 10 10 10 APPLY Wdekdekckokockokokdokod koe kckckckckckoo kde kohok oko hoo kde kdo edo dod dod kde kd kd ed dede d e d e e x Function Input maximum packet count for a CoS Queue takes effect at roundRobin mode ge CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh The Class of Service Configuration screen allows you to set the following fe
118. ent from another port on the switch for forwarding D 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol e Does not add addresses to its forwarding database e Receives BPDUs but does not direct them to the system processor e Does not receive BPDUs for transmission from the system processor e Receives and responds to network management messages Network Segment Port 1 Forwarding v Addresses Data Network Packets BPDUs Management A Packets Forwarding Database Switch Fabric Discard Data Packets Port 2 Learning Network Segment Figure D 5 Disabled state Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 7 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 switc
119. entry 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 system utilities 3 53 T Taiwan regulatory notice H 2 technician notes ix telephone numbers xi Telnet protocol 3 2 Telnet Status console management interface 3 13 Web based management interface 4 9 terminal connection to switch 3 1 text conventions Xi text symbols ix TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol server multiple switch configurations 2 6 overview 1 7 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 configuring 3 31 4 13 default settings C 4 monitoring utilization 3 44 4 48 overview 1 7 U UMB cast RX packets 4 40 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 54 through serial port F 1 troubleshooting G 8 Web based management interface 4 53 upgrading from RJ 45 patch panels 2 4 uplink is
120. eo e e eo e e ec n x6 X8 Function Message Esc Previous screen CTRLtR Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page 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 L 2 3 4 Toggle the Browse By field to MAC Address A MAC Address field is displayed Type the MAC address in the MAC Address field then press the Enter key Highlight BROWSE and press the Enter key to initiate the browsing action Highlight CLEAR ALL and press the Enter key to reset the table counters Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 47 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Switch History 000d04h47 m 000d04h40m o00d04h00m oo00d00hZ2m B000d00h06m D0O00d00h06nm B000d00h06m o00d00h04m oo0d00h00m 00d00h00m oo0d00h00m Bo00d00h00m more 12 of 29 deckockokokokokokokckckckckckck ckck ck ck ckockckockokokockokokokokckckckockck ck ckockock ck ckckckockockokokockokokokokckockockock ckck ck ck ckockockokokokokokokokokokckckckock ko
121. er to the Saving Changes section earlier in this chapter Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 33 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Pressthe Enter key The following screen is displayed Setup Threshold of Broadcast Multicast DA Unknown Storm Monitoring Broadcast Storm lt iq Multicast Storm Disabled DA Unknown Storm lt Disabled gt Threshold Pkts sec 500 APPLY SERRE EE EERE REE R EERE EERE EEE EERE EEE EERE EEE EERE EEE EERE EE EERE EERE EERE EEE EERE EERE Function Enable Disable Broadcast Storm monitoring Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh Toggle the desired storm option to Enabled Leave the other two options Disabled 4 Type a threshold in the Threshold Pkts sec field 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 3 34 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Manag
122. erver 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 e 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 e 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 management interface through the Telnet Web or SNMP interfaces The IP configuration including address settings is valid and the VLANs are configured correctly The internal switch processor port meant for supporting switch management interfaces and the port to which you have connected to ac
123. es Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Forwarding Disabled The STP Port Settings window allows you to configure Spanning Tree Protocol functions for individual ports You can change the following parameters 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e 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 Mai
124. eset 22 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 23 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 24 Disabled 1 DeleteOnReset 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 4 30 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 2 Type the VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field Type the MAC address for which priority on the GbE Interconnect Switch is to be established in the MAC Address field Type the priority level for the MAC address in the Priority Level field The range is fro
125. esponds to 4 50 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 VID fi Search CurrentQuery Current geOut State Multicast Group MAC Address ENEZEE Port Map 4 s 6 7 oe 9 10 14 12 Reports 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 22 23 24 The table is organized by VLAN ID VID and displays the following information VID Type the VLAN ID of the VLAN for which the IGMP Snooping table is to be displayed 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 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
126. et 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 Typethe 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User
127. etermined 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 1 Spanning Tree Protocol e Does not transmit BPDUs received from the processor e Receives and responds to network management messages Network Segment Port 1 Forwarding A Y Addresses Data Network Packets BPDUs Management Packets Forwarding Database oe Switching Fabric BPDUs Discard Data Packets Port 2 Y Blocking Network Segment 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 D 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Clas
128. f Ports 1 through 12 or Ports 13 through 24 3 14 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 4 Type the port number in the Configure Port field 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 Bandwidt
129. 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 00 02 a5 d1 01 45 Manual v evans sss ena 7 Apply E gt Seseo Seeeseee 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 Compaq P
130. formation is displayed e 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 e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 47 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 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
131. from the DHCP server even though by default it is configured for DHCP 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 settings Possible Cause The GbE Interconnect Switch is not connected properly to the network Possible Solution 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 The DHCP server cannot offer IP settings to the GbE Interconnect Switch because no IP addresses are available Add additional IP addresses as necessary The GbE Interconnect Switch timed out its request for IP settings e Go to the Switch IP Settings screen and click Apply to make the GbE Interconnect Switch retry DHCP e 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 e 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 e Use the correct IP address to establish the Telnet c
132. gs seeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeee nennen nennen 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 Introductio ra Loin cre tete pert te Re RII RUE ERE UR e rg t Leek on EE t Cet D 1 Blocking State octauo o ated posted io nt eis D 1 IBS PANIER gs dota E eset testes wa cevans a a E D 2 IE o ASIE D ELE D 4 Forwarding States ienen ia raae PE D 5 Disabled sState 3 n EE E T ties e eed e qc eri cedet dime dd D 6 vi Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Contents Troubleshooting STP tmo e bt e de bei eb E erus D 8 Spanning Tree Protocol Failure irinenn a a nnne enne tenente a a D 8 Full Half D plex Muismateh ehem tette reet ert rete dae eie ere e dee edente D 9 Unidirectional Eink uineis ed cte deed e eee mee D 10 Packet COFF ptiOL 1 tuner to ai ee tiie i p pret D 10 ResoutCe BITOES 2t ete ite deese teet ie e A a dete Rot D 11 Identitying Data Lo0p Ree e tete mee eel D 11 Avoiding Trou Ble sic haie m tr e a e ege etes esent deme ge Ee etie D 12 Appendix E SNMP RMON MIBs Support Introd ctlon noter te et pd aee rete bas epe te EO Ro bep Eo Ete Ha o E AAE E 1 SNMP Manager SOfUtWate ie eben be e e bd eret E 1 Standard MIBS ou eligant oe hte dte meae iibi i tah atit E 2 Enterprise Spe
133. guring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 10 VLANs Configuration menu 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Port GVRP Settings Confiqure Port from Tico 1 GVRP State lt Off gt LI 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g ee de dede de de de dede de de de de de dede de dede de de de dede dede cde dede dede dede cde dede dede cde dede cde cdecde dede cde dede cdecde cec de cde cec e ce ceo ecce co e e e e eo e e e A xn x Function Input port number Message CTRL T Root screen Esc zPrev screen CTRL R Refresh The Port GVRP Sett
134. h To configure bandwidth 1 Highlight Configure Bandwidth on the Configuration menu 2 Pressthe Enter key The following menu is displayed Bandwidth Configuration Configure Restart Port Ingress Bandwidth Display Current Port Ingress Bandwidth Configure Restart Port Egress Bandwidth Display Current Port Egress Bandwidth dede koc oo hd o odd de AAA Rod E AAA AAA dde ee d EE d e e TEESE Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 15 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Setup Restart Ingress Bandwidth Port 1 Ingress Bandwidth l units APPLY Wdeokokckokokokockckckckckokokockokckckokckokock ok ckckokckockokockockckokokokokockockckokckokockockockckckckckockockockckckokokokokockckokokokokokockckokokokokokokckokok oe Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DELETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRLtR Refresh CTRLtN Next Page CTRLtP Previous Page
135. h 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 D 8 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol 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 A Root Half duplex Blocked 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
136. he switch using the Web or console interface The GbE Interconnect Switch logon screen is displayed 2 8 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch 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
137. hone 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 po Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled gt Apply You can change the following parameters e Auto Logout of Console amp 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e 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 packet
138. ich runs a network management application to receive and store traps You can change the following parameters e Trap Receiving Station Type the IP address of the trap receiving station e Community String Type a user defined SNMP community name e 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 dd User Name admin Root _Modity Modify switchuser User The User Account Management window displays all current users for the GbE Interconnect Switch and their current access level The following information is displayed e User Name Displays all current users for the GbE Interconnect Switch Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 35 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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
139. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 25 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast When you select Threshold of Broadcast from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Disabled J Disabled Disabled 00 Apply 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 t
140. ince 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 4 44 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring Transmitted TX Errors When you select Transmitted TX Errors from the Errors menu the following screens are displayed Clear View Table ExDefer 4000 LateColl ExColl 1000 600 Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number Show Hide M ExDefer M LateColl M ExColl M SingColl M Coll The Tx Error Analysis window displays the number of errors that occurred during transmission The following information is displayed e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 45 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 Cou
141. ing 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 Configure Ports View Ports PERIERE Configure Port 1 Port Name Serverl ILO State lt Enabled gt Speed Duplex uto gt Flow Control lt Off gt APPLY P Type VLAN Name Port Name State Settings Connection l Server DEFAULT_VLAN Serverl ILO Enabled Auto Off 2 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Serverl Port3 Enabled Auto Off 3 Server DEFAULT VLAN Server2 ILO Enabled Auto Off 4 Server DEFAULT VLAN ServerZ Port3 Enabled Auto Off 5 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Server3 ILO Enabled Auto Off 6 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Server3 Port3 Enabled Auto Off 7 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Server4 ILO Enabled lt Auto Off 8 Server DEFAULT_VLAN Serverd Port3 Enabled Auto Off B 9 Server DEFAULT VLAN Servers ILO Enabled Auto Off 10 Server DEFAULT_VLAN ServerS Port3 Enabled Auto Off ll Server DEFAULT VLAN Server ILO Enabled Auto Off l2 Server DEFAULT VLAN Server6_Port3 Enabled Auto Off TETEKEKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEKKKEKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEKEKKKEEEEEEKEEEEKEKKKEEEEEEEEEEEKEKEREEEE Function Select the scope of ports for display and configuration Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 3 Toggle the View Ports field using the spacebar to display the configuration o
142. ing 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 3 12 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Configure Advanced Switch Features Auto Logout B10 minsk MAC Address Aging Time sec 300 IGMP Snooping lt Disabled gt Switch GVRP lt Disabled gt Telnet Status lt Enabled gt Web Status lt Enabled gt Group Address Filter Mode lt Forward All Unregistered gt Scheduling Mechanism for CoS Queues lt Strict gt Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm Src Address gt Backpressure Disabled APPLY WUkokokokokokokokokokokokokckckckckckckckckck ckockck ck ckckckckockck ckck ck ckckckck ckockckckockockockockockockokockockockokockokokockokokokockokokokokokokokckckckckckok kk Function Select auto logout timer Message
143. ing 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 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 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 37 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring Port Utilization When you select Port Utilization from the Monitoring menu the following screen is displayed Clear Utilization Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number Show Hide M Utilization The Port Utilization window shows the percentage of the total availa
144. ings dedekckeko oko ook koe EAA AEA hd A AAA EEA ede ede EERE EAA dd dede EEK e de e e d e n e n x xl Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 25 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 802 1Q Static VLAN Settings Egress Forbidden p Ii Tag Untag UUUUUUUU UUUUUUUU UUUUUUUU Active gt APPLY VLAN Name Port List Egress Forbidden Tag Untag DEFAULT_VLAN EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE UUUUUUUU UUUUUUUU UUUUUUUU FERERETEEEREREREEEEREETERERERERKEREREEEEEER EE ERR A b be eee eere Function Enter VID 1 4094 Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page Type a VLAN ID number in the VID field 4 Type a name for the new VLAN in the VLAN Name field 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 eithe
145. ings screen allows you to enable or disable the GARP VLAN Registration Protocol Type the range of ports to be configured in the Configure Port fields 4 Toggle the GVRP State to On 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 29 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 IGMP Snooping Settings Switch IGMP Snooping Disabled Notes If you want to change it back to Configure Switch Action lt REBERGRERS gt VLAN ID 1 State lt Enabled gt Querier State lt Non Querier gt Robustness Variable 2 Query Interval 125 Max Response 10 APPLY Age Out Robustness Variable Query Interval Ma
146. iority Port Priority 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 8 0 9 0 PERERA A AERA AERA EERE AERA odo dedo dd do dedo EERE RE dde dd dde d Function Input port number Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh Type the port range in Configure Port fields 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 37 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Class of Traffic Configuration Priority 0 Priority l Priority 2Z Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Priority 6 Priority 7 WdeWokokokokockokokokckckckock ck ck ckckockockockockokokokockokokokokokckckckockockck ckockockockokockokockokokockokokokckckock ck EEE EERE EEE EERE EERE REESE Function Select the traffic class for this priority Message CTRL T Root screen gt Class 0 Class l Class l lt Class Z gt lt Class Z gt Class 3 lt Class
147. isplayed ype PortMap HT 5 z Te 5 ype a OC E e S a s e r s o po pr 730723073 FECL ECC EE CCE EERE EERE EEE Permanent EE Mp The Add Multicast Filtering window allows you to set up multicast filtering on the GbE Interconnect Switch You can change the following parameters e MAC Address Type the MAC address of the static source of multicast packets e VID Type the VID number of the VLAN to which the MAC address belongs e Type Choose the filter type either Permanent or DeleteOnReset e 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 e Static VLAN entry e Port VLAN ID PVID Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 19 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface When you select Static VLAN Entry from the VLAN menu the following screen is displayed VLAN ID VID VLAN Name Adc EEE DEFAULT_VLAN Modify X The 802 1Q Static VLANs window allows you to create or delete entries to the 802 1Q Stati
148. itches 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction 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 Trunking 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 curren
149. k ckckockckokockokokokokokokckckckockck ck ckock koh ckockockockokokokokokckckckckockockockock ck kckockokokokokockokokckckckckckckockok Function Select the scope of ports for display and configuration Message CTRL T Root screen 3 Toggle the View Ports field to the range of ports to be configured The Fast Ethernet Configure Port from l Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Esc Prev Priority 128 ByPass lt No gt 100 Priority ByPass 128 128 128 l28 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 screen to l No No No No No No No No No No No No Port State Forwarding Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled CTRL R Refresh APPLY 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 Toggle the STP Status field to Enabled or Disabled 6 Type the Spanning Tree port cost in the Port Cost field Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 21 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 7 Type the Spanning Tree priority in the Priority field 8 Toggle the ByPass field to Yes to enable the GbE Interconnect Switch
150. kckckck kokck kokck kckckckckockckokock ckckockckckokckokokckokokckckokckckokckckokockckokok kokok o kok ok kd e de e KEE n Function Select the scope of ports for display and configuration Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh Toggle the View Ports field to the range that you want Type the range of ports in the Configure Port fields Toggle the Admin State field to Enabled Type the maximum number of addresses in the Max Addr field Toggle to the mode that you want in the Mode field 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 39 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Configuring Priority MAC Addresses To configure a priority MAC address for a specified port or range of ports on the GbE Interconnect Switch 1 2 Highlight Configure Priority MAC Addresses on the Configuration menu Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Setup Priority MAC Addresses Action HGDMICERES VLAN ID 1 MAC Address 000000000000 Priority Level 0 Look at lt Sre eee eee ee ee ee Rohde Roe Rode Rode er ode oe de ode ode de de dee n Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DEL
151. kckokokokokockockockckckokokokockokockockockckckokokokokokockckckckokokoko ke e xs Function Specify the IP address of a node to ping Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh Type the IP address of the network device to be pinged in the IP Address field Type the number of test packets to be sent three is usually enough in the Number of Repetitions field 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 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 Save Configuration amp Reboot Saves the configuration to NVRAM identical to using Save Changes and then restarts the GbE Interconnect Switch 3 58 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface e Reboot amp Load Factory Default Configuration Restarts the GbE Interconnect Switch using the default factory configuration All user defined configuration data is lost e Reboot amp Load Factory Def
152. le 802 1Q VLANs by configuring it as a tagged port you check the PVID It is equal to the first 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 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 VLAN ID same PVID the same port based Chapter 3 console management interface VLAN and Configuring the Port VLAN ID in Chapter 4 Web based management interface Changing the first By default XConnect ports are Because they are bundled in to a trunk the XConnect port settings changes the next XConnect port settings But changes to the second XConnect port settings cannot be applied or saved bundled into a Multilink Trunk 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
153. lly set a port to belong to a VLAN 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 21 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Port VLAN ID When you select Port VLAN ID PVID from the VLANs menu the following screen is displayed GVRP Apply Poni Pott fi ot ot Apply 1 1 Of Of 2 1 Of Of 3 1 Off Of 4 1 Off Of B 1 Of Off 6 1 Of Of i 1 Off Of 8 1 Of Of B 1 Of Of 10 1 Off Off 11 1 Of Of 12 1 Off Of 13 1 Of Off 14 1 Off Off i 1 Of Of 16 1 Of Of 17 1 Off Of 18 1 Of Of 19 1 Off Of 20 1 Of Of 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 4 22 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface GVRP is a Generic Attribute Registration Protocol GARP application that provides 802 1Q compliant VLAN p
154. m 0 to 7 with 0 being the highest priority 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 AIl packets with the selected MAC address will be given the selected priority 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 31 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring RS232 and SLIP When you select Configure RS232 and SLIP from the Configuration menu the following screens are displayed Apply 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 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 Selec
155. mber 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 e 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 e 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 4 14 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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
156. nd 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 13 Spanning Tree Protocol 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 D 14 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide E 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 ar
157. nd 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 31 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Port Trunking Settings Group ID im Group Name XConnect l to 8 9 to l6 17 to 24 Member ports sf imr State Enabled APPLY ID Group Name l to 8 9 to l6 17 to 24 State 1 XConnect NM Enabled 2 Disabled dq 1 1 a a Disabled 4 Disabled 5 Disabled 6 Disabled EREEREER EEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEE EEE EEEE EEE EREREE EERE EERE REEL eee esee EEE Function Enter group ID Message CTRLtT Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh The Port Trunking Settings screen allow
158. ndwidth 1 Highlight Configure Restart Port Egress Bandwidth on the Bandwidth Configuration screen 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Setup Restart Egress Bandwith Action Heb 7 Server Port slpl Destination Port l Egress Bandwith l units Srv Port Dst Port Units GR AAA AERA AAA AAA AAA A AERA RAE A RR A AAA A ALAA RR dde ede AEE EEEEE Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DELETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page 3 Toggle the Action field to Add Modify NOTE To delete an entry toggle the Action field to Delete Type a destination port in the Port field Type a number between and 127 in the Egress Bandwidth field Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key Save the changes using Save Changes on the main menu ont Oo n RB Reboot the GbE Interconnect Switch to allow your changes take effect 3 18 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Display Current Egress Bandwith Sry Port Dst Port Units dedddekdekoko koc dde koh ode Roo o ode dede dde dede Function Me
159. nect Switch History esee 3 48 Monitoring IGMP Snooping n ener aee Here tete Pa deese Lee eo pede ert ebrei dete 3 48 Monitoring the Dynamic Group Registration Table eene 3 50 Monitoring VEAN Status eee ee eodd E es Aen he eco Bree ae Wi HORE ge eden R e 3 51 Configuring SNMP Mahaget ire e e He e E e ero De er eie ARE tel Hey ladeess 3 51 Using System Utilities indecens 3 53 Upgrading Firmware from a TFTP Servet cee eeceescesecssecesecesecesecsseeeeesseesseeseaeesaeeeaeeeaaeenaesnaees 3 54 Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server 3 55 Saving Settings toa TETP Server e RR i sra ioco ir eene tee ete adea dente pe 3 55 Saving the History Log to a TFTP Server eren nennen nter 3 57 Performing a Pins Test tit aei do eR e a egeta 3 58 Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch eese nennen nnne enne 3 58 Logging Qut diee ee EE ee NR Tue eite eee oe disi Deme entry 3 60 Chapter 4 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface ones Lc e 4 1 Before You Be ein ccs c ett tr e e tto e eM ere e et ee e dedu 4 1 Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch esee eene enne tenente entente en 4 2 Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch essent ren rennen 4 2 Setting Up New Users 5 i eode ci n eic le ee e Ene REP re barbe ob obe die 4 3 Saving Changes eaten ter e aeta eese thee ca eo ta 4
160. nfigure Static Destination Address Filtering Table 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Setup Static Multicast Filtering Table Action MEE S gt VLAN ID 1 Multicast MAC ess 000000000000 Egress 1 to 9 to l6 17 to 24 E Total Entries 0 Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DELETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRLtP Previous Page 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
161. ntenance 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 siais he 7 fs po pr bo Bs Qij e e e e e e e e e e 9 Permanent Apply R JE JE e e e e e JE JE JE The Add Unicast Filtering window allows you to set up static packet filtering on the GbE Interconnect Switch You can change the following parameters e MAC Address Type the MAC address from which packets will be statically filtered e VID Type the VID number of the VLAN to which the MAC address belongs e Type Choose the filter type either Permanent or DeleteOnReset e 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 4 18 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring Multicast Filtering When you select Multicast Filtering from the Static Filtering Table menu the following screen is d
162. nts 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 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 4 46 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface When you select Packet Size from the Size menu the following screens are displayed Clear View Table 64 p 85 127 128 255 256 511 512 1023 O 1024 1519 Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number 200 Show Hide M 64 M 65 127 M 128 255 Iv 256 511 Iv 512 1023 M 1024 1518 View Line Chart Packet Analysis of Port 1 Timelnteva EPE 175627 65 127 8 444016 8 140150 128 255 256 311 9512 1023 1024 1518 The Rx Size Analysis window displays the number of packets received that were within a certain range of octets in length The following in
163. o the section Saving Changes earlier in this chapter 4 26 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Port Priority When you select Port Priority from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed From To Priority O Apply Poti m Poti m fo Apply wow Oy wh WN 0 0 e WwW NM o RU Rn EE Ez CES ee NC EE ES DES EN ee ee DRESD CEN ESO ES s 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 earlier in this chapter Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 27 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Class of Traffic When you select Class of Traffic from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Class 0 Class 0 Class 1 Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Class 3 TERRE Class 3 v Apply Th
164. o 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 e 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 e 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 this chapter Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 23 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Restart Ingress Bandwidth Settings When you select Restart Ingress Bandwidth from the Port Bandwidth menu the following screen is displayed Ingress Bandwidth 1 127 Units Add Modify Por fi Apply To configure ingress bandwidth for a specific port Select the desired port in the
165. ocedures 2 9 troubleshooting G 6 Web based management interface 4 1 connecting procedures 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 managing user accounts 3 7 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch Index 1 Index monitoring switch functions 3 42 navigation features 3 2 overview 3 1 rebooting 3 58 saving changes 3 6 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 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 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 indicator
166. on the front side of the server blade enclosure Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment l 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 Interconnect Modules 2 2 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch 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 luc W m ENT EA li m 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 infrastruc
167. onnection 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 continued G 4 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Troubleshooting Table G 1 Troubleshooting Setting Up and Accessing continued Problem Cannot connect to the GbE Interconnect Switch remotely using the Web interface Possible Cause The GbE Interconnect Switch IP address may not be configured or correct Possible Solution e 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 e 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 s
168. or 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 D 10 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol 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 B
169. or for 10 100Base T uplink on Switch A Port 19x RJ 45 connector for 10 100Base T uplink on Switch A OINI oO a AJOJN 1 14 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction 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 Link speed Green 100 Mb s Off 10 Mb s 3 Port 21 stacking Amber Slave unit Green Base unit Off No stacking 4 Port 22 stacking Amber Slave unit Green Base unit Off No stacking Stacking functionality is planned for a future release of the GbE Interconnect Switch firmware Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 15 2 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 Qv M Row ee oL Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and interconnect modules Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch configuration Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch to the network Powering up the GbE Interconnect Switch Accessing the GbE Interconne
170. ormation 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 e 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 e Configuring Table G 2 contains general troubleshooting information about configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Topics covered include configuring VLANs XConnect ports and SLIP settings e 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 e 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 e Refer to Appendix D Spanning Tree Protocol e Visit the Compaq website www compaq com support Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide G 1 Troubleshooting
171. p l to 8 9 to l6 17 to 24 MAC address Reports Multicast group l to 8 9 to 16 17 to 24 MAC address Reports Pede de dede de de de de de de de dede de dede dede ode dede de de de dede de dede odeodeodeodeode ode dede de dede dede de cieoecdeodeodeodeodeode dede cde cde dece eoe eo e e e e e e A n tx Function Enter VLAN ID Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page 3 Type the VLAN name in the VID field 4 Highlight GO and press the Enter key to view the IGMP Snooping table Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 49 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Dynamic Group Registration Table Wdokockok ok oko ok Kock ck ok ko ko kokock ck ok okokokokokockockokokokokokokockockokokokokokokockokokokokokokockockokokokokokockockockokokokokok ck ok ck ok ok ok xn kA amp amp amp xt X Function Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRL N Next Page CTRL P Previous Page 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
172. playing the Current Egress Bandwidth Table eese 4 25 Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast eese nen rennen 4 26 Configuring the Port Priority cise tt et re ie e HIR hee C aded te derit iste dn 4 27 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide v Contents Configuring the Class of Traffic acne i aii bi eats 4 28 Configuring the Class of Service ueniet de reete te LU e eese ae ert poatea cena e nad 4 29 Config ring Port Security eee o Tee e ias Tec e ede eee e PED Tug e Sane e de ede eas 4 30 Configuring Priority MAC Addresses essent ener enin 4 31 Configuring RS232 and SLIP cca iig eret oti tse eatin 4 32 Configuring the Security IP sniene enen HERR edere dee ie led iei T occi de te S ale dienten 4 33 Configuring the SNMP Man ger 4 teretes e ete te ce de eeu tea ert ge ante de cerae d 4 34 Confhig rimg the Trap Manager cct RR Ree ee d ee reas 4 35 Setting Up and Managing User Accounts essent ennt eren nennen trennen nenne 4 35 Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions 0 0 eee ceseceseceseceseceseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeecaeecsaecnaecaeenseenseeees 4 37 Monitoring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Active Switch Graphic s 4 37 Monitoring Port Utilization 2 eee ter tere EIL RT HE er ELE HERE Re I DE HR RT EU HP HARE HO Hence 4 38 Monitoring Packets 2 eno qd a b n ee been 4 38 Monito
173. 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 e Local serial RS 232 console management interface e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2 9 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch Additional Information For additional information refer to the Compaq website at www compaq com support servers 2 10 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 Configuring the
174. ptions 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 e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 9 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring Port Settings When you select Port Configuration from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Port Port Name St speed Duplex Flow Control Apply Port1 Servert_ILO Enabled z Auto ot Apply Flow Control ort Name Connection VLan Name l yp 1 server DEFAULT_VLANServerl ILO Enabled AUTO Off 2 Server DEFAULT_VLANServerl_Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 3 Server DEFAULT_VLANServer2_ILO Enabled AUTO Off 4 Server DEFAULT VLANServer2 Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 5 Server DEFAULT VLANServer3 ILO Enabled AUTO Off 6 Server DEFAULT_VLANServer3_Port3 Enabled AUTO Off 7 Server DEFAULT_VLANServer4_ILO Enabled AUTO Off 8 Server DEFAULT VLANServerd Port3 Enabled AU
175. r 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 24 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch When planning the configuration consider the default settings for the following parameters 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 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 a
176. r of bytes and packets successfully sent from the port 4 42 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface The following information is displayed e Time Interval The frequency at which the information on the screen is refreshed The 6699 setting can be between 1s and 60s where s stands for seconds The default value is one second e 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 e Bytes Counts the number of bytes successfully sent from the port e Packets Counts the number of packets successfully sent from the port e 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 Clear View Table CreError Undersize OverSize Fragment Jabber Oo Drop gp Time Interval x Record Number 20 Show Hide M CrcError v UnderSize M OverSize M Fragment Iv Jabber M Drop
177. r or an RMON probe 4 Select Enabled in the Status field 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring Port Trunking When you select Port Trunking from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Member Ports Mixconnect POMC mi mj mi mi mj mi m mi m ml mn mj 72 CZ n mi m m ply 2 FAP ie rirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrma ply BO nse i NNNM 4 mprrErrrirrrrrrrrrirrr rr Pr oisabied x eel r pPIPIFIFIPIPFFIPIFPFIFFPIIFFIPPIFIPIs fs ply Di Disave m M Note It is only valid to set up at most 8 member ports of any one trunk group and a port can be a member of mm one trunk group at a time 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 e Name Type the user assigned name of the trunk group e Port Members Check the number of ports that will be members of the trunk group e 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
178. r 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 3 26 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Toggle the State field between Active and Inactive Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key NOTE To s
179. rconnect 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 o Ree SSR temm o z p Po ENS Sees SR S o T Eom SS W Figure 1 1 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch and QuadT Interconnect Module Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 1 Introduction ProLiant BL p Class F GbE Interconnect Kit Features 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 red
180. rconnect Switch 1 Type the appropriate IP addresses 2 Click Apply Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 33 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the SNMP Manager When you select SNMP Manager from the Management menu the following screen is displayed Community String Access Right Apply The SNMP Manager Configuration window allows you to configure SNMP parameters You can change the following parameters e Community String Type a user defined SNMP community name e Access Right Choose the access of Read Only or Read Write using the SNMP community name e 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 4 34 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring the Trap Manager When you select Trap Manager from the Management menu the following screen is displayed Community String PEU invatic Po Jivani I 0 0 0 a vaio I The SNMP Trap Manager Configuration window allows you to set the trap receiving station wh
181. rconnect 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 e IP Address e Switch Information e Advanced Settings Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 5 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e Port Configuration e Port Mirroring e Port Trunking e IGMP Snooping Configuring IP Address When you select IP Address from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed 00 05 54 9 32 87 Manual Apply 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 e MAC Address The Ethernet address for the device also known as the physical address e Get IP From The choices for how the GbE Interconnect Switch receives its IP address settings Manual BOOTP and DHCP e IP Address The host address for the device on the TCP IP network e Subnet Mask Th
182. reen is refreshed The setting can be between 1s and 60s where s stands for seconds e Record Number Displays the number of times the GbE Interconnect Switch will be polled The setting can be between 20 and 200 e Unicast Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a unicast address e Multicast Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a multicast address e Broadcast Counts the total number of good packets that were received by a broadcast address e Show Hide Displays or hides unicast multicast or broadcast packets Click Clear to reset the counters Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 41 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring Transmitted TX Packets When you select Transmitted TX Packets from the Packets menu the following screens are displayed Clear View Table lA it WA ji nn IH I Ama HN n li AO WARE T A mhra Mu UU l XRUPRIRIA FI Mr CROACIE E V D T h Hi Time Interval Record Number Show Hide M Bytes M Packets Bytes Packets View LineChart Packet Analysis of Port 1 Time Interval jis Bytes 0 0 0 0 Packets 0 0 0 0 Unicast 0 0 0 0 Multicast 0 0 0 0 Broadcast 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 Packets 0 0 0 i Tx Packets Bytes The Tx Packets Analysis window displays the numbe
183. ring EFrets iex Lo ao ode op e odere lg et MOD ees 4 43 Monitoring Packet Size asrni eee Ree e tere eee ceni e ete ee eee gui ed 4 46 Monitoring Trunk Utilization essent eren nnnm neen nennen nennen enne 4 48 Monitoring MAC Address Table He e eH RU caubestecqueedisereseenas 4 50 Monitoring IGMP Snooping Table eese eene nennen enne nein rennen nnne 4 51 Monitoring Dynamic Group Registration cece essecsseceseceseceeceseesseeeeneesaeesaeeeaaecsaecaecsaeeneeeseeeees 4 51 Monitoring VLAN Status cere nte het De ete sea eene content datas eevee ee petet gui es 4 52 Maintaining the GbE Interconnect Switch eese ener rennen eren 4 53 Usmg EELTP Seryices iudi e eee tet ee re e o eR Rete ae e ie bat ee gens 4 53 Displaying GbE Interconnect Switch History eese enne rennen 4 56 Performing a Ping T st aie e ain eens Tae e HO GE OE FEES 4 57 Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration to Factory Defaults ssss 4 58 Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch eese enne nre eren 4 59 Setting the Connection TIMEOUT a ette esi aei e Pea tH ee LER sei decatets eee eee need sees 4 59 Loggibg OUt c givens deem ade nee qe d dae s erc ide e bition 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 Settin
184. roLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 3 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 admin Root Modify switchuser User Modify 3 Click Add to add a new user to the table The following window is displayed Apply Type the user name in the User Name field Type the user s password in the New Password field Type the new password a second time in the Confirm Password field LB 0 BR 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 ype 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
185. rom the Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal window menu select File then Properties 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 e Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal m Ioj x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Boot Procedure 0 00 003 Please change your baud rate to 115200 for Z modem download or press CTRL C go to BOOT MENU Z Modem baud rate 115200 Z Modem Establishing Connection with Sender B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7fed B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7fed B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7f ed B00000002 7fed Connected 0 19 37 lvr100 i15200 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Zl Figure F 4 Connection established message screen Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide F 5 Upgrading Firmware by Means of the Serial Port 12 From the Interconnect Switch HyperTerminal window menu select Transfer then Send File The following window is displayed Folder C Filename ENCFimware 017 f Protocol
186. ront 10 100 Panel 24 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN FrontPanel2 No Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide C 5 Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Switch B Port Names VLANs STP ByPass Trunking Default Settings Table C 3 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 Port Type Ul Speed VID VLAN VLAN Name Port Name STP Multilink Port Member ByPass Trunk No AS Enabled 10 100 Server 1 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Serveri iLO Yes 10 100 Server 2 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server1_Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 3 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_iLO Yes 10 100 Server 4 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 5 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server3_iLO Yes 10 100 Server 6 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server3_Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 7 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server4 iLO Yes 10 100 Server 8 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server4 Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 9 Auto 1 Egre
187. ropped so that packets behind them are less likely to be dropped in periods of heavy usage Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 7 Introduction 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 de
188. runing 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 e By default the PVID of all ports is the same as the VID of DEFAULT VLAN which is equal to 1 e 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 e Fora tagged port the PVID will be the same as the VID of the IEEE 802 1Q VLAN to which this port was first assigned e Ifthe 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 e 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 e From and To Select the range of ports to be included in the settings e 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 t
189. rver 7 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server4_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 8 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server4_Port2 Yes 10 100 Server 9 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server5_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 10 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN _ Server5_Port2 Yes 10 100 Server 11 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server6_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 12 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server6_Port2 Yes 10 100 Server 13 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server7_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 14 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server7_Port2 Yes continued C 4 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C 2 Switch A Port Names VLANs STP ByPass Trunking Default Settings continued Port Type Ul Speed VID VLAN VLAN Name Port Name STP Multilink Port Member ByPass Trunk No AS Enabled 10 100 Server 15 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server8_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 16 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN _ Server8_Port2 Yes 10 100 X Connect 17 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN XConnect_1 No XConnect 10 100 X Connect 18 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN XConnect_2 No XConnect 10 100 M Uplink 19 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Ul Port 19 No 10 100 M Uplink 20 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U1 Port 20 No 10 100 1000 D Uplink 21 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U2 Port 21 No 10 100 1000 D Uplink 22 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U2 Port 22 No Front 10 100 Panel 23 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN FrontPanel1 No F
190. s 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 D 12 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol Trunk 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 a
191. s 1 15 location 1 14 overview 1 2 Dynamic Group Registration Table console management interface 3 50 Web based management interface 4 51 E egress bandwidth settings console management interface 3 18 Web based management interface 4 25 enterprise specific MIBs E 2 error packets monitoring console management interface 3 45 Web based management interface 4 43 errors resource D 11 Ethernet ports connectors features 1 2 locations 1 12 1 14 specifications A 1 European Union regulatory notice H 2 I 1 external components overview 1 8 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 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 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 IEEE 802 1p based class of service 1 8 IEEE 802 1Q based VLAN 1 6 IEEE ANSI standards specifica
192. s GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol A port in the listening state e Discards frames received from the network segment to which it is attached e Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding e Does not add addresses to its forwarding database e Receives BPDUs and directs them to the processor e Processes BPDUs received from the processor e Receives and responds to network management messages Network Segment Port 1 Forwarding Y Addresses Data Network Packets BPDUs Management Packets Forwarding Database GPU Switch Fabric Discard BPDUs Data Packets Port 2 Listening Network Segment BPDUs Figure D 2 Listening state Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide D 3 Spanning Tree Protocol 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Spanning
193. s are displayed Jump Fina o0 00 00 00 00 00 Jump Fina 3 rj Jump Fina Clear All Clear By Port 00 00 00 00 00 05 15 dynamic 1 1 00 00 81 9a a0 9f 15 dynamic 1 00 00 81 9a f2 ba 15 dynamic 1 00 00 81 9a f2 f4 15 dynamic 1 00 00 86 47 47 58 15 dynamic 1 00 00 86 4e e1 01 15 dynamic 1 00 00 e2 41 f5 54 15 dynamic 1 00 00 4 95 b5 4a 15 dynamic 1 00 00 f8 7c 1c 29 15 dynamic 1 00 01 02 03 04 00 15 dynamic 1 00 01 02 42 41 00 15 dynamic il 00 01 03 83 0e ea 15 dynamic 1 00 01 03 83 11 fd 15 dynamic 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 e Search by VLAN ID Type the VLAN ID you want to search for e Search by MAC Address Type the MAC address you want to search for e Search by Port Select the port number for which you want to search e Jump Click this button to move to a sector of the database corresponding to a user defined port VLAN or MAC address e Find Click this button to find the data entry e Clear All Click this button to clear all forwarding table entries e Clear By Port Click this button to clear the forwarding table entries that have the entered port number e VID View the VLAN ID of the VLAN that the port is a member of e MAC Address View the MAC address entered into the address table e Port View the port that the MAC address corr
194. s 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 e To access the GbE Interconnect Switch locally use the front panel DB 9 serial management port e 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 t
195. s 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1 5 Introduction 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 e Ethernet packet framing e MAC addressing e Physical medium transmission error detection e Medium allocation collision avoidance e Contention resolution collision handling Layer 2 switching technology allows the GbE Interconnect S
196. s 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 e 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 e GVRP Status Choose to enable or disable Group VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP on the GbE Interconnect Switch GVRP allows members to dynamically join VLANs e Telnet Status Choose to enable or disable access to the GbE Interconnect Switch over the network using the TCP IP Telnet protocol e Web Status Choose to enable or disable management of the GbE Interconnect Switch over the Web e Group Address Filter Mode Select one of the forwarding or filtering options to set the IGMP filter mode for processing multicast packets e 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 e Trunk Load Sharing Algorithm Select one of the trunk load sharing o
197. s 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 3 32 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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
198. sed Management Interface Configuring Port Mirroring When you select Port Mirroring from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Port E Por 11 Apply Note l The Source Port and Target Port should be different or the setup will be invalid Note 2 The target port should be a non trunked port The Trunking Ports Group ID 1 17 18 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 sniffe
199. sername New Password Confirm New Password Access Level lt Root gt APPLY Ce kde kdo kde dk ded dk dk dede ded e ded ed de e de n Function Select action ADD Delete or Update Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Gui
200. ss DEFAULT VLAN Server5 iLO Yes 10 100 Server 10 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server5 Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 11 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server6 iLO Yes 10 100 Server 12 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server6 Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 13 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server iLO Yes continued C 6 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Table C 3 Switch B Port Names VLANs STP ByPass Trunking Default Settings continued Port Type Ul Speed VID VLAN VLAN Name Port Name STP By Multilink Port Member Pass Trunk No AS Enabled 10 100 Server 14 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN _ Server7_Port3 Yes 10 100 Server 15 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server8 iLO Yes 10 100 Server 16 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN Server8 Port3 Yes 10 100 X Connect 17 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN XConnect 1 No XConnect 10 100 X Connect 18 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN A XConnect 2 No XConnect 10 100 M Uplink 19 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U1 Port 19 No 10 100 M Uplink 20 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U1 Port 20 No 10 100 1000 D Uplink 21 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U2 Port 21 No 10 100 1000 D Uplink 22 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN U2 Port 22 No Front 10 100 Panel 23 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN FrontPanel1 No Front 10 100 Panel 24 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN FrontPanel2 No Note By default the processor port is assigned to DEFAULT_VLAN XConnect1 and XConn
201. ssage Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRLtN Next Page CTRL P Previous Page 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 19 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface To globally configure the Spanning Tree Protocol STP on the GbE Interconnect Switch 1 2 Highlight Configure Spanning Tree Protocol on the Configuration menu Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Configure Spanning Switch Settings STP Status Status Bridge ID 800000055DF93287 Max Age Designated Root Bridge O00055DF93287 Hello Time 2 Root Priority 32768 Forward Delay 15 Cost to Root 0 Priority 32768 Root Port O APPLY Last Topology Change 2126 secs Topology Changes Count 0 Port Settings deKkkekkokokokockok dede ook koedededeo ook oed o ko deddo oo koe dede oodd dde dee Function Set spanning tree status Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh NOTE The factory default settings should cover the majority of installations Compaq recommends that you keep the
202. sues 1 5 users managing accounts 4 35 privilege levels 2 5 setup procedures 3 4 4 3 utilities system 3 53 V ventilation clearances x VLAN ID 2 4 4 22 VLANs virtual local area networks configuring 3 25 4 19 default settings C 4 features 1 6 importance of root bridge D 12 monitoring 3 51 4 52 overview 1 3 Ww 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 X XModem protocol F 1 Z ZModem protocol F 1 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch Index 5
203. t 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 Serial Port For Choose Console or SLIP The following SLIP settings display Local IP Address Local IP address of the SLIP connection 4 32 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e Remote IP Address Remote IP address of the SLIP connection e 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 Apply Note Your local host ip address must be one of the IP addresses which have access to the switch or disconnection will result 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 Inte
204. tatus window for the desired VLAN 1 Type a VLAN ID number in the VLAN Index field 2 Click Search The VLAN status is displayed 4 52 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Maintaining the GbE Interconnect Switch The Maintenance menu has the following sections TFTP Services Update Firmware Configuration File Save Settings and Save History Log 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 Server IP Address File Name i M2 Start Apply The Update Firmware from Server window allows you to update the path of a new firmware file on the TFTP server To update the p
205. tener 1 9 1 5 GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC LED assignments ce ceseceseceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaeeenaeenaees 1 10 1 6 GbE Interconnect Switch front panel NIC LED functions 00 0 eee eeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeenaeenaees 1 11 1 7 QuadT Interconnect Module connectors cccccecsscecessseceenesseeeceesececsessececsesseeecseaseeeceesaeeeceesaeeeenaas 1 12 1 8 QuadT Interconnect Module LEDS eccccccccssececsessececeesececsssaeeecsesseeecnesseeecnesaeeecsesseeecseseeesensaes 1 13 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide vii Contents 1 9 DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors eese ennemi rennen 1 14 1 10 DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDS eese nennen nennen rennen 1 15 2 1 Installing the QuadT or DualTSX Interconnect Modules esee 2 2 2 2 Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches eese nennen rennen 2 3 2 3 Installing the cable retaining bracket eese nennen nennen 2 7 B 1 Standard RJ 45 receptacle connector for 10 100 Mb s and Gigabit over Copper B 1 D 1 Blocking State itr reb ater He pr RE HOP RE EE a eee P e a eee EPA dS D 2 D2 Listening States nu edite ete teme ee tle ted epe re eee ite ate s D 3 D 3 Learning States iiu inier e nete mee een eflent etd rie estre ode D 5 D 4 Forwarding st te u eon em ee ete eo ee it e ete pond D 6 D 5 Disabled state 5 dE HE RUNG ede ice HU aed
206. ter 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 Figure 2 3 Installing the cable retaining bracket Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2 7 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch 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 thi
207. tering Table menu 2 Press the Enter key The following screen is displayed Setup Unicast Filtering Table Action HIEbGM GEER S gt VLAN ID 1 MAC Address 000000000000 Type Permanent Allow to Go Port l Total Entries 0 dA ooo ck ek e e e e ck ck ke e e ke ko ko ko ko ko KA ckokokokokokokockokokokokockockokokokokokockockokokokokokockockockokokokockokockokokokokockokokokokokok ck ck ok x x e A AX Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DELETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRLtN Next Page CTRL P Previous Page Toggle the Action field between Add Modify and Delete 4 Type the VID in the VLAN ID field 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 23 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Configuring Static Multicast Filtering Table To edit the IEEE 802 1q Multicast Filtering settings 1 Highlight Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table on the Co
208. the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Save Settings to TFTP Server Server IP Address NIBEKRBUUMEI PathYFilename deck kckcko ck cho ck cho kckockokokckckokockckokock kokock wkokockckokock ckckockckokokockokokckokokckckokckchokckchokck hokckchok ck ch koh coe k de e n e e n e Rn 6 x Function Enter the Server IP address Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 56 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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
209. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 13 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Configuring IGMP Snooping When you select IGMP Snooping from the Configuration menu the following screen is displayed Q te Enabled Non Guerier x ie 1 DEFAULT VLAN Enabled 260 Non Querier x 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 e VLAN ID Select a VID number in this field e State Choose to enable or disable the IGMP settings e 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 e Robustness Variable This is a tuning variable that allows you to configure the acceptable nu
210. 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 Ji Member Ports 1 XConnect 17 18 Enabled View 2 Disabled 3 Disabled 4 Disabled 5 Disabled 6 Disabled 4 48 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Clear View Table Rx Util Tx Util R amp Tx Util Unit bytes Time Interval Record Number Show Hide Iv Ris Util IV T Util Iv R amp Tx Uti 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 49 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Monitoring MAC Address Table When you select MAC Address Table from the Monitoring menu the following screen
211. 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 7 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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 Setup User Accounts Action IcNTW Username New Password Confirm New Password Access Level lt Root gt APPLY ecfede de de dede de dece de de EEKKKKKEEEEEKKKKEEEKEEEKKEKEEEEEKKEEEEEEKEKKEEEEEEKKKKEEEEEEKE Function Select action ADD Delete or Update Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh Toggle the Action field to select Update 4 Type the user name for the account you want to change in the Username field If the password is to be changed type the new password in the New
212. tion Edit SNMP Community Strings Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRLtR Refresh 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 3 52 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Using System
213. tions A 1 IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol snooping advanced settings 3 13 4 9 configuring 3 30 4 14 monitoring 3 48 4 51 overview 1 8 ingress bandwidth settings Index 2 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch Index console management interface 3 16 Web based management interface 4 24 ingress filtering of ports 3 28 4 22 installation 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 interconnect modules accessing switch with 2 8 cabling procedure 2 7 DualTSX 1 2 1 14 1 15 installation 2 2 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 J 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 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 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 configuring 3 40 4 31 monitoring 3 47
214. tly 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 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 d
215. ture 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 On the front side of the ProLiant BL p Class server blade release the ejector lever for the GbE Interconnect Switch Pull down on the ejector lever to unlock the GbE Interconnect Switch from the enclosure Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2 3 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch LB 0 B Slide the GbE Interconnect Switch out of the communication bay Slide the new GbE Interconnect Switch fully into the communication bay Close the ejector lever If you saved the configuration file to a TFTP server download the configuration Refer to the Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server
216. uces 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 RRN R TES E R SER s SOS D Ses Lo ee n wen E E N 999SORERRSESESSE e SSESESRSESP Figure 1 2 ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module 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 e Uptoa 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 e Preconfiguration for immediate use with a ProLiant BL p Class server blade enclosure Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction Industry standard protocols compatible with other widely used networking components
217. uration 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 Configuration Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Configure Switch Information and Advanced Settings Ports Bandwidth Spanning Tree Protocol Static Destination Address Filtering Table VLANs IGMP Snooping Port Trunking Port Mirroring Threshold of Broadcast Multicast DA Unknown Storm Class of Service Default Priority and Traffic Class Port Security Priority MAC Addresses RS232 and SLIP deWkokokckckokokckokockockckckokokokok ok ck ckockokokckok ck ck ckockckokokokok ok ckockckokokokokok ck ckckckokokokok ok ckockckok hokok ok ok ckokokohok oko ke e n n n d 6 A6 x Function Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3 9 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch
218. vailable User documentation Compaq Service Quick Reference Guide 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 In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 For Compaq technical support 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 Text Conventions This document uses the following conventions 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 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 Monospace typeface is used for command lines code examples screen displays error messages and user input Sans serif typeface is used for uniform resource locators URLs Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide xi 1 Introduction Overview This user guide provides installation and reference information for the Compaq ProLiant BL p Class C GbE Inte
219. ver Disabled Save History Log to TFTP Server Disabled PING Test Disabled Out of band Baud Rate 9600 Data Bit 8 Parity Bit None Stop Bit 1 TFTP Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 VLAN Mode IEEE 802 1Q Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Runtime Switching Software Default Settings Switch A Port Names VLANs STP ByPass Trunking Default Settings Table C 2 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 Port Type Ul Speed VID VLAN VLAN Name Port Name STP Multilink Port Member ByPass Trunk No AS Enabled 10 100 Server 1 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server1_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 2 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN _ Server1_Port2 Yes 10 100 Server 3 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 4 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server2_Port2 Yes 10 100 Server 5 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT_VLAN Server3_Port1 Yes 10 100 Server 6 Auto 1 Egress DEFAULT VLAN _ Server3_Port2 Yes 10 100 Se
220. vices 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 1 8 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Introduction 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 Figure 1 4 GbE Interconnect
221. witch Using the Web Based Management Interface 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 Compag ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 57 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface Resetting the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration to Factory Defaults When you select Factory Reset from the Maintenance menu the following screen is displayed CAUTION This function resets the NV RAM to default values Switch setting will be returned to defaults When the Reset is applied the system will automatically reboot Do you want to keep system IP address Yes No Resetto Factory Default 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
222. witch 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 sw
223. x port VLAN ID PVID 4 22 ports 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 console management interface 3 37 CoS packet 1 8 Web based management interface 4 27 privileges user 2 5 protocols network BOOTP 1 8 3 10 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 XModem ZModem F 1 PVID port VLAN ID 4 22 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 regulatory compliance notices H 1 remote access to switch 2 8 remote monitoring RMON overview 1 7 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 base
224. x Response PRREEAA AAA AAA d d Ro RR AAA EAA eR o RR EAE EAA de RR Rode dde e EEE EE Function Select the action ADD MODIFY or DELETE Message Esc Previous screen CTRL R Refresh CTRLtN Next Page CTRL P Previous Page Age Out Querier State Enabled 260 Non Querier 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 3 30 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface 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
225. yed Upgrade Firmware de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de de de de de dede de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de dede de de de de dede de de dede dede dede cde oec ode ce e e A AG XG x8 Function Enter the Server IP address Message CTRL T Root screen Esc Prev screen CTRL R Refresh 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 3 54 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server To download a GbE Interconnect Switch configuration file
226. you select STP Switch Settings from the Spanning Tree menu the following screen is displayed Disabled Z 26112 0 8000008082437 1a 0080 824371a Note 2 Forward Delay 1 gt Max Age Max Age gt 2 Hello Time 2 You can change the following STP parameters e Spanning Tree Protocol Choose to enable or disable the STP setting e 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 Compaq ProLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 4 15 Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web Based Management Interface e Bridge Hello Time 1 10 Sec Type the hello time The range is 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 e Bridge Forward Delay 4 30 Sec Type the forward delay time The range is 4 to 30 seconds This interval is th

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