Document Outline

• Front Cover
• HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches
• Notices
• Quick Start
  • Starting HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
    • Getting Around in HP TopTools
  • Viewing Your Network Devices
    • Devices
    • Maps
  • Policies
    • Quality of Service
    • Configuration Policies
  • Examining Alerts
  • Configuring and Monitoring Devices
  • Viewing Network Traffic
  • Optimizing Your Network
  • How to Get Support
• Introduction
  • Introduction to HP TopTools
  • HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
  • Network Devices Features
    • Viewing a List of Devices
    • Maps
    • Group Policies
  • Network Traffic
  • Network Growth
  • HP Devices Supported
  • Learning to Use HP TopTools
  • HP TopTools Technical Product Support
• System Requirements
  • Hardware and Software Requirements
• Discovering Your Devices
  • Beginning Discovery
    • Discovery Status
    • Selecting Networks
    • Adding Devices for Discovery
    • Configuring Discovery Settings
  • Troubleshooting Discovery
  • Inventory of Devices
• Alerts
  • Interpreting the Alert Log - Automatic Fault Finding
    • Launching the Device View
    • Acknowledging Alerts
    • Closing Alerts
    • Sorting Alerts
  • Filtering Alerts
    • Selecting Alert Log Filters
    • Selecting Alert Log Filters - Topology
    • Selecting Alert Log Filters - Custom Groups
    • Selecting Alert Log Filters - Search
  • Configuring Action on Alerts
• Networking Devices
  • Listing Devices
  • Configuring Polling
  • Selecting Actions for Devices
    • SNMP/Trap Configuration
  • Device Topology
  • Node Port Table
  • Custom Groups
  • Searching for Devices
• Group Policies
  • Creating Groups
    • Viewing the Devices in a Group
    • Adding a Group
    • Modifying a Group
  • Configuring Group Policies
  • General Configuration Policies
    • SNMP System Information
    • Checking Firmware Versions
  • Alert Configuration Policies
    • Setting Fault Sensitivity
  • Advanced Switch Features
    • Automatic Broadcast Control (ABC)
    • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
    • The Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Security Configuration Policies
    • Communities
• Viewing Your Maps
  • Displaying Maps
    • Map Server Settings
    • Launching a Map
  • Using the Panner
  • Launching the Device View
  • Options for Displaying Maps
    • Changing Map Views
  • Locating a Node
• Monitoring Network Traffic
  • Using Traffic Monitor
    • Reading the Traffic Information Gauges
    • Reading the Segment Histogram
    • Selecting Segment Groups and Segments
    • Setting Thresholds
    • Displaying the Network Meter
    • Options Button
  • Who Are the Top 5 Talkers?
    • Other Top Talkers Not in Selected Minute
    • Others
    • Top5 View Menu Items
    • Locating A Segment or End Node
  • Traffic Data Collector Settings
    • Traffic Data Storage
    • Traffic Data Collector Performance
  • Troubleshooting Traffic Monitor
    • Connection to Server Lost
• Planning for Network Growth
  • Meeting the Challenges
    • Using Network Tools
  • Planning with the Network Performance Advisor
  • Starting the Network Performance Advisor
    • Creating a New Report
    • Modifying Your Settings
    • Viewing a Report
  • Reorganize Your Current Equipment
    • Recommendation Details Section
  • Add or Upgrade Equipment
    • Recommendation Details Section
  • Top Conversations
  • Inventory of End Nodes
  • When There Are No Recommendations
  • Controlling Data Storage— Administration
  • How the Network Performance Advisor Collects Data
    • Understanding HP Sampling
    • Traffic Data Collector Performance
    • Potential Problems with Data Collection
  • Segments Excluded from Analysis
    • Segments that do not have Devices with Sampling Capability
    • Segments not Selected for Analysis
• Quality of Service
  • Overview
  • Basic Operation
  • Viewing All Currently Configured QoS Policies
  • Configuring QoS for Specific Devices (IP Addresses)
    • Adding a Policy for a Specific IP Address
  • Configuring a QoS Policy for IP Type of Service (ToS)
    • ToS Configuration Options
    • How To Configure a ToS Policy
  • Configuring a QoS Policy for Specific Protocols
  • Configuring a QoS Policy for a Specific VLAN
• Accessing Hub Features
  • Device Management Features
  • Viewing Device Identity Information
  • Interpreting Device Status
    • Reading the Performance Gauges
    • Global Counters
    • Port Counters
  • Configuring Your Device
    • Fault Detection
    • System Information
    • Configuring IP
    • Port Configuration
    • Bridge Enable/Disable
    • Backup Links
    • Configuring Load Balancing—Switching Hubs
    • Support URL
• Managing Switches
  • Displaying Switch Status
    • Status - Overview Page
    • Port Counters
    • Port Status
  • Switch Identity Information
  • Configuring Switch Features
    • Device View
    • Fault Detection
    • System Information
    • IP Configuration
    • Port Configuration
    • Class of Service
    • Steps for Configuring CoS Priority
    • Assigning a Monitoring Port
    • Setting Device Features
    • HP Procurve Stack Management
    • VLAN Configuration
    • Support/Management URLs
• Setting Up Security for a Device
  • Device Passwords
    • Manager/Operator Password Combinations
    • The Function of Community Names
    • Configuring for Community Names
  • Hub Port Security
    • Address Selection
    • Authorized Address
    • Eavesdrop Prevention
    • Send Alarm
    • Disable Port
  • Setting Security Policy for Selected Ports
  • The Hub Intrusion Log
  • Switch Port Security
    • Basic Operation
    • Configuring Port Security—Planning
    • Configuring Authorized IP Managers
    • Overview of IP Mask Operation
    • Configuring Port Security
  • Switch Intrusion Log
    • Notice of Security violations
  • Operating Notes for Port Security
    • Identifying the IP Address of an Intruder
    • Proxy Web Servers
    • Security Violations
    • Intrusion Flag Status for Entries Forced Off of the Intrusion Log
• Performing Diagnostics
  • Performing a Ping/Link Test
  • Rebooting a Device
  • Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings
  • Resetting a Switch
  • Producing a Configuration Report
• Downloading Software
  • The Software Update Utility
    • Starting the Software Update Utility
    • Viewing the Software Updates Available on the TopTools Server
  • The HP Download Manager
    • Obtaining New Software from HP
  • How to Update the Map Files
• Appendix A
  • Agent Firmware Versions
    • Verifying Device Agent Versions
  • Preparing Network Devices
    • Device Network Addresses
    • Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
  • Configuring IP Parameters
• Index