HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches User Manual

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Planning for Network Growth

Reorganize Your Current Equipment

10-11

Figure 10-6. The traffic pattern after implementing reorganization

recommendations

The network utilization for switch segment 10.4.12.10::B4 is reduced. The
network utilization on switch segment 10.4.12.10::B3 is unchanged.

It is recommended that you run this type of report before the Add or Upgrade
Equipment

report to obtain recommendations for reorganizing your existing

equipment.

N o t e

If you move a node to a segment that has a different subnet address, you need
to change the IP address of the node so that its subnet address is the same as
the subnet address of the destination segment.

N o t e

If you are moving a node that is a member of a VLAN, and your VLANs are
configured by MAC address, you do not need to change any addresses. If your
VLAN is configured by port and you move a node from one port to another,

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