Switch diagnostics and monitoring – HP GbE2 User Manual

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MAC address user management sorting on a per port and per VLAN basis

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Manual, or automatic IP settings via a BOOTP server

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Three switch configuration settings in memory (active, back-up, and factory); any can be selected as the current version.

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Redundant firmware images in memory; either image can be selected as the current runtime version.

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Ability to restore switch to factory default settings

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TFTP and SCP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch configuration file

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TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch firmware

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XModem to download the switch firmware (restore and update) via the serial interface

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Switch configuration retention after firmware upgrade

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HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment stations

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Human read/write configuration file for viewing, printing, and editing

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DNS (Domain Name Service) client supporting primary and secondary DNS servers

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Pre-configured customized port naming with respect to server blade NIC connectivity

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ARP cache management table to display, add, and delete entries

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Ability to name ports on a per port basis

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Full ability to enable and disable any port (both internal and external ports) on both switches

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Two port disable levels: temporary (reverts to enable at switch boot) and permanent disable

Switch diagnostics and monitoring

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One serial port and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local

management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks

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Front panel per port speed and per port link activity LED annunciation panel per switch

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System, management, and option compatibility status LEDs

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Per port speed and link activity LEDs adjacent to all external Ethernet ports

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Port mirroring with ability to mirror desired type of frames (egress, ingress, or both)

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Port mirroring single or multiple source ports to single destination port

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Switch statistic monitoring including port utilization, data packets received/transmitted, port error packets, packet size, trunk

utilization, SNMP data, etc

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System reporting such as port parameters and link status, switch asset information, configuration values, log entries, etc.

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SNMP v1 with two configurable community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts

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MIB-II, Bridge MIB, Interface MIB, Extended Bridge MIB, Ethernet-like MIB, Entity MIB, RADIUS Authentication Client MIB,

802.3-2002 Link Aggregation MIB, and HP enterprise switch MIBs

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Bridge, remote monitoring, and switch environmental traps

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Script utility to simplify registering (compiling) switch MIBs with Insight Manager 7

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Insight Manager 7 automatic discovery, identification, and receiving of traps and events, upon registration of MIBs

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Insight Manager 7 graphical representations of switches (planned for 4Q2003)

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Insight Manager 7 standard database activities (queries, tasks, reporting, etc)

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Power on self test (POST) at boot for hardware verification

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Portable Diagnostic Station to configure, upgrade, and diagnose an interconnect switch and server blade removed from the

rack environment

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Ability to return switch to a valid firmware image in case of firmware corruption

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Local system log (syslog) with ability to view and clear messages

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Remote syslog with support for a primary and secondary syslog server

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Ping capability to test the connectivity on the Ethernet network

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Trace route to identify the path used for station-to-station connectivity across the network

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Settable NVRAM diagnostic flags

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View information, clear, and delete specific MAC addresses from the forwarding database for identifying problems with

MAC address learning and packet forwarding

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ARP table view, clear, entry, and delete for identifying problems with ARP entries

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Display management processor trace buffer and snap or post-mortem trace buffer

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