HP 212M User Manual

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HP ProCurve
Switch 212M and 224M

Management and
Configuration Guide

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Table of contents

Document Outline

HP ProCurve Switch 212M and 224M, Management and Configuration Guide
Contents
Chapter 1: Selecting a Management Interface
Chapter 2: Configuring an IP Address on the Switch
- Methods for Configuring an IP Address and Subnet M...
- Manually Configuring an IP Address
  - Where To Go From Here
Chapter 3: Using the HP Web Browser Interface
Chapter 4: Using the Switch Console
Chapter 5: Using HP TopTools To Monitor and Manage the Switch...
Chapter 6: Configuring the Switch
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
Appendix A: File Transfers
Appendix B: MAC Address Management
Overview
Determining the MAC Addresses
- Base MAC Address
- Switch Port MAC Addresses
Index
- A–C
- D–H
- I–N
- O–R
- S
- T–U
- V–X
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- HP ProCurve Switch 212M and 224M, Management and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Selecting a Management Interface
  - Understanding Management Interfaces
  - Advantages of Using the HP Web Browser Interface
  - Advantages of Using the Switch Console
  - HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
- Chapter 2: Configuring an IP Address on the Switch
  - Methods for Configuring an IP Address and Subnet M...
  - Manually Configuring an IP Address
    - Where To Go From Here
- Chapter 3: Using the HP Web Browser Interface
  - Overview
  - Web Browser Interface Requirements
  - Starting an HP Web Browser Interface Session
    - Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Wor...
    - Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
  - Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Sess...
    - Viewing the “First Time Install” Window
    - Creating User Names and Passwords in the Web Brows...
      - Using the Passwords
      - Using the User Names
      - If You Lose a Password
    - Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface
      - Providing Online Help
      - If Online Help Fails to Operate
  - The Web Browser Interface Screen Layout
    - The Overview Window
    - The Port Utilization and Status Displays
      - Port Utilization
        
        To change the amount of bandwidth the Port Utiliza...
        
        To display values for each graph bar
      - Port Status
    - The Alert Log
      - Sorting the Alert Log Entries
      - Alert Types
      - Viewing Detail Views of Alert Log Entries
      - The Alert Control Bar
    - The Tab Bar
      - Identity Tab
      - Status Tab
      - Configuration Tab
      - Security Tab
      - Diagnostics Tab
      - The Support Tab
      - The Status Bar
    - Setting Fault Detection Policy
      - Working With Fault Detection
- Chapter 4: Using the Switch Console
  - Overview
    - About the Switch Console.
    - Switch Console Interaction with the Web Browser In...
  - Starting and Ending a Console Session
    - How To Start a Console Session:
    - How To End a Console Session:
  - Main Menu Features
  - Screen Structure and Navigation
    - To get full screen Help
  - Using Password Security
    - To set Manager and Operator passwords:
      - To Delete Password Protection (Including Recovery ...
      - To Recover from a Lost Manager Password:
  - Rebooting the Switch
    - Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes
  - Using the Command Prompt
- Chapter 5: Using HP TopTools To Monitor and Manage the Switch...
  - Overview
  - SNMP Management Features
  - SNMP Configuration Process
  - Advanced Management: RMON and HP Extended RMON Sup...
    - RMON
    - Extended RMON
- Chapter 6: Configuring the Switch
  - Overview
    - Why Reconfigure?
    - How To Find Configuration Information.
    - Configuration Features
  - Support/Management URLs Feature
    - Support URL
    - Management Server URL
  - IP Configuration
    - Configuring IP Address from the Web Browser Interf...
    - Configuring IP Address from the Switch Console
      - To Access IP Addressing:
    - How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation
    - DHCP/Bootp Operation
      - Overview
      - The DHCP/Bootp Process
      - DHCP Operation
      - Bootp Operation
        
        Bootp Database Record Entries
      - Configuring DHCP/Bootp
        
        To configure the switch for DHCP/Bootp:
    - Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
  - SNMP Communities
    - Configuring SNMP Communities from the Switch Conso...
      - To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:
  - Trap Receivers
  - Console/Serial Link
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure the Console/...
      - To Access Console/Serial Link Features
  - System Information
    - Configuring System Parameters from the Web Browser...
    - Configuring System Information from the Console
      - To Access System Information:
  - Port Settings
    - Auto-Negotiation Note:
    - Flow Control Note:
    - Configuring Port Parameters from the Web Browser I...
    - Configuring Port Parameters from the Switch Consol...
      - To Access Port Configuration:
  - Network Monitoring Port Features
    - Configuring Port Monitoring from the Web Browser I...
    - Configuring Port Monitoring from the Switch Consol...
      - To Access Port Monitoring:
  - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    - Enabling STP from the Web Browser Interface
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure STP
      - To Access STP:
    - How STP Operates
  - IP Multicast (IGMP) Service Features— Multimedia T...
    - Configuring IGMP from the Web Browser Interface
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure IGMP
      - To Access IGMP Service:
    - How IGMP Operates
      - IGMP Data.
      - Role of the Switch
      - Number of IP Multicast Addresses Allowed
      - Changing the Querier Configuration Setting
    - Special Case IGMP Configuration
- Chapter 7: Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
  - Overview
  - Switch Console Status and Counters Menu
  - General System Information
  - Switch Management Address Information
  - Port Status
    - Displaying Port Status from the Web Browser Interf...
    - Displaying Port Status from the Switch Console
  - Port Counters
    - Displaying Port Counters from the Web Browser Inte...
    - Displaying Port Counters from the Console Interfac...
  - Address Table
  - Port Address Table
  - Spanning Tree (STP) Information
  - IP Multicast (IGMP) Status
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
  - Troubleshooting Approaches
  - Web Browser Interface or Switch Console Access Pro...
  - Unusual Network Activity
    - General Problems
      - The network runs slow; processes fail; users canno...
      - Duplicate IP Addresses
      - Duplicate IP Addresses in a DHCP Network
      - The Switch Has Been Configured for DHCP/Bootp Oper...
    - IGMP-Related Problems
      - IP Multicast (IGMP) Traffic Does Not Reach IGMP Ho...
      - IP Multicast Traffic Floods Out All Ports; IGMP Do...
  - Using the Event Log to Identify Problem Sources
    - Entering and Navigating in the Event Log Display
  - Diagnostics
    - Ping and Link Tests
      - Ping Test
      - Link Test
      - Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Web Browser ...
      - Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Switch Conso...
    - The Configuration File
      - Browsing the Configuration File from the Web Brows...
      - Browsing the Configuration File from the Switch Co...
    - Using the Command Prompt
      - How To Use the Command Prompt:
      - How To Exit from the command prompt:
  - Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
- Appendix A: File Transfers
  - Overview
  - Downloading an Operating System (OS)
    - Using TFTP To Download the OS File
    - Using Xmodem to Download the OS File
      - To Perform the OS Download:
    - Using the SNMP-Based HP Download Manager
    - Switch-to-Switch Download
  - Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads
  - Transferring Switch Configurations
    - Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Betw...
    - Using XGet and XPut To Transfer a Configuration Be...
- Appendix B: MAC Address Management
- Overview
- Determining the MAC Addresses
  - Base MAC Address
  - Switch Port MAC Addresses
- Index
  - A–C
  - D–H
  - I–N
  - O–R
  - S
  - T–U
  - V–X
blank.pdf
- HP ProCurve Switch 212M and 224M, Management and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Selecting a Management Interface
  - Understanding Management Interfaces
  - Advantages of Using the HP Web Browser Interface
  - Advantages of Using the Switch Console
  - HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
- Chapter 2: Configuring an IP Address on the Switch
  - Methods for Configuring an IP Address and Subnet M...
  - Manually Configuring an IP Address
    - Where To Go From Here
- Chapter 3: Using the HP Web Browser Interface
  - Overview
  - Web Browser Interface Requirements
  - Starting an HP Web Browser Interface Session
    - Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Wor...
    - Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
  - Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Sess...
    - Viewing the “First Time Install” Window
    - Creating User Names and Passwords in the Web Brows...
      - Using the Passwords
      - Using the User Names
      - If You Lose a Password
    - Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface
      - Providing Online Help
      - If Online Help Fails to Operate
  - The Web Browser Interface Screen Layout
    - The Overview Window
    - The Port Utilization and Status Displays
      - Port Utilization
        
        To change the amount of bandwidth the Port Utiliza...
        
        To display values for each graph bar
      - Port Status
    - The Alert Log
      - Sorting the Alert Log Entries
      - Alert Types
      - Viewing Detail Views of Alert Log Entries
      - The Alert Control Bar
    - The Tab Bar
      - Identity Tab
      - Status Tab
      - Configuration Tab
      - Security Tab
      - Diagnostics Tab
      - The Support Tab
      - The Status Bar
    - Setting Fault Detection Policy
      - Working With Fault Detection
- Chapter 4: Using the Switch Console
  - Overview
    - About the Switch Console.
    - Switch Console Interaction with the Web Browser In...
  - Starting and Ending a Console Session
    - How To Start a Console Session:
    - How To End a Console Session:
  - Main Menu Features
  - Screen Structure and Navigation
    - To get full screen Help
  - Using Password Security
    - To set Manager and Operator passwords:
      - To Delete Password Protection (Including Recovery ...
      - To Recover from a Lost Manager Password:
  - Rebooting the Switch
    - Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes
  - Using the Command Prompt
- Chapter 5: Using HP TopTools To Monitor and Manage the Switch...
  - Overview
  - SNMP Management Features
  - SNMP Configuration Process
  - Advanced Management: RMON and HP Extended RMON Sup...
    - RMON
    - Extended RMON
- Chapter 6: Configuring the Switch
  - Overview
    - Why Reconfigure?
    - How To Find Configuration Information.
    - Configuration Features
  - Support/Management URLs Feature
    - Support URL
    - Management Server URL
  - IP Configuration
    - Configuring IP Address from the Web Browser Interf...
    - Configuring IP Address from the Switch Console
      - To Access IP Addressing:
    - How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation
    - DHCP/Bootp Operation
      - Overview
      - The DHCP/Bootp Process
      - DHCP Operation
      - Bootp Operation
        
        Bootp Database Record Entries
      - Configuring DHCP/Bootp
        
        To configure the switch for DHCP/Bootp:
    - Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
  - SNMP Communities
    - Configuring SNMP Communities from the Switch Conso...
      - To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:
  - Trap Receivers
  - Console/Serial Link
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure the Console/...
      - To Access Console/Serial Link Features
  - System Information
    - Configuring System Parameters from the Web Browser...
    - Configuring System Information from the Console
      - To Access System Information:
  - Port Settings
    - Auto-Negotiation Note:
    - Flow Control Note:
    - Configuring Port Parameters from the Web Browser I...
    - Configuring Port Parameters from the Switch Consol...
      - To Access Port Configuration:
  - Network Monitoring Port Features
    - Configuring Port Monitoring from the Web Browser I...
    - Configuring Port Monitoring from the Switch Consol...
      - To Access Port Monitoring:
  - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    - Enabling STP from the Web Browser Interface
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure STP
      - To Access STP:
    - How STP Operates
  - IP Multicast (IGMP) Service Features— Multimedia T...
    - Configuring IGMP from the Web Browser Interface
    - Using the Switch Console To Configure IGMP
      - To Access IGMP Service:
    - How IGMP Operates
      - IGMP Data.
      - Role of the Switch
      - Number of IP Multicast Addresses Allowed
      - Changing the Querier Configuration Setting
    - Special Case IGMP Configuration
- Chapter 7: Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
  - Overview
  - Switch Console Status and Counters Menu
  - General System Information
  - Switch Management Address Information
  - Port Status
    - Displaying Port Status from the Web Browser Interf...
    - Displaying Port Status from the Switch Console
  - Port Counters
    - Displaying Port Counters from the Web Browser Inte...
    - Displaying Port Counters from the Console Interfac...
  - Address Table
  - Port Address Table
  - Spanning Tree (STP) Information
  - IP Multicast (IGMP) Status
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
  - Troubleshooting Approaches
  - Web Browser Interface or Switch Console Access Pro...
  - Unusual Network Activity
    - General Problems
      - The network runs slow; processes fail; users canno...
      - Duplicate IP Addresses
      - Duplicate IP Addresses in a DHCP Network
      - The Switch Has Been Configured for DHCP/Bootp Oper...
    - IGMP-Related Problems
      - IP Multicast (IGMP) Traffic Does Not Reach IGMP Ho...
      - IP Multicast Traffic Floods Out All Ports; IGMP Do...
  - Using the Event Log to Identify Problem Sources
    - Entering and Navigating in the Event Log Display
  - Diagnostics
    - Ping and Link Tests
      - Ping Test
      - Link Test
      - Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Web Browser ...
      - Executing Ping or Link Tests from the Switch Conso...
    - The Configuration File
      - Browsing the Configuration File from the Web Brows...
      - Browsing the Configuration File from the Switch Co...
    - Using the Command Prompt
      - How To Use the Command Prompt:
      - How To Exit from the command prompt:
  - Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
- Appendix A: File Transfers
  - Overview
  - Downloading an Operating System (OS)
    - Using TFTP To Download the OS File
    - Using Xmodem to Download the OS File
      - To Perform the OS Download:
    - Using the SNMP-Based HP Download Manager
    - Switch-to-Switch Download
  - Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads
  - Transferring Switch Configurations
    - Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Betw...
    - Using XGet and XPut To Transfer a Configuration Be...
- Appendix B: MAC Address Management
- Overview
- Determining the MAC Addresses
  - Base MAC Address
  - Switch Port MAC Addresses
- Index
  - A–C
  - D–H
  - I–N
  - O–R
  - S
  - T–U
  - V–X

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