Interconnect Switch User Guide

Contents
iv Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide
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Chapter 2
Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch
Overview....................................................................................................................................................2-1
Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules .......................................................2-1
Installation Guidelines.........................................................................................................................2-1
Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment....................................................2-2
Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................2-3
Upgrading from RJ-45 Patch Panels ...................................................................................................2-4
Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration...............................................................................2-4
Default Settings ...................................................................................................................................2-4
Security Issues.....................................................................................................................................2-5
Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................2-6
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches ..............................................................................2-6
Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch........................................................................................................2-7
Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................................................2-8
Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................................2-8
Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................2-9
Additional Information ............................................................................................................................2-10
Chapter 3
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management
Interface
Introduction................................................................................................................................................3-1
Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................................3-1
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches ..........................................................................................3-1
Using the Console Management Interface...........................................................................................3-2
Navigation Features.............................................................................................................................3-2
Field-level Help and System Messages...............................................................................................3-2
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch.............................................................................................3-3
Setting Up New Users................................................................................................................................3-4
Saving Changes..........................................................................................................................................3-6
Managing User Accounts...........................................................................................................................3-7
Updating a User Account ....................................................................................................................3-8
Viewing Current User Accounts .........................................................................................................3-8
Deleting a User Account .....................................................................................................................3-9
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch.................................................................................................3-9
Configuring the IP Address.................................................................................................................3-9
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings ..............................3-11
Configuring Port Settings..................................................................................................................3-14
Configuring Bandwidth.....................................................................................................................3-15
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................3-19
Configuring the Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table ..........................................................3-22
Configuring VLANs..........................................................................................................................3-25
Configuring IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................3-30
Configuring Port Trunking ................................................................................................................3-31
Configuring Port Mirroring ...............................................................................................................3-33
Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-Unknown Storm ........................................3-34
Configuring Class of Service, Default Priority, and Traffic Class....................................................3-35
Configuring Port Security..................................................................................................................3-39
Configuring Priority MAC Addresses...............................................................................................3-40