Interconnect Switch User Guide
Contents 
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide  v 
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL Codename: Vanilla Part Number: 263680-001 Last Saved On: 4/23/02 9:48 AM 
Configuring RS232 and SLIP ........................................................................................................... 3-41 
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions..................................................................................... 3-42 
Monitoring Port Utilization............................................................................................................... 3-43 
Monitoring Trunk Utilization ........................................................................................................... 3-44 
Monitoring Port Error Packets .......................................................................................................... 3-45 
Monitoring Port Packet Analysis ...................................................................................................... 3-46 
Monitoring MAC Address Forwarding Table .................................................................................. 3-47 
Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch History .................................................................................. 3-48 
Monitoring IGMP Snooping............................................................................................................. 3-48 
Monitoring the Dynamic Group Registration Table ......................................................................... 3-50 
Monitoring VLAN Status ................................................................................................................. 3-51 
Configuring SNMP Manager .................................................................................................................. 3-51 
Using System Utilities............................................................................................................................. 3-53 
Upgrading Firmware from a TFTP Server........................................................................................ 3-54 
Downloading Configuration File from a TFTP Server..................................................................... 3-55 
Saving Settings to a TFTP Server..................................................................................................... 3-55 
Saving the History Log to a TFTP Server.........................................................................................3-57 
Performing a Ping Test ..................................................................................................................... 3-58 
Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................................. 3-58 
Logging Out ............................................................................................................................................ 3-60 
Chapter 4 
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web-Based Management 
Interface 
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4-1 
Before You Begin...................................................................................................................................... 4-1 
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch ............................................................................................. 4-2 
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch ............................................................................................ 4-2 
Setting Up New Users ............................................................................................................................... 4-3 
Saving Changes ......................................................................................................................................... 4-5 
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................................ 4-5 
Configuring IP Address ...................................................................................................................... 4-6 
Setting Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information.......................................................................... 4-7 
Configuring Advanced Settings.......................................................................................................... 4-8 
Configuring Port Settings ................................................................................................................. 4-10 
Configuring Port Mirroring............................................................................................................... 4-12 
Configuring Port Trunking ............................................................................................................... 4-13 
Configuring IGMP Snooping............................................................................................................ 4-14 
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Settings .................................................................................. 4-15 
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Port Settings........................................................................... 4-17 
Configuring Unicast Filtering ........................................................................................................... 4-18 
Configuring Multicast Filtering ........................................................................................................ 4-19 
Configuring the Static VLAN Entry ................................................................................................. 4-19 
Configuring the Port VLAN ID ........................................................................................................ 4-22 
Configuring the Restart Ingress Bandwidth Settings........................................................................ 4-24 
Displaying the Current Ingress Bandwidth Table............................................................................. 4-24 
Configuring the Restart Egress Bandwidth Settings......................................................................... 4-25 
Displaying the Current Egress Bandwidth Table.............................................................................. 4-25 
Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast........................................................................................... 4-26 
Configuring the Port Priority ............................................................................................................ 4-27 










