HP 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch User Guide Part Number 445876-003 May 2010 (Third Edition)
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6 Additional references ................................................................................................................................. 6 Features ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Enterprise class performance ...............
General default settings .................................................................................................................. 27 Physical and environmental specifications ................................................................................................... 33 Performance specifications ....................................................................................................................... 33 Performing a serial download ............................................
Introduction Additional references Configure the switch after installation. Detailed information about how to configure the switch is available in the reference guides listed below. To obtain these guides, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
• Fully redundant end-to-end architecture maximizing server availability from the network • Support for IGMP snooping for multicasting • Support for UFD for network path resiliency. It works in conjunction with NIC teaming functionality that is supported on the blade servers. This feature tracks the link state on uplink ports. When an uplink port goes down or is in STP blocking state, this feature will enable the switch to auto disable the downlinks which are connected to the blade server NICs.
• Up to four, one Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and three, ten Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports (ports 1921), per switch, for designing fully meshed uplink paths to the network backbone • Server networking connections routed to each of the separate switches for redundant paths to tolerate a switch or port malfunction • Redundant data path ten Gigabit Ethernet cross connection between switches • STP support that eliminates potential problems caused by redundant networking paths and provides for failover
Diagnostic tools The hardware, software, and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include: • HP Systems Insight Manager automatic discovery and identification • POST built into the switch boot process • Switch port mirroring • Switch LED panel displaying per port status and speed • System, management, and option compatibility status LEDs • Rear panel reset power switch and DB-9 management serial port • Statistic monitoring including port utilization, data packets received/transmitted,
This crosslink is disabled by default. This crosslink must be enabled for use. Redundant paths to server bays In a dual switch configuration, redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure. This configuration provides redundant paths to each server bay. Redundant Ethernet signals from each blade server are routed through the enclosure backplane to separate switches within the enclosure.
Component identification 1:10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch front panel CAUTION: Pressing the Reset button while the Health LED is green resets the switch. Item Description 1 UID LED 2 Health LED • • • Off—Not powered up Green—Powered up and all ports match Amber—Indicates a problem such as a port mismatch. For more information, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide.
Item 7 Description RJ-45 ports 22-25 Speed LED (right) • • • Off—10 Mb/s Green—100 Mb/s Amber—1 Gb/s Activity/Link LED (left) • • 8 Green—Link Flashing green—Activity Reset button Component identification 12
Installing the switch Preparing for installation IMPORTANT: Before installing the switch, make a record of the MAC address (printed on the MAC address label attached to the switch). This address is needed when configuring the switch. Planning the switch configuration The switch ships with a default configuration in which all downlink and uplink ports are enabled and assigned a default VLAN with a VID equal to 1.
• User name and password settings • Default access to various management interfaces • NTP settings IMPORTANT: See "Runtime switching software default settings (on page 27)" for a complete list of default configuration settings.
User account Description and tasks performed Password User The user has no direct responsibility for switch management. He or she can view all switch status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes to the switch. user Operator The operator manages all functions of the switch. The operator can reset ports or the entire switch. By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password.
Using a configuration file If planning for the base configuration of multiple switches in a network to be the same, manually configure one switch, upload the configuration to a TFTP server, and use that configuration as a base configuration template file. Switch IP addresses are acquired by default using BOOTP, therefore, each switch has a unique IP address.
A successful installation is indicated by a green Health LED. If the Health LED is amber or power is not applied to the switch, see the "Troubleshooting" section of the HP BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide for more information. Accessing the switch The switch is accessed remotely using the Ethernet ports or locally using the DB-9 management serial port. To access the switch remotely: 1. Assign an IP address.
NOTE: If the switch does not obtain the IP address by means of the BOOTP service, access the switch locally and configure the IP address manually. After assigning the IP address to the switch, then access the switch remotely. To access the switch locally: 1. Connect the switch DB-9 serial connector, using a null-modem serial cable to a local client device (such as a laptop computer) with VT100 terminal emulation software. 2.
Installing XFP transceivers CAUTION: To prevent damage to the fiber optic cable or the XFP transceiver, do not install or remove fiber-optic XFP transceivers with cables attached. Disconnect all cables from the XFP transceiver before removing or installing an XFP transceiver. CAUTION: Removing and installing an XFP transceiver can shorten the useful life. Do not remove and insert XFP transceivers more often than is necessary.
• Firmware Upgrade Smart Component (for Microsoft Windows only)—Provides quick and easy installation of the switch firmware, firmware upgrade tool, and readme file. A SoftPaq is available for use with Linux operating systems. The utilities package and documentation, and the SoftPaq listed above, are available on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation).
Replacing a switch Replacing an existing switch CAUTION: Removing the switch from a powered enclosure results in the loss of network communications between the server blade network ports that are connected through this switch and the segment of network infrastructure those ports need to communicate.
Regulatory compliance notices Class A equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
• EMC Directive 2004/108/EC • Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, where applicable CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provided by HP.
Korean class A notice Laser compliance This product may be provided with an optical storage device (that is, CD or DVD drive) and/or fiber optic transceiver. Each of these devices contains a laser that is classified as a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with US FDA regulations and the IEC 60825-1. The product does not emit hazardous laser radiation. Each laser product complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No.
Technical specifications General specifications Category Specification Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX Ethernet IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.1Q VLAN IEEE 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (No LACP support) IEEE 802.3x Full-Duplex Flow Control ANSI/IEEE 802.
Category Specification 10 Gb singlemode fiber cable 9/25 micron 10 Gb CX4 copper cable Use only these approved HP cables: • • • • HP BLadeSystem c-Class .
Port type Port number Port name STP Server 10 Downlink10 Disabled Server 11 Downlink11 Disabled Server 12 Downlink12 Disabled Server 13 Downlink13 Disabled Server 14 Downlink14 Disabled Server 15 Downlink15 Disabled Server 16 Downlink16 Disabled X-Connect 17 XConnect1 Enabled Mgmt 18 Mgmt Enabled Uplink 19 Uplink1 Enabled Uplink 20 Uplink2 Enabled Uplink 21 Uplink3 Enabled Uplink 22 Uplink4 Enabled Uplink 23 Uplink5 Enabled Uplink 24 Uplink6 Ena
Setting Value Switch Config file on next boot Active Display Hostname (sysName) in CLI prompt Disabled Idle timeout 5 minutes Telnet status Enabled Telnet port 23 Web status Enabled Web port 80 Backpressure Disabled Port state Enabled Port speed/duplex Auto Flow control Receive & transmit STP STG 1—Enabled with default VLAN (VID=1) Port 1-16 (server ports) STP—Disabled at port level STG 2-16—Disabled Bridge Max Age 20 seconds Bridge Hello Time 2 seconds Bridge Forward Delay 15
Setting Value SNMP System Location None SNMP System Contact None SNMP Community String/Access Right Public—read-only Private—read/write SNMP Trap Host 1 0.0.0.0 SNMP Trap Host 1 Community String Public SNMP Trap Host 2 0.0.0.0 SNMP Trap Host 2 Community String Public SNMP Authentication Traps Disabled SNMP Link Up/Down Traps Enabled Security IP Network/Mask 0.0.0.0 / 0.0.0.0 TFTP Server IP Address 0.0.0.
Setting Value Syslog Host 2 0.0.0.
Setting Value CIST MAC Address Aging Time 300 seconds CIST Port Priority 128 CIST Port Path Cost 20000 MSTP Link Type Auto MSTP Edge Port Enabled: ports 1-16 TACACS+ Service Off TACACS+ Primary Secret None TACACS+ Secondary Secret None Primary TACACS+ Server 0.0.0.0 Secondary TACACS+ Server 0.0.0.
Setting Value RMON Event Type None RMON Alarm Group Number None RMON Alarm MIB to Monitor None RMON Alarm Interval 1800 RMON Alarm Sample Type abs RMON Alarm Type either RMON Alarm Rising Threshold 0 RMON Alarm Falling Threshold 0 RMON Alarm Rising Event Index 0 RMON Alarm Falling Event Index 0 RMON Alarm Owner Null IP Forwarding Disabled Configurable User Name - admpw admin Configurable User Name - opw Disabled Configurable User Name - usrpw user Configurable User Name - UID
Setting Value SNMPv3 - iso subtree = 1, included SNMPv3 - v1v2only subtree=1, included subtree=1.3.6.1.6.3.15, excluded subtree=1.3.6.1.6.3.16, excluded subtree=1.3.6.1.6.3.18, excluded FTP - port 21 (not configurable) Browser upgrade option Enabled, (not configurable) STP Fast Disabled HTTPS Port Disabled Physical and environmental specifications Category Specification DC inputs 12 VDC: 4.
Category Specification Best downlink external port packet forwarding rate ratio 16 : 5 Interswitch x-connects across enclosure backplane 1 x 10 Gb port MAC address learning Automatic update Forwarding table age time Maximum age: 1 to 1,000,000 seconds Default: 300 seconds Technical specifications 34
Performing a serial download Introduction Perform a serial download of the switch operating system firmware, or boot code firmware if upgrading a switch directly from any existing OS or boot code images.
4. Hold down the Shift key and press the D key repeatedly during the Memory Test, until this message appears: NOTE: To perform serial downloads at 57600 baud rate, press the Shift-F keys. To perform serial downloads at 115200 baud rate, press the Shift-D keys. 5. After the message in Step 4 appears, reconfigure the terminal emulation console using these parameters. Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 6.
8. Select from the menu and choose these options in the Send File window: The Send File window displays progress of the file transfer. The file transfer might take up to seven minutes. NOTE: Although slower, XModem also works if 1K MODEM is not used. 9. After completing the transfer, a message displays how many bytes transferred, followed by another message displaying the status of image extraction. Do not power cycle the switch during this process.
Serial upgrade of operating system firmware procedure To perform a serial upgrade of the switch operating system firmware image, usually named GbE2c-110G_100.bin: 1. Using the null modem cable, connect the console port of the switch to the serial port of a PC that supports XModem/1K XModem. 2.
NOTE: To perform serial downloads at 57600 baud rate, press the Shift-F keys. To perform serial downloads at 115200 baud rate, press the Shift-D keys. 5. After the message in Step 4 appears, reconfigure the terminal emulation console using these parameters. Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 6. Press the Enter key several times on the PC that is connected to the console port of the switch.
Depending on the selection, 1 or 2, the system updates image1 or image2 on the flash and a message with a progress indicator displays as shown below. If selecting n, the system aborts the update procedure and prompts to reset the baud rate and power cycle the switch. 11. Change the baud rate to 9600 and power off the switch. Wait for a few seconds, and power on the switch. During bootup the switch the following prompt appears: To use the other operating system image, press the Ctrl-o keys.
SNMP MIBs support MIB overview Management and statistics information is stored in the switch in the MIB. The switch supports several standard MIBs. Values for MIB objects are retrieved with any SNMP-based network management software. In addition to the standard MIBs, the switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise MIB as an extended MIB. The proprietary MIB is retrieved by specifying the MIB OID at the network manager station. MIB values are either read-only or read/write variables.
• GbE2c-1-10G-L2L3.mib • GbE2c-1-10G-L2L3_cpqhost.mib • GbE2c-1-10G-L2L3_cpqrack.mib • GbE2c-1-10G-L2L3_cpqsinfo.mib • rfc1213.mib • rfc1215.mib • rfc1493.mib • rfc1573.mib • rfc1643.mib • rfc1757.mib • rfc1907.mib • rfc2037.mib • rfc2571.mib • rfc2572.mib • rfc2573.mib • rfc2574.mib • rfc2575.mib • rfc2576.mib Supported traps The switch SNMP agent supports these traps: • • • • rfc1215.
o bntSwDefGwDown o bntSwDefGwInService o bntSwDefGwNotInService o bntSwLoginFailure o bntSwTempExceedThreshold o bntSwApplyComplete o bntSwSaveComplete o bntSwFwDownloadSucess o bntSwFwDownloadFailure o bntSwTempReturnThreshold o bntSwUfdfoLtMFailure o bntSwUfdfoLtMUP o bntSwUfdfoGlobalEna o bntSwUfdfoGlobalDis o bntSwUfdfoLtDAutoEna o bntSwUfdfoLtDAutoDis o bntSwStgNewRoot o bntSwCistNewRoot o bntSwStgTopologyChanged o bntSwCistTopologyChanged o bntSFPInserted o b
Electrostatic discharge Preventing electrostatic discharge To prevent damaging the system, be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts. A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor may damage system boards or other static-sensitive devices. This type of damage may reduce the life expectancy of the device. To prevent electrostatic damage: • Avoid hand contact by transporting and storing products in static-safe containers.
RJ-45 pin specification Standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector When connecting the switch to a switch, bridge, or hub, an Ethernet cable is necessary. The table indicates the pin number and wire color assignments for the switch-to-network adapter card connection, and the Ethernet cable for the switch-to-switch, switch-to-hub, or switch-to-bridge connection.
RJ-45 to DB-9 serial adapter with flow control pin assignment RJ-45 signals RJ-45 pins DB-9 pins DB-9 signals Request to send (RTS) 1 8 Clear to send (CTS) Data set ready (DSR) 2 Data carrier detect (DCD) 3 Receive data (RxD) 4 3 Transmit data (TxD) Transmit data (TxD) 5 2 Receive data (RxD) Ground (GND) 6 5 Ground (GND) Data terminal ready (DTR) 7 Clear to send (CTS) 8 7 Request to send (RTS) (Not connected) 9 RJ-45 pin specification 46
Troubleshooting Forgotten administrator user name and password that was configured on the switch Action: Call HP technical support at 1-800-652-6672, or call a service representative to get a backdoor password. Health LED on the switch is not on Action: • The switch is not seated properly. Be sure that the switch is inserted completely and seated properly. • The server blade enclosure is not powered up. Be sure that the server blade enclosure is powered up and all the power connections are intact.
o After checking and replacing the cable, if no link LED displays, check whether the port is transferring data. If yes, the LED is faulty. If no, it could be a faulty RJ-45 connector. Call a service representative. o This could be caused by using a crossover cable instead of a straight through cable. Cannot access the switch serial console interface using null modem connection from a PC Terminal Emulation Program Action: • The null modem cable is faulty.
The keyboard locks up when using HyperTerminal to log on to the switch through the console interface Action: Scroll lock is on. Press the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard and be sure that the scroll lock is off. Cannot connect to the switch console interface remotely using Telnet Action: • The switch IP address is not configured or correct. o From the serial console interface, be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network.
• The management network address/mask (if used) does not contain the IP address of the management station. From the serial console interface, be sure that the management network address/mask contains the IP address of the management station. Cannot connect to the switch SNMP interface Action: • • The switch IP address is not configured or correct. o From the serial console interface, be sure that the switch IP address is configured and valid on the network.
Cannot enable a port in multiple VLANs while configuring VLANS Action: A port is part of only one VLAN unless the port is a tagged port. Be sure that the port is enabled as a tagged port. The switch does not let the user enable two adjacent ports into two different VLANs while assigning the ports to VLANs Action: The ports are two adjacent ports that are bundled in a Port Trunk. Two ports that are assigned to a Port Trunk cannot be assigned to two different VLANs.
The switch fails to connect to the TFTP server while using TFTP to download or upload a configuration file, or after connection the download or upload fails Action: • • • The TFTP server is not available to connect or there is a connectivity failure between the switch and the TFTP server. o Be sure that the TFTP server exists on the same network or VLAN as that of the switch. o Be sure that the TFTP server can be pinged from the switch and vice versa.
The switch configuration is corrupt Action: An error was made when saving the switch configuration. Reboot the switch and reload the factory settings. This action clears all settings and restores them to the initial values that were present when the switch was purchased. See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Command Reference Guide for more information. After reloading the factory settings, reconfigure the switch settings.
Acronyms and abbreviations AAA authentication, authorization, and accounting BBI browser-based interface BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol CLI Command Line Interface CPU central processing unit CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection DNS domain name system FDB forwarding database FTP file transfer protocol GMT Greenwich mean time HTTP hypertext transfer protocol HTTPS hypertext transfer protocol secure sockets Acronyms and abbreviations 54
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol iSCLI industry standard command line interface LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local-area network MAC Media Access Control MAU media attachment unit MDI medium dependent interface MDI-X medium dependent interface-crossover MIB management information base MSTP Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol NAS network access server NIC network interface controller Acronyms and abbrevi
NTP network time protocol NVRAM non-volatile memory OID object identifier OS operating system OSI Open Systems Interconnection OSPF open shortest path first POST Power-On Self Test PXE Preboot Execution Environment RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service RAS remote access service RFC request for comments RIP routing information protocol RMON remote monitoring RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Acronyms and abbreviations 56
SCP Secure Copy SFP small form-factor pluggable SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SSH Secure Shell STP Spanning Tree Protocol TACACS+ Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol UFD uplink failure detection UTP unshielded twisted pair VID VLAN ID VLAN virtual local-area network VRRP virtual redundant router protocol XFP 10 Gb small form factor pluggable Acronyms and abbreviations 57
Index A H accessing the switch serial console interface, troubleshooting 48 additional references 6 architecture 9 Health LED, troubleshooting 47 HyperTerminal, troubleshooting 49 B installation 13 installing the switch 13 BOOTP server, troubleshooting 49 BSMI notice 23 I J C Japanese notice 23 Canadian notice 22 Chinese notice 22 configuration and management of switch 8, 18 configuration, troubleshooting 53 configuring multiple switches, using a configuration file 16 configuring multiple switche
S security features 14 serial console interface, troubleshooting 48, 49 serial download, performing 35 SNMP interface, troubleshooting 50 SNMP Manager Software 41 SNMP MIBs support 41 specifications, environmental 33 specifications, performance 33 specifications, physical 33 specifications, technical 25 SSH, troubleshooting 49 switch redundancy 7 switch self-test, troubleshooting 48 T technical specifications 25 telnet, troubleshooting 49 TFTP, troubleshooting 51, 52 troubleshooting 47 U upgrading the swi
