BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Part 1: Basic Switching
- Accessing the Switch
- The Management Network
- Local Management Using the Console Port
- The Command Line Interface
- Remote Management Access
- Client IP Address Agents
- Securing Access to the Switch
- Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges
- RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
- TACACS+ Authentication
- LDAP Authentication and Authorization
- Secure Shell and Secure Copy
- Configuring SSH/SCP Features on the Switch
- Configuring the SCP Administrator Password
- Using SSH and SCP Client Commands
- SSH and SCP Encryption of Management Messages
- Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access
- SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication
- SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ Authentication
- End User Access Control
- Ports and Trunking
- Port-Based Network Access Control
- VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- RSTP and MSTP
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- Quality of Service
- Accessing the Switch
- Part 2: IP Routing
- Basic IP Routing
- Routing Information Protocol
- IGMP
- OSPF
- OSPF Overview
- OSPF Implementation in BLADE OS
- OSPF Configuration Examples
- Remote Monitoring
- Part 3: High Availability Fundamentals
- High Availability
- Layer 2 Failover
- Server Link Failure Detection
- VRRP Overview
- Failover Methods
- BLADE OS Extensions to VRRP
- Virtual Router Deployment Considerations
- High Availability Configurations
- High Availability
- Part 4: Appendices
- Index
BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide
124 Chapter 6: RSTP and MSTP BMD00113, September 2009
RSTP Configuration Guidelines
When Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is turned on, the following applies:
STP parameters apply only to STP Group (STG) 1.
Only STG 1 is available. All other STGs are turned off.
All VLANs, including management VLANs, are moved to STG 1.
RSTP Configuration Example
This section provides steps to configure Rapid Spanning Tree on the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade
Switch (GbE2c), using the Command-Line Interface (CLI).
1. Configure port and VLAN membership on the switch as described in “Configuring Ports and
VLANs on Example Switch 1” on page 97.
2. Disable and clear STP groups (other than STG 1).
3. Set the Spanning Tree mode to Rapid Spanning Tree.
4. Configure STP Group 1 parameters.
5. Apply and save the configuration.
>> /cfg/l2/stg 2 (Select Spanning Tree Group 2)
>> Spanning Tree Group 2# clear (Clear STP Group 2 parameters)
>> Spanning Tree Group 2# off (Turn off STP Group 2)
>> /cfg/l2/mrst (Select Multiple Spanning Tree menu)
>> Multiple Spanning Tree# mode rstp (Set mode to Rapid Spanning Tree)
>> Multiple Spanning Tree# on (Turn Rapid Spanning Tree on)
>> /cfg/l2/stg 1 (Select Spanning Tree Protocol menu)
>> Spanning Tree Group 1# add 2 (Add VLAN 2 STP Group 1)
>> Spanning Tree Group 1# apply (Apply the configurations)
>> Spanning Tree Group 1# save (Save the configurations)