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
BMD00113, September 2009 Chapter 14: High Availability 235
Manual Monitor Example
Use the following procedure to configure a Layer 2 Failover Manual Monitor.
1. Configure Network Adapter Teaming on the servers.
2. Configure general Layer 2 Failover parameters.
3. Specify the links to monitor.
4. Specify the links to disable when the failover limit is reached.
5. Apply and verify the configuration.
6. Save the configuration.
>> # /cfg/l2/failovr/on (Turn Failover on)
>> Failover# trigger 2 (Select trigger 2)
>> Trigger 2# ena (Enable trigger 2)
>> Trigger 2# limit 2 (Set Failover limit to 2 links)
>> Trigger 2# mmon/monitor (Select the Monitor menu)
>> Monitor# addport 20 (Add port 20)
>> Monitor# addport 21 (Add port 21)
>> Monitor# addport 22 (Add port 22)
>> Monitor# addport 23 (Add port 23)
>> Monitor# ..
>> Manual Monitor# control (Select the Control menu)
>> Control# addport 1 (Add port 1)
>> Control# addport 1 (Add port 2)
>> Control# apply (Make your changes active)
>> # /cfg/l2/failovr/cur (View current Failover configuration)
>> Failover# save (Save for restore after reboot)