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
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BBI Summary
The BBI is organized at a high level as follows:
Context buttons – allow you to select the type of action you wish to perform. The Configuration
button provides access to the configuration elements for the entire switch. The Statistics button
provides access to the switch statistics and state information. The Dashboard button allows you to
display settings and operating status of a variety of switch features.
Navigation Window – provides a menu list of switch features and functions, as follows:
Configuration – These menus provide access to the configuration elements of the switch.
System – Configure general switch configuration elements.
Switch Ports – Configure switch ports and related features.
Port-Based Port Mirroring – Configure mirrored ports and monitoring ports.
Layer 2 – Configure Layer 2 features, including trunk groups, VLANs, and Spanning Tree
Protocol.
RMON – Configure Remote Monitoring (RMON) functions.
Layer 3 – Configure all of the IP related information, including IGMP Snooping.
QoS – Configure Quality of Service (QoS) features.
Access Control – Configure Access Control Lists and Groups to filter traffic.
Server Link Failure Detection – Configure the switch to enable interconnects when
downlinks fail.
Statistics – These menus provide access to the switch statistics and state information.
Dashboard – These menus display settings and operating status of a variety of switch features.