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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CHAPTER 2
Ports and Trunking
The first part of this chapter describes the different types of ports used on the switch. This
information is useful in understanding other applications described in this guide, from the context of
the embedded switch/server environment.
For specific information on how to configure ports for speed, auto-negotiation, and duplex modes,
see the port commands in the BLADE OS 5.1 Command Reference for the HP GbE2c Ethernet
Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem.
The second part of this chapter provides configuration background and examples for trunking
multiple ports together. Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth, multi-link connections
between switches or other trunk-capable devices. A trunk group is a group of links that act together,
combining their bandwidth to create a single, larger virtual link.
Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth, multi-link connections between the switch and other
trunk-capable devices. A trunk group is a group of links that act together, combining their
bandwidth to create a single, larger virtual link. The switch provides trunking support for the five
uplink ports, two crosslink ports, and 16 downlink ports.
The sections in this chapter include:
“Ports on the Switch” on page 66
“Port Trunk Groups” on page 67
“Port Trunking Example” on page 70
“Configurable Trunk Hash Algorithm” on page 72
“Link Aggregation Control Protocol” on page 73