ProCurve Switch xl Modules Installation Guide 2004-05

HP ProCurve Switch xl Modules

Installing the Modules

Customizing the Port Configuration

If the slot in which you installed the module was empty the last time the switch was

either rebooted or reset (or the power to the switch was cycled), then the module will

use preconfigured default parameter values that will work for most networks.

The default port configurations for connection parameters are:

■ Ports Enabled: Yes

■ Mode:

• 10/100-TX xl Module: Auto — The port auto negotiates speed (10 or 100

Mbps), communication mode (half or full duplex), and MDI or MDI-X port

operation. Note: if you configure the port to one of the fixed 100 Mbps

modes, the port will then operate only as an MDI-X port.

• 100/1000-T xl Module: Auto — The port auto negotiates speed (1000 or

100 Mbps), communication mode (half or full duplex), and MDI or MDI-

X port operation. Note: if you configure the port to one of the fixed 100 Mbps

modes, the port will then operate only as an MDI-X port.

• Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and Gigabit-LH ports in mini-GBIC xl

Module: Auto — The port always operates at 1000 Mbps and full duplex.

The setting is Auto for best link establishment with other devices.

• 100-FX MTRJ xl Modules: 100FDX — The port operates at 100 Mbps

and full-duplex.

• 10/100/1000-T xl Modules: Auto — The port auto negotiates speed (10,

100 or 1000 Mbps), communication mode (half or full duplex), and MDI or

MDI-X port operation. Note: if you configure the port to one of the fixed

100 Mbps modes, the port will then operate only as an MDI-X port.

Dual Personality ports - (mini-GBIC ports using Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-

LX, and Gigabit-LH ports): Auto — The port always operates at 1000

Mbps and full duplex. The setting is Auto for best link establishment with

other devices

■ Flow Control: Disabled

■ Advanced features — Spanning Tree, Trunking, Meshing, VLANs, IGMP,

LACP, Routing, Class of Service, Security, and so forth: all Disabled

If necessary, configure the port(s) in the module by using the switch console or the

web browser interface. For more information, see the Management and Configura-

tion Guide shipped on the documentation CD that came with the switch, and the

online Help provided in the console and web browser interfaces. If the default port

configuration listed above is acceptable for your network, then skip this process.