ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Menu-driven Interface Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Menu-driven Interface Reference Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Menu-driven Interface
- Overview
- Saving Changes
- Managing User Accounts
- Configuring the Remote Management IP Interface Settings
- Displaying Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information
- Configuring Advanced GbE Interconnect Switch Features
- Configuring Port Settings
- Configuring Bandwidth
- Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
- Configuring Static (Destination Address) Filtering Table
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring GVRP
- Configuring IGMP Snooping
- Configuring Port Trunking
- Configuring Port Mirroring
- Configuring Thresholds for Broadcast, Multicast, DA-Unknown Storm Prevention or Monitoring
- Configuring Class of Service, Default Port Priority, and Traffic Class
- Configuring Port Security
- Configuring Priority MAC Addresses
- Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Serial Port
- Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Date and Time
- Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions
- Configuring SNMP/RMON Manager
- Using System Utilities
- Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch
- Logging Out
- Index
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Menu-driven Interface
The switch sends BPDUs to communicate and construct the spanning-tree topology. All
switches connected to the LAN on which the packet is transmitted will receive the BPDU.
BPDUs are not directly forwarded by the switch, but the receiving switch uses the
information in the frame to calculate a BPDU, and if the topology changes, initiates a BPDU
transmission.
The communication between switches via BPDUs results in the following:
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One switch is elected as the root switch.
The shortest distance to the root switch is calculated for switch.
A designated switch is selected. This is the switch closest to the root switch through
which packets will be forwarded to the root.
A port for each switch is selected. This is the port providing the best path from the switch
to the root switch.
Ports included in the STP are selected.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) can be enabled or disabled at the switch level. Only one
spanning tree domain per GbE Interconnect Switch is supported. You can configure ports to
participate in that spanning tree domain, by enabling or disabling the STP function on a per
port basis. Ports can also be configured in STP bypass mode (fast forward mode) that allows
the port to skip the initial STP states (listening and learning) before enabling it in the
forwarding state.
IMPORTANT: The GbE Interconnect Switch supports mono-Spanning Tree Protocol. Multiple spanning
tree domains are not supported. This means the Spanning Tree Algorithm makes calculations without
considering the VLAN domains to which the ports belong. All ports that have STP enabled fall under
one STP domain.
NOTE: Refer to Appendix E in the HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide for
more information on Spanning Tree Protocol.
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