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
— Priority—A priority for the GbE Interconnect Switch can be set from 0 to 65,535.
Zero indicates the highest priority. The priority number is used in the voting process
between switches on the network to determine which switch will be the root switch.
A low number indicates a high priority, and a higher probability that this GbE
Interconnect Switch will be elected as the root GbE Interconnect Switch.
NOTE: Observe the following formulas when setting the STP parameters for the root switch:
• Max Age ≤ 2 x (Forward Delay - 1 second)
• Max Age ≥ 2 x (Hello Time + 1 second)
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.
IMPORTANT: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM
using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier
in this chapter.
The screen also displays STP status information, including:
— Bridge ID—The ID of the bridge (switch) used only for spanning tree functions. The
ID is made up of the bridge priority and bridge MAC address.
— Designated Root Bridge—The current elected root bridge. The root bridge has a
bridge ID lower than the other bridges.
— Root Priority—The priority of the current designated root bridge
— Cost to Root—The summation of all path costs between the current bridge and the
root bridge via the root port
— Root Port—The port on the current bridge that has the best path to reach the
designated root bridge.
— Last Topology Change—The number of seconds since the last change in topology
occurred that caused the spanning tree algorithm to be recalculated
— Topology Changes Count—The number of times there has been a change in
topology since the last reboot of the current bridge
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