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
6. Set the multicast group membership of each port by highlighting the (E/-) field using the
arrow keys, and then toggling between E, F, or a dash (—) using the spacebar.
— E (Egress Member)—Specifies that the port is a static member of the multicast
group. Egress Member Ports transmit traffic for the multicast group.
— F (Forbidden Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast
group and that the port is forbidden from becoming a member of the multicast group
dynamically.
— — (Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast group, but
the port can become a member of the multicast group dynamically.
7. Toggle the Type field to the static multicast filter type Permanent or DeleteOnReset.
8. Highlight APPLY.
9. 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.
Configuring VLANs
A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a network topology configured according to a
logical scheme rather than the physical layout. VLANs can be used to combine any collection
of physical LAN segments into an autonomous user group that appears as a single LAN.
VLANs also logically segment the network into different broadcast domains so that logical
packets are forwarded only between ports within that VLAN. Typically, a VLAN
corresponds to a particular subnet, although not necessarily. VLANs can enhance
performance by conserving bandwidth, and improve security by limiting traffic to specific
domains.
The GbE Interconnect Switch supports only port-based IEEE 802.1Q tag-capable VLANs.
VLAN membership for each port can be set as follows:
• Egress Port—This is a port on the interconnect switch that belongs to at least one
VLAN. By default all ports are egress members of DEFAULT_VLAN.
— Untagged Member—Ports that are untagged members of a VLAN participate in the
VLAN, but no tag is associated to the packet when leaving that port. Untagged
member ports can only be a member of one VLAN at a time.
— Tagged Member—Ports with tagging enabled will insert the IEEE 802.1Q tag with
the VID number into all packets that flow out of it. Tagged member ports can be
members of multiple VLANs at a time, as packets are tagged with the VLAN ID
from which they originated. Tagged member ports link IEEE 802.1Q trunks that
work as inter-switch connections to forward packets belonging to multiple VLANs,
to which those tagged member ports belong. If a packet has been tagged, the port
does not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN information intact. The VLAN
information in the tag can then be used by other 802.1Q compliant devices on the
network to make packet-forwarding decisions.
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