ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview

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Command line interface (CLI) with scripting capability accessible from any switch port
• Telnet access to the CLI and menu-driven console interfaces accessible from any switch port
• SNMP-based scripting with best-case HP recommended example scripts
• Integrated switch scripting within Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows v1.40 or greater
• Altiris Switch Add-on utility in Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows v1.40 or greater
• One serial and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local
management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks
• Serial line IP (SLIP) access to command line and menu-driven console interfaces
• Configurable forwarding MAC address aging time settable to any value from 1 to 1 million seconds (default is 300 seconds)
• MAC address user management sorting on a per port and per VLAN basis
• Manual (static) entries in MAC address table
• Manual, or automatic IP settings via a DHCP or BOOTP server
• Ability to restore switch to factory default settings
• TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch configuration file
• TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch firmware
• ZModem to download the switch firmware (restore and update) via the serial interface
• Switch configuration retention after firmware upgrade
• HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment stations
• Human read/write configuration file for viewing, printing, and editing
• Pre-configured customized port naming with respect to server blade NIC connectivity
• Per port bandwidth control of ingress and egress traffic
• Ability to name ports on a per port basis
• Full ability to enable and disable any port (both internal and external ports) on both switches
Switch diagnostics and monitoring
• One serial port and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local
management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks
• Front panel per port speed and per port link activity LED annunciation panel per switch
• System and management status LEDs
• Per port speed and link activity LEDs adjacent to all external Ethernet ports
• Active virtual graphic in the web-based switch interface
• Port mirroring with ability to mirror desired type of frames (egress, ingress, or both)
• Switch statistic monitoring including port utilization, data packets received/transmitted, port error packets, packet size, trunk
utilization, SNMP data, etc
• System reporting such as port parameters and link status, switch asset information, configuration values, log entries, etc.
• Ping capability to test the connectivity on the Ethernet network
• SNMP v1 with four configurable community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts
• MIB-II, Bridge MIB, Interface MIB, Extended Bridge MIB, Ethernet-like MIB, Entity MIB, and HP enterprise switch MIBs
• Bridge, remote monitoring, and switch environmental traps
• Pre-registered (compiled) switch MIBs with Insight Manager 7
• Insight Manager 7 automatic discovery, identification, and receiving of traps and events
• Insight Manager 7 graphical representations of switches
• Insight Manager 7 standard database activities (queries, tasks, reporting, etc)
• Power on self test (POST) at boot for hardware verification
• Portable Diagnostic Station to configure, upgrade, and diagnose an interconnect switch and server blade removed from the
rack environment
• Ability to return switch to a valid firmware image in case of firmware corruption
• Local system log (syslog) with ability to view and clear messages, and save (upload) as text file via TFTP