ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Web-based Interface Reference Guide

Contents
About This Guide
Technician Notes...........................................................................................................................................v
Where to Go for Additional Help.................................................................................................................vi
Telephone Numbers...............................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1
Overview
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Additional References ............................................................................................................................... 1-1
Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switch the First Time...................................................................... 1-2
Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch...................................................................................... 1-3
Connecting using the Web-based Interface............................................................................................... 1-6
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................................ 1-8
Chapter 2
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Web-based Interface
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Saving Changes ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Managing User Accounts .......................................................................................................................... 2-2
Configuring the Remote Management IP Interface Settings..................................................................... 2-4
Setting the Remote Management IP Interface Settings ...................................................................... 2-5
Displaying Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information .......................................................................... 2-6
Configuring Advanced GbE Interconnect Switch Features ...................................................................... 2-9
Configuring Port Settings........................................................................................................................ 2-11
Configuring Port Mirroring ..................................................................................................................... 2-13
Configuring Port Trunking ...................................................................................................................... 2-15
Considerations when Creating a Port Trunking Group..................................................................... 2-15
Configuring IGMP Snooping .................................................................................................................. 2-17
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Settings......................................................................................... 2-18
Setting Spanning Tree Parameters on the Switch Level ................................................................... 2-20
Setting Spanning Tree Parameters on the Port Level ....................................................................... 2-22
Configuring Static (Destination Address) Filtering Table ...................................................................... 2-23
Adding Unicast Filter Actions .......................................................................................................... 2-24
Adding Multicast Filter Actions ....................................................................................................... 2-24
Configuring VLANs................................................................................................................................ 2-25
Default VLAN .................................................................................................................................. 2-26
Setting the Port VLAN ID for a Port ................................................................................................ 2-27
Enabling Ingress Filtering on a Per Port Basis ................................................................................. 2-28
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