HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Browser-based Interface Reference Guide Part number: 331401-007 Seventh edition: March 2007
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Contents Getting started Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Additional references ............................................................................................................................... 8 Features.................................................................................................................................................. 8 Requirements........
OSPF General Dashboard....................................................................................................................... 48 OSPF Areas Dashboard.......................................................................................................................... 48 OSPF Summary Ranges Dashboard.......................................................................................................... 49 OSPF IP Interfaces Dashboard .....................................................
Configuring the switch Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 105 Configuration steps .............................................................................................................................. 105 Input error checking ........................................................................................................................
RMON Alarm Configuration Table ......................................................................................................... 153 RMON Alarm Configuration............................................................................................................. 154 RMON Event Configuration Table .......................................................................................................... 155 RMON Event Configuration...................................................................
ACL Block Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 198 Access Control Block Configuration ................................................................................................... 198 ACL Groups Configuration .................................................................................................................... 199 Access Control Group Configuration ............................................
Getting started Introduction The HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch software lets you use your Web browser to access GbE2 Interconnect Switch information and statistics and perform switch configuration via the Internet. This guide provides an overview of how to access and use the GbE2 Interconnect Switch browser-based interface (BBI).
Enabling or disabling BBI access By default, BBI access is enabled. If you need to disable or re-enable access, use the following command from the command line interface: >> Main# /cfg/sys/access/http By default, secure BBI access is disabled. If you need to enable access, use the following command from the command line interface: >> Main# /cfg/sys/access/https/https The default TCP port to use for BBI access is port 80.
If the GbE2 Interconnect Switch IP interface address has a name on your local domain name server, you can enter the name instead. Using Internet Explorer, you can enter the following: 3. Log in to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch. If your GbE2 Interconnect Switch and browser are properly configured, you will be asked to enter a password. Enter the account name and password for the switch. For more password information, see the HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Command Reference Guide.
4. Allow the BBI Dashboard page to load. When the proper account name and password combination is entered, the BBI Dashboard page is displayed in the browser viewing area. NOTE: There may be a slight delay while the Dashboard page is initializing. You should not stop the browser while loading is in progress. When loading is complete, a folder icon with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch IP address displays in the left-hand BBI window. Click this folder and a tree of folders displays.
Browser-based interface basics Introduction Once you are properly logged in, the GbE2 Interconnect Switch BBI displays in the Web browser-viewing window. There are three main regions on the screen. • The toolbar is used for selecting the context for your actions in the other windows. • The navigation window is used for selecting particular items or features to act upon. • The forms window is used for viewing or altering GbE2 Interconnect Switch information.
Context buttons The toolbar is used for setting the context for your actions in the application. There are three context buttons: Table 1 Context buttons Button Description Configure When selected, you can access and alter the GbE2 Interconnect Switch configuration forms. Select an item in the navigation window to display the desired configuration form in the forms window. Note: This context is only available when you are logged in as an administrator.
Navigation window The navigation window is used for selecting a particular GbE2 Interconnect Switch feature to act upon. Status, statistics, or configuration forms for the selected item will display in the forms window, depending on the context chosen on the toolbar. The navigation window contains a tree of folders, subfolders, and feature icons. Click any closed folder to open it and reveal its contents. Click any open folder to close it.
Dashboard Introduction The GbE2 Interconnect Switch BBI can be used to view the present settings and operating status of a variety of GbE2 Interconnect Switch features. Most of the same information available through the switch’s command line interface is present on the dashboard forms. The following provides a basic outline for viewing the dashboard forms. You should first be familiar with configuration as covered in the HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Command Reference Guide.
3. View information shown in the forms window. NOTE: Items that load other forms when selected are underlined. 4. Select an underlined item to view details or perform actions.
In this example, click a Spanning Tree Group number to view detailed information about the group (shown in form below).
Switch Dashboard To display the following form, select System > General. This is the default form for the switch.
The following table describes the Switch Dashboard controls: Table 3 Switch Dashboard controls Control Description Switch Name Displays the name of the switch, as entered in Configuration > Switch > General (SNMP). Switch Location Displays the location of the switch, as entered in Configuration > Switch > General (SNMP). Switch Type Displays the type of switch. Rack ID Displays the serial number of the chassis in which the switch resides.
User Access Dashboard To display the following form, select System > User Table. The following table describes the User Access Dashboard controls: Table 4 User Access Dashboard controls Control Description User ID Displays the numeric identifier for the user User Name Displays the name of the user. COS Displays the Class of Service level for the user. Password Indicates whether a valid password is defined for the user. Status Displays whether the user is enabled or disabled.
The following table describes the Switch Image and Configuration Dashboard controls: Table 5 Switch Image and Configuration Dashboard controls Control Description Active Image Version Displays the number of the active software image. Next Boot Image Selection Displays which software image (image1 or image2) will be loaded into switch memory for the next reboot. Image 1 Version Displays information about the current Image 1 software.
Switch Ports Dashboard To display the following form, select Switch Ports (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the Switch Ports Dashboard controls: Table 7 Switch Ports Dashboard controls Control Description Status Shows if the port is enabled (green) or disabled (black). Switch Port Info Summarizes the following port information: STP: Shows if the port has Spanning Tree Protocol enabled or disabled. rmon: Shows if RMON is enabled or disabled.
802.1x System Information To display the following form, select Layer 2 > 802.1x > General. The following table describes the 802.1x system information fields: Table 8 802.1x System information Control Description System Capability Displays the capability of the GbE2 Interconnect Switch as an 802.1x Authenticator. It cannot be used as an Authentication Server or a Supplicant. System Status Displays the current state (enabled or disabled) of 802.1x access control. Protocol Version Displays the 802.
Switch Ports 802.1x Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 2 > 802.1x > Switch Ports. The following table describes the Switch Ports 802.1x Dashboard fields: Table 9 Switch Ports 802.1x Dashboard Field Description Port Displays each port’s name. Auth Mode Displays the Access Control authorization mode for the port.
Table 9 Switch Ports 802.1x Dashboard Field Description Backend Auth State Displays the Backend Authentication State. The Backend Authentication state can be one of the following: • request • response • success • fail • timeout • idle Port 802.1x Dashboard Operations To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports 802.1x dashboard. Select a port number. The following table describes the Port 802.1x Dashboard controls: Table 10 Port 802.
Table 10 Port 802.1x Dashboard controls Control Description Backend Authentication State Displays the Backend Authentication State. The Backend Authentication state can be one of the following: • request • response • success • fail • timeout • idle Reset Re-initializes the 802.1x access-control parameters for the port. The following actions take place, depending on the 802.1x port configuration: • force unauth: the port is placed in unauthorized state, and traffic is blocked.
The following table describes the VLANs Dashboard controls: Table 11 VLANs Dashboard controls Control Description Search Range To search for a VLAN, enter a range of VLAN numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for a VLAN, enter optional search parameters: • VLAN Name • VLAN State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search. Choose a search operation: • or: Search for VLANS specified in the search range that meet any of the criteria entered.
The following table describes the Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information controls: Table 12 Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information controls Control Description Search Range To search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter a range of group numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter optional search parameters: • Bridge Priority • Spanning Tree State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
Switch Spanning Tree Group Information To display the following form, go to the Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information form. Select a Spanning Tree Group number.
The following table describes the Switch Spanning Tree Group Information controls: Table 13 Switch Spanning Tree Group Information controls Control Description Spanning Tree State Shows if Spanning Tree is turned on or off for the switch. Current Root Shows information about the root bridge for the Spanning Tree. Information includes the priority (hex) and MAC address of the root. Path Cost Displays the cumulative path cost to the Current Root.
Hot Links Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Hot Links. This form summarizes Hot Links state information. Select a Hot Links Trigger number to display detailed information.
Hot Links Trigger Dashboard To display the following form, go to the Hot Links Configuration form, and select a Trigger number.
Switch Trunk Groups Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Trunk Groups. When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in the various trunk groups. NOTE: If Spanning Tree Protocol on any port in the trunk group is set to forwarding, the remaining ports in the trunk group will also be set to forwarding.
LACP Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 2 > LACP. The following table describes the Switch LACP Dashboard controls: Table 17 LACP Dashboard controls Control Description Switch Port Displays the port number. LACP Mode Displays the port’s LACP mode (active, passive, or off). LACP Adminkey Displays the value of the port’s adminkey. LACP Operkey Displays the value of the port’s operkey.
LACP Port Dashboard To display the following form, go to the Switch LACP Dashboard. Select a port number. This form summarizes LACP port information. Uplink Fast General Information To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Uplink Fast.
The following table describes the Uplink Fast Information controls: Table 18 Uplink Fast General Information controls Control Description STP Uplink Fast Mode Displays the status of STP Uplink Fast: ON or OFF. STP Uplink Fast Rate Displays the value of the Uplink Fast station update rate, in seconds. Forwarding Database Information To display the following form, select Layer 2 > FDB.
Table 19 Forwarding Database Information controls Control Description Show Entry of a Specific MAC address Displays a single FDB entry by IP address. Enter the MAC address using the format, xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. For example, 08:00:20:12:34:56 Clear FDB Removes all FDB entries. Entry # Displays the numeric identifier of the FDB entry. MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the FDB entry. VLAN Displays the VLAN number of the FDB entry. Source Port Displays the source port of the FDB entry.
RMON History Group Information To display the following form, select RMON > History (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form displays information for all configured RMON History Groups. The following table describes the RMON History Group Dashboard controls: Table 20 RMON History Group Dashboard controls Control Description Search Range To search for a History Group, enter a range of numbers in the From and To fields.
RMON Alarm Group Information To display the following form, select RMON > Alarm (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form displays information for all configured RMON Alarm Groups. The following table describes the RMON Alarm Group Dashboard controls: Table 21 RMON Alarm Group Dashboard controls Control Description Search Range To search for a RMON Alarm Group, enter a range of numbers in the From and To fields.
Table 21 RMON Alarm Group Dashboard controls Control Description Rising Alarm Index Displays the rising alarm event index that is triggered when a rising threshold is crossed. Falling Alarm Index Displays the falling alarm event index that is triggered when a falling threshold is crossed. Alarm Type Displays the alarm type as rising, falling, or either (rising or falling).
Table 22 RMON Event Group Dashboard controls Control Description Event Type Displays the type of notification provided for this event, as follows: none, log, trap, both. Last Sent Displays the time that passed since the last switch reboot, when the most recent event was triggered. This value is cleared when the switch reboots. Description Displays a text description of the event. Owner Displays a text string that identifies the person or entity that created this Event Group.
Table 23 IP Interfaces Dashboard controls Control Description Broadcast Address Displays the IP Broadcast address for this IP Interface. VLAN ID Displays the VLAN number for this interface. Each interface can belong to one VLAN, although any VLAN can have multiple IP interfaces in it. Route Table Information To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Network Routes (click the underlined text, not the folder).
Table 24 Route Table Information controls Control Description Destination Displays the destination IP address fore the IP route. Mask Displays the subnet mask for the IP route. Gateway Displays the IP address of the gateway associated with the IP route. Type Displays the IP route type. See the IP Routing Type information table for more detail. Tag Displays the IP route tag. See the IP Routing Tag information table for more detail. Metric Displays the value of the IP route metric.
ARP Cache Information To display the following form, select Layer 3 > ARP (click the underlined text, not the folder). The ARP information includes IP address and MAC address of each entry, address status flags, VLAN, and port for the address, and port referencing information. The following table describes the ARP Cache Information controls: Table 27 ARP Cache Information controls Control Description Show Entries of a Specific Source Port Displays ARP entries for the selected port(s).
The Flags field is interpreted as follows: Table 28 ARP Dump Flag Parameters Flag Description Interface Permanent entry created for switch IP interface Indirect Indirect route entry Unresolved Unresolved ARP entry. The MAC address has not been learned. Default Gateways Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Default Gateways (click the underlined text, not the folder).
IGMP Snooping Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 3 > IGMP > IGMP Snooping (click the underlined text, not the folder). IGMP Multicast Groups The following table describes the IGMP Multicast Groups information. Table 30 IGMP Multicast Groups information Field Description Group Displays the IP address of the IGMP Multicast Group. VLAN Displays the VLAN number of the IGMP Multicast Group. Version Displays the IGMP version.
IGMP Multicast Routers The following table describes the commands used to display information about IGMP Multicast Routers. Table 31 IGMP Multicast Routers information Field Description VLAN Displays the VLAN number on which the Multicast Router resides. Port Displays the port to which the Multicast Router is connected. Version Displays the IGMP version. Expires Displays the time remaining until a Mrouter port is deleted from the Multicast IGMP table. Max Query Resp.
OSPF General Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF > General. This form summarizes general OSPF information. OSPF Areas Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF > OSPF Areas (click the underlined text, not the folder). Select an area number to view statistics for the OSPF area.
OSPF Summary Ranges Dashboard To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF > Summary Ranges (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the OSPF Summary Ranges Dashboard controls: Table 33 OSPF Summary Ranges Dashboard controls Control Description Range Number Displays the summary range number. Enabled? Displays the status of the summary range, either Enabled or Disabled. Area Number Displays the area index associated with the summary range.
The following table describes the OSPF IP Interfaces Dashboard controls. Select an IP Interface ID number to view statistics for the interface. Table 34 OSPF IP Interfaces Dashboard controls Control Description Search Operation To focus the search for an OSPF interface, enter search parameters: • IP interfaces • Area number • State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
RIP General Information To display the following form, select Layer 3 > RIP > General. The following table describes the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) General Information controls: Table 36 RIP General Information controls Control Description Global RIP Enabled State Displays the global state of RIP: enabled or disabled. Update Period (sec) Displays the time interval for sending for RIP table updates.
The following table describes the RIP Interfaces Dashboard controls: Table 37 RIP Interfaces Dashboard controls Control Description Search Range To search for a RIP interface, enter a range of interface ID numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for a RIP interface, enter optional search parameters: • RIP version • RIP state Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
The following table describes the VRRP General controls: Table 38 Virtual Router Group Operation controls Control Description Set Virtual Router Group to Backup Forces the master virtual router group into backup mode. This is generally used for passing master control back to a preferred switch once the preferred switch has been returned to service after a failure.
Table 39 Virtual Routers Dashboard controls Control Description Ownership Displays the ownership status of the virtual router: owner or renter Priority Displays the priority number. Status Displays whether the virtual router is acting as master or standby. Proxy Router Shows the status of the virtual router as a proxy router: yes or no. Virtual Router Operation To display the following form, go to the Virtual Routers Dashboard. Select a virtual router number.
Uplink Failure Detection Dashboard To display the following form, select Uplink Failure Detection (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the Uplink Failure Detection Dashboard controls: Table 41 Uplink Failure Detection Dashboard controls Control Description UFD State Displays the global status of Uplink Failure Detection. FDP State Displays whether the Failure Detection Pair is enabled or disabled.
Viewing statistics Introduction The GbE2 Interconnect Switch BBI can be used to view a variety of switch performance statistics. The same statistics that are available through the switch’s command line interface are present on the BBI statistics forms. The following provides a basic outline for viewing statistics. You should first be familiar with configuration as covered in the HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Command Reference Guide.
3. View the statistics in the forms window. For example: NOTE: Items that load other forms when selected are underlined. 4. Select an underlined item to view details on a per port basis. For example: NOTE: This page is refreshed every 5 seconds.
Management Processor Statistics To display the following form, select System > General. Management processor statistics are described in the following table: Table 42 Management Processor Statistics Statistic Syntax and Usage IF Stats Click IF Stats to display IF portion of TCP/IP statistics IP Stats Click IP Stats to display IP portion of TCP/IP statistics. ICMP Stats Click ICMP Stats to display ICMP portion of TCP/IP statistics. UDP Stats Click UDP Stats to display UDP/SNMP statistics.
TCP/IP Statistics (IF and IP Statistics) To display the following form, go to the Management Processor Statistics form. Select one of the following: IF Stats, IP Stats, ICMP Stats, or TCP Stats. The following table describes the interface statistics: Table 43 IF statistics Statistics Description ifInOctets The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing characters.
Table 43 IF statistics Statistics Description ifOutNUcastPkts The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and which were addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent. This object is deprecated in favor of ifOutMulticastPkts and ifOutBroadcastPkts.
TCP/IP Statistics (ICMP and IP TCP Statistics) To display the following form, go to the Management Processor Statistics form. Select one of the following: IF Stats, IP Stats, ICMP Stats, or TCP Stats. ICMP statistics are described in the following table: Table 45 ICMP Statistics Statistic Description icmpInMsgs The total number of ICMP messages which the entity (the switch) received. Note that this counter includes all those counted by icmpInErrors.
Table 45 ICMP Statistics Statistic Description icmpInSrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench (buffer almost full, stop sending data) messages received. icmpOutSrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench (buffer almost full, stop sending data) messages sent. icmpInRedirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages received. icmpOutRedirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages sent. For a host, this object will always be zero, since hosts do not send redirects.
Table 46 TCP Statistics Statistic Description tcpAttemptFails The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the CLOSED state from either the SYN-SENT state or the SYNRCVD state, plus the number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the LISTEN state from the SYN-RCVD state. tcpEstabResets The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the CLOSED state from either the ESTABLISHED state or the CLOSE-WAIT state.
To display the following form, go to the Management Processor Statistics form. Select UDP Stats or SNMP Stats, and scroll down. SNMP statistics are described in the following table: Table 48 SNMP Statistics Statistic Description snmpInPkts The total number of Messages delivered to the SNMP entity from the transport service. snmpOutPkts The total number of SNMP Messages that were passed from the SNMP protocol entity to the transport service.
Table 48 SNMP Statistics Statistic Description snmpInReadOnlys The total number of valid SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is ‘read-Only’. It should be noted that it is a protocol error to generate an SNMP PDU, which contains the value ‘read-Only’ in the error-status field. As such, this object is provided as a means of detecting incorrect implementations of the SNMP. snmpOutReadOnlys Not in use.
CPU Utilization To display the following form, go to the Management Processor Statistics form. Select CPU Utilization. CPU statistics are described in the following table: Table 49 CPU Statistics Statistic Description CpuUtil1Second The utilization of MP CPU over 1 second. It shows the percentage. CpuUtil4Seconds The utilization of MP CPU over 4 seconds. It shows the percentage. CpuUtil64Seconds The utilization of MP CPU over 64 seconds. It shows the percentage.
MP Packet Statistics To display the following form, go to the Management Processor Statistics form. Select Packet Stats. MP packet statistics are described in the following table: Table 51 Packet Statistics Statistic Description allocs Total number of packet allocations from the packet buffer pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack. frees Total number of packets freed from the packet buffer pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack.
Network Time Protocol Statistics To display the following form, select System > NTP. Network Time Protocol statistics for the primary and secondary NTP servers are described in the following table: Table 52 NTP Statistics Statistic Description Request Sent The total number of NTP requests the switch sent to the primary NTP server to synchronize time. Responses Received The total number of NTP responses received from the primary NTP server.
Switch Ports Statistics Summary To display the following form, select Switch Ports (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form displays traffic statistics on a port-by-port basis. For more information, select a port number to display detailed statistics for that port.
Port Statistics To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports Statistics Summary form. Select a Switch Port number.
Port statistics are described in the following table: Table 53 Port Statistics Control Description Clear Port x Statistics Select Clear and click Submit to clear statistics for this port. Operational Status Enables or disables the port. RMON Operational Status Enables or disables RMON for the port. Clear Port x Meter Statistics Select Clear and click Submit to clear meter statistics for this port.
Table 55 Interface Statistics for a Port - Input Statistic Description HC MCastPkts The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and which were addressed to a multicast address at this sub layer, including those that were discarded or not sent. For a MAC layer protocol, this includes both Group and Functional addresses.
Table 57 Ethernet Statistics for a Port Statistic Description FCS Errors A count of frames received on a particular interface that is an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) check. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameCheckError status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC (or other MAC user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtained are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.
GEA IP Statistics The following table describes the GEA statistics for the selected port: Table 58 GEA IP statistics of a port Statistic Description InReceives The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including those received in error. InHeaderError The number of input datagrams discarded because the IP address in their IP header's destination field was not a valid address to be received at this entity (the switch).
Table 60 RMON Statistics Statistic Description etherStatsFragments The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error).
Switch Ports 802.1x Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 2 > 802.1x > Switch Ports. The following table describes 802.1x port statistics: Table 61 Switch Port 802.1x Statistics Statistic Description Port Displays port numbers. Last EAPOL Frame Source Displays the MAC address of the most recent 802.1x frame received on the port. Frame Version Displays the version number of the most recent 802.1x frame received on the port.
Port 802.1x Statistics To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports 802.1x Statistics form. Select a port number. The following table describes 802.1x port statistics: Table 62 Switch Port 802.1x Statistics Statistic Description Authenticator Diagnostics authEntersConnecting Total number of times that the state machine transitions to the CONNECTING state from any other state.
Table 62 Switch Port 802.1x Statistics Statistic Description authSuccessesWhile Authenticating Total number of times that the state machine transitions from AUTHENTICATING to AUTHENTICATED, as a result of the Backend Authentication state machine indicating successful authentication of the Supplicant.
Hot Links Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Hot Links. Select a Trigger number to view statistics for the Trigger. Hot Links Trigger Statistics To display the following form, go to the Hot Links Statistics form, and select a Trigger number. The following table describes Hot Links Trigger statistics: Table 63 Hot Links Statistics Statistic Description Master active Total number of times the Master interface transitioned to the Active state.
Table 63 Hot Links Statistics Statistic Description failed Total number of FDB update requests that failed. LACP Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 2 > LACP. Enter a port number to show LACP Statistics for the port. The following table describes LACP statistics: Table 64 LACP Statistics Statistic Description Port Displays the port number. Show Enter a port number and select Show to display LACP statistics for the port.
FDB Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 2 > FDB. FDB statistics are described in the following table: Table 65 Forwarding Database Statistics Statistic Description Clear FDB Statistics Select Clear and click Submit to clear FDB statistics. current Current number of entries in the Forwarding Database. hiwat Highest number of entries recorded at any given time in the Forwarding Database.
Table 66 IP Statistics Statistic Description ipInUnknownProtos The number of locally addressed datagrams received successfully but discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. ipInDelivers The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to IP userprotocols (including ICMP). ipOutDiscards The number of output IP datagrams for which no problem was encountered to prevent their transmission to their destination, but which were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer space).
IP Routing Management Statistics (part 1) To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Network Routes (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes IP Routing Management statistics: Table 67 IP Routing Management Statistics Statistic Description InReceives The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including those received in error. InDelivers The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to IP user-protocols (including ICMP).
Table 67 IP Routing Management Statistics Statistic Description InDiscards The number of input IP datagrams for which no problems were encountered to prevent their continued processing, but which were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer space). This counter does not include any datagrams discarded while awaiting re-assembly.
IP Routing Management Statistics (part 2) To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Network Routes (click the underlined text, not the folder).
The following table describes Routing Information Protocol statistics: Table 70 Routing Information Protocol Statistics Statistic Description Update Receives The total number of good RIP advertisement packets received. Update Transmits The total number of RIP advertisement packets sent. Bad Updates The total number of RIP advertisement packets received that were dropped. Routes Aged Out The total number of routes learned via RIP that has aged out.
The following table describes the Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP) statistics: Table 73 ICMP statistics Statistics Description icmpInMsgs The total number of ICMP messages which the GbE2 Interconnect Switch received. Note that this counter includes all those counted by icmpInErrors. icmpInErrors The number of ICMP messages which the GbE2 Interconnect Switch received but determined as having ICMP specific errors (for example bad ICMP checksums and bad length).
The following table describes the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) statistics: Table 74 TCP statistics Statistics Description tcpRtoAlgorithm The algorithm used to determine the timeout value used for retransmitting unacknowledged octets. tcpRtoMin The minimum value permitted by a TCP implementation for the retransmission timeout, measured in milliseconds. More refined semantics for objects of this type depend upon the algorithm used to determine the retransmission timeout.
ARP Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 3 > ARP (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) statistics: Table 76 ARP Statistics Statistic Description arpEntriesCur The total number of outstanding ARP entries in the ARP table. arpEntriesHighWater The highest number of ARP entries ever recorded in the ARP table.
VLAN - IGMP Snooping Statistics To display the following form, go to the IGMP VLAN Snooping Statistics Summary form. Select a VLAN number. The following table describes IGMP VLAN snooping statistics for the selected VLAN: Table 78 VLAN - Snooping Statistics Summary Statistic Description Clear IGMP VLAN x Statistics Select Clear and click Submit to clear IGMP statistics for this VLAN.
OSPF General Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF > General.
The following table describes OSPF General statistics: Table 79 OSPF General Statistics Statistic Description OSPF Rx/Tx Statistics Rx Statistics pkts The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. hello The sum total of all Hello packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. database The sum total of all Database Description packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces.
Table 79 OSPF General Statistics Statistic Description bad sequence The sum total number of Database Description packets which have been received that either: a) Has an unexpected DD sequence number b) Unexpectedly has the init bit set c) Has an options field differing from the last Options field received in a Database Description packet. Any of these conditions indicate that some error has occurred during adjacency establishment for all OSPF areas and interfaces.
OSPF Area Statistics To display the following form, go to the OSPF Areas Statistics form. Select an area number.
The following table describes OSPF Area statistics: Table 80 OSPF Area Statistics Statistic Description OSPF Rx/Tx Statistics Rx Statistics pkts The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. hello The sum total of all Hello packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. database The sum total of all Database Description packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces.
Table 80 OSPF Area Statistics Statistic Description bad sequence The sum total number of Database Description packets which have been received that either: a) Has an unexpected DD sequence number b) Unexpectedly has the init bit set c) Has an options field differing from the last Options field received in a Database Description packet. Any of these conditions indicate that some error has occurred during adjacency establishment for all OSPF areas and interfaces.
OSPF IP Interfaces Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF > OSPF Interfaces (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the OSPF IP Interfaces Statistics controls: Table 81 OSPF IP Interface statistics Control Description Search Operation To focus the search for an OSPF IP interface, enter search parameters: • IP Interfaces • Area number • State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
OSPF IP Interface Statistics To display the following form, go to the OSPF IP Interfaces Statistics form. Select an interface ID number.
The following table describes OSPF interface statistics: Table 82 OSPF Interface Statistics Statistic Description OSPF Rx/Tx Statistics Rx Statistics Pkts The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. hello The sum total of all Hello packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. database The sum total of all Database Description packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces.
Table 82 OSPF Interface Statistics Statistic Description bad sequence The sum total number of Database Description packets which have been received that either: a. Has an unexpected DD sequence number b. Unexpectedly has the init bit set c. Has an options field differing from the last Options field received in a Database Description packet. Any of these conditions indicate that some error has occurred during adjacency establishment for all OSPF areas and interfaces.
RIP Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 3 > RIP > General. This form provides basic Routing Information Protocol statistics. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Statistics To display the following form, select Layer 3 > VRRP > General. The following table describes VRRP statistics: Table 83 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Statistics Statistic Description InAdvertisements The total number of VRRP advertisements that have been received.
Table 83 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Statistics Statistic Description BadPassword The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad password. BadInterval The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad interval. Domain Name System Statistics To display the following form, select IP Menu > Domain Name System. The following table describes DNS statistics: Table 84 DNS Statistics Statistic Description DNS In Requests The total number of DNS request packets that have been received.
The following table describes ACL statistics: Table 85 ACL Statistics Statistic Description Search Enter a range of ACL numbers and click search to display them in the list of ACLs. ACL Displays ACL numbers. Statistics Shows whether ACL statistics is enabled or disabled. To display the following form, go to the ACL Statistics table. Select an ACL number. The following table describes ACL statistics: Table 86 ACL Statistics Statistic Description Port Displays the port number.
Uplink Failure Detection Statistics To display the following form, select Uplink Failure Detection (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes commands for Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) statistics: Table 87 Uplink Failure Detection Statistics Control Description Clear UFD Statistics To clear UFD statistics, select clear in the drop-down list, and click Submit.
Configuring the switch Introduction The GbE2 Interconnect Switch BBI can be used to view and change switch configuration parameters. The same configuration parameters that are available through the switch’s command-line interface are present on the BBI configuration forms. The following provides a basic outline for GbE2 Interconnect Switch configuration. You should first be familiar with configuration as covered in the HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Command Reference Guide.
3. View or make changes to the settings shown in the forms window. For example: NOTE: Fields, which must be configured for proper GbE2 Interconnect Switch operations, are highlighted on the forms in green type. Items which load other forms when selected are underlined. 4. Submit the form contents using the button on the bottom of the form. Button Description Submit When selected, the form is sent to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch.
Input error checking The BBI performs two levels of input error-checking, as follows: • Submit: When you click Submit on a Configuration form, the BBI checks the format and range of pending configuration changes. For example, if you enter a value that is out of range (VLAN = 8097), a log error is generated. • Apply: When you click Apply to make pending changes active, the switch checks the validity of pending configuration changes.
Switch Management Processor Configuration Basic system configuration To display the following form, select System > General.
The following table describes the Switch Management Processor Configuration (basic) controls: Table 88 Switch Management Processor Configuration (Basic) controls Control Description Switch IP Address Configures the IP address of the switch interface using dotted decimal notation. Switch IP Subnet Mask Configures the IP subnet address mask for the interface using dotted decimal notation. Enable/Disable BOOTP for IP Management Enables or disables the use of BOOTP.
SNMP controls To display the following form, select System > General. The following table describes the Switch Management Processor Configuration (SNMP) controls: Table 89 Switch Management Processor Configuration (SNMP) controls Control Description SNMP System Name Configures the name for the system. The name can have a maximum of 32 characters. SNMP Location Configures the name of the system location. The location can have a maximum of 32 characters.
Table 89 Switch Management Processor Configuration (SNMP) controls Control Description Send SNMP Auth. Failure Traps? Enables or disables the use of the system authentication trap facility. The default setting is disabled. Switch Management Processor Configuration buttons The following table describes the Switch Management Processor Configuration buttons: Table 90 Switch Management Processor Configuration buttons Control Description Submit Sends this form to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch.
User Access Control Configuration To display the following form, go to the User Configuration Table and click Add User. The following table describes User Access Configuration controls: Table 91 User Access Configuration controls Control Description User ID (1-10) Sets a numeric identifier for the user. Set Class of Service Sets the Class-of-Service to define the user’s authority level. Set user name (0-8 chars) Defines the user name of maximum eight characters.
Switch RADIUS Configuration To display the following form, select System > Radius. The following table describes Switch Radius Configuration controls: Table 92 Switch RADIUS Configuration controls Control Description Primary Radius IP Address Configures the primary Radius server address. Secondary Radius IP Address Configures the secondary Radius server address. Radius port (1500-3000) Configures the number of the UDP port to be configured, between 1500 3000. The default is 1645.
Switch TACACS+ Configuration To display the following form, select System > Tacacs+. TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to determine whether access can be allowed to a given system. TACACS+ and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocols are more secure than the TACACS encryption protocol. TACACS+ is described in RFC 1492.
The following table describes Switch TACACS+ Configuration controls: Table 93 Switch TACACS+ Configuration controls Control Description Primary Tacacs+ IP Address Configures the primary TACACS+ server address. Secondary Tacacs+ IP Address Configures the secondary TACACS+ server address. Tacacs+ port (1-65000) Configures the number of the TCP port to be configured, between 1 and 65000. The default is 49.
The following table describes NTP Configuration controls: Table 94 NTP Configuration controls Control Description NTP Server IP Address Configures the IP address of the primary NTP server to which you want to synchronize the switch clock. Secondary NTP Server IP Address Configures the IP address of the secondary NTP server to which you want to synchronize the switch clock.
The following table describes Syslog and Trap Feature Configuration controls: Table 95 Syslog and Trap Feature Configuration controls Control Description Enable/Disable Syslog and Trap of Console Enables or disables syslog messages and traps of console-related events. Enable/Disable Syslog and Trap of System Enables or disables syslog messages and traps of system-related events. Enable/Disable Syslog and Trap of Management Enables or disables syslog messages and traps of management-related events.
Switch Image and Configuration Management To display the following form, select System > Config/Image Control.
The switch software image is the executable code running on the GbE2 Interconnect Switch. A version of the image ships with the switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can upgrade the software running on your switch.
Table 96 Switch Image and Configuration Management controls Control Description Password for FTP Server Enter the password for the FTP server, if required. Image Settings Image for Transfer Selects a software image to replace with the downloaded software. Image Filename (on server) Enter the name of the file on a FTP/TFTP server that contains the software image you want to download.
Management Network Definition Configuration To display the following form, select System > Mgmt. The following table describes the Management Network Definition Configuration controls: Table 98 Management Network Definition Configuration controls Control Description Index Displays the index number that identifies each management network. Management Network Address Adds a defined network through which switch access is allowed through Telnet, SNMP, RIP, or the browser-based interface.
Switch Ports Configuration To display the following form, select System > Switch Ports (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form summarizes the configuration of each port. Select a switch port number to go to its configuration form.
Switch Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports Configuration form. Select a Switch Port number. This form allows you to configure settings for individual switch ports. The following table describes the Switch Port Configuration controls: Table 99 Switch Port Configuration controls Control Description Switch Port State Enables or disables the port. RMON Instrumentation Enables or disables Remote Monitoring for the port.
Table 99 Switch Port Configuration controls Control Description Flow Control Sets the flow control. The choices include: • Receive flow control • Transmit flow control • Both receive and transmit flow control (default) • No flow control Autonegotiation Enables or disables auto negotiation for the port. Speed Sets the link speed. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices include: • “Any,” for automatic detection (default) • 10 Mbps • 100 Mbps • 1000 Mbps Duplex Sets the operating mode.
Switch Port ACL Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports Configuration form. Select a Switch Port number. This form allows you to configure Access Control List settings for individual switch ports. The following table describes the Switch Port ACL Configuration controls: Table 100 Switch Port ACL Configuration controls Control Description ACLs Available Lists the ACLs that you can add to the port. ACLs Selected Lists the ACLs associated with the port.
Table 100 Switch Port ACL Configuration controls Control Description ACL Groups Selected Lists the ACL Groups associated with the port. Select an ACL Group number in the ACL Groups Available list, and click Add to add the ACL Group to the port. Select an ACL Group number in the ACL Groups Selected list, and click Remove to remove the ACL Group from the port. Switch Port ACL Meter Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports Configuration form. Select a Switch Port number.
Switch Port ACL Meter Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Port Configuration form. Select an ACL meter number. The following table describes the Switch Port ACL Meter Configuration controls: Table 101 Switch Port ACL Meter Configuration controls Control Description Committed rate (1000-1000000 kb/s) Configures the committed rate, in Kilobits per second. The committed rate must be a multiple of 64.
Table 101 Switch Port ACL Meter Configuration controls Control Description ACLs Selected Lists the ACLs associated with the meter. Select an ACL number in the ACLs Available list, and click Add to add the ACL to the meter. Select an ACL number in the ACLs Selected list, and click Remove to remove the ACL from the meter. ACL Blocks Available Lists the ACL Blocks that you can add to the meter. ACL Blocks Selected Lists the ACL Blocks associated with the meter.
Switch Port Remark Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Port Configuration form. Select an ACL remark number. The following table describes the Switch Port Remark Configuration controls: Table 102 Switch Port Remark Configuration controls Control Set in profile update method Description Defines the method used to update 802.1p priority updates, as follows: User defined – Sets the 802.1p priority for In-Profile packets based on the configured value.
Table 102 Switch Port Remark Configuration controls Control Description Set in profile update DSCP (0-63) Sets the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) of In-Profile packets to the selected value. Set out of profile update DSCP enable Enables or disables DSCP updates for Out-of-Profile packets. Set out of profile update DSCP (0-63) Sets the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) of Out-of-Profile packets to the selected value. ACLs Available Lists the ACLs that you can add to this remark process.
The following table describes the Port-Based Port Mirroring Configuration controls: Table 103 Port Mirroring controls Control Description Enable Port-Based Port Mirroring? Enables or disables port mirroring on the switch. Port mirroring is disabled by default. Monitoring Port Selects a port number to configure the port as a monitoring port. Mirrored Ports Displays the port(s) currently mirrored for each monitoring port.
802.1x General Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > 802.1x > General. The following table describes the General 802.1x Configuration controls: Table 105 General 802.1x Configuration controls Control Description System Status Enables or disables 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control. 802.1x Switch Ports Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > 802.1x > Switch Ports. Select a port number to view the Switch Port 802.1x Configuration form.
802.1x Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Ports 802.1x Configuration form. Select a port number. The following table describes the Switch Ports 802.1x Configuration controls: Table 106 Switch Ports 802.1x Configuration controls Control Description Auth Mode Sets the type of access control for all ports: force-unauth—the port is unauthorized unconditionally. auto—the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized by the RADIUS server.
Table 106 Switch Ports 802.1x Configuration controls Control Description Overwrite Configuration with Overwrites the port configuration settings with the global or default 802.1x settings. FDB Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > FDB. The following table describes the FDB Configuration controls: Table 107 FDB Configuration controls Control Description Bridge Aging Time (0-65535) Configures the forwarding database aging time.
Static FDB Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > FDB >Static FDB > Add static FDB entry. The following table describes the Static FDB Configuration controls: Table 108 Static FDB Configuration controls Control Description FDB Table Index (1-128) Configures the index ID number of the static FDB entry. MAC Configures the MAC address of the static FDB entry. Vlan Configures the VLAN for the static FDB entry. Port Configures the port for the static FDB entry.
The following table describes the VLANs Configuration controls: Table 109 VLANs Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for a VLAN, enter a range of VLAN numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for a VLAN, enter optional search parameters: • VLAN Name • VLAN State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search. Choose a search operation: • or: Search for VLANs specified in the search range that meet any of the criteria entered.
Table 110 VLAN Configuration controls Control Description Spanning Tree Group Assigns a VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group. Ports Available Lists the ports that can be added to the VLAN. Ports in Vlan Lists the ports that are members of the VLAN. Select a port number in the Ports Available list and click Add to add the port to the VLAN. Select a port number in the Ports in VLAN list and click Remove to remove the port from the VLAN. NOTE: Each port must belong to at least one VLAN.
The following table describes the Switch Spanning Tree Groups Configuration controls: Table 111 Switch Spanning Tree Groups Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter a range of group numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter optional search parameters: • Bridge Priority • Spanning Tree State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
The following table describes the Switch Spanning Tree Group Configuration controls: Table 112 Switch Spanning Tree Group Configuration controls Control Description Spanning Tree Group ID (1-32) Selects a Spanning Tree Group to configure. Switch Spanning Tree State Turns Spanning Tree on or off for the selected STP group. Bridge Priority (0-65535) Configures the bridge priority. The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on the network is the STP root bridge.
Switch Spanning Tree Group Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch Spanning Tree Group Configuration form. Select a Switch Port number. Spanning Tree port parameters are used to modify STP operation on an individual port basis. By default for STP/PVST+, Spanning Tree is turned Off for downlink ports (1-16), and turned On for uplink and cross-connect ports (17-24). By default for RSTP/MSTP, Spanning Tree is turned On for all ports, with downlink ports configured as Edge ports.
MSTP/RSTP General Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > MSTP/RSTP > General. HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch supports the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). MSTP allows you to map many VLANs to a small number of spanning tree groups, each with its own topology. Up to 32 spanning tree groups can be configured on the switch. MSTP/RSTP is turned off by default.
NOTE: The following configurations are unsupported: • HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+. • HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to either ‘mstp’ or ‘rstp’) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+. The following configurations are supported: • HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is interoperable with Cisco PVST+. • HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to ‘mstp’) is interoperable with Cisco MST/RSTP.
Ports Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > MSTP/RSTP > CIST-Ports. Common Internal Spanning Tree Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the Ports Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration form. Select a CIST Port number. This form summarizes the port CIST parameters. Common Internal Spanning Tree port parameters are used to modify MRST operation on an individual port basis. For each port, MSTP is turned on by default.
Table 116 Common Internal Spanning Tree Port Configuration controls Control Description Link Type Defines the type of link connected to the port, as follows: • auto: Configures the port to detect the link type, and automatically match its settings. • p2p: Configures the port for Point-To-Point protocol. • shared: Configures the port to connect to a shared medium (usually a hub). The default link type is auto. Enable/Disable Edge Enables or disables this port as an edge port.
Hot Links Trigger Configuration To display the following form, go to the Hot Links Configuration form. Select a Trigger number. The following table describes the Hot Links Trigger Configuration controls: Table 118 Hot Links Trigger Configuration controls Control Description Trigger Name Configures a name for the trigger. Trigger State Enables or disables the Hot Links trigger.
Hot Links Master Configuration To display the following form, go to the Hot Links Trigger Configuration form. Select Master. The following table describes the Hot Links Master Configuration controls: Table 119 Hot Links Master Configuration controls Control Description Port Adds the selected port to the Master interface. Trunk Adds the selected trunk to the Master interface. Hot Links Backup Configuration To display the following form, go to the Hot Links Trigger Configuration form. Select Backup.
Trunk Groups Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Trunk Groups. This form provides a summary of the state of all trunk groups. Switch Trunk Group Configuration To display the following form, go to the Trunk Groups Configuration form. Select a Trunk Group number. This form enables you to configure a selected switch trunk group. Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth connections between GbE2 Interconnect Switches or other trunk capable devices.
• All ports in a trunk must have the same configuration for speed, flow control, and autonegotiation. • Trunking from other devices must comply with Cisco® EtherChannel® technology. • By default, port 17 and 18 are trunked. The following table describes the Switch Trunk Group Configuration controls: Table 121 Switch Trunk Group Configuration controls Control Description Trunk State Enables or disables the Trunk Group. Ports Available Lists the ports that you can add to the Trunk Group.
LACP Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 2 > LACP. The following table describes the Switch LACP Configuration controls: Table 123 Switch LACP Configuration controls Control Description LACP System Priority (1-65535) Defines the priority value (1 through 65535) for the switch. Lower numbers provide higher priority. The default value is 32768. Timeout time Defines the timeout period before invalidating LACP data from a remote partner. Choose short (3 seconds) or long (90 seconds).
LACP Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the Switch LACP Configuration form. Select a port number. The following table describes the LACP Port Configuration controls: Table 124 LACP Port Configuration controls Control Description Port Admin Key Set the admin key for this port. Only ports with the same admin key and oper key (operational state generated internally) can form a LACP trunk group. Port Priority Sets the priority value for the selected port.
The following table describes the Uplink Fast Configuration controls: Table 125 Uplink Fast Configuration controls Control Description Enabled? Enables or disables Fast Uplink Convergence, which provides rapid Spanning Tree convergence to an upstream switch during failover. NOTE: When enabled, this feature increases bridge priorities to 65500 for all STGs and path cost by 3000 for all external STP ports. Update Rate (10-200) Configures the station update rate. The default value is 40.
RMON History Configuration To display the following form, go to the RMON History Groups Configuration form. Select a History Group, or open the History folder and click Add History Group. The following table describes the History Group Configuration controls: Table 127 History Group Configuration controls Control Description History Group ID (1-65535) Configures a numeric identifier for the selected History index. MIB Object ID Configures the interface MIB Object Identifier.
RMON Alarm Configuration Table To display the following form, select RMON > Alarm (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the Alarm Groups Configuration controls: Table 128 RMON Alarm Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for a RMON Alarm, enter a range of numbers in the From and To fields.
RMON Alarm Configuration To display the following form, go to the RMON Alarm Groups Configuration form. Select an Alarm Group, or open the Alarm folder and click Add Alarm Group. The following table describes the Alarm Group Configuration controls: Table 129 Alarm Group Configuration controls Control Description Alarm Group ID Configures the numeric identifier of the Alarm index. MIB Object ID Configures an alarm MIB Object Identifier. The alarm OID can have a maximum of 127 characters.
Table 129 Alarm Group Configuration controls Control Description Owner Enter a text string that identifies the person or entity that uses this alarm index. The owner can have a maximum of 127 characters. RMON Event Configuration Table To display the following form, select RMON > Event (click the underlined text, not the folder).
RMON Event Configuration To display the following form, go to the RMON Event Groups Configuration form. Select an Event Group, or open the Event folder and click Add Event Group. The following table describes the Event Group Configuration controls: Table 131 Event Group Configuration controls Control Description Event Group ID Configures the numeric identifier of this Event index. Event Type Selects the type of notification provided for this event.
The following table describes IP Interfaces Configuration controls: Table 132 IP Interfaces Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for an IP Interface, enter a range of IP Interface numbers in the From and To fields. Search Options To focus the search for an IP Interface, enter optional search parameters: • IP Address • Subnet Mask • VLAN ID number • IP Interface State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
Table 133 IP Interface Configuration controls Control Description Enable/Disable BOOTP Relay Enables or disables the BOOTP relay on this interface. BOOTP Relay is enabled by default. IP Static Routes Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Network Routes (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form summarizes static route parameters.
IP Static Route Configuration To display the following form, go to the IP Static Routes Configuration form. Select a static route ID number, or open the Network Routes folder and click Add Network Route. The following table describes the IP Static Route Configuration controls: Table 135 IP Static Route Configuration controls Control Description Route Table Index (1-128) Sets the numeric identifier for this index. Destination IP Enter the destination IP address for this route.
IP Static ARP Configuration To display the following form, go to the Static ARP Configuration form. Select a static ARP ID number, or open the ARP folder and click Add Static ARP. The following table describes ARP Configuration controls: Table 136 IP Static ARP Configuration controls Control Description ARP Table Index (1-128) Configures the table index number for the static ARP entry. IP Configures the IP address of the host. MAC Configures the MAC address of the host.
The following table describes Network Filters Configuration controls: Table 137 Network Filters Configuration controls Control Description Search Operation To focus the search for a network filter, enter optional search parameters: • Network Filter ID • IP address and subnet mask • State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search. Choose a search operation: • or: Search for network filters specified in the Search range that meet any of the criteria entered.
Route Maps Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Route Maps (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes Route Maps Configuration controls: Table 139 Route Maps Configuration controls Control Description Search Operation To focus the search for a route map, enter optional search parameters: • Route Map ID • Precedence • State Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
Route Map Configuration To display the following form, go to the Route Maps Configuration form. Select a route map ID number, or open the Route Maps folder and click Add Route Map. The following table describes the Route Map Configuration controls: Table 140 Route Map Configuration controls Control Description Route Map Identifier (1-32) Assigns a numeric identifier to the route map.
Route Map Access List Configuration To display the following form, go to the Route Map Configuration form. Click Add Access List. The following table describes the Access List Configuration controls: Table 141 Access List Configuration controls Control Description Access List Identifier (1-8) Assigns the access list number. Network Filter (0-256, 0=none) Sets the network filter number associated with the access list.
The following table describes the Access Path Configuration controls: Table 142 Access Path Configuration controls Control Description Access Path Identifier (1-8) Assigns the access path number. AS number (0-65535, 0=none) Sets the Autonomous System filter’s path number. Action Permits or denies Autonomous System filter action. Enabled? Enables or disables the Autonomous System filter.
Default Gateway Configuration To display the following form, go to the Default Gateways Configuration form. Select a Default Gateway ID, or open the Default Gateways folder and click Add Default Gateway. Default Gateways are disabled by default. The following table describes the Default Gateway Configuration controls: Table 144 Default Gateway Configuration controls Control Description Default Gateway Identifier (1-2) Selects a default Gateway to configure.
IGMP Snooping Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > IGMP > IGMP Snooping (click the underlined text, not the folder). Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used by IP Multicast routers to learn about the existence of host group members on their directly attached subnet (see RFC 2236). IGMP Snooping allows the switch to forward multicast traffic only to those ports that request it. IGMP Snooping prevents multicast traffic from being flooded to all ports.
Table 145 IGMP Snooping Configuration controls Control Descriptions Set robust value or expected packet loss on subnet Configures the IGMP Robustness variable, which allows you to tune the switch for expected packet loss on the subnet. If the subnet is expected to be lossy (high rate of packet loss), increase the value. The range is from 2 to 10. The default value is 2. Set query interval Sets the IGMP router query interval, in seconds. The default value is 125.
IGMP Filter Configuration To display the following form, go to the IGMP Filters Configuration form. Select a Filter ID, or open the IGMP Filters folder and click Add Filter. The following table describes the IGMP Filter Configuration controls: Table 146 IGMP Filter Configuration controls Control Description Filter Identifier (1-16) Selects an IGMP filter to configure. Enabled? Enables or disables this IGMP filter.
IGMP Filtering - Port Configuration To display the following form, go to the IGMP Filtering Port Configuration form. Select a Switch Port number. The following table describes IGMP Filtering – Port Configuration controls: Table 147 IGMP Filtering - Port Configuration controls Control Description Enable/Disable Filtering on Port Enables or disables IGMP filtering on the port. IGMP Filters Available Lists the filters that you can add to the port.
Static Multicast Router Configuration for Port To display the following form, go to the IGMP Static Multicast Router Configuration form. Select an Mrouter Port number, or open the IGMP Static Mrouter folder and click Add Mrouter. NOTE: When you configure a static multicast router on a VLAN, the process of learning multicast routers is disabled for that VLAN.
The following table describes the OSPF General Configuration controls: Table 149 OSPF General Configuration controls Control Descriptions Globally Enable OSPF? Enables or disables OSPF. External LSDB Limit (0-2000) Sets the link state database limit. Enter zero (0) to indicate that there is no limit. Default Route Metric (1-16777215, 0=none) Sets one default route among multiple choices in an area. Default Route Metric Type Sets the default-route metric type.
OSPF Area Configuration To display the following form, go to the OSPF Areas Configuration form. Select an area number, or open the OSPF Areas folder and click Add OSPF Area. The following table describes the OSPF Area Configuration controls: Table 151 OSPF Area Configuration controls Control Descriptions Area number (0-2) Assigns a numeric identifier for the OSPF area. Area ID Defines the IP address of the OSPF area number. Enabled? Enables or disables the OSPF area.
OSPF Summary Ranges Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF Routing Protocol > OSPF Summary Ranges (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form provides a summary of the state of OSPF summary ranges. OSPF Summary Range Configuration To display the following form, go to the OSPF Summary Ranges Configuration form. Select a summary range number, or open the OSPF Summary Ranges folder and click Add Summary Range.
OSPF Interfaces Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF Routing Protocol > OSPF Interfaces (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form provides a summary of the state of OSPF interfaces.
OSPF Interface Configuration To display the following form, go to the OSPF Interfaces Configuration form. Select an interface number, or open the OSPF Interfaces folder and click Add OSPF Interface. The following table describes the OSPF Interface Configuration controls: Table 154 OSPF Interface Configuration controls Control Descriptions IP Interface Identifier (1-255) Assigns a numeric identifier to the OSPF IP interface. Area Number (0-2) Defines the area index used by the interface.
OSPF Virtual Links Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF Routing Protocol > OSPF Virtual Links (click the underlined text, not the folder). This form provides a summary of the state of OSPF virtual links. OSPF Virtual Link Configuration To display the following form, go to the OSPF Virtual Links Configuration form. Select a virtual link number, or open the OSPF Virtual Links folder and click Add OSPF Virtual Link.
Table 155 OSPF Virtual Link Configuration controls Control Descriptions Dead Interval (1-65535 sec) Displays the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set to be in an interval of seconds. Default is 40 seconds. Transmit Delay (1-3600 sec) Displays the delay in transit in seconds. Default is one second. Retransmit Interval (1-3600 sec) Displays the retransmit interval in seconds. Default is five seconds. Virtual Neighbor Router ID Displays the router ID of the virtual neighbor. Default is 0.
OSPF Host Configuration To display the following form, go to the OSPF Hosts Configuration form. Select a host number, or open the OSPF Hosts folder and click Add OSPF Host. The following table describes the OSPF Host Configuration controls: Table 157 OSPF Host Configuration controls Control Descriptions Host Identifier (1-128) Assigns a numeric identifier to the OSPF host. IP Address Defines the base IP address for the host entry. Enabled? Enables or disables the OSPF virtual link.
OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > OSPF Routing Protocol > OSPF Route Redistribution (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration controls: Table 158 OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration controls Control Descriptions Metric (1-16777215, 0=none) Exports the routes of this protocol as external OSPF AS-external LSAs in which the metric and metric type are specified.
RIP Interfaces Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Routing Information Protocol > Routing Information Protocol (click the underlined text, not the folder). RIP is used for configuring Routing Information Protocol parameters. This option is turned off by default. NOTE: Do not configure RIP1 parameters if your routing equipment uses RIP version 2.
RIP Interface Configuration To display the following form, go to the RIP Interfaces Configuration form. Select a RIP interface number, or open the RIP Interfaces folder and click Add RIP Interface. The following table describes the RIP Interface Configuration controls: Table 160 RIP Interface Configuration controls Control Descriptions IP Interface number (1-255) Assigns a numeric identifier to the RIP interface. Enable RIP? Enables or disables the RIP interface.
Table 160 RIP Interface Configuration controls Control Descriptions RIP Metric (1-15) Configures the route metric, which indicates the relative distance to the destination. The default value is 1. Authentication Type Configures the authentication type. The default is none. Authentication Key Configures the authentication key password.
RIP General Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Routing Information Protocol > General. The following table describes the RIP Interface Configuration controls: Table 162 RIP Interface Configuration controls Control Descriptions Globally Enable RIP? Globally enables or disables RIP. Update Period (1-120 sec) Configures the time interval for sending for RIP table updates, in seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
The following table describes Virtual Routers Configuration controls: Table 163 Virtual Routers Configuration controls Control Description Search Operation To focus the search for an virtual router, enter search parameters: • Virtual Router number • IP Address • Virtual Router state Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search. Choose a search operation: • or: Search for virtual routers specified in the Search range that meet any of the criteria entered.
Table 164 Virtual Router Configuration controls Control Descriptions IP Address Defines the IP address for this virtual router using dotted decimal notation. This is used in conjunction with the vrid (above) to configure the same virtual router on each participating VRRP device. The default address is 0.0.0.0 IP Interface (1-255) Selects a switch IP interface (between 1 and 255).
VRRP Interfaces Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol > VRRP Interfaces (click the underline text, not the folder).
The following table describes the VRRP Interface Configuration controls: Table 166 VRRP Interface Configuration controls Control Descriptions IP Interface (1-255) Defines the IP interface. Authentication? Defines the type of authentication that will be used: none (no authentication), or password (password authentication). Password Defines a plain text password up to eight characters long.
Table 167 VRRP General Configuration controls Control Descriptions IP interface (1-255) Defines the IP interface associated with the virtual router group. Enabled? Enables or disables the virtual router group. Priority (1-254) Defines the election priority bias for this virtual router group. This can be any integer between 1 and 254. The default value is 100. During the master router election process, the routing device with the highest virtual router priority number wins.
The following table describes the Domain Name System Configuration controls: Table 168 Domain Name System Configuration controls Control Description Primary IP Address Sets the IP address for your primary DNS server. Use dotted decimal notation. Secondary IP Address Sets the IP address for your secondary DNS server. If the primary DNS server fails, the configured secondary will be used instead. Enter the IP address using dotted decimal notation.
IP Routing General Configuration To display the following form, select Layer 3 > General. The following table describes the IP Routing General Configuration controls: Table 170 IP Routing General Configuration controls Control Description IP Forwarding Enabled? Enables or disables IP Forwarding. Enable Forwarding Directed Broadcasts? Enables or disables forwarding directed broadcasts. IP Destination Re-ARP Interval (2-120 minutes) Sets the re-ARP period in minutes.
QoS Priority CoS Queue Configuration To display the following form, go to the Priority – CoS form, and select a priority value. The following table describes the CoSQ For Priority configuration controls: Table 171 CoSQ For Priority Configuration controls Control Description CoSQ (0-7) Maps the 802.1p priority of to the Class of Service queue (CoSq) priority. Enter the Class of Service queue (0-7) that handles the matching traffic.
QoS CoS Queue Configuration To display the following form, go to the CoS –Weight Configuration form, and select a CoS value. The following table describes the CosQ configuration controls: Table 172 CoSQ Configuration controls Control Description CoSq Weight (0-15) Configures the scheduling weight of the selected Class of Service queue (CoSq). QoS Number of CoS Configuration To display the following form, select QoS > 802.1p > Number of CoS.
ACL Configuration To display the following form, select Access Control > Access Control Lists (click the underlined text, not the folder).
This form allows you to search for Access Control Lists. The following table describes the ACL Configuration controls: Table 174 ACL Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for an ACL, enter a range of ACL ID numbers in the From and To fields.
Access Control List Configuration To display the following form, go to the ACL Configuration Table form, and select an ACL number. This form allows you to define filtering criteria for the Access Control List (ACL).The following table describes the Access Control List configuration controls: Table 175 Access Control List Configuration controls Control Description ACL ID (1-4096) Assigns a numeric identifier to the ACL.
Table 175 Access Control List Configuration controls Control Description VLAN ID (1-4095) Defines a VLAN number and mask for this ACL. 802.1p Priority Defines the 802.1p priority for the ACL. Type of Service (0-255) Defines a Type of Service value for the ACL. For more information on ToS, see RFC 1340 and 1349. Protocol (0-255) Defines an IP protocol for the ACL. If defined, traffic from the specified protocol matches this filter. Specify the protocol number.
ACL Block Configuration To display the following form, select Access Control > Access Control Blocks (click the underlined text, not the folder). The following table describes the ACL Block Configuration controls: Table 176 ACL Block Configuration controls Control Description Search Range To search for an ACL Block, enter a range of ACL Block numbers in the From and To fields. Click Search to display ACL Blocks that fit the range.
The following table describes the Access Control List Block configuration controls: Table 177 Access Control List Block Configuration controls Control Description Block ID (1-4096) Assigns a numeric identifier to the ACL Block. Group ID Displays the Group ID for this ACL Block, if available. ACLs Available Lists the ACLs that you can add to the ACL Block. ACLs in Block Lists the ACLs that belong to the ACL Block.
Access Control Group Configuration To display the following form, go to the ACL Groups Configuration Table form, and select an ACL Group number. The following table describes the Access Control List Group configuration controls: Table 179 Access Control List Group Configuration controls Control Description Group ID (1-4096) Assigns a numeric identifier to the ACL Group. ACLs Available Lists the ACLs that you can add to the ACL Group. ACLs in Group Lists the ACLs that belong to the ACL Group.
Uplink Failure Detection Configuration To display the following form, select Uplink Failure Detection (click the underlined text, not the folder). Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) supports network fault tolerance in network adapter teams. Use this menu to configure a Failure Detection Pair of one Links to Monitor (LtM) group and one Links to Disable (LtD) group. When UFD is enabled and a Failover Pair is configured, the switch automatically disables ports in the LtD if it detects a failure in the LtM.
Failure Detection Pair Configuration To display the following form, select Uplink Failure Detection (click the underlined text, not the folder). On the UFD Configuration form, select FDP.
The following table describes the Failure Detection Pair Configuration controls: Table 181 Failure Detection Pair Configuration controls Control Description Enable/Disable FDP Enables or disables the Failover Pair. LtM Ports Available Lists the ports that can be added to the Link to Monitor (LtM). Only uplink ports (19-24) are allowed in the LtM. LtM Ports Selected Lists the ports that are members of the LtM.
