- Hewlett-Packard Switch User Manual
Table Of Contents
- HP ProCurve 2520 Switches Management and Configuration Guide
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright, Notices, & Publication Data
- Contents
- Feature Index
- 1.Getting Started
- 2.Selecting a Management Interface
- 3.Using the Menu Interface
- 4.Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- 5.Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
- 6.Switch Memory and Configuration
- 7.Interface Access and System Information
- 8.Configuring IP Addressing
- 9.Time Protocols
- 10.Port Status and Configuration
- Contents
- Overview
- Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
- Menu: Port Status and Configuration
- CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
- Customizing the Show Interfaces Command
- Viewing Port Utilization Statistics
- Viewing Transceiver Status
- Enabling or Disabling Ports and Configuring Port Mode
- Enabling or Disabling Flow Control
- Configuring a Broadcast Limit on the Switch
- Configuring ProCurve Auto-MDIX
- Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
- Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names
- 11.Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation
- 12.Port Trunking
- Contents
- Overview
- Port Trunk Features and Operation
- Trunk Configuration Methods
- Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group
- CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups
- Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups
- Trunk Group Operation Using LACP
- Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option
- How the Switch Lists Trunk Data
- Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links
- 13.Configuring for Network Management Applications
- Contents
- Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch
- LLDP (Link-Layer Discovery Protocol)
- Terminology
- General LLDP Operation
- Packet Boundaries in a Network Topology
- Configuration Options
- Options for Reading LLDP Information Collected by the Switch
- LLDP and LLDP-MED Standards Compatibility
- LLDP Operating Rules
- Configuring LLDP Operation
- LLDP-MED (Media-Endpoint-Discovery)
- Displaying Advertisement Data
- LLDP Operating Notes
- LLDP and CDP Data Management
- A.File Transfers
- B.Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
- Contents
- Overview
- Status and Counters Data
- Menu Access To Status and Counters
- General System Information
- Task Monitor—Collecting Processor Data
- Switch Management Address Information
- Port Status
- Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics and Flow Control Status
- Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables
- Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) Information
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status
- VLAN Information
- Web Browser Interface Status Information
- Interface Monitoring Features
- Locating a Device
- C.Troubleshooting
- Contents
- Overview
- Troubleshooting Approaches
- Browser or Telnet Access Problems
- Unusual Network Activity
- General Problems
- 802.1Q Prioritization Problems
- IGMP-Related Problems
- LACP-Related Problems
- Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)-Related Problems
- QoS-Related Problems
- Radius-Related Problems
- Spanning-Tree Protocol (MSTP) and Fast-Uplink Problems
- SSH-Related Problems
- TACACS-Related Problems
- TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway Problems
- VLAN-Related Problems
- Fan Failure
- Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems
- Debug/Syslog Operation
- Debug/Syslog Messaging
- Debug/Syslog Destination Devices
- Debug/Syslog Configuration Commands
- Configuring Debug/Syslog Operation
- Debug Command
- Logging Command
- Adding a Description for a Syslog Server
- Adding a Priority Description
- Configuring the Severity Level for Event Log Messages Sent to a Syslog Server
- Operating Notes for Debug and Syslog
- Diagnostic Tools
- Viewing Switch Configuration and Operation
- Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration
- Restoring a Flash Image
- DNS Resolver
- D.MAC Address Management
- E.Daylight Savings Time on ProCurve Switches
- F.Power-Saving Features
- Index
- Notices & Publication Data

Switch Memory and Configuration
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options
flash and you can either copy the secondary image into primary or download
another image to primary from an external source. Refer to Appendix A, “File
Transfers”.
Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal
This section describes commands for erasing a software version and copying
an existing software version between primary and secondary flash.
Note It is not necessary to erase the content of a flash location before downloading
another software file. The process automatically overwrites the previous file
with the new file. If you want to remove an unwanted software version from
flash, ProCurve recommends that you do so by overwriting it with the same
software version that you are using to operate the switch, or with another
acceptable software version. To copy a software file between the primary and
secondary flash locations, refer to “Copying a Switch Software Image from
One Flash Location to Another”, below.
The local commands described here are for flash image management within
the switch. To download a software image file from an external source, refer
to Appendix A, “File Transfers”.
Copying a Switch Software Image from One Flash Location to
Another. When you copy the flash image from primary to secondary or the
reverse, the switch overwrites the file in the destination location with a copy
of the file from the source location. This means you do not have to erase the
current image at the destination location before copying in a new image.
Caution Verify that there is an acceptable software version in the source flash location
from which you are going to copy. Use the show flash command or, if necessary,
the procedure under “Determining Which Flash Image Versions Are Installed”
on page 6-14 to verify an acceptable software version. Attempting to copy from
a source image location that has a corrupted flash image overwrites the image
in the destination flash location. In this case, the switch will not have a valid
flash image in either flash location, but will continue running on a temporary
flash image in RAM. Do not reboot the switch. Instead, immediately download
another valid flash image to primary or secondary flash. Otherwise, if the
switch is rebooted without a software image in either primary or secondary
flash, the temporary flash image in RAM will be cleared and the switch will go
down. To recover, refer to “Restoring a Flash Image” on page C-68 (in the
“Troubleshooting” Appendix).
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