- 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

Troubleshooting
DNS Resolver
■ When the switch is configured with both of the following:
• the IP address of a DNS server available to the switch
• the domain suffix of a domain available to the configured DNS
server
then:
• A DNS-compatible command that includes the host name of a
device in the same domain as the configured domain suffix can
reach that device.
• A DNS-compatible command that includes a fully qualified
domain name can reach a device in any domain that is available
to the configured DNS server.
Example. Suppose the switch is configured with the domain suffix
mygroup.procurve.net and the IP address for an accessible DNS server. If an
operator wants to use the switch to ping a target host in this domain by using
the DNS name “leader” (assigned by a DNS server to an IP address used in
that domain), then the operator can use either of the following commands:
ProCurve# ping leader
10.28.229.220 is alive, time = 1 ms
Host Name for the Desired Host
Ping Response
ProCurve# ping leader.mygroup.procurve.net
Fully Qualified Domain Name for the
10.28.229.220 is alive, time = 1 ms
Desired Host
Ping Response
Figure C-27. Example of Using Either a Host Name or a Fully Qualified Domain Name
In the proceeding example, if the DNS server’s IP address is configured on the
switch, but a domain suffix is either not configured or is configured for a
different domain than the target host, then the fully qualified domain name
must be used.
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