- 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

broadcast limit … 10-19
broadcast storm … 12-3, C-15
broadcast traffic
IPX … 10-19
RIP … 10-19
browser interface
See web browser interface.
C
CDP … 13-76, 13-77, 13-78, 13-79, 13-81
Clear + Reset button combination …6-34
Clear button …5-10
restoring factory default configuration … C-68
clear logging …C-29
CLI
accessing from menu console … 3-8
context configuration level … 4-5
context level … 10-16
global configuration level … 4-5
Help … 4-11
keystroke shortcuts … 4-21
listing command options … 4-8
moving to or from the menu … 4-7
port or trunk-specific commands … 4-13
privilege levels … 4-3
using…4-2–4-16
VLAN-specific commands … 4-15
command line interface
See CLI.
command syntax conventions …1-2
communities, SNMP … 13-14
viewing and configuring with the CLI … 13-15
viewing and configuring with the menu … 13-13
config files, SCP/SFTP transfer …6-37
configuration
Bootp … 8-13
comparing startup to running … 6-6
console … 7-3
copying … A-23
DHCP Option 66 … 6-37
DHCP, Best Offer … 6-39
factory default … 6-9, 8-2
file update with Option 66 … 6-38
file updating with Option 66 … 6-38
impacts of software download on … A-4
IP … 8-2
network monitoring … B-23
Option 67 … 6-39
permanent … 6-7
permanent change defined … 6-5
port … 10-1
port trunk group … 12-1
port, duplex … 10-16
port, speed … 10-16
quick … 3-8
reboot to activate changes … 3-13
restoring factory defaults … C-67
saving from menu interface … 3-10
serial link … 7-3
SNMP … 13-4, 13-5, 13-11
SNMP communities … 13-13, 13-15
startup … 3-10
system … 7-11
Telnet access configuration … 7-3
TFTP server … 6-37
transferring … A-23
trap receivers … 13-19
updating the file using Option 66 … 6-38
using Menu interface … 3-7
viewing … 6-6
web browser access … 7-3
configuration file
browsing for troubleshooting … C-58
configuration file, multiple
after first reboot … 6-26
applications … 6-23
asterisk … 6-27
backupConfig … 6-24
change policy … 6-28
Clear + Reset button combination … 6-34
copy from tftp host … 6-36
copy to tftp host … 6-35
copy via tftp … A-24
copy via Xmodem … A-26
create new file … 6-25, 6-31, 6-32
current file in use … 6-27
default reboot from primary … 6-29
erasing … 6-32
memory assignments … 6-26
memory slot … 6-24, 6-27, 6-29
minconfig … 6-29, 6-33
newconfig … 6-29
oldConfig … 6-26
override reboot policy … 6-28
policy, override … 6-30
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