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Boo k 1: Installatio n and Get t ing Started Guid e for the HP ProC ur ve Routi ng Switches 9304M, 9308M, 6308M-S X a nd the HP ProCurv e S witch 6208M-SX (So ftware R eleas es 6.
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Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements Safety Informati on ! W ARNING CAUT IO N Groundi ng Do cum ent at ion referenc e sy mbol. If the p r odu ct is marke d with this sy m bol , refer to th e pro duc t d ocum entation t o ge t mo re inform ation about the p r oduct .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Inform ati ons con cer nant l a séc u r ité ! W ARNING CAUTIO N Symbole de r é f é re nc e à la do cumenta t ion. Si le produi t es t ma rqu é de ce sym bole, re po rt ez -vous à la docum entati on du pr oduit a f in d'ob tenir de s informa t ions pl us d é ta i ll é es .
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Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Safety Information (China) Laser s The G igab i t-SX and Gi gabit-L X Modules are C lass 1 Laser Pr oducts .
Saf e ty an d EM C R egu latory Stat ement s EMC Reg u latory Statem ents U.S.A. FCC Cl ass A This eq uip men t h as been t est ed and fou nd to c omply wi th the l imi ts fo r a C l ass A d igi tal devi ce, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules.
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Chap ter 1 Getting Started Introductio n This gu ide describe s how to inst all , c onfi gur e, and monitor th e follo wi ng devi ces : • HP Pro C urv e Ro uting Sw it ch 9308M • HP Pro C urv e Ro.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T ermi nology The f o llowin g table de fin es basic pro du c t t e rms u sed in this gui de . Product T e rms T e rm De finit i on chassi s or Ch assis dev i ce A switch o r routing switch t hat a ccept s o p tio nal modul es or po w e r supplie s.
Ge tting Starte d me thod for e l ectro n ically searc h ing e i the r indi vid ual c hap ters or an enti r e m an ual for sp ecific topic s. Fo r a br ief des cr iption of the CD con t ents and ho w to u se the CD to sa ve tim e, do t he f o llowing: 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • BGP4 re-ad ver tis es BGP rou t es even w hen O SPF or RI P rou t es to the sa me desti nation have a l owe r c ost • Re dist ri bu tion ch ange s ta.
Ge tting Starte d • Super Aggregat ed VLAN s • Support fo r simultaneous T e lne t c onf igu r ati on by multi p le users • New CLI comma nd for disp la ying dyn amic me mory utilizati o n • S.
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Chap ter 2 Installatio n This ch apter o u tline s t he p hysical in stall a ti on a nd net wo rk co nnecti on for t he H P 9304M , H P 9 308M, and HP 6 308M-SX rout ing sw it ches and th e H P 6 208M-SX switch .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide In stallat i on Pr ocedures Summ ary Follow the s t ep s l ist ed below to install your routing s w itc h. De tails fo r each of the s te ps hig h li ghted below ar e pr ovide d in the bala nce of thi s chap te r .
Installa tio n 13 . Cha ssis devic es only – Swapping Module s (pa ge 2-25 ) . If you a r e remo vin g a mo dule a nd pla ci ng a modu le of another typ e in its slo t, y ou need t o re con f igure the chassis sl ot for the modul e.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 1. Pre parin g the In stallation Site Cabling Infrast r ucture Ensure th at the p r oper cabl ing is in stalled in the site. See “ Ha rdware Ov erview ” on pa ge 8- 1 f o r a su mmar y of s upporte d c ab lin g types a nd the i r specif ica t ions .
Installa tio n Fi gure 2.1 I ns ta lling a Modu le Rem o ving Modules T o remo ve a m od u le from the c ha ssis, do the fol low ing : 1. Put on an ESD wr ist s t rap and at tac h the c lip e nd t o a metal su rface (e .g. an equ ipm ent rac k) to a ct as gr ound.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 3. In stalling (or Remo vi ng) Redund ant Pow er Sup p li es (Chass is Devices Onl y) Determining Po wer Supply Status If you a r e repla ci ng a po we r s.
Installa tio n Fi gure 2.2 I ns ta lling a Pow e r S u pply Rem o ving P o wer Supplies T o remo ve a p o wer sup ply modu le from the c hassis, do the fol lowing: CAUTION: Pow e r s up p lies are h o t s w app able but the y s hould b e discon nected from AC pow er bef ore b e in g in stall ed or re moved.
Installat ion and Getting Started Guide 2 - 8 Figure 2.3 Example of the front panel of an HP 9308M routing switch Figure 2.4 Example of the front panel of an HP 9304M routing switch 4.
Installa tio n NOTE: Chassis dev ices onl y – If your device h a s m o re tha n o ne p ow e r s upp ly insta lled, repe at this procedure f o r ea ch power supp l y . 1. Connec t the pow er co rd s upp li ed wi th the devic e t o th e po we r c on nector fou nd o n the p ower suppl y o n th e fro nt of th e d evi ce .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • Parity: Non e • Sto p bi ts: 1 • Flow cont rol : N one Att a ching a P C or T e rminal Using a Direct LAN Connection T o a ttac h a m ana gement s t ation using a d i rec t LAN connect ion : NOTE: Use this procedure if y ou are unabl e to make the se ria l c onnectio n de scribed above .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Installa tio n Y o u can cu sto mize the pro mpt by cha ngi ng the sy st em name . Se e “ En tering Sys t em Adminis t ration Informati on ” on page 9-3. If you d o not see one of thes e prompts : 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 6. As signing a Pe rman en t Passwor d CLI access does not req u ir e a pa ss wo rd by defa ul t. If yo u wa nt to config ure a pass wo rd, y ou must us e the CL I. A pa ss wo rd ca nnot b e as si gned through the We b m an age ment i n te rface.
Installa tio n Ho w to Reco v e r F rom a L ost P ass word Recove ry fro m a lo st passw or d requi res di rec t ac ce ss to the se ria l po rt and a s yst em res et of t he devic e. NOTE: Y ou can p e rfo r m t h is pro ce dure only from the C L I. T o re cove r from a los t pass word : 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 5. Set the IP a n d ma sk addres se s. HP9300(config)# int e 1/5 HP9300(config-if-1/5)# ip address 192.22.3.44 255.255. 255.0 NOTE: Y ou can use t h e sy nt ax, ip add r ess <ip-addr> / <mask-b i ts> i f y ou know the s ub - net m ask l eng th.
Installa tio n or Syntax : [no ] ip addres s <ip - ad dr>/< mask- bits> Syntax : ip defaul t-gatew a y <i p-addr> 8. Mounting th e Device T he H P sw it ch and rou t ing s w itc he s can be ins t al led on a d esk top o r in a ra ck .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Figu re 2. 7 In s tal ling an HP 9304M ro uting sw it ch in a rack mo u nt Rack Mount Inst allat ion – HP 6208M - SX or HP 6 308M- SX NOTE: Y ou need a #2 Phillips-head s c re wd riv e r f o r i n stall a tion.
Installa tio n 9. C onnecti n g Power to the D e vic e Wi th phy sical i n st all a ti on of the s w itc h or ro uting s w itc h comple te, it is now tim e to po we r u p th e s yst em an d c onnec t the n etwork de vices. CAUTION: There is no se para t e o n /o ff pow er sw i t ch for the device.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Connectors • 10 /10 0 Ba seT X po rts come wi th RJ45 jack s for s t an dard un shiel ded tw is te d p a ir (U TP /Categor y 5 ) cabl e c onnec tio ns. • 1 00Ba seF X po rts co me equip ped wi th MT -RJ connecto rs.
Installa tio n T a bl e 2. 1 F ib er ca bl e l e ng th su mmary table Fiber T y pe Co re Di ameter (micron s) M odal Ba ndw id th (MHz*k m) Mi nimu m R a ng e (mete rs) 1 000Bas e -SX M MF 62 .5 16 0 2 – 20 0 a MM F 62.5 2 00 2 – 27 5 b MM F 50 40 0 2 – 50 0 MM F 50 5 00 2 – 55 0 c 1 000Bas e -LX MM F 62 .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Cat-5 Crossov er Cable 1000BaseT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 8 Figu re 2. 1 1 UTP crossover cab le for 1000BaseT NOTE: The 802. 3ab standard cal ls for autom atic n ego tia t ion of the connecti on bet w een two 1 00 0 Bas eT port s.
Installa tio n Syntax : pi ng < ip add r> | <host name> [so u rce < i p a ddr >] [c ount <num >] [tim eou t < msec> ] [t tl <num >] [si ze <byte>] [quiet] [nu.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide en ter part of a c omma nd, the n enter “ ? ” o r pre ss T a b, t he CL I l i st s the o p tions y ou can en ter at this point in the comma nd string. If yo u e n ter an inv al i d c omm and fol l owed by ?, a me ssage ap pears ind ica tin g t he c omm and w as unreco gnize d.
Installa tio n T a ble 2.2: CLI Line Ed iting Command s (Continue d) Ct rl-E Moves to the e nd of the c u rrent com m and line. Ctrl-F Move s th e c urs or forw ar d on e ch ar acter . Ct rl-K Dele tes all chara c ters fro m the c u rs or to the en d of t he c omma nd line.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide As an al ternativ e to u si ng t he SN MP communi t y s t rings to log in , you can c onfi gu r e the d e vice to secure W eb man ageme nt ac ce ss using lo cal user ac coun ts, a RADIUS aut hentic a ti on s e rver , or a T ACACS /T ACACS+ s e rve r .
Installa tio n 5. Enable or d i sabl e ele men ts on th e W eb m an age ment interfa c e by c licki ng on the ap propria t e rad i o b u ttons on the pane l.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: If the slot has neve r conta i ne d a modul e or you are sw ap pin g in exa c tly the same type o f modu le, you do no t need to use th e m odule c o mmand. The slot requ ires c onf igu r ati on o nly if it has al rea dy be en c onf igured for a noth e r t ype of mo dule.
Installa tio n T a ble 2. 3: Module O p tio ns (Co ntinu e d) Unmanag ed m od u le s J 4842A Pro C urv e 93 00 100 0Base-T M odule (8-port) 8-port- gig - co pper-modul e J 4140A HP Pro C urv e 9 300 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide USING THE WEB MAN A GEMENT INTE RF ACE� T o conf ig ur e a ch assis slot for a modu le: 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess . The Syste m con f igurat ion p anel i s disp laye d.
Installa tio n 14. Next Steps Once t he i ni t ial insta lla tio n st ep s are com ple ted, y ou can p r oceed wi th enabl ing rou t in g protocols a nd config uring sp ecific fe at ur es on the sw it ch or ro ut ing sw it ch es as de sc ri be d i n “ C onfigu r ing Bas ic Featur es ” on page 9 - 1.
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Chap ter 3 Securing Acces s This ch apter o u tline s t he p hysical in stall a ti on a nd net wo rk co nnecti on for t he H P 9304M , H P 9 308M, and HP 6 308M-SX rout ing sw it ches and th e H P 6 208M-SX switch .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Securing Access Methods The f ollowin g table lists th e m an age ment a ccess met hods a va ilable on an HP device, ho w the y ar e s ecu red by de fau l t, and th e way s in wh ic h they ca n b e secu red .
Se cu ring Ac cess T a ble 3 . 1: W ays to secu re ma nag e ment acce ss to H P devic es (C ontin ued) We b m an ageme nt a ccess SN MP read or read- writ e c omm unity st rings Re gulate W eb man age.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Using a n ACL to Res tri ct T e lnet Acces s T o conf igu r e a n ACL tha t res t ricts T e lnet a ccess to the d evice , e n ter comman ds such as the fol l owing: HP9300(config)# access-list 10 deny ho st 209.
Se cu ring Ac cess HP9300(config)# access-list 30 deny 20 9.157.25.0 0.0.0.255 log HP9300(config)# access-list 30 deny 20 9.157.26.0/24 log HP9300(config)# access-list 30 permit any HP9300(config)# sn.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Rest ricting R e mote Access to th e D e vic e to Sp eci fic V LAN IDs Y o u can r e st ric t m ana gement ac ce ss to an HP device to p o rts wi thin a s pec ific port-based VLAN .
Se cu ring Ac cess Dis a bling Specific Access Me thods Y o u can s pecif ic ally dis able the follow i ng a c cess met hod s: • T e lnet acc ess • Web manag ement ac cess • SNMP acce ss NOTE: If y ou disa ble T e l net a ccess , you w ill not b e able to ac cess t he C L I ex c ept th rough a serial c on necti on to the mana gemen t module.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Setti ng Passw or ds Pass wo rds c an be u sed to se cure t he f o llowing a c cess met hod s: • T e lnet acc ess ca n be se cured by settin g a T e lnet p a sswo rd . Se e “ Setti ng a T eln et Password ” on pag e 3-8.
Se cu ring Ac cess Setting Passwords for Management Privilege Levels Y o u can s et one pass wo rd for e ach of th e follo wi ng mana gement pri v il ege l eve ls : • Super U s er lev el – Allows c omp lete r ead-and-write acce ss to the syst em .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Y o u can g r an t addit i onal acc ess to a pri vil ege l eve l o n an i ndivi dual c omma nd basis . T o gr ant the ad dit i on al access , y ou sp ecify th e privi le ge l evel yo u are enhancing, the CL I l evel tha t co nta i ns th e c omma nd, and th e i ndivi dual c omma nd.
Se cu ring Ac cess 4. Enter no pa ssword at th e p r om pt. (Y ou canno t abbre v iate this comma nd. ) This co mmand will cau se the de vice to by pass the syste m passw ord check. 5. Enter b oot s yste m fl ash prima ry at th e p r om pt . 6. Aft e r the c ons ole p r ompt reap pears, assig n a ne w pas swor d.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide This comma nd ad ds a loc al user acco unt with t he user name “ w onk a ” and the passw ord “ wi lly ” . Th is acc oun t h as the Super Us er priv ilege level; t h is user has fu ll a ccess to a ll con f igurat ion and d i splay featu r es .
Se cu ring Ac cess 4. Enter the u s er na me in the User Name fiel d. T he nam e c an not conta i n b lan ks . 5. Enter the p a sswo rd i n the Pa ss wo rd f i el d. The pass wo rd c an not co nta in bla nks. 6. Selec t the man agem ent p r iv ilege le vel from the Privile ge p u lldow n menu.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide En cryption of S N MP Co mm unity S t ri ng s Th e sof twa re autom a tically encr yp ts SNMP commun ity st rin gs. Us ers wi th read-on ly access or who do not hav e access to m ana gement fu nction s in the CL I cannot d i sp la y the string s.
Se cu ring Ac cess Displaying the S N MP Community S t ri ng s T o disp lay t he c onf ig ured co mmunity st ring s, enter t he foll owing c omma nd at a n y CL I l ev e l: HP9300(config)# show snmp server Syntax : show snmp se rver See th e Co mmand Li ne Inte rface R e ference fo r an example of the inf o rmation d i sp laye d by the c omma nd.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 2. Selec t th e C o mmun ity Strin g li nk to di splay the SN MP Commu n ity String panel, as s how n in the fol l ow i ng ex ample. Thi s example sho w s t he tabl e l ist ed for a syst em th at i s conf igu r ed only wi th the def ault rea d -only commun ity st ri ng “ pu bl ic ” .
Se cu ring Ac cess • Web manag ement ac cess • Ac cess to the Privilege d EXEC l evel and CONFIG lev els of th e CL I The T ACACS a nd T ACACS+ prot ocols defin e how au the n ti cat i on , autho r iz ation, and acco unting informati on is s ent be tween an HP devi ce and an authentic a tion databa se on a T ACACS /T ACACS+ s e rver .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T ACACS + Au thentication W hen T ACACS + authe n tic ati on tak es place, t he f o ll owing e v ents occur: 1.
Se cu ring Ac cess 3. If the ev ent re quires T A CACS+ a cc ountin g, the HP device send s a T A CACS+ Ac c ountin g Sta r t p acket to the T ACACS + a ccoun tin g se rver , co nta i ni ng info rmation a bout th e e v ent. 4. The T ACACS+ acc oun ti ng server ackno w led ges the Ac coun ting Sta r t pa cket.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide User enters s yst em co mman ds (for exam ple , relo ad , boot system ) Co mmand autho r iz ation (T ACACS+): a aa a u tho r ization c o mmands <p rivil.
Se cu ring Ac cess 2. Set optio nal pa ram e ter s. See “ Setting Op tional T A CACS/T ACACS+ Parameters ” on page 3-21 . 3. Conf igure authentic a tion-m et hod lists . Se e “ Co nfi guring Auth enti cat ion-M e thod List s for T ACACS/ T A CACS+ ” on p age 3-2 2.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • T i meout – This param e ter spec ifie s how many seconds the HP de vice wa its for a r e sponse from a T ACACS/ T ACACS + s e rver befo r e e i th e.
Se cu ring Ac cess W hen yo u conf igu r e a u th enti cat ion-m e thod l ists for T ACACS /T ACACS+ auth ent icati on, you m ust create a s eparate authe n tic ati on-m et ho d li st for T elne t/SSH CLI ac cess , and fo r ac cess to the Privilege d EXEC l evel and CONFIG leve ls of the CLI.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T a ble 3 . 2: A u thenti cation M e tho d V a lues (Conti nued ) radius Authenti ca t e u si ng the database on a R ADIUS se rver . Y ou also must ide n tify the serve r to t he devic e u si ng t he radius-serv e r comma nd.
Se cu ring Ac cess Y o u enable T ACACS+ com m and autho r ization b y specif ying a privi le ge l evel w hose c omm ands requi re au tho r iz ation. Fo r example, to c onfi gur e the H P d evice to p.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide HP9300(config)# aaa accounting system default start-stop tacacs+ Syntax : aa a ac c oun tin g syst em de fau l t s t art-st op radi us | t a cacs+ | none C.
Se cu ring Ac cess The f o ll owing table de scrib es the T AC ACS/T ACACS+ informati on dis pl ay ed b y t he show a aa com m and . T a ble 3 .3: Ou tput o f the s how a aa comman d for T ACACS/T ACACS+ Field D escript i on T acacs+ key The se tting configure d wi th t he tacacs-s erver key comm and.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: The ke y param e te r a pplies onl y to T ACACS + se rve r s, n o t to T ACACS se rvers . If you ar e configuri ng for T ACACS authe n tic at i on, do no t configur e a key on the T ACACS se rver and d o n o t e n ter a k ey on th e H P de vice .
Se cu ring Ac cess 17. Sel ect th e type of acces s for wh ich y ou are def ining the auth en t ication m et hod li st from the Ty pe fie ld ’ s pu lldow n menu .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The authori z at ion me thod you select ed are d isp layed in th e tab l e at the top of the dialo g . Each ti me you a dd an autho r ization m et hod for a g i ve n a ccess type , th e s o ft wa re a ssigns a s eq uence num ber to the ent ry .
Se cu ring Ac cess Configuring RADIUS Security Y o u can u se a Re mote Authe n tication Dia l In Use r Servic e (RADI US) se rve r to sec u re th e follo wing types of access to th e HP swi t ch or r.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide RADIUS Authorization W hen RADIUS au tho r ization ta ke s pla ce, the fol low ing events o ccu r: 1. A u ser pre vi ous ly authe n ticat ed b y a R ADIUS s e rver e n te rs a comm and o n the H P device. 2.
Se cu ring Ac cess Us er logs in us in g T eln et /SSH Lo gin au th en ticati on : a aa a u th entic ation logi n d e fault <metho d-l i st > EXEC a ccoun ting St art: a aa a ccoun ti ng e xec d.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide RADIUS Configura t ion Conside r at io ns • Y o u m ust deplo y at l east one R ADIUS server in your network .
Se cu ring Ac cess HP ’ s V en dor-I D is 1 1 , w i th V endor-T ype 1. The fol l ow i ng table d e sc ribes the H P v end or-specif ic attribu t es .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Th e ho st <i p - addr > | <serv e r-name> para met er i s either a n IP addres s or an ASCII tex t st ring . The <auth - port> p a ram ete r i s the Au the n ticat i on port number; i t is an op tio nal pa ram e te r .
Se cu ring Ac cess W hen yo u configu r e a u th enti cat io n-m e thod l i sts for R AD IUS, you m ust cr eate a separa t e a u th enticatio n-m e thod list for T e lne t or SSH CLI a ccess and for CL I a ccess to the Pri v ileged EXEC lev el and CONFIG le vels of the CL I.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T a ble 3 . 5: A u thenti cation M e tho d V a lues (Conti nued ) non e D o not u se any authe n tica tion me tho d.
Se cu ring Ac cess Conf ig uring RADIU S Account ing for CLI Commands Y o u can c onf ig ure RADIUS ac count ing for CL I c omma nds by s pecif ying a pri v il ege l eve l w h ose c omma nds require a c c ountin g .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The c ommand s in this ex ample c onfi gure v i rtu al inte rface 1 , assi gn IP addre ss 10.0.0.3/ 24 t o the i n ter f ace, then de sign ate the int e rfa ce as the sourc e for al l R ADIUS packets from the rou t ing s w itc h.
Se cu ring Ac cess T able 3.6: Outp ut of the s how a aa c ommand for RADIUS c onnec tio n The c u rre nt c on nec tio n st atus . is ca n b e “ no c onnec tion ” or “ conne cti on ac tiv e ” . Field D escript i on Th Th e s how web com m and disp lay s the priv ilege leve l o f W eb m an age ment interface u s er s.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 12. Ent er t he s e rver ’ s IP a ddr es s i n th e IP Addre ss fi eld . 13. If neede d, c ha nge the Authent ication p o rt and Acc ou n ting p o rt. (Th e defau l t v al ues wo rk i n most network s .) 14 .
Se cu ring Ac cess 22. Sel ect Co mmand s from the T y pe fie ld ’ s pulld ow n men u. 23. Sel ect a pri v il ege leve l b y clicking on one o f the follo wi ng rad i o b u ttons : • 0 – Autho r.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 27. T o s end an Accou n ting Start packe t to the R ADIUS acc ountin g se rver w h en a n au thenti ca t ed user es tabli sh es a T e l net or SSH session on the HP devic e, and an Acc ou n ting S t op packe t w hen the u ser lo gs ou t, s elect Ex ec from th e T y pe fie ld ’ s pulld ow n menu.
Se cu ring Ac cess • Dat abase on a R ADIUS s e rver • No authentic a tion NOTE: The T ACACS/T ACACS+ , RADIUS, a nd T e lnet log i n pass w o rd authe n ti cation met hod s are not sup por ted fo r SNMP ac cess .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T o conf igu r e a n au thenti cat ion-m e th od l ist fo r the W eb m an age ment interface, enter a command s uc h as th e follo w ing: HP9300(config)# a.
Se cu ring Ac cess T a ble 3 . 7: A u thenti cation M e tho d V a lues (Conti nued ) non e D o not u se any authe n tica tion me tho d. The devic e auto mat ical ly per mits ac cess .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 7. Select the Sa ve link a t the b o ttom o f the di alog. Sele ct Y es w hen pro mpt ed to s ave th e c onf igu r ation ch ang e to the s t artup-conf ig file on the devic e ’ s f l ash m emory .
Chap ter 4 Con f iguring Secure Shel l Secure Sh ell (SSH) is a mech anism fo r allow i ng s ecu re rem o te ac cess to manag ement fun c tion s o n an HP de vice .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Settin g the Host Nam e and Dom a in Nam e If yo u h a ve no t alrea dy done s o, est ablish a host n ame a nd d om a in na me for the HP devic e. For exam ple : HP9300(config)# hostname HP9300 HP9300(config)# ip dns domain-name hps hopping.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Co nfiguri ng Sec u re Shel l . The c li ent sends it s public ke y to the H P d evice. . The H P device com pare s the cl ien t ’ s public key t o those s t ore d in memo ry . . If the r e i s a match, th e H P device us es th e public key t o en cry pt a rando m seq ue n ce of bytes .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 1024 65537 162566050678380006149460550286514061230306797782065166110686 648548574 94957339232259963157379681924847634614 5327421786527672319957469414416047.
Co nfiguri ng Sec u re Shel l • W heth e r t he H P device allo ws user s t o l og i n wi tho u t supply ing a passw ord • The p o rt n umber for SSH connecti ons • Th e SSH log i n timeou t va .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide name and p asswo rd . Wi thout a u s er nam e and pas sw ord, a u s er is not gra n ted ac ce ss . See “ Setti ng U p Loca l Us er Acco unts ” on p age 3-1 1 for informatio n o n se tting up us er name s and pas s w ords on H P device s.
Co nfiguri ng Sec u re Shel l V i ewing SSH Con n ection I n form ation Up to five SSH conne ction s can be a cti ve on the HP dev ice. T o dis play inf o rmatio n about SSH c onnection s, enter the foll owing c omma nd: HP9300#show ip ssh Connection Version Encryption State Username 1 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 1 closed 2 closed 3 closed 4 closed 5 closed SSH connections: 1 established, client ip address 209. 157.22.8 16 seconds in idle 2 established, client ip address 209. 157.22.21 42 seconds in idle 3 established, client ip address 209.
Co nfiguri ng Sec u re Shel l Th e cr ypto key gen e rate rsa publ ic_key and crypto key g e ne ra te r s a private _ke y st at emen ts ar e b oth g enerate d by th e c r ypto key gen era te rsa com m and . T he p u b lic k ey is vi sible ; th e pri vat e k ey is no t.
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Chap ter 5 Using Red undant Managemen t Modul es This chap ter de scrib es the redundant m anagem en t modu les and how to configur e and m anage th em . Red undant man ageme nt m odu les p r ov ide in cre as ed routi ng ca pacity a nd fail over for H P 9304 M o r HP 9308 M C h ass is de vice s.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Configur ati on Consid eration s • Y o u can u se on e o r two re dunda nt m an age ment m od u le s in a Chassis devic e. • Y o u cannot u se older m an age ment mo dules in the same C hassi s devic e w i th re dunda nt m an age ment modu l es.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s S yslog and SN MP T r aps W hen a s w itc hov er occurs, the sof twa re sends a Sys l og mess age t o the loca l Syslog buf fer and also to the SyslogD ser v er , if yo u have co nfigured the H P device t o us e one .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Co nfigur in g t he Chassis to Re ceive t h e M od ule W hen y ou pl an to ins e rt a modu le into a chassis sl ot , you first must c onfi gure t he slot to rec e ive the m odu le unles s the s lo t alread y con t ains the sa me type of m odu le .
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s 3. Cl ick th e Add Modu le lin k to d isp lay t he f o llowing p anel. 4. Selec t slot nu mber fro m the Slot pulldow n m enu. • Slots on the HP 93 04M ar e n u mbere d 1 – 4 , fro m top t o bottom. • Slots on the HP 93 08M ar e n u mbere d 1 – 8 , fro m le ft to ri ght .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The < slo t-num> pa ram e ter specifie s the ch ass is sl ot : • Slots on an HP 93 04M c has si s are n um bered 1 – 4, fro m top to bo ttom. • Slots on an HP 93 08M c has si s are n um bered 1 – 8, fro m lef t to right.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s Ins er ting t he M odule Y o u can rem ov e and inse rt modules wh en the s y st em is pow er ed o n. Make sure yo u adhere to the ca utions note d in “ Inst al la ti on Pr ec au tions ” on page 2-3.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide USING THE CL I T o disp lay t he sta t us of a redunda nt m an agement m od u le using the C L I, e n ter the fol l ow ing co mman d a t any C LI le vel: HP9300> show module Module Status Ports Starting MAC S1: 8 Port Gig Management Module ACTIVE 8 00e0.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s The Statu s co lumn s how s t he modul e sta t us . The redunda nt managemen t modu les ca n have one of t he fol lowing st at us es : • ACTIVE – T he mod ul e is cu rrentl y the a c tive ma nagem ent modu le.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Management module at slot 1 state chan ged, changed state from standby to active USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess .
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s Automatically synchroniz ed Automatically synchronized Not automatically synchronized at star tup or s witchov er at regular , user-configurable b ut can be co.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Sync config data: TRUE Sync boot image: FALSE Running-config sync interval is 10 s econds NOTE: The v al ues s how n in thi s exampl e a r e the d e fault va lue s. Syntax : sy nc-stand by NOTE: Th e sy nc-stan dby comm and ha s opti on a l p a ra meters .
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s USING THE CL I T o immedi ately sy nchro n iz e the boo t code on the st andby module w i th the b oot co de on t he act ive m odule , enter the foll owing c o.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Automating S y nchronization of Soft wa re Autom a ti c s yn ch ron i zatio n of th e flash c ode, run ni ng-c onf ig, and s yst em -co n fi g file is enabl ed by defa ul t. Autom a ti c s yn ch ron i zatio n of th e boot c ode i s dis abled by defaul t.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s 3. T o e nable automa t ic sync hr onization of the boot code , s e lect the ch eckbox next to Boo t Flash. 4. T o cha nge the synchro n izati on int e rval for the running-co n fig , en ter the new val ue in the R unning Conf igura t ion Interv al field.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 3. Selec t th e Swi tch -ov e r Ac tiv e Mo dul e link . A mes s age ap pears a skin g y ou to v e ri fy that you w a nt to sw itc h ov er from the a c ti ve module to th e s t an dby . 4. Selec t Y e s to switch ov er or N o to c ancel the s w itchover request.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s power supply 4 not present power supply 1 to 4 from bottom to top fan 1 ok fan 2 bad fan 3 ok fan 4 ok Current temperature : 34.5 C degrees Warning level : 45 C degrees, shutdown level : 55 C degrees Syntax : sh ow c has s is USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE 1.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Displ a ying T emper atu re Message s The s o ft wa re s ends a Sy sl og me ssage and a n SN M P tra p if the tem per atu r e c r osse s the wa rning or shutdow n threshol ds . The fol l ow i ng m et hods d esc rib e how to v iew the s ys tem log o n the de vice.
Us ing R e dun dant Managemen t Module s USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess . The Syste m con f igurat ion di alog is dis play ed. 2. Selec t th e Ad va nc e li nk to dis play the fol l ow i ng panel.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide . 3. Edit the v al ue in t he Ch assis Poll Interva l field to change p o llin g interv al . Y ou c an e n ter a v al ue from 0 – 6 553 5. The def ault is 60 sec onds. 4. Cl ick th e Apply bu tton to send the configura t ion c hange to the a c ti ve module ’ s runnin g-confi g f ile .
Chap ter 6 Updating Softwa re Images and Con f igurati on Fil es This ch apter d esc ribes ho w to cop y and sa ve co nfigura t io n files a nd s o ft w a re image fil es.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide USING THE WEB MAN A GEMENT INTE RF ACE T o in itiate tra nsf ers of sof twa re images t o a nd f r om a T F TP serve r fro m t he W eb m anagem ent interf ace : 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess .
Up dating Sof t wa re Ima ges a nd C o nfigura t ion Fi le s USING THE CLI T o cha nge the block s ize for TF TP file tra n sf ers , enter a comm and s uch as t he foll owing a t the gl obal C ONF IG .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Compressed Secondary Code size = 0 , Ve rsion Maximum Code Image Size Supported: 281 7536 (0x002afe00) Boot Image Version 07.
Up dating Sof t wa re Ima ges a nd C o nfigura t ion Fi le s Loading and Savin g Configu r ation Files Fo r easy configura t ion ma nagement , th e HP 9308M, H P 9 304M, a nd H P 6308M- SX routing sw .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Logging Changes to the Startup-Config Fil e Y o u c an c onfigu re an HP devi ce to g enerate a Sysl og mess age w h en the s t artup-c on f ig file is cha nged.
Up dating Sof t wa re Ima ges a nd C o nfigura t ion Fi le s 4. Selec t th e C o nfi gura t io n li nk to dis play the fol l ow i ng panel. 5. Enter the a ddr ess o f the TF TP s e rver in the TF TP Server IP field . 6. Enter the c onf igurat ion fil e name in the C onf ig uration File N a me fie l d.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide HP 9 304 M or H P 9 308 M usi ng man ageme nt m odu le (MI) 1 28K HP 63 08M-SX or HP 6208 M-SX 64 K Product M aximum running-config and st artup-config file siz es a a. T he running-config and st ar t up-config file can each be t he size li st ed.
Up dating Sof t wa re Ima ges a nd C o nfigura t ion Fi le s Error c ode Mes sage Exp lan a tion and ac tion 7 TF TP bus y , on ly on e TF TP session ca n b e ac tive. Another T F TP tra nsf er is ac ti ve on another CLI ses si on or W eb mana gement s e ssion.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Relo ading a t a S p ecifi c T i me T o sch edule a s yst em re loa d for a speci f ic time, use o ne of t he f o ll owing m e thods .
Up dating Sof t wa re Ima ges a nd C o nfigura t ion Fi le s USING THE WEB MAN A GEMENT INTE RF ACE Y o u cannot c an cel a schedul ed reload u si ng the We b m an ageme nt i n terface.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 6 - 12.
Chap ter 7 Software Ove r view This ch apter p r ovide s an ove r view of the softw are fea t ure s sup por ted on HP ProCurv e dev ices . • For confi gur ation d e tails fo r the se fea t ure s, se.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: Some f eatu r es are supp orted only o n spec ific pro ducts or requ ire spec ific ha rd wa re confi gu r ations . See the c ha p ter s de scrib i ng thos e featu r es or c on t act Hewlett-Pa ckard or y our res ell er for i n forma t ion .
Softw ar e Ov er view NOTE: Y ou c an a ccess the ve rsion i n forma t io n w het her you h av e read-w ri t e ( “ set ” ) or read-only ( “ get ” ) ac cess . Feature List T able 7 . 2 o n p age 7-3 lists the m ajo r s o ftw a r e featu r es avail abl e i n t he t ypes of flas h s o ft wa re l ist ed in T a ble 7.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T a ble 7 . 2: H P So ftwar e Featu res (C on tinued) T elnet X -1 1 T r ivial File T r ansfe r Proto col (T F T P) X X 7 -1 1 Sim ple Ne twork T i me Pro .
Softw ar e Ov er view T a ble 7 . 2: H P So ftwar e Featu res (C on tinued) Dy na mic Host Co nfiguration Pro tocol (DHCP) Ass ist X 7 -1 7 IP M ult icas t C ont ainm ent X X 7 -1 8 Feature S upported on.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Sh owing System De faults Y o u can d isp la y the def aults for s yst em pa ram ete rs us ing the fol low ing metho d.
Softw ar e Ov er view • RSA ch all e nge -response authent i cation , wh ere a c oll ectio n of pu bli c key s are sto r ed on the device. Only cli ents with a priv ate k ey tha t co rres po nds to one of the stored publi c keys can gain acces s to the devic e us ing SSH.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • For rea d -wri te a ccess, ente r “ se t ” in t he U s er N a me fie ld and a read-write community st ring tha t y ou hav e c onfigu r ed on the devic e i n th e Pass wo rd fie l d, as show n in F i gu re 7 .
Softw ar e Ov er view • T o disp lay g eneral syst em inf o rm ation, click o n a bla nk are a of the de vice ’ s m ana gement m odule. If the c has sis dis p lay is disable d as s how n in thi s exampl e, cl ick on th e obje ct sh own in th e c hassis win dow .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide RADIUS S ecur i ty Y ou ca n fu rt he r secu re CL I access to the swi t ch or ro ut i ng swi t ch by co nf ig ur ing the de vice to cons ul t a Remo te Access Di al In U s er Serv ice (RADIUS) s e rver to au th entica t e u ser names and pas sw or ds .
Softw ar e Ov er view Se e “ Sche duling a Sy st em Rel oad ” on pag e 6 -9. Te lnet As desc ribed i n “ Man ageme nt Interfaces ” on pag e 7 -7, HP devic es al low you to ac ces s the CL I t h rough a T e lnet c onnec tio n. T o establ ish th e T e l net conne ction, you need the fol low ing : • An IP addre ss on the HP device .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide See th e “ Co nfiguring IP ” c hapter i n th e Adva nced C o nfigura t io n and M an ageme nt Gu ide for inf o rmatio n. SN MPv2c Support HP devices su pport SN MP v2 c, i ncl ud ing supp ort f o r G etB ulk req ues ts .
Softw ar e Ov er view NOTE: Y ou c an s pecify only o ne facility . Se e “ Conf iguri ng the Sys l og Serv ic e ” on p age 9-1 4 for confi gur ati on i n fo rma t ion.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • La yer 2 port - based VLAN member ship • 8 02.1 q tag NOTE: QoS is sup port ed onl y on th e HP 9304M , HP 9 308 M, an d HP 6308M -SX.
Softw ar e Ov er view MAC Swi t ching Al l H P devices su ppo rt MAC sw it ching . M AC switc h ing enable s intell ige n t w i re-speed b r idg ing of Layer 2 pa cket s. The first tim e an HP device receiv es a pack et fro m a given MA C dest ina t ion, th e devic e m ake s a n entry in its L aye r 2 ca che.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide STP al so ensu res t hat th e devic e uses the m os t ef fic i en t p a th wh en mu lti p le p a th s ex ist b e tw ee n port s. Mor eover , if a se lecte d pa th fa ils , STP s ear ches for an d then e s tabli shes an alternate path to prevent o r lim it retra n smis si on of data.
Softw ar e Ov er view VL AN T a gg ing HP sw itc hes sup port 802.1q VLAN tagg ing. VLAN tagging is a m e thod of i den tif yi ng a pa cket as a m ember of a VLAN . VLAN tag g ing enables y ou to configu r e p o rts on mu lti pl e sw itches in to a s i ng le VLAN .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: DHCP a s sist a pplie s o nly to HP switches. T o co nfigure an HP ro uting swi t ch to as sist DHCP p acket s, use the UDP He lp er featu r e. See “ Use r Da tagram Pro t oc ol (U DP ) H el per ” on p age 7-2 4.
Softw ar e Ov er view VL AN T a gg ing VLAN tag g ing (802. 1q) extends t he b ou nda ries of the VLAN by all owing cr eation of VLAN s tha t cr oss s w itc h b oundari es. This ease s n e twor k m an agement and ensure s in teroperabi lity wi th other de vices.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide IP Route Forw arding IPX Route Forw arding IP sub-net A IP sub-net B Appletalk IPX Network 1 IPX Network 2 Lay er 3 Switch Lay er 2 Switch Figu re 7.
Softw ar e Ov er view HP routing s w itc hes ar e confi gur ed t o be co mpliant w i th R FC 1 583 OSPF V2 (R FC 1583 ) by de fau l t. Y o u also ca n c onfigu r e H P r outi ng sw it ch es to run t he l a test OPSF stand ard, RFC 2178.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide HP ’ s PBR routing is based o n st an dard a nd ex tended AC Ls a nd route-maps . The ACLs classi fy th e t r af fic .
Softw ar e Ov er view AppleT alk Routing HP routing s w itches support Pha se II App l eT alk routing. H P ’ s imple men tat i on supports a ll the followin g App l eT al k pr ot oc ols: • Et he r.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide For exam ple, a n HP ro uting switch running O SPF and RI P can p ass a rou t e learned through RI P to O SPF . The route r as soci ates a metric and o t her para met ers with a rout e w hen th e route r red ist rib u tes the ro ute to o t he r pr oto c ol s.
Softw ar e Ov er view For m o re detail s on VR RP a nd its confi gura t ion, s ee the “ Con f iguring VR R P a nd VR RPE ” chapter i n th e Advance d Co nfi gura t io n and M an age ment G uide . VR RP Ext e nded (VRRP) VR R PE i s an HP pr oto c ol that p r ovi des the benefits of VR RP wi th out the lim itatio ns .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 7 - 26.
Chap ter 8 Ha rdware Ove r view This chap te r pr ovides a ha rdw a re overv i ew of t he H P 930 8M, H P 9304 M, a nd H P 6308M-SX rou t ing sw i t ches a nd the HP 6208 M-SX sw it c h.
Ins t al lat i on and G e tt ing S t arte d G uide The H P 930 8 M and HP 93 04M c an be pop ula t ed wi th any o f the fo llo wi ng m odu les : • Redun dant M anagem ent modu les • J 4845A H P ProCurv e 9300 Gi gL X R ed undant Management M odule (8-po r t) (Fi gu r e 8 .
Hardware Ov erview Pwr Figu re 8. 4 J4847A HP Pro Cur ve 9300 Red und ant Managem ent Modu le (0-p or t) 1 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pwr 4 3 2 6 9 8 Figu re 8. 5 J4141A HP Pro Cur ve 9300 10/100 Mana ge me nt Mo dul e (16-p or t) Link Activity 1 6 7 8 5 4 2 Pwr Link Activity Link Activity Link Activity 3 Figu re 8.
Instal lation and Gett ing S tarte d Guide 8 - 4 Figure 8.13 J4844A HP ProCurve 9300 GigLX Module (8-port) NOTE: All 10/1 00 ports are auto-s ensi ng and aut o-negotiating for easy deployment int o existin g network topolog ies. Gigabit Etherne t interfaces are available in mult i-mode 1000Base SX, single- mode/multi-mod e 1000Bas eLX, and copper .
Hardware Overview 8 - 5 Fixed-Port Switc h HP 6208M-SX and Routing Switch HP 6308M-SX Figure 8. 15 shows the HP 6308M-SX . Figure 8.16 shows the HP 62 08M-SX. Each devi ce provi des a seri al port for CLI managem ent and eight 100Mbps SX fiber ports for c onnectio n to Gigabit Ethe rnet lin ks.
Ins t al lat i on and G e tt ing S t arte d G uide Fixed-P ort Archi t ectur e L ayer 2 Arch itecture W hen a p ack et arri ves a t an HP 6208M -SX s w itc h, a s ear ch for t he M AC dest ina t ion a ddre ss is in iti a ted. If th e MAC desti nat ion ad dres s is found, the pa cket ’ s priority is de ter mi ned .
Hardware Overview 8 - 7 Physical V iew This se ction describe s the externa l featur es of the HP 9304M, HP 9308 M, HP 6308M-SX, a nd HP 62 08M-SX. Figure 8.17 Example front panel of an HP 9304M routing switch Figure 8.18 Front panel of an HP ProCurve 6308M-SX routing switch Figure 8.
Ins t al lat i on and G e tt ing S t arte d G uide NOTE: The rear p anel o f the H P 9 308 M a nd HP 9304M Chassis de vices p r ovide no net wo rk or p ower c onnec tio ns and therefo r e a r e n o t s how n. Sl ot and Por t Numbers The p o rt n u mber s o n a ll F ix ed-p o rt devices an d C hassis devi ces ar e labeled on the har dware .
Hardware Ov erview The C h assis de vi ces, the HP 9304M and H P 9308 M, co me stand ard wi th fou r fan s. The HP 9304M a lso comes st andard w i th four fa ns . The H P 9 308 M com es st andard wi th si x fans . LEDs Each dev ice i s equipped w i th LED s tha t de note po rt and p ower su pply s t atus .
Ins t al lat i on and G e tt ing S t arte d G uide T abl e 8 . 3: Po rt LED in dicator s fo r 10B a seT /10 0Bas e TX c h assis mod u les LED P osition S tate M eaning Li nk/Ac t iv ity L eft On Por t is c onn ected. Off No port co nnecti on exis ts. Blink ing Tra f fi c i s bei ng t r ans mi tted a nd received on that p o rt.
Hardware Ov erview Modules This se ction describe s the modules designed for the HP 9304M a nd H P 930 8M rou t ing s witc hes . Chassis M odules Chassis m odules in clud e these op tio ns: • Redun .
Ins t al lat i on and G e tt ing S t arte d G uide St andard and Redundant Pow e r O p tions The Fixe d- po rt devi ces c ome st anda rd with tw o power supp lies. Re dund ant power is an op ti on fo r the Ch assi s de vice . Each pow e r s upply ca n b e c onnected to a sepa rate AC po we r sourc e fo r a dditio nal po we r red u n dan cy .
Chap ter 9 Confi guri ng Basic Features This ch apter d esc ribes ho w to con f igure basic, n on-p r oto col featu r es on HP dev ices us ing th e C LI and W eb man ageme nt i n terface.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Using the W eb Managem e nt In te rfa ce for B a si c Con fi gur ati on Chang es The W eb managemen t interfa ce enabl es you to easi ly ma ke numero u s co nfigura t io n c ha nges b y en tering or c hangi ng i n forma t ion o n c onfigu r ation p an e ls su ch as the o ne s how n in Figure 9.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s • Enable o r disab le Spanning T r ee Pr otocol . • Enable o r disab le SNMP ope ration a nd confi gure SNMP communi ty str i ngs, trap rec e iv ers , a nd o t he r pa ram e ters . • Enable o r di sable IEEE 8 02.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide USING THE CL I Here is an ex ample o f ho w to c onf igure a s w itc h or rou t ing s w itc h na me, s yst em c ontac t, and l oca tio n: HP6208(config)# h.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Configuring Simple Ne twork Ma nagem e nt (SNM P) Par a met e rs Us e the p r ocedures in thi s sect ion to pe rform the follo wing c onfi g ur ati on t asks: • Specify an SNMP t r ap rec e iv er . • Specify a s our ce addres s and co mmunity string for all tra ps se nt b y t he d evice.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The c ommand in the example above adds trap rec eiver 2.2 . 2.2 an d configu r es the software to dis play the commun ity s t ring a ssoci ated wi th the rec e iver i n t he c lear .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s The <num > p a ram ete r i s a lo opback i n terfac e o r virtua l i n terface n um ber . If y ou specify an Eth e rne t port, th e <portnum > i s the p o rt ’ s number (in c l udi ng the sl ot n um ber , if you a r e conf igu r ing an HP 9304M or HP 9308M .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • Co ld sta rt • Li nk up • Li nk do wn • Bridge ne w roo t • Bridge top o l ogy c hange • Lo cked addres s viola t io n • Modu le in sert .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s • The t im e st am p • The user name • W heth e r t he u ser logged i n or out • The CLI le ve l the u s er log ged into or out o f (Us e r EXEC o r Privil eged EXEC l ev e l) NOTE: Messa ges f o r a ccessi ng the User EXEC le vel app ly only to ac c ess th rough T e lnet.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • If yo u specif y a lo opback i n terface a s the s ing le so urc e for T e lnet p acket s, T e lne t se rv ers can re cei ve the pa cket s regard le ss of the sta t es of ind ivi dual lin ks .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s T o disp lay i n forma t ion abou t SNTP a ssoci ation s, ente r the follo wi ng com m and: HP9300# show sntp associations address ref clock st when poll delay disp ~207.95.6.102 0.0 .0.0 16 202 4 0.0 5.45 ~207.95.6.101 0.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T a ble 9.2 : Ou tput f rom the show sntp sta t us c omm an d ( Conti nued ) clock of fset Of fse t of clock t o sync hr onized pe er r oot del ay T ota l .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s HP9300# clock summer-time Syntax : cl ock s ummer-time Although SN TP se rvers typi cally deliver the ti me and da te in Gre enw i ch Mean T ime (GM T ), you c an configur e the sw itc h or rou t ing s w itc h to adjus t the t ime for any o ne-hour of fse t fro m GM T o r for one of the follow i ng U .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 3. Selec t th e time z one by se lecting the of fset fro m Gr eenwic h Mean T i me tha t a pplies to your time z one . Fo r ex ample, to s et you r device to C a lifornia t i me, s e lect GM T -08, wh ich m eans Green w i ch M ean T ime minus ei ght ho urs .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s The Sysl og D se rvi ce on a Syslog s e rver rec e ives logging message s from appli ca t ions on t he loc al host o r fro m de vice s s uch as a ro uting s w itc h or switch. Sysl og D ad ds a time st amp to ea ch rec eived me ssage and d i rec ts messa ges t o a l og fil e.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • d ebuggi ng • emer genci es • e rrors • in fo rm at io na l • no tif ica tio ns • wa rnings The c omma nds in the e xam pl e abov e cha ng e the log l e vel to n o tific a ti on m ess ages o r hi ghe r .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s • sys1 4 – re se rv ed for s yst em us e • cr on – cr on/at subs yste m • lo cal0 – re se rv ed for lo ca l us e • lo cal1 – re se rv ed for lo ca l u.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 4. Selec t Di sab l e or En able n ex t to Loggin g to disa ble or enable the Syslo g se rvice o n th e d evi ce . T he servic e is e nabled by defau l t. 5. Op tionall y cha nge the number o f en tries the l o cal Sys log bu ffe r c an h old.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s 4. Cl ick on th e checkb ox next to Syst em Logging to pl ace a checkm ark in the box. 5. Cl ick Ap ply to cl ear the log .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • Neg-off – T he port d oes not try to pe rfo rm a hands hake . Ins t ea d, the p o rt uses c onfigu r ation informati on man ually confi gure d by an ad mini strator . • Auto-Gig – T he port tries t o perform a handshak e wi th the other po rt to exch ange c ap abilit y i n fo rma t ion.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s T o limi t the n um ber of b r oadca st pac ke ts sent o n p o rt 1 /3 to 8 0 ,00 0 , ente r the follo wi ng co mman ds : HP9300(config)# int ethernet 1/3 HP9300(conf.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Se tt in g a Messag e of the Day B anner Y o u can c onf ig ure the HP devic e to d isp lay a message o n a user ’ s terminal wh en he or s he est ablishes a T e lne t CLI sess ion.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Configuring Basic Por t Param e ters The p r oc edures in thi s sect ion d esc ribe h ow to c onfi gu r e the fo llo wi ng po rt param e te rs: • Name – s ee “ .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Cl ick on th e C opy or M odi fy button next to a row of por t information to d isp lay a c onfigur ation pane l for th at p o rt. • Selec t Mod i fy to cha nge param e ters f o r a port. • Selec t Co py to appl y a port ’ s pa rameter se ttin gs to anot he r po rt.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess . The Syste m con f igurat ion p anel i s disp laye d. 2. Cl ick on th e plus si gn next t o Conf igure in the tree view to di spl ay the co nfiguration o p tions .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 8. Select the Sa ve link a t the b o ttom o f the di alog. Sele ct Y es w hen pro mpt ed to s ave th e c onf igu r ation ch ang e to the s t artup-conf ig file on the devic e ’ s f l ash m emory .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Syntax : en abl e Y o u also ca n d is abl e o r re-enab le a v i rtu al interfac e. T o do so, enter com m and s suc h as the fol l ow i ng: HP9300(config)# interfac.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 7. Select the Sa ve link a t the b o ttom o f the di alog. Sele ct Y es w hen pro mpt ed to s ave th e c onf igu r ation ch ang e to the s t artup-conf ig file on the devic e ’ s f l ash m emory . Changing th e 802.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Modifying P o rt Prior ity (QoS) Y o u can g ive pr efe r ence t o th e inbound tra f fic o n s pecific port s by cha ngi ng the Q uality of Service (QoS) l evel on those p o rts .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T o dis able L a yer 2 switch ing on ly on a s pecifi c interface, go to the Interf ace confi gur ation l evel for that int e rfac e, then dis able the fea t ure.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s 5. Select the Sa ve link a t the b o ttom o f the di alog. Sele ct Y es w hen pro mpt ed to s ave th e c onf igu r ation ch ang e to the s t artup-conf ig file on the devic e ’ s f l ash m emory . Configuring Stat ic MAC Entries This se ction describe s how to c onfi gur e s t ati c MAC a ddre s ses.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide 4. Enter o r ed it the M AC a ddre ss, if ne eded. Specify the addre ss in the follo wi ng format : xx-x x-xx -x x- xx -x x. 5. Change the VL AN numbe r if needed by editing the value in the VLAN I D fie l d.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE T o e nable port - bas ed VLAN s on the sw it ch or routing sw it ch : 1. L og on to t he dev ic e usi ng a val id us er n ame and pass wo rd for read -write ac cess . The Syste m con f igurat ion p anel i s disp laye d.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Configuring T r unk Gr o ups The T r unk G r oup fea t ure allows y ou to establis h multi p le hig h -speed load-s har ing lin ks bet we en two HP sw itc hes or rou t ing switc hes or betw e en an HP sw i t ch or ro uting sw itch and a se rv er .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Figu re 9. 3 T ru nk group be tween a server an d a sw itch or ro uting sw it ch T r unk Group Rule s • Y o u can c onf ig ure up t o 64 tru nk groups on a C h assis d e vi ce, a nd u p to four tru nk gro ups on the Fixe d-port de vice s.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T o cha nge po rt param e ters, you mu st ch ange t hem on the pri mary port. The s o ftw ar e a u toma tic a lly a pp lie s the c ha nge s t o the other port s in the tr unk group. Figure 9. 4 show s some ex amples of val id 2-p o rt tr unk group links betwee n device s.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Figure 9. 5 show s exampl e o f tw o C hassis d e vices co nnecte d by mult i-s lot tru nk groups . Figu re 9. 5 E xam pl es o f mu lti- sl ot tru n k g ro ups 9 - 3 .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Figure 9. 6 show s the v a li d 2 - po rt and 4 - port trunk g r oups on cha ssis 10/10 0 m odu les. V alid 2-por t trunk groups 1 3 5 7 9 10 1 12 3 14 5 16 7 18 9 20 1 22 23 24 2 4 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 V alid 4-por t trunk groups Figu re 9.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s T abl e 9 . 3: H P T r unk Gro up L o ad Sharing – Routing Sw it che s T run k G r oup T y pe T ra ffic T y pe Load-Sh a ring Basis Sw it ch IP Desti nation IP addr.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: The t e xt sh ow n in i t al ics i n the C L I ex ample belo w sh ow s me ssages e c h oed to the scree n in answ er to the C L I comman ds en tered. Enter th ese comman ds on Ro ut er 1: HP9304(config)# trunk switch e 1/1 to 1/2 Trunk 2 is created for next power cycl e.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s NOTE: The pane l l ists port ranges only for t he slo ts tha t co nta in an act ive m odu le. In addition, only the ranges t hat are valid for the mo dule a r e l i st ed. The p o rt ra nges listed by the pa nel conta i n four port s , b u t t he d e fault numbe r of port s in a group i s tw o.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide HP9300# reload NOTE: HP recom m ends t hat you reloa d th e s o ft wa re i mmedi ately after s aving a trunk g r oup c onfi gur ation t o flas h memo ry , bef ore mak ing further c onfi gur ati on c ha nge s.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s 4. Selec t a port range (fo r example , 5 – 8). On Ch assi s d evi ces, the port numbers i n cl ude th e slot n um bers. F or ex ample, you c an s elect 1/5 – 1/8. 5. Selec t 2 or 4 to indi cate th e numbe r of ports in each gro up.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: Make su re yo u e n ter the low e r po rt i n the range bef ore the “ to ” and the higher po rt in the range afte r the “ to ” . As a sho r tc ut, y ou al so ca n e n ter jus t the l ower port in the range.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Dele ting a T r un k Gr oup T o de lete a tru nk grou p, use ei the r of the fol l ow i ng m et hods. USING THE CL I T o de lete a tru nk grou p, use “ no ” in fron t of the comman d you use d to cr eat e the tru nk group.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The f ollowin g table describ es the inf ormation d isp laye d b y t he s how trun k com ma nd. T a ble 9 . 5: CLI T run k G r oup Info rm atio n Th is Field... Displays. .. T r unk T he trun k g r oup number .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s T abl e 9 . 6: W eb Manag e ment T runk Gr ou p Informati on ( Con t inued) Port M embe rs T he port s in the tru nk group.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: W hen one or more H P 6 208M-SX sw it ches are runn ing Layer 2 I P Mu lti cast T r af fic red u ction , c onfi gure o ne of t he sw it ches for activ e IGM P a nd leave the o t he r s witc hes c onfigu r ed for pas si ve IG MP .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s USING THE CL I T o e nable activ e IG MP , enter the fo llowin g c omma nd: HP6208(config)# ip multicast active HP6208(config)# write memory HP6208(config)# end HP620.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: Y ou must reload the s o ftw ar e after m a king th is confi gura t io n c ha nge and sa ving it t o the s t artup-c onf ig file.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s USING THE WEB MANAG EME NT INTERF ACE Y o u cannot c on f igure t h is featu r e u s in g the W eb m anagement in terface . Defini ng M AC Addres s Filte rs MA C laye r fil t ering enable s you to build ac ces s li sts base d on MA C lay er headers i n the Eth e rn et/IEE E 802 .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide The <d est- mac> <mask> | an y pa ram e te r specif ies the d est ina t io n M AC a ddre ss. The sy nta x rule s are the same as those fo r the <s rc-ma c> <ma sk> | an y pa ram e te r .
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s • If a M AC fi lter is already c o nf ig ured and y ou are adding a n ew o ne, click o n the Add M AC Fil t er lin k to di spla y the M AC Fi lte r configura t io n panel, a s sho w n i n th e follo w i ng exam ple.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide • If you a r e modifying an existing MAC fil t er g r oup, c lick on the Mo dify b u tton t o th e right of the r ow de scrib ing the filte r group to d i spla y the Filter G r oup conf igu r ation panel, as show n in the f o llowin g ex ample.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Defini ng Br oadcast and M u lticast Filters Y o u can filt er L a ye r 2 broa dcast an d m u lt icast pa ckets on spec ifi c po rts . • La yer 2 broadcas t packets have the va lu e “ FFFFFF FFFFF F ” (all ones) i n the d est ination M AC addre ss fie ld.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide HP9300(config-bcast-filter-id-1)# writ e memory T o conf igu r e t w o filte r s, o ne to f ilter IP UDP traffic on po rts 1/1 – 1/ 4, a nd the oth e r t.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s Locking a Port T o Restric t Ad dr esses Lo ck-ad d ress filt ers allow yo u to l im i t the numbe r of devices that ha ve acc ess to a spec ifi c port. Ac ces s viol at ion s ar e reported as SNMP traps. By defa ult this featu r e is di sable d.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: The f o llowin g p r otocol s requ ire a s yst em res et bef ore the protoc ol w i ll be act ive on the s yst em : PIM, DVMRP , RI P , SRP, and IPX. T o re se t a syst em, sele ct the Rel o ad link (W eb) o r enter the reloa d comm and at the pr ivile ged le vel of the CL I.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s • IP routes • IP rout e filte rs • IP sub-nets per port and pe r devic e • St at ic ro ut es • IG MP • DVMRP ro utes • IPX/SAP entrie s • IPX/RIP entr.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide atalk-route atalk-zone-port atalk-zone-sys dvmrp igmp ip-cache ip-filter-port ip-filter-sys ipx-forward-filter ipx-rip-entry ipx-rip-filter ipx-sap-entry i.
Co nfiguri ng Bas i c Fea t ure s The <num > param e ter spec ifi es the maxim um nu mber o f sub-net ad dre sses for the e n ti re device and can be from 1 – 51 2.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide NOTE: T o moni tor jus t t he i n tr af fic, enter “ in ” inst ead o f “ both ” in t he abov e com m and . T o moni tor only the out tra ff i c, enter “ ou t ” inst ead o f “ both ” i n t he abov e com m and .
Append ix A Hardware Specifica t ions This a ppe ndix l i sts the ha rd wa re specifi cat ion s fo r the H P 9304M, H P 93 08M, and H P 6 208M-SX routin g sw it ch es a nd the H P 6208M-SX sw itc h.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide St or age Environment • Sto r age T em pera t ure : -40 ° – 158 ° F, -40 ° – 70 ° C • Sto r age H umidi ty: 9 5 % m aximum, n on-c on densi ng .
Append ix B Software Specifications This ap pendix li sts t he f o ll owing i n forma t ion : • St anda rd s comp liance • RFC su pport • Internet d r aft s sup port Stand ard s C o mpl iance The H P 930 4 M, HP 9308M , and HP 6208M-SX ro uting s w itc hes a nd the HP 6208M -SX s w itc h sup port the follo win g st andard s.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide RFC Support The f o ll owing table li sts the R FCs s upporte d b y th e H P 9304 M, H P 9308M, a nd H P 6208M -SX ro uting s w itc hes a nd the H P 6208M -SX s w itc h. NOTE: Som e dev ices su pport o n ly a sub se t of the RFCs.
So ftw ar e Sp eci f ic ati ons T abl e B.1 : RFC Support (Co n tinue d) 1 213 MI B II Defi nition s 1 215 SN MP generi c trap s 1 256 IC MP Rout er Di scovery Prot ocol (I RDP) 1 267 Border Ga tew ay.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide T abl e B.1 : RFC Support (Co n tinue d) 2 385 TCP MD5 Signatu re Opti on (for BGP4 ) 2 439 BGP R oute Flap Dampen in g 2 453 Route Informa t ion Pro t oco.
Ind ex Numer i cs 10 /1 00 mode 9- 26 1 000Bas eLx 8-1 0 1 000Bas e Sx 8-1 0 1 000Bas e T 8 - 10 1 00Ba seF x 8-10 10 0B as eF x Ports 8- 10 1 00Ba seT x 8-10 10 Bas e T 8-10 80 2.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Ch as si s ar chitec ture 8- 5 ha rdware ov e rvi ew 8-1 modu l e 8-1 name 9-3 po ll in terval 5-19 repla ci ng pow e r supply 2 -6 sl ot an d port n um be.
ov ervi ew 8-5 s pecif ications A-1 Flash c ode downl oading 6-1 imag e name 7- 1 up loadi ng 6-1 ve rsio n 7 -2 Flow c ont rol di sablin g 9 - 27 G Ga te wa y de fa ul t 2-14 Ge tting Hel p 1- 3 Gig .
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide M MA C a ddre ss fi lter 9-51 a ddre ss lo ck 9-5 7 st ati c entr i es 9-3 1 sw itc hi ng 7 - 15 Man ageme nt m odu le redundan t 5- 1 Man ual no men cla t.
Q Query IG MP di sablin g 9 - 49 Quer y in terv al IP multi c as t La yer 2 9-47 R Ra ck in stalla tio n ch a ssis 2 -15 fixed- po rt de vice 2- 16 Ra ck Mo unting 2-3 , 2-1 6 warn ing 2 - 3, 2 - 15 R.
Ins t allat i on and G e tting Started Guide Super U s er 2-12 Sw a pping mod ule s 2-4 Swi tch a ge t ime 9- 30 ar chitec ture 8- 6 c onfigu r ing ba sic L aye r 2 pa ram e ter s 9- 29 di sablin g 9 .
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