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Enable spanning tree – Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.3 User Manual

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June 25, 2009

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Enable spanning tree

6. Proceed as follows, depending on the STP Enabled setting that you discovered

when you checked spanning tree settings:

• If STP Enabled is already set to Yes, no further configuration is required. Restart

the switch to put changes into effect.

• If STP Enabled is set to No, you must turn spanning tree on using the switch’s

Web interface. Continue with the next procedure.

Enable spanning tree

1. From the control point PC or another PC, make sure that you have a direct Ethernet

cable connection to the switch, with no switches, routers, proxies, or other
networking devices in between.

2. On the PC, open Internet Explorer and type the switch’s IP address in the Address

field, as in the following example.

http://192.168.100.61

This should be the name or IP address as currently configured on the switch.

3. Press

Enter

to open the switch’s configuration application.

NOTE: The configuration application for the HP ProCurve switch requires Java.

You can also access the switch’s configuration application from the K2 System
Configuration application.

4. In the switch’s configuration application, choose

Configuration

, then

Device

Features

.

5. Set Spanning Tree to

On

and click

Apply Changes

. If prompted, log in with the

switch’s administrator username and password.

6. Close the configuration application.

7. Restart the switch to put changes into effect.