HP GbE2 - Manual (Page 19)

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• MAC address user management sorting on a per port and per VLAN basis
• Manual, or automatic IP settings via a BOOTP server
• Three switch configuration settings in memory (active, back-up, and factory); any can be selected as the current version.
• Redundant firmware images in memory; either image can be selected as the current runtime version.
• Ability to restore switch to factory default settings
• TFTP and SCP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch configuration file
• TFTP to upload and download (save, restore, and update) the switch firmware
• XModem to download the switch firmware (restore and update) via the serial interface
• Switch configuration retention after firmware upgrade
• HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment stations
• Human read/write configuration file for viewing, printing, and editing
• DNS (Domain Name Service) client supporting primary and secondary DNS servers
• Pre-configured customized port naming with respect to server blade NIC connectivity
• ARP cache management table to display, add, and delete entries
• Ability to name ports on a per port basis
• Full ability to enable and disable any port (both internal and external ports) on both switches
• Two port disable levels: temporary (reverts to enable at switch boot) and permanent disable
Switch diagnostics and monitoring
• One serial port and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local
management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks
• Front panel per port speed and per port link activity LED annunciation panel per switch
• System, management, and option compatibility status LEDs
• Per port speed and link activity LEDs adjacent to all external Ethernet ports
• Port mirroring with ability to mirror desired type of frames (egress, ingress, or both)
• Port mirroring single or multiple source ports to single destination port
• Switch statistic monitoring including port utilization, data packets received/transmitted, port error packets, packet size, trunk
utilization, SNMP data, etc
• System reporting such as port parameters and link status, switch asset information, configuration values, log entries, etc.
• SNMP v1 with two configurable community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts
• MIB-II, Bridge MIB, Interface MIB, Extended Bridge MIB, Ethernet-like MIB, Entity MIB, RADIUS Authentication Client MIB,
802.3-2002 Link Aggregation MIB, and HP enterprise switch MIBs
• Bridge, remote monitoring, and switch environmental traps
• Script utility to simplify registering (compiling) switch MIBs with Insight Manager 7
• Insight Manager 7 automatic discovery, identification, and receiving of traps and events, upon registration of MIBs
• Insight Manager 7 graphical representations of switches (planned for 4Q2003)
• Insight Manager 7 standard database activities (queries, tasks, reporting, etc)
• Power on self test (POST) at boot for hardware verification
• Portable Diagnostic Station to configure, upgrade, and diagnose an interconnect switch and server blade removed from the
rack environment
• Ability to return switch to a valid firmware image in case of firmware corruption
• Local system log (syslog) with ability to view and clear messages
• Remote syslog with support for a primary and secondary syslog server
• Ping capability to test the connectivity on the Ethernet network
• Trace route to identify the path used for station-to-station connectivity across the network
• Settable NVRAM diagnostic flags
• View information, clear, and delete specific MAC addresses from the forwarding database for identifying problems with
MAC address learning and packet forwarding
• ARP table view, clear, entry, and delete for identifying problems with ARP entries
• Display management processor trace buffer and snap or post-mortem trace buffer