HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem

Command Reference Guide

Part number: 418118-003a

Third edition: December 2006

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Contents
Command line interface

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Additional references ............................................................................................................................... 9
Connecting to the switch ........................................................................................................................... 9
Establishing a console connection ......................................................................................................... 9
Setting an IP address ......................................................................................................................... 10
Establishing a Telnet connection.......................................................................................................... 10
Establishing an SSH connection .......................................................................................................... 10
Accessing the switch .............................................................................................................................. 11
Idle timeout ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Typographical conventions...................................................................................................................... 13

Menu basics

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Main Menu ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Menu summary ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Global commands.................................................................................................................................. 15
Command line history and editing............................................................................................................ 16
Command line interface shortcuts............................................................................................................. 17
Command stacking ........................................................................................................................... 17
Command abbreviation ..................................................................................................................... 17
Tab completion ................................................................................................................................. 17

First-time configuration

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol support ................................................................... 18
Setting passwords .................................................................................................................................. 19
Changing the default administrator password ....................................................................................... 19
Changing the default user password.................................................................................................... 20
Changing the default operator password ............................................................................................. 21

Information Menu

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 22
Menu overview...................................................................................................................................... 22
System Information Menu ........................................................................................................................ 23
SNMPv3 Information Menu ..................................................................................................................... 23
SNMPv3 USM User Table information ...................................................................................................... 24
SNMPv3 View Table information ............................................................................................................. 25
SNMPv3 Access Table information........................................................................................................... 25
SNMPv3 Group Table information ........................................................................................................... 26
SNMPv3 Community Table information..................................................................................................... 26
SNMPv3 Target Address Table information ............................................................................................... 27
SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table information ........................................................................................... 27
SNMPv3 Notify Table information............................................................................................................ 28
SNMPv3 dump ...................................................................................................................................... 29
System information................................................................................................................................. 30
Show last 100 syslog messages............................................................................................................... 31
System user information .......................................................................................................................... 31
Layer 2 information ................................................................................................................................ 32
FDB information menu ............................................................................................................................ 33
Show all FDB information ................................................................................................................... 34
Link Aggregation Control Protocol information ........................................................................................... 34
LACP dump ........................................................................................................................................... 35
802.1x information ................................................................................................................................ 36
Spanning Tree information ...................................................................................................................... 37
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Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree information ..................................................................... 39

Common Internal Spanning Tree information ............................................................................................. 41
Trunk group information.......................................................................................................................... 42
VLAN information .................................................................................................................................. 43
Layer 2 general information .................................................................................................................... 43
Layer 3 information ................................................................................................................................ 43
Route information................................................................................................................................... 44
Show all IP Route information .................................................................................................................. 45
ARP information..................................................................................................................................... 46
Show all ARP entry information ........................................................................................................... 46
ARP address list information ............................................................................................................... 46
OSPF information................................................................................................................................... 47
OSPF general information ....................................................................................................................... 48
OSPF interface information...................................................................................................................... 48
OSPF Database information menu............................................................................................................ 48
OSPF route codes information ................................................................................................................. 50
Routing Information Protocol information ................................................................................................... 50
RIP Routes information ............................................................................................................................ 50
RIP user configuration ............................................................................................................................. 51
IP information ........................................................................................................................................ 51
IGMP multicast group information ............................................................................................................ 51
IGMP multicast router port information ...................................................................................................... 52
VRRP information ................................................................................................................................... 52
QoS information .................................................................................................................................... 53
802.1p information................................................................................................................................ 53
ACL information..................................................................................................................................... 54
RMON Information Menu ....................................................................................................................... 54
RMON history information ................................................................................................................. 55
RMON alarm information .................................................................................................................. 56
RMON event information ................................................................................................................... 56
Link status information ............................................................................................................................ 57
Port information ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Logical Port to GEA Port mapping ............................................................................................................ 59
Uplink Failure Detection information ......................................................................................................... 59
Information dump................................................................................................................................... 60

Statistics Menu

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Menu information .................................................................................................................................. 61
Port Statistics Menu ................................................................................................................................ 62
802.1x statistics ............................................................................................................................... 63
Bridging statistics .............................................................................................................................. 64
Ethernet statistics ............................................................................................................................... 65
Interface statistics .............................................................................................................................. 67
Internet Protocol (IP) statistics .............................................................................................................. 68
Link statistics..................................................................................................................................... 68
Port RMON statistics.......................................................................................................................... 69
Layer 2 statistics..................................................................................................................................... 70
FDB statistics .................................................................................................................................... 70
LACP statistics........................................................................................................................................ 71
Layer 3 statistics..................................................................................................................................... 71
GEA Layer 3 statistics menu ............................................................................................................... 72
GEA Layer 3 statistics ........................................................................................................................ 72
IP statistics........................................................................................................................................ 72
Route statistics .................................................................................................................................. 73
ARP statistics .................................................................................................................................... 73
DNS statistics ................................................................................................................................... 74
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ICMP statistics .................................................................................................................................. 74

TCP statistics..................................................................................................................................... 75
UDP statistics .................................................................................................................................... 76
IGMP Multicast Group statistics........................................................................................................... 77
OSPF statistics menu.......................................................................................................................... 77
OSPF global statistics ........................................................................................................................ 78
VRRP statistics ................................................................................................................................... 80
RIP statistics ...................................................................................................................................... 81
Management Processor statistics .............................................................................................................. 81
Packet statistics ................................................................................................................................. 81
TCP statistics..................................................................................................................................... 82
UDP statistics .................................................................................................................................... 83
CPU statistics .................................................................................................................................... 83
Access Control List (ACL) statistics menu ............................................................................................... 83
ACL statistics .................................................................................................................................... 83
SNMP statistics ................................................................................................................................. 84
NTP statistics .................................................................................................................................... 86
Uplink Failure Detection statistics......................................................................................................... 87
Statistics dump.................................................................................................................................. 87

Configuration Menu

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 88
Menu information .................................................................................................................................. 88
Viewing, applying, reverting, and saving changes ..................................................................................... 89
Viewing pending changes....................................................................................................................... 89
Applying pending changes ..................................................................................................................... 89
Reverting changes.................................................................................................................................. 89
Saving the configuration ......................................................................................................................... 89
Reminders ............................................................................................................................................. 90
System configuration .............................................................................................................................. 90
System host log configuration ............................................................................................................. 91
Secure Shell Server configuration ........................................................................................................ 92
RADIUS server configuration............................................................................................................... 93
TACACS+ server configuration ........................................................................................................... 94
NTP server configuration.................................................................................................................... 96
System SNMP configuration ............................................................................................................... 96
SNMPv3 configuration ...................................................................................................................... 97
User Security Model configuration....................................................................................................... 98
SNMPv3 View configuration .............................................................................................................. 99
View-based Access Control Model configuration ................................................................................. 100
SNMPv3 Group configuration .......................................................................................................... 100
SNMPv3 Community Table configuration ........................................................................................... 101
SNMPv3 Target Address Table configuration...................................................................................... 102
SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table configuration.................................................................................. 102
SNMPv3 Notify Table configuration .................................................................................................. 103
System Access configuration............................................................................................................. 104
Management Networks configuration ................................................................................................ 104
User Access Control configuration ..................................................................................................... 105
User ID configuration....................................................................................................................... 105
HTTPS Access configuration.............................................................................................................. 106
Port configuration................................................................................................................................. 106
Temporarily disabling a port ............................................................................................................ 108
Port link configuration ...................................................................................................................... 108
Port ACL/QoS configuration............................................................................................................. 109
Layer 2 configuration ........................................................................................................................... 109
802.1x configuration ........................................................................................................................... 109
802.1x Global configuration................................................................................................................. 110
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802.1x Port configuration ..................................................................................................................... 111

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol / Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol configuration............................................ 112
Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration......................................................................................... 113
CIST bridge configuration ..................................................................................................................... 114
CIST port configuration ......................................................................................................................... 114
Spanning Tree configuration.................................................................................................................. 115
Bridge Spanning Tree configuration .................................................................................................. 116
Spanning Tree port configuration ...................................................................................................... 117
Forwarding Database configuration ....................................................................................................... 118
Static FDB configuration................................................................................................................... 118
Trunk configuration .............................................................................................................................. 119
IP Trunk Hash configuration .............................................................................................................. 120
Layer 2 IP Trunk Hash configuration .................................................................................................. 120
Link Aggregation Control Protocol configuration.................................................................................. 120
LACP Port configuration ................................................................................................................... 121
VLAN configuration......................................................................................................................... 121
Layer 3 configuration ........................................................................................................................... 122
IP interface configuration ................................................................................................................. 123
Default Gateway configuration ......................................................................................................... 124
IP Static Route configuration .................................................................................................................. 124
Address Resolution Protocol configuration ............................................................................................... 125
IP Forwarding configuration .................................................................................................................. 125
Network Filter configuration .................................................................................................................. 125
Route Map configuration....................................................................................................................... 126
IP Access List configuration.................................................................................................................... 127
Autonomous System Path configuration ................................................................................................... 127
Routing Information Protocol configuration .............................................................................................. 128
RIP Interface configuration................................................................................................................ 129
RIP Route Redistribution configuration ................................................................................................ 130
Open Shortest Path First configuration .................................................................................................... 130
OSFP Area Index configuration......................................................................................................... 131
OSPF Summary Range configuration ................................................................................................. 132
OSPF Interface configuration ............................................................................................................ 133
OSPF Virtual Link configuration ......................................................................................................... 134
OSPF Host Entry configuration .......................................................................................................... 135
OSPF Route Redistribution configuration............................................................................................. 135
OSPF MD5 Key configuration ........................................................................................................... 136
IGMP configuration .............................................................................................................................. 136
IGMP snooping configuration ........................................................................................................... 137
IGMP static multicast router configuration ........................................................................................... 138
IGMP filtering configuration.............................................................................................................. 138
IGMP filter definition ....................................................................................................................... 139
IGMP filtering port configuration ....................................................................................................... 139
Domain Name System configuration.................................................................................................. 140
Bootstrap Protocol Relay configuration .................................................................................................... 140
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol configuration..................................................................................... 141
VRRP Virtual Router configuration ...................................................................................................... 141
VRRP Virtual Router Priority Tracking configuration .............................................................................. 143
VRRP Virtual Router Group configuration ............................................................................................ 143
VRRP Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking configuration .................................................................... 144
VRRP Interface configuration............................................................................................................. 145
VRRP Tracking configuration ............................................................................................................. 145
Quality of Service configuration............................................................................................................. 146
QoS 802.1p configuration............................................................................................................... 146
Access Control configuration ................................................................................................................. 146
Access Control List configuration ............................................................................................................ 147
ACL Ethernet Filter configuration ....................................................................................................... 148
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ACL IP Version 4 Filter configuration.................................................................................................. 148

ACL TCP/UDP Filter configuration ..................................................................................................... 149
ACL Meter configuration .................................................................................................................. 150
ACL Re-mark configuration ............................................................................................................... 150
ACL Re-mark In-Profile configuration .................................................................................................. 151
ACL Re-mark In-Profile Update User Priority configuration ..................................................................... 151
ACL Re-mark Out-of-Profile configuration ............................................................................................ 151
ACL Packet Format configuration....................................................................................................... 152
ACL Group configuration ................................................................................................................. 152
Remote Monitoring configuration ........................................................................................................... 152
RMON history configuration............................................................................................................. 153
RMON event configuration .............................................................................................................. 154
RMON alarm configuration.............................................................................................................. 154
Port mirroring ...................................................................................................................................... 155
Port-based port mirroring ................................................................................................................. 156
Uplink Failure Detection configuration..................................................................................................... 156
Failure Detection Pair configuration ................................................................................................... 157
Link to Monitor configuration ............................................................................................................ 157
Link to Disable configuration............................................................................................................. 158
Dump ................................................................................................................................................. 158
Saving the active switch configuration .................................................................................................... 158
Restoring the active switch configuration ................................................................................................. 159

Operations Menu

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 160

Menu information ................................................................................................................................ 160
Operations-level port options ............................................................................................................ 160
Operations-level port 802.1x options ................................................................................................ 161
Operations-level VRRP options .......................................................................................................... 161

Boot Options Menu

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 162

Menu information ................................................................................................................................ 162
Updating the switch software image ....................................................................................................... 162
Downloading new software to the switch ........................................................................................... 162
Selecting a software image to run .......................................................................................................... 163
Uploading a software image from the switch ........................................................................................... 164
Selecting a configuration block .............................................................................................................. 164
Resetting the switch .............................................................................................................................. 165
Accessing the ISCLI .............................................................................................................................. 165

Maintenance Menu
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 166
Menu information ................................................................................................................................ 166
System maintenance options............................................................................................................. 167
Forwarding Database options........................................................................................................... 167
Debugging options.......................................................................................................................... 168
ARP cache options .......................................................................................................................... 168
IP Route Manipulation options........................................................................................................... 169
IGMP Multicast Group options .......................................................................................................... 169
IGMP Snooping options ................................................................................................................... 170
IGMP Mrouter options ..................................................................................................................... 170
Uuencode flash dump ...................................................................................................................... 171
FTP/TFTP system dump put ............................................................................................................... 171
Clearing dump information............................................................................................................... 171
Panic command .............................................................................................................................. 172
Unscheduled system dumps ................................................................................................................... 172

Index
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Command line interface

Introduction
The HP GbE2c switch is ready to perform basic switching functions right out of the box. Some of the more advanced
features, however, require some administrative configuration before they can be used effectively. This guide provides
a command reference for the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch and the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The extensive switching software included in the switch provides a variety of options for accessing and configuring
the switch:

Built-in, text-based command line interfaces (AOS CLI and ISCLI) for access via a local terminal or remote
Telnet/Secure Shell (SSH) session

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support for access through network management software such
as HP Systems Insight Manager

A browser-based management interface for interactive network access through the Web browser

The command line interface provides a direct method for collecting switch information and performing switch
configuration. Using a basic terminal, you can view information and statistics about the switch, and perform any
necessary configuration.
This chapter explains how to access the AOS CLI to the switch.

Additional references
Additional information about installing and configuring the switch is available in the following guides, which are
available at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation.

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem ISCLI Reference Guide

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Browser-based Interface Reference Guide

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Quick Setup Instructions

Connecting to the switch

You can access the command line interface in one of the following ways:

Using a console connection via the console port

Using a Telnet connection over the network

Using a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to securely log in over a network

Establishing a console connection

To establish a console connection with the switch, you need:

A null modem cable with a female DB-9 connector (See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class
BladeSystem User Guide for more information.)

An ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software set to the parameters shown in the table
below

Table 1 Console configuration parameters

Parameter

Value

Baud Rate

9600

Data Bits

Parity None
Stop Bits

Flow Control

None

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To establish a console connection with the switch:

1.

Connect the terminal to the console port using the null modem cable.

2.

Power on the terminal.

3.

Press the Enter key a few times on the terminal to establish the connection.

4.

You will be required to enter a password for access to the switch. (For more information, see the Setting
passwords section in the First-time configuration chapter.)

Setting an IP address
To access the switch via a Telnet or an SSH connection, you need to have an Internet Protocol (IP) address set for the
switch. The switch can get its IP address in one of the following ways:

Management port access:

Using a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) serverWhen the /cfg/sys/dhcp command is
enabled, the management interface (interface 256) requests its IP address from a DHCP server. The default
value for the /cfg/sys/dhcp command is enabled.

Configuring manuallyIf the network does not support DHCP, you must configure the management
interface (interface 256) with an IP address. If you want to access the switch from a remote network, you
also must configure the management gateway (gateway 4).

Uplink port access:

Using a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) serverBy default, the management interface is set up to request its IP
address from a BOOTP server. If you have a BOOTP server on the network, add the Media Access Control
(MAC) address of the switch to the BOOTP configuration file located on the BOOTP server. The MAC
address can be found in the System Information menu (See the System information section in the
Information Menu chapter.) If you are using a DHCP server that also does BOOTP, you do not have to
configure the MAC address.

Configuring manuallyIf the network does not support BOOTP, you must configure the management port
with an IP address.

Establishing a Telnet connection

A Telnet connection offers the convenience of accessing the switch from any workstation connected to the network.
Telnet provides the same options for user, operator, and administrator access as those available through the console
port. By default, Telnet is enabled on the switch. The switch supports four concurrent Telnet connections.
Once the IP parameters are configured, you can access the CLI using a Telnet connection. To establish a Telnet
connection with the switch, run the Telnet program on the workstation and enter the telnet command, followed by the
switch IP address:
telnet <GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch IP address>
You will then be prompted to enter a password. The password entered determines the access level: administrator,
operator, or user. See the Accessing the switch section later in this chapter for description of default passwords.

Establishing an SSH connection

Although a remote network administrator can manage the configuration of a switch via Telnet, this method does not
provide a secure connection. The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol enables you to securely log into the switch over the
network.
As a secure alternative to using Telnet to manage switch configuration, SSH ensures that all data sent over the
network is encrypted and secure. In order to use SSH, you must first configure it on the switch. See the Secure Shell
Server configuration section in the Configuration Menu chapter for information on how to configure SSH.
The switch can perform only one session of key/cipher generation at a time. Therefore, an SSH/Secure Copy (SCP)
client will not be able to log in if the switch is performing key generation at that time or if another client has just
logged in before this client. Similarly, the system will fail to perform the key generation if an SSH/SCP client is
logging in at that time.

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The supported SSH encryption and authentication methods are listed below.

Server Host AuthenticationClient RSA authenticates the switch in the beginning of every connection

Key ExchangeRSA

Encryption:

AES256-CBC

AES192-CBC

AES128-CBC

3DES-CBC

3DES

ARCFOUR

User AuthenticationLocal password authentication; Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS)

The following SSH clients are supported:

SSH 3.0.1 for Linux (freeware)

SecureCRT 4.1.8 (VanDyke Technologies, Inc.)

OpenSSH_3.9 for Linux (FC 3)

FedoraCore 3 for SCP commands

PuTTY Release 0.58 (Simon Tatham) for Windows

NOTE: The switch implementation of SSH is based on versions 1.5 and 2.0, and supports SSH clients from
version 1.0 through version 2.0. SSH clients of other versions are not supported. You may configure the client
software to use protocol SSH version 1 or version 2.
By default, SSH service is not enabled on the switch. Once the IP parameters are configured, you can access the
command line interface to enable SSH.
To establish an SSH connection with the switch, run the SSH program on the workstation by issuing the ssh command,
followed by the user account name and the switch IP address:
>> # ssh <user>@<GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch IP address>
You will then be prompted to enter your password.
NOTE: The first time you run SSH from the workstation, a warning message might appear. At the prompt, enter
yes to continue.

Accessing the switch

To enable better switch management and user accountability, the switch provides different levels or classes of user
access. Levels of access to the CLI and Web management functions and screens increase as needed to perform
various switch management tasks. The three levels of access are:

UserUser interaction with the switch is completely passive; nothing can be changed on the switch. Users may
display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as switch statistics and current operational
state information.

OperatorOperators can only effect temporary changes on the switch. These changes will be lost when the
switch is rebooted/reset. Operators have access to the switch management features used for daily switch
operations. Because any changes an operator makes are undone by a reset of the switch, operators cannot
severely impact switch operation, but do have access to the Maintenance menu.

AdministratorOnly administrators can make permanent changes to the switch configuration, changes that are
persistent across a reboot/reset of the switch. Administrators can access switch functions to configure and
troubleshoot problems on the switch. Because administrators can also make temporary (operator-level) changes
as well, they must be aware of the interactions between temporary and permanent changes.

Access to switch functions is controlled through the use of unique usernames and passwords. Once you are connected
to the switch via the local console, Telnet, or SSH, you are prompted to enter a password. The password entered
determines the access level. The default user names/password for each access level is listed in the following table.
NOTE: It is recommended that you change default switch passwords after initial configuration and as regularly
as required under your network security policies. For more information, see the Setting passwords section in
the First-time configuration chapter.
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Table 2 User access levels

User account

Description and tasks performed

User

The user has no direct responsibility for switch management. He or she can view all
switch status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes to the
switch. The user account is enabled by default, and the default password is user.

Oper

The operator manages all functions of the switch. The operator can reset ports or the
entire switch. By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password.

Admin

The super user administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and
configuration commands on the switch, including the ability to change both the user and
administrator passwords. The admin account is enabled by default, and the default
password is admin.

NOTE: With the exception of the admin user, setting the password to an empty value can disable access to
each user level.
Once you enter the administrator password and it is verified, you are given complete access to the switch.
After logging in, the Main Menu of the CLI is displayed. See the Menu basics chapter for a summary of the Main
Menu options.
[Main Menu]
info
stats
cfg
oper
boot
maint
diff
apply
save
revert
exit

Information Menu
Statistics Menu
Configuration Menu
Operations Command Menu
Boot Options Menu
Maintenance Menu
Show pending config changes [global command]
Apply pending config changes [global command]
Save updated config to FLASH [global command]
Revert pending or applied changes [global command]
Exit [global command, always available]

>> Main#

Idle timeout
By default, the switch will disconnect the console, Telnet, or SSH session after five minutes of inactivity. This function is
controlled by the idle timeout parameter, which can be set from 1 to 60 minutes. For information on changing this
parameter, see the System configuration section in the Configuration Menu chapter.

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Typographical conventions
The following table describes the typographic styles used in this guide:
Table 3 Typographic conventions
Typeface or symbol

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

This type depicts onscreen computer output and

prompts.

Main#

AaBbCc123

This type displays in command examples and shows

text that must be typed in exactly as shown.

Main# sys

<AaBbCc123>

This italicized type displays in command examples

as a parameter placeholder. Replace the indicated
text with the appropriate real name or value when
using the command. Do not type the brackets.
This also shows guide titles, special terms, or words
to be emphasized.

To establish a Telnet session, enter:

Command items shown inside brackets are optional

and can be used or excluded as the situation
demands. Do not type the brackets.

host# ls [-a]

[ ]

host# telnet <IP address>

Read the user guide thoroughly.

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Menu basics
Introduction
The AOS CLI is used for viewing switch information and statistics. In addition, the administrator can use the CLI for
performing all levels of switch configuration.
To make the CLI easy to use, the various commands have been logically grouped into a series of menus and
submenus. Each menu displays a list of commands and/or submenus that are available, along with a summary of
what each command will do. Below each menu is a prompt where you can enter any command appropriate to the
current menu.
This chapter describes the Main Menu commands, and provides a list of commands and shortcuts that commonly are
available from all the menus within the CLI.

Main Menu
The Main Menu displays after a successful connection and login. The following table shows the Main Menu for the
administrator login. Some features are not available under the user login.
[Main Menu]
info
stats
cfg
oper
boot
maint
diff
apply
save
revert
exit

Information Menu
Statistics Menu
Configuration Menu
Operations Command Menu
Boot Options Menu
Maintenance Menu
Show pending config changes [global command]
Apply pending config changes [global command]
Save updated config to FLASH [global command]
Revert pending or applied changes [global command]
Exit [global command, always available]

Menu summary
The Main Menu displays the following submenus:

Information Menu
The Information Menu provides submenus for displaying information about the current status of the switch: from
basic system settings to VLANs, and more.

Statistics Menu
This menu provides submenus for displaying switch performance statistics. Included are port, IP, ICMP, TCP,
UDP, SNMP, routing, ARP, and DNS.

Configuration Menu
This menu is available only from an administrator login. It includes submenus for configuring every aspect of the
switch. Changes to configuration are not active until explicitly applied. Changes can be saved to non-volatile
memory (NVRAM).

Operations Command Menu

Operations-level commands are used for making immediate and temporary changes to switch configuration.
This menu is used for bringing ports temporarily in and out of service. This menu is available only from an
administrator and operator login.

Boot Options Menu

The Boot Options Menu is available only from an administrator login. This menu is used for upgrading switch
software, selecting configuration blocks, and for resetting the switch when necessary. This menu is also used to
set the switch back to factory settings.

Maintenance Menu
This menu is used for debugging purposes, enabling you to generate a technical support dump of the critical
state information in the switch, and to clear entries in the Forwarding Database and the Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP) and routing tables. This menu is available only from an administrator and operator login.

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Global commands
Some basic commands are recognized throughout the menu hierarchy. These commands are useful for obtaining
online Help, navigating through menus, and for applying and saving configuration changes.
For help on a specific command, type help. The following screen displays:
Global Commands: [can be issued from any menu]
help
up
print
lines
verbose
exit
diff
apply
save
ping
traceroute
telnet
pushd
popd
who

pwd
quit
revert
history

The following are used to navigate the menu structure:

. Print current menu
.. Move up one menu level
/ Top menu if first, or command separator
! Execute command from history
The following table describes the global commands.
Table 4 Global commands
Command

Action

? command or help

Provides usage information about a specific command on the current menu. When used
without the command parameter, a summary of the global commands is displayed.

. or print

Displays the current menu.

.. or up

Moves up one level in the menu structure.

If placed at the beginning of a command, displays the Main Menu. Otherwise, this is used
to separate multiple commands placed on the same line.

lines

Sets the number of lines (n) that display on the screen at one time. The default is 24 lines.
When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.

diff

Shows any pending configuration changes that have not been applied.
diff flash displays all pending configuration changes that have been applied but not
saved to flash memory (NVRAM), as well as those that have not been applied.

apply

Applies pending configuration changes.

save

Saves the active configuration to backup, and saves the current configuration as active.
save n saves the current configuration as active, without saving the active configuration
to backup.

revert

Removes changes that have been made, but not applied.

revert apply removes all changes that have not been saved.

exit or quit

Exits from the command line interface and logs out.

ping

Verifies station-to-station connectivity across the network. The format is:

ping <host name> | <IP address> [ (number of tries)> [

msec delay ]]
IP address is the hostname or IP address of the device.
number of tries (optional) is the number of attempts (1-32).
msec delay (optional) is the number of milliseconds between attempts.
traceroute

Identifies the route used for station-to-station connectivity across the network. The format is:

traceroute <host name> | <IP address> [<max-hops> [ msec

delay ]]
IP address is the hostname or IP address of the target station.
max-hops (optional) is the maximum distance to trace (1-16 devices)
msec delay (optional) is the number of milliseconds to wait for the response.
pwd

Displays the command path used to reach the current menu.

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Table 4 Global commands

Command

Action

verbose n

Sets the level of information displayed on the screen:

0 = Quiet: Nothing displays except errors, not even prompts.
1 = Normal: Prompts and requested output are shown, but no menus.
2 = Verbose: Everything is shown. This is the default.
When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.

telnet

This command is used to Telnet out of the switch. The format is:

telnet <hostname> | <IP address> [port]

history

Displays the history of the last ten commands.

pushd

Remembers the current location in the directory of menu commands.

popd

Returns to the last pushd location.

who

Displays users who are logged in.

Command line history and editing

Using the command line interface, you can retrieve and modify previously entered commands with just a few
keystrokes. The following options are available globally at the command line:
Table 5 Command line history and editing options
Option

Description

history

Displays a numbered list of the last ten previously entered commands.

!!

Repeats the last entered command.

!n

Repeats the nth command shown on the history list.

<Ctrl-p> or
Up arrow key

Recalls the previous command from the history list. This can be used multiple times to work
backward through the last ten commands. The recalled command can be entered as is, or
edited using the options below.

<Ctrl-n> or
Down arrow key

Recalls the next command from the history list. This can be used multiple times to work forward
through the last ten commands. The recalled command can be entered as is, or edited using the
options below.

<Ctrl-a>

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.

<Ctrl-e>

Moves cursor to the end of the command line.

<Ctrl-b> or
Left arrow key

Moves the cursor back one position to the left.

<Ctrl-f> or
Right arrow key

Moves the cursor forward one position to the right.

<Backspace> or Delete

Erases one character to the left of the cursor position.

key
<Ctrl-d>

Deletes one character at the cursor position.

<Ctrl-k>

Erases all characters from the cursor position to the end of the command line.

<Ctrl-l>

Redisplays the current line.

<Ctrl-u>

Clears the entire line.

Other keys

Inserts new characters at the cursor position.

Prints the current level menu list.

..

Moves to the previous directory level.

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Command line interface shortcuts

The following shortcuts allow you to enter commands quickly and easily.

Command stacking
As a shortcut, you can type multiple commands on a single line, separated by forward slashes (/). You can connect
as many commands as required to access the menu option that you want.
For example, the keyboard shortcut to access the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Configuration Menu
from the Main# prompt is:
Main# cfg/sys/ssnmp/name

Command abbreviation
Most commands can be abbreviated by entering the first characters that distinguish the command from the others in
the same menu or submenu.
For example, the command shown above could also be entered as:
Main# c/sys/ssn/n

Tab completion
By entering the first letter of a command at any menu prompt and pressing the Tab key, the CLI will display all
commands or options in that menu that begin with that letter. Entering additional letters will further refine the list of
commands or options displayed.
If only one command fits the input text when the Tab key is pressed, that command will be supplied on the command
line, waiting to be entered. If the Tab key is pressed without any input on the command line, the currently active menu
displays.

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First-time configuration
Introduction
This chapter describes how to perform first-time configuration and how to change system passwords.
To begin first-time configuration of the switch, perform the following steps.
1.

Connect to the switch console. After connecting, the login prompt displays.
GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class Blade System.
Copyright(C)2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Password:

2.

Enter admin as the default administrator password.

The system displays the Main Menu with administrator privileges.
[Main Menu]
info
stats
cfg
oper
boot
maint
diff
apply
save
revert exit
-

Information Menu
Statistics Menu
Configuration Menu
Operations Command Menu
Boot Options Menu
Maintenance Menu
Show pending config changes [global command]
Apply pending config changes [global command]
Save updated config to FLASH [global command]
Revert pending or applied changes [global command]
Exit [global command, always available]

>> Main#
3.

From the Main Menu, enter the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
Main# /cfg
The Configuration Menu is displayed.
[Configuration Menu]
sys
- System-wide Parameter Menu
port
- Port Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Menu
qos
- QOS Menu
acl
- Access Control List Menu
rmon
- RMON Menu
pmirr
- Port Mirroring Menu
ufd
- Uplink Failure Detection Menu
dump
- Dump current configuration to script file
ptcfg
- Backup current configuration to FTP/TFTP server
gtcfg
- Restore current configuration from FTP/TFTP server
cur
- Display current configuration

Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol support

NOTE: SNMP support is enabled by default.
1.

Use the following command to enable SNMP:

>> # /cfg/sys/access/snmp disable|read only|read/write

2.

Set SNMP read or write community string. By default, they are public and private respectively:
>> # /cfg/sys/ssnmp/rcomm|wcomm

3.

When prompted, enter the proper community string.

4.

Apply and save configuration if you are not configuring the switch with Telnet support. Otherwise apply and
save after the performing the Optional Setup for Telnet Support steps.
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>> System# apply

>> System# save

Setting passwords
HP recommends that you change all passwords after initial configuration and as regularly as required under the
network security policies. See the Accessing the switch section in the Command line interface chapter for a
description of the user access levels.
To change the user, operator, or administrator password, you must log in using the administrator password.
Passwords cannot be modified from the user or operator command mode.
NOTE: If you forget your administrator password, call HP technical support for help using the password fix-up
mode.

Changing the default administrator password

The administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and configuration commands, including the ability
to change the user, operator, and administrator passwords.
The default password for the administrator account is admin. To change the default password:
1.

Connect to the switch and log in using the admin password.

2.

From the Main Menu, use the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
Main# /cfg
The Configuration Menu is displayed.
[Configuration Menu]
sys
- System-wide Parameter Menu
port
- Port Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Menu
qos
- QOS Menu
acl
- Access Control List Menu
rmon
- RMON Menu
pmirr
- Port Mirroring Menu
ufd
- Uplink Failure Detection Menu
dump
- Dump current configuration to script file
ptcfg
- Backup current configuration to FTP/TFTP server
gtcfg
- Restore current configuration from FTP/TFTP server
cur
- Display current configuration

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3.

From the Configuration Menu, use the following command to select the System Menu:
>> Configuration# sys
The System Menu is displayed.
[System Menu]
syslog
- Syslog Menu
sshd
- SSH Server Menu
radius
- RADIUS Authentication Menu
tacacs+ - TACACS+ Authentication Menu
ntp
- NTP Server Menu
ssnmp
- System SNMP Menu
access
- System Access Menu
date
- Set system date
time
- Set system time
timezone - Set system timezone (daylight savings)
idle
- Set timeout for idle CLI sessions
notice
- Set login notice
bannr
- Set login banner
hprompt - Enable/disable display hostname (sysName) in CLI prompt
bootp
- Enable/disable use of BOOTP
dhcp
- Enable/disable use of DHCP on Mgmt interface
reminders - Enable/disable Reminders
cur
- Display current system-wide parameters

4.

Enter the following command to set the administrator password:

System# access/user/admpw

5.

Enter the current administrator password at the prompt:

Changing ADMINISTRATOR password; validation required...
Enter current administrator password:

NOTE: If you forget your administrator password, call your technical support representative for help using the
password fix-up mode.
6.

Enter the new administrator password at the prompt:

Enter new administrator password:

7.

Enter the new administrator password, again, at the prompt:

Re-enter new administrator password:

8.

Apply and save the change by entering the following commands:

System# apply
System# save

Changing the default user password

The user login has limited control of the switch. Through a user account, you can view switch information and
statistics, but you cannot make configuration changes.
The default password for the user account is user. This password cannot be changed from the user account. Only the
administrator has the ability to change passwords, as shown in the following procedure.
1.

Connect to the switch and log in using the admin password.

2.

From the Main Menu, use the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
Main# cfg

3.

From the Configuration Menu, use the following command to select the System Menu:
>> Configuration# sys

4.

Enter the following command to set the user password:

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System# access/user/usrpw
5.

Enter the current administrator password at the prompt.

Only the administrator can change the user password. Entering the administrator password confirms your
authority.
Changing USER password; validation required...
Enter current administrator password:

6.

Enter the new user password at the prompt:

Enter new user password:

7.

Enter the new user password, again, at the prompt:

Re-enter new user password:

8.

Apply and save the changes:

System# apply
System# save

Changing the default operator password

The operator manages all functions of the switch. The operator can reset ports or the entire switch. Operators can
only effect temporary changes on the switch. These changes will be lost when the switch is rebooted/reset. Operators
have access to the switch management features used for daily switch operations. Because any changes an operator
makes are undone by a reset of the switch, operators cannot severely impact switch operation.
By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password. This password cannot be changed from the
operator account. Only the administrator has the ability to change passwords, as shown in the following procedure.
1.

Connect to the switch and log in using the admin password.

2.

From the Main Menu, use the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
Main# cfg

3.

From the Configuration Menu, use the following command to select the System Menu:
>> Configuration# sys

4.

Enter the following command to set the operator password:

System# access/user/opw

5.

Enter the current administrator password at the prompt.

Only the administrator can change the user password. Entering the administrator password confirms your
authority.
Changing OPERATOR password; validation required...
Enter current administrator password:

6.

Enter the new operator password at the prompt:

Enter new operator password:

7.

Enter the new operator password, again, at the prompt:

Re-enter new operator password:

8.

Apply and save the changes:

System# apply
System# save

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Information Menu
Introduction
You can view configuration information for the switch in the user, operator, and administrator command modes. This
chapter discusses how to use the CLI to display switch information.

Menu overview
Command: /info
[Information Menu]
sys
- System Information Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Information Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Information Menu
qos
- QoS Menu
acl
- Show ACL information
rmon
- Show RMON information
link
- Show link status
port
- Show port information
geaport - Show system port and gea port mapping
ufd
- Show Uplink Failure Detection information
dump
- Dump all information
The following table describes the Information Menu options.
Table 6 Information Menu options
Command

Usage

sys

Displays system information.

l2

Displays the Layer 2 Information Menu.

l3

Displays the Layer 3 Information Menu.

qos

Displays the Quality of Service (QoS) Information Menu.

acl

Displays the Access Control List Information Menu.

rmon

Displays the Remote Monitoring Information Menu.

link

Displays configuration information about each port, including:

Port number
Port speed (10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1000 Mb/s, or any)
Duplex mode (half, full, or any)
Flow control for transmit and receive (no, yes, or any)
Link status (up or down)

port

Displays port status information, including:

Port number
Whether the port uses VLAN tagging or not
Port VLAN ID (PVID)
Port name
VLAN membership

geaport

Displays GEA port mapping information, used by service personnel.

ufd

Displays Uplink Failure Detection information

dump

Dumps all switch information available from the Information Menu (10K or more, depending on
your configuration).
If you want to capture dump data to a file, set your communication software on your workstation to
capture session data prior to issuing the dump commands.

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System Information Menu

Command: /info/sys
[System Menu]
snmpv3
general
log
user
dump

SNMPv3 Information Menu

Show general system information
Show last 100 syslog messages
Show current user status
Dump all system information

The following table describes the System Information Menu options.

Table 7 System Information Menu options
Command

Usage

snmpv3

Displays the SNMP v3 Menu.

general

Displays system information, including:

System date and time
Switch model name and number
Switch name and location
Time of last boot
MAC address of the switch management processor
IP address of IP interface #1
Hardware version and part number
Software image file and version number
Configuration name
Log-in banner, if one is configured

log

Displays 100 most recent syslog messages.

user

Displays the User Access Information Menu.

dump

Dumps all switch information available from the Information Menu (10K or more, depending on your
configuration).

SNMPv3 Information Menu

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3
[SNMPv3 Information Menu]
usm
- Show usmUser table information
view
- Show vacmViewTreeFamily table information
access
- Show vacmAccess table information
group
- Show vacmSecurityToGroup table information
comm
- Show community table information
taddr
- Show targetAddr table information
tparam
- Show targetParams table information
notify
- Show notify table information
dump
- Show all SNMPv3 information
SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supplements the SNMPv2 Framework by
supporting the following:

a new SNMP message format

security for messages

access control

remote configuration of SNMP parameters

For more details on the SNMPv3 architecture, see RFC2271 to RFC2276.

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The following table describes the SNMPv3 Information Menu options.

Table 8 SNMPv3 Information Menu options
Command

Usage

usm

Displays User Security Model (USM) table information.

view

Displays information about view name, subtrees, mask and type of view.

access

Displays View-based Access Control information.

group

Displays information about the group that includes the security model, user name, and
group name.

comm

Displays information about the community table.

taddr

Displays the Target Address table.

tparam

Displays the Target parameters table.

notify

Displays the Notify table.

dump

Displays all the SNMPv3 information.

SNMPv3 USM User Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/usm
usmUser Table:
User Name
-------------------------------adminmd5
adminsha
v1v2only

Protocol
-------------------------------HMAC_MD5, DES PRIVACY
HMAC_SHA, DES PRIVACY
NO AUTH, NO PRIVACY

The User-based Security Model (USM) in SNMPv3 provides security services such as authentication and privacy of
messages. This security model makes use of a defined set of user identities displayed in the USM user table. The USM
user table contains information like:

the user name

a security name in the form of a string whose format is independent of the Security Model

an authentication protocol, which is an indication that the messages sent on behalf of the user can be
authenticated

the privacy protocol.

The following table describes the SNMPv3 User Table information.

Table 9 User Table parameters
Field

Description

User Name

This is a string that represents the name of the user that you can use to access the switch.

Protocol

This indicates whether messages sent on behalf of this user are protected from disclosure using a
privacy protocol. GbE2c software supports DES algorithm for privacy. The software also supports
two authentication algorithms: MD5 and HMAC-SHA.

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SNMPv3 View Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/view
View Name

Subtree

------------------ ----------------------------

Mask

Type

-------------

--------

iso

included

v1v2only

included

v1v2only

1.3.6.1.6.3.15

excluded

v1v2only

1.3.6.1.6.3.16

excluded

v1v2only

1.3.6.1.6.3.18

excluded

The user can control and restrict the access allowed to a group to only a subset of the management information in the
management domain that the group can access within each context by specifying the groups rights in terms of a
particular MIB view for security reasons.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 View Table information.
Table 10 View Table parameters
Field

Description

View Name

Displays the name of the view.

Subtree

Displays the MIB subtree as an OID string. A view subtree is the set of all MIB object instances
which have a common Object Identifier prefix to their names.

Mask

Displays the bit mask.

Type

Displays whether a family of view subtrees is included or excluded from the MIB view.

SNMPv3 Access Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/access
Group Name
---------v1v2grp
admingrp

Model
------snmpv1
usm

Level
-----------noAuthNoPriv
authPriv

Match
-----exact
exact

ReadV
WriteV
--------- -------iso
iso
iso
iso

NotifyV
------v1v2only
iso

The access control sub system provides authorization services.

The vacmAccessTable maps a group name, security information, a context, and a message type, which could be the
read or write type of operation or notification into a MIB view.
The View-based Access Control Model defines a set of services that an application can use for checking access rights
of a group. This groups access rights are determined by a read-view, a write-view, and a notify-view. The read-view
represents the set of object instances authorized for the group while reading the objects. The write-view represents the
set of object instances authorized for the group when writing objects. The notify-view represents the set of object
instances authorized for the group when sending a notification.

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The following table describes the SNMPv3 Access Table information.

Table 11 Access Table parameters
Field

Description

Group Name

Displays the name of group.

Prefix

Displays the prefix that is configured to match the values.

Model

Displays the security model used, for example, SNMPv1, or SNMPv2 or USM.

Level

Displays the minimum level of security required to gain rights of access. For example,
noAuthNoPriv, authNoPriv, or auth-Priv.

Match

Displays the match for the contextName. The options are: exact and prefix.

ReadV

Displays the MIB view to which this entry authorizes the read access.

WriteV

Displays the MIB view to which this entry authorizes the write access.

NotifyV

Displays the Notify view to which this entry authorizes the notify access.

SNMPv3 Group Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/group
Sec Model
---------snmpv1
usm
usm

User Name
----------------------------v1v2only
adminmd5
adminsha

Group Name
------------------------------v1v2grp
admingrp
admingrp

A group is a combination of security model and security name that defines the access rights assigned to all the
security names belonging to that group. The group is identified by a group name.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Group Table information.
Table 12 Group Table parameters
Field

Description

Sec Model

Displays the security model used, which is any one of: USM, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, and SNMPv3.

User Name

Displays the name for the group.

Group Name

Displays the access name of the group.

SNMPv3 Community Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/comm
Index
Name
User Name
Tag
---------- ---------- -------------------- ---------trap1
public
v1v2only
v1v2trap
This command displays the community table information stored in the SNMP engine.

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The following table describes the SNMPv3 Community Table information.

Table 13 Community Table parameters
Field

Description

Index

Displays the unique index value of a row in this table.

Name

Displays the community string, which represents the configuration.

User Name

Displays the User Security Model (USM) user name.

Tag

Displays the community tag. This tag specifies a set of transport endpoints from which a command
responder application accepts management requests and to which a command responder
application sends an SNMP trap.

SNMPv3 Target Address Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/taddr
Name
Transport Addr Port Taglist
Params
---------- --------------- ---- ---------- --------------trap1
47.81.25.66
162 v1v2trap
v1v2param
This command displays the SNMPv3 target address table information, which is stored in the SNMP engine.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Target Address Table information.
Table 14 Target Address Table parameters
Field

Description

Name

Displays the locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated with this snmpTargetAddrEntry.

Transport Addr

Displays the transport addresses.

Port

Displays the SNMP UDP port number.

Taglist

This column contains a list of tag values which are used to select target addresses for a
particular SNMP message.

Params

The value of this object identifies an entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable. The identified entry
contains SNMP parameters to be used when generating messages to be sent to this transport
address.

SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/tparam
Name
MP Model User Name
Sec Model Sec Level
------------------- -------- -------------------- --------- ----------v1v2param
snmpv2c v1v2only
snmpv1
noAuthNoPriv

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The following table describes the SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table information.
Table 15 Target Parameters Table
Field

Description

Name

Displays the locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated with this snmpTargeParamsEntry.

MP Model

Displays the Message Processing Model used when generating SNMP messages using this
entry.

User Name

Displays the securityName, which identifies the entry on whose behalf SNMP messages will be
generated using this entry.

Sec Model

Displays the security model used when generating SNMP messages using this entry. The system
may choose to return an inconsistentValue error if an attempt is made to set this variable to a
value for a security model which the system does not support.

Sec Level

Displays the level of security used when generating SNMP messages using this entry.

SNMPv3 Notify Table information

Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/notify
Name
Tag
-------------------- -------------------v1v2trap
v1v2trap
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Notify Table information.
Table 16 SNMPv3 Notify Table
Field

Description

Name

The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated with this snmpNotifyEntry.

Tag

This represents a single tag value which is used to select entries in the
snmpTargetAddrTable. Any entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable that contains a tag
value equal to the value of this entry is selected. If this entry contains a value of zero length, no
entries are selected.

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SNMPv3 dump
Command: /info/sys/snmpv3/dump
Engine ID = 80:00:07:50:03:00:0F:6A:F8:EF:00
usmUser Table:
User Name
Protocol
-------------------------------- -------------------------------admin
NO AUTH, NO PRIVACY
adminmd5
HMAC_MD5, DES PRIVACY
adminsha
HMAC_SHA, DES PRIVACY
v1v2only
NO AUTH, NO PRIVACY
vacmAccess Table:
Group Name Prefix Model
---------- ------ ------admin
usm
v1v2grp
snmpv1
admingrp
usm

Level
-----------noAuthNoPriv
noAuthNoPriv
authPriv

Match
-----exact
exact
exact

ReadV
------org
org
org

vacmViewTreeFamily Table:
View Name
Subtree
Mask
-------------------- --------------- -----------org
1.3
v1v2only
1.3
v1v2only
1.3.6.1.6.3.15
v1v2only
1.3.6.1.6.3.16
v1v2only
1.3.6.1.6.3.18
vacmSecurityToGroup Table:
Sec Model
User Name
---------- ------------------------------snmpv1
v1v2only
usm
admin
usm
adminsha

WriteV
-------org
org
org

NotifyV
-----org
v1v2only
org

Type
-------------included
included
excluded
excluded
excluded

Group Name
----------------------v1v2grp
admin
admingrp

snmpCommunity Table:
Index
Name
User Name
Tag
---------- ---------- -------------------- ---------snmpNotify Table:
Name
Tag
-------------------- -------------------snmpTargetAddr Table:
Name
Transport Addr Port Taglist
Params
---------- --------------- ---- ---------- --------------snmpTargetParams Table:
Name
MP Model User Name
Sec Model Sec Level
-------------------- -------- ------------------ --------- -------

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System information
Command: /info/sys/gen
System Information at 6:56:22 Thu Jan 11, 2006
Time zone: America/US/Pacific
GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class Blade System
sysName:
sysLocation:
RackId: Default RUID
RackName: Default Rack Name
EnclosureSerialNumber: -noneEnclosureName: Default Chassis Name
BayNumber: 1
Switch is up 0 days, 14 hours, 56 minutes and 22 seconds.
Last boot: 17:25:38 Mon Jan 8, 2006 (software reset)
MAC address: 00:10:00:01:00:01
IP (If 1) address: 10.14.4.16
Revision:
Switch Serial No:
Hardware Part No:
Spare Part No:
Software Version 2.0.0 (FLASH image2), active configuration.
System information includes:

System date and time

Switch model name and number

HP c-Class Rack name and location

Time of last boot

MAC address of the switch management processor

IP address of the switch

Software image file and version number

Current configuration block (active, backup, or factory default)

Login banner, if one is configured

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Show last 100 syslog messages

Command: /info/sys/log
Date
---Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 8

Time
---17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:41
17:25:42
17:25:42
17:25:42
17:25:42
17:25:42
17:25:42

Severity level
----------------NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE
NOTICE

system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:
system:

Message
------link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on
link up on

port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port
port

1
8
7
12
11
14
13
16
15
17
20
22
23
21
4
3
6
5
10
9

Each message contains a date and time field and has a severity level associated with it. One of eight different
prefixes is used to indicate the condition:

EMERGindicates the system is unusable

ALERTindicates action should be taken immediately

CRITindicates critical conditions

ERRindicates error conditions or eroded operations

WARNINGindicates warning conditions

NOTICEindicates a normal but significant condition

INFOindicates an information message

DEBUGindicates a debug-level message

System user information

Command: /info/sys/user
Usernames:
user
- enabled
oper
- disabled
admin
- Always Enabled
Current User ID table:
1: name tech1
, ena, cos user
2: name tech2
, ena, cos user

, password valid, online

, password valid, offline

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The following table describes the User Name information.

Table 17 User Name Information menu
Field

Usage

user

Displays the status of the user access level.

oper

Displays the status of the oper (operator) access level.

admin

Displays the status of the admin (administrator) access level.

Current User ID Table

Displays the status of configured user IDs. To configure new user IDs, use the
/cfg/sys/access/user/uid command.

Layer 2 information
Command: /info/l2
[Layer 2 Menu]
fdb
lacp
8021x
stp
cist
trunk
vlan
gen
dump
-

Forwarding Database Information Menu

Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu
Show 802.1x information
Show STP information
Show CIST information
Show Trunk Group information
Show VLAN information
Show general information
Dump all layer 2 information

The following table describes the Layer 2 Information Menu options.

Table 18 Layer 2 Information Menu options
Command

Usage

fdb

Displays the Forwarding Database Information Menu.

lacp

Displays the Link Aggregation Control Protocol Information Menu.

8021x

Displays the 802.1x Information Menu.

stp

cist

In addition to seeing if STP is enabled or disabled, you can view the

following STP bridge information:
Priority
Hello interval
Maximum age value
Forwarding delay
Aging time
You can also refer to the following port-specific STP information:
Port number and priority
Cost
State
Displays Common internal Spanning Tree (CIST) bridge information,
including the following:
Priority
Hello interval
Maximum age value
Forwarding delay
You can also view port-specific CIST information, including the following:
Port number and priority
Cost
State

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Table 18 Layer 2 Information Menu options

Command

Usage

trunk

When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in
the various trunk groups.

vlan

Displays VLAN configuration information, including:

VLAN Number
VLAN Name
Status
Port membership of the VLAN

gen

Displays general Layer 2 configuration information.

dump

Dumps all switch information available from the Layer 2 menu (10K or more,
depending on your configuration).
If you want to capture dump data to a file, set your communication software
on your workstation to capture session data prior to issuing the dump
commands.

FDB information menu

Command: /info/l2/fdb
[Forwarding Database Menu]
find
- Show a single FDB entry by MAC address
port
- Show FDB entries on a single port
vlan
- Show FDB entries on a single VLAN
state
- Show FDB entries by state
dump
- Show all FDB entries
The forwarding database (FDB) contains information that maps the media access control (MAC) address of each
known device to the switch port where the device address was learned. The FDB also shows which other ports have
seen frames destined for a particular MAC address.
NOTE: The master forwarding database supports up to 8K MAC address entries on the management processor
(MP) per switch.
Table 19 FDB information menu /info/l2/fdb
find <MAC address> [<VLAN>]

Displays a single database entry by its MAC address. You are prompted
to enter the MAC address of the device.
Enter the MAC address using the format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. (For
example: 08:00:20:12:34:56)
You can also enter the MAC address using the format: xxxxxxxxxxxx.
(For example: 080020123456)

port <port number>

Displays all FDB entries for a particular port.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays all FDB entries on a single VLAN. The range is 1-4095.

state unknown|ignore|
forward|flood|trunk|ifmac

Displays all FDB entries that match a particular state.

dump

Displays all entries in the Forwarding Database.

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Show all FDB information

Command:

/info/l2/fdb/dump
MAC address
----------------00:02:01:00:00:00
00:02:01:00:00:01
00:02:01:00:00:02
00:02:01:00:00:03
00:02:01:00:00:04
00:02:01:00:00:05
00:02:01:00:00:06
00:02:01:00:00:07
00:02:01:00:00:08
00:02:01:00:00:09
00:02:01:00:00:0a
00:02:01:00:00:0b
00:02:01:00:00:0c

VLAN
---300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300

Port
----

Trnk
---1

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

State
----TRK
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD
FWD

An address that is in the forwarding (FWD) state indicates that the switch has learned it. When in the trunking (TRK)
state, the Trnk field displays the trunk group number. If the state for the port is listed as unknown (UNK), the MAC
address has not yet been learned by the switch, but has only been seen as a destination address. When an address
is in the unknown state, no outbound port is indicated.

Clearing entries from the forwarding database

To delete a static MAC address from the forwarding database (FDB), see the Static FDB configuration section in the
Configuration Menu chapter. To clear the entire forwarding database (FDB), see the Forwarding Database
options section in the Maintenance Menu chapter.

Link Aggregation Control Protocol information

Command: /info/l2/lacp
[LACP Menu]
aggr
port
dump

- Show LACP aggregator information for the port

- Show LACP port information
- Show all LACP ports information

The following table describes the Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu options.
Table 20 LACP information
Command

Usage

aggr

Displays LACP aggregator information for the port.

port

Displays LACP information for the port.

dump

Displays all LACP information parameters.

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LACP dump
Command: /info/l2/lacp/dump
>> LACP# dump
port lacp

adminkey

operkey

selected

prio

attached trunk
aggr
---------------------------------------------------------------------1 off
1
1
n
32768
--2 off
2
2
n
32768
--3 off
3
3
n
32768
--4 off
4
4
n
32768
--5 off
5
5
n
32768
--6 off
6
6
n
32768
--7 off
7
7
n
32768
--8 off
8
8
n
32768
--
LACP dump includes the following information for each port in the GbE2c:

lacpDisplays the ports LACP mode (active, passive, or off)

adminkeyDisplays the value of the ports adminkey.

operkeyShows the value of the ports operational key.

selectedIndicates whether the port has been selected to be part of a Link Aggregation Group.

prioShows the value of the port priority.

attached aggrDisplays the aggregator associated with each port.

trunkThis value represents the LACP trunk group number.

Information Menu

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802.1x information
Command: /info/l2/8021x
System capability : Authenticator
System status
: disabled
Protocol version : 1
Authenticator
Backend
Port
Auth Mode
Auth Status
PAE State
Auth State
---- ------------ ------------ -------------- ---------1
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
2
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
3
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
4
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
5
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
6
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
7
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
8
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
9
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
10
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
11
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
12
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
13
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
14
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
15
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
16
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
*17
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
*18
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
19
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
20
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
*21
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
22
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
*23
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
*24
force-auth
unauthorized initialize
initialize
-----------------------------------------------------------------* - Port down or disabled

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The following table describes the IEEE 802.1x parameters.

Table 21 802.1x information
Field

Description

Port

Displays each ports name.

Auth Mode

Displays the Access Control authorization mode for the port.

The Authorization
mode can be one of the following:
force-unauth
auto
force-auth

Auth Status

Displays the current authorization status of the port, either

authorized or unauthorized.

Authenticator PAE State

Displays the Authenticator Port Access Entity State. The PAE

state can be one of the following:
initialize
disconnected
connecting
authenticating
authenticated
aborting
held
forceAuth

Backend Auth State

Displays the Backend Authorization State. The Backend

Authorization state can be one of the following:
request
response
success
fail
timeout
idle

Spanning Tree information

Command: /info/l2/stp
-----------------------------------------------------------------upfast disabled, update 40
-----------------------------------------------------------------Spanning Tree Group 1: On (STP/PVST+)
VLANs: 1
Current Root:
8000 00:02:a5:d1:0f:ed
Parameters:
Port
---1
2
3

Priority
32768

Priority
-------0
0
0

Cost
---0
0
0

Path-Cost
8
Hello
2

Port
20

MaxAge
20

FastFwd
-------n
n
n

FwdDel
15

Hello MaxAge FwdDel

2
20
15
Aging
180

State
Designated Bridge
Des Port
------------------------------ ------FORWARDING *
FORWARDING *
FORWARDING *

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The switch software uses the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). If RSTP/MSTP is turned on, see the Rapid
Spanning Tree information section for Spanning Tree Group information. In addition to seeing if STP is enabled or
disabled, you can view the following STP bridge information:

Status of Uplink Fast (upfast)

Current root MAC address

Path-Cost

Port

Hello interval

Maximum age value

Forwarding delay

Aging time

You can also refer to the following port-specific STP information:

Port number and priority

Cost

State

Port Fast Forwarding state

Designated bridge

Designated port

The following table describes the STP parameters.

Table 22 STP parameters
Parameter

Description

Current Root

Shows information about the root bridge for the Spanning Tree. Information includes the
priority (hex) and MAC address of the root.

Path-Cost

Path-cost is the total path cost to the root bridge. It is the summation of the path cost
between bridges (up to the root bridge).

Port

The current root port refers to the port on the switch that receives data from the current
root. Zero (0) indicates the root bridge of the STP.

Priority (bridge)

The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on the network will become the STP
root bridge.

Hello

The hello time parameter specifies, in seconds, how often the root bridge transmits a
configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is not the root bridge
uses the root bridge hello value.

MaxAge

The maximum age parameter specifies, in seconds, the maximum time the bridge waits
without receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit before it reconfigures the STP
network. If the bridge is not the root bridge, it uses the MaxAge value of the root bridge.

FwdDel

The forward delay parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that a bridge port
has to wait before it changes from learning state to forwarding state. If the bridge is not
the root bridge, it uses the FwdDel value of the root bridge.

Aging

The aging time parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time the bridge waits
without receiving a packet from a station before removing the station from the Forwarding
Database.

Priority (port)

The port priority parameter helps determine which bridge port becomes the designated
port. In a network topology that has multiple bridge ports connected to a single segment,
the port with the lowest port priority becomes the designated port for the segment.

Cost

The port path cost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for a segment.
Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the path cost.

State

The State field shows the current state of the port. The State field can be one of the
following: BLOCKING, LISTENING, LEARNING, FORWARDING, or DISABLED.

Designated bridge

Shows information about the bridge connected to each port, if applicable. Information
includes the priority (hex) and MAC address of the Designated Bridge.

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Table 22 STP parameters

Parameter

Description

Designated port

The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is connected. This
information includes the port priority (hex) and the port number (hex).

Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree information

Command: /info/l2/stp
-----------------------------------------------------------------upfast disabled, update 40
-----------------------------------------------------------------Spanning Tree Group 1: On (RSTP)
VLANs: 1-3 4095
Current Root:
8000 00:00:01:00:19:00
Parameters:
Port
---1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Prio
---0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Priority
32768
Cost
---0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Path-Cost
0
Hello
9

MaxAge
20

Port Hello MaxAge FwdDel

0
9
20
15
FwdDel
15

Aging
300

State Role
Designated Bridge
Des Port
------ ---- --------------------- -------DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DISC
FWD
DESG 8000-00:00:01:00:19:00
8017
FWD
DESG 8000-00:00:01:00:19:00
8018

Type
----

P2P2,Edge
P2P

The switch software can be set to use the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or the IEEE 802.1s
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). If RSTP/MSTP is turned on, you can view the following RSTP bridge
information for the Spanning Tree Group:

Status of Uplink Fast (upfast)

Current root MAC address

Path-Cost

Port

Hello interval

Maximum age value

Forwarding delay

Aging time

You can also refer to the following port-specific RSTP information:

Port number and priority

Cost

State

Role

Designated bridge and port

Link type

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The following table describes the STP parameters in RSTP or MSTP mode.
Table 23 Rapid Spanning Tree parameter descriptions
Parameter

Description

Current Root

Shows information about the root bridge for the Spanning Tree. Information includes the
priority (hex) and MAC address of the root.

Path-Cost

Path-cost is the total path cost to the root bridge. It is the summation of the path cost between
bridges (up to the root bridge).

Port

The current root port refers to the port on the switch that receives data from the current root.
Zero (0) indicates the root bridge of the STP.

Priority (bridge)

The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on the network will become the STP root
bridge.

Hello

The hello time parameter specifies, in seconds, how often the root bridge transmits a
configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is not the root bridge uses the
root bridge hello value.

MaxAge

The maximum age parameter specifies, in seconds, the maximum time the bridge waits without
receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit before it reconfigures the STP network. If
the bridge is not the root bridge, it uses the MaxAge value of the root bridge.

FwdDel

The forward delay parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that a bridge port has
to wait before it changes from learning state to forwarding state. If the bridge is not the root
bridge, it uses the FwdDel value of the root bridge.

Aging

The aging time parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time the bridge waits without
receiving a packet from a station before removing the station from the Forwarding Database.

Priority (port)

The port priority parameter helps determine which bridge port becomes the designated port. In
a network topology that has multiple bridge ports connected to a single segment, the port with
the lowest port priority becomes the designated port for the segment.

Cost

The port path cost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for a segment.
Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the path cost. A setting of zero (0) indicates
that the cost will be set to the appropriate default after the link speed has been autonegotiated.

State

Shows the current state of the port. The State field in RSTP/MSTP mode can be one of the
following: Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), Forwarding (FWD), or
Disabled (DSB).

Role

Shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The port role can be one of the
following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT), Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP), Master
(MAST), or Unknown (UNK).

Designated bridge

Shows information about the bridge connected to each port, if applicable. Information includes
the priority (hex) and MAC address of the Designated Bridge.

Designated port

The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is connected.

Type

Type of link connected to the port, and whether the port is an edge port. Link type values are
AUTO, P2P, or SHARED.
MSTP: The Type field appears in /info/cist.

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Common Internal Spanning Tree information

Command: /info/l2/cist
Mstp Digest: 0xac36177f50283cd4b83821d8ab26de62
Common Internal Spanning Tree:
VLANs: 1 3-4094
Current Root:
8000 00:03:42:fa:3b:80

Path-Cost
11

Port
1

MaxAge
20

FwdDel
15

CIST Regional Root:

Path-Cost
8000 00:03:42:fa:3b:80
11
Parameters:
Port
---1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Priority
32768

MaxAge
20

FwdDel
15

Hops
20

Prio Cost State Role Designated Bridge

Des Port Hello Type
---- ---- ------ ---- --------------------- -------- ----- ---128 2000
FWD
DESG 8000-00:03:42:fa:3b:80 8001
4 P2P, Edge
128
2000
FWD
DESG 8000-00:03:42:fa:3b:80 8002
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
2000
DSB
128
0
DSB
128
2000
FWD
DESG 8000-00:03:42:fa:3b:80
128
2000
DSB

In addition to seeing if Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) is enabled or disabled, you can view the following
CIST bridge information:

Status of Uplink Fast (upfast)

CIST root

CIST regional root

Priority

Maximum age value

Forwarding delay

Hops

You can also refer to the following port-specific CIST information:

Port number and priority

Cost

State

Role

Designated bridge and port

Hello interval

Link type and port type

The following table describes the CIST parameters.

Table 24 Common Internal Spanning Tree parameter descriptions
Parameter

Description

CIST Root

Shows information about the root bridge for the Common Internal Spanning Tree
(CIST). Values on this row of information refer to the CIST root.

CIST Regional Root

Shows information about the root bridge for this MSTP region. Values on this row of
information refer to the regional root.

Priority (bridge)

The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on the network will become the
STP root bridge.

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Table 24 Common Internal Spanning Tree parameter descriptions

Parameter

Description

MaxAge

The maximum age parameter specifies, in seconds, the maximum time the bridge
waits without receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit before it
reconfigures the STP network.

FwdDel

The forward delay parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that a bridge
port has to wait before it changes from learning state to forwarding state.

Hops

Shows the maximum number of bridge hops allowed before a packet is dropped.

Priority (port)

The port priority parameter helps determine which bridge port becomes the
designated port. In a network topology that has multiple bridge ports connected to a
single segment, the port with the lowest port priority becomes the designated port for
the segment.

Cost

The port path cost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for a
segment. Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the path cost. A setting of
zero (0) indicates that the cost will be set to the appropriate default after the link
speed has been auto-negotiated.

State

Shows the current state of the port. The state field can be one of the following:
Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), Forwarding (FWD), or
Disabled (DSB).

Role

Shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The port role can be one of
the following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT), Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP),
Master (MAST), or Unknown (UNK).

Designated Bridge

Shows information about the bridge connected to each port, if applicable.

Information includes the priority (hex) and MAC address of the Designated Bridge.

Designated Port

The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is connected.
Information includes the port priority (hex) and the port number (hex).

Hello

The hello time parameter specifies, in seconds, how often the root bridge transmits a
configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is not the root bridge
uses the root bridge hello value.

Type

Type of link connected to the port, and whether the port is an edge port. Link type
values are AUTO, P2P, or SHARED.

Trunk group information

Command: /info/l2/trunk
Trunk group 1, Enabled
port state:
17: STG 1 forwarding
18: STG 1 forwarding
When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in the various trunk groups.
NOTE: If Spanning Tree Protocol on any port in the trunk group is set to forwarding, the remaining ports in the
trunk group will also be set to forwarding.

Information Menu

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VLAN information
Command: /info/l2/vlan
VLAN
---1
2
7
11
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
300
4000
4095

Name
Status
-------------------------------- -----Default VLAN
ena
pc03p
ena
pc07f
ena
pc04u
ena
8600-14
ena
8600-15
ena
8600-16
ena
8600-17
ena
35k-1
ena
35k-2
ena
35k-3
ena
35k-4
ena
pc07z
ena
redlan
ena
ixiaTraffic
ena
bpsports
ena
Mgmt VLAN
dis

Ports
---------------4 5
2
7
11
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
1 12 13 23
3-6 8-10
empty

This information display includes all configured VLANs and all member ports that have an active link state.
VLAN information includes:

VLAN Number

VLAN Name

Status

Port membership of the VLAN

Layer 2 general information

Command: /info/l2/gen
STP uplink fast mode : disabled
The following table describes the Layer 2 general information.
Table 25 L2 general information
Field

Description

STP uplink fast mode

Displays the status of STP Uplink Fast: enabled or disabled.

Layer 3 information
Command: /info/l3
[Layer 3 Menu]
route
arp
ospf
rip
ip
igmp
vrrp
dump
-

IP Routing Information Menu

ARP Information Menu
OSPF Routing Information Menu
RIP Routing Information Menu
Show IP information
Show IGMP Snooping Multicast Group information
Show Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol information
Dump all layer 3 information

Information Menu

43

The following table describes the Layer 3 Information Menu options.

Table 26 Layer 3 information menu options
Command

Usage

route

Displays the IP Routing Menu. Using the options of this menu, the system displays the following for
each configured or learned route:
Route destination IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address
Type of route
Tag indicating origin of route
Metric for RIP tagged routes, specifying the number of hops to the destination (1-15 hops, or
16 for infinite hops)
The IP interface that the route uses

arp

Displays the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Information Menu.

*ospf

Displays OSPF routing Information Menu.

*rip

Displays Routing Information Protocol Menu.

ip

Displays IP Information. IP information, includes:

IP interface information: Interface number, IP address, subnet mask, VLAN number, and
operational status.
Default gateway information: Metric for selecting which configured gateway to use, gateway
number, IP address, and health status
IP forwarding information: Enable status, lnet and lmask
Port status

igmp

Displays IGMP Information Menu.

*vrrp

Displays the VRRP Information Menu.

dump

Dumps all switch information available from the Layer 3 Menu (10K or more, depending on your
configuration).
If you want to capture dump data to a file, set your communication software on your workstation
to capture session data prior to issuing the dump commands.

* indicates menus that are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Route information
Command: /info/l3/route
[IP Routing Menu]
find
- Show
gw
- Show
type
- Show
tag
- Show
if
- Show
dump
- Show

a single route by destination IP address

routes to a single gateway
routes of a single type
routes of a single tag
routes on a single interface
all routes

Using the commands listed below, you can display all or a portion of the IP routes currently held in the switch.
Table 27 Route Information menu options
Command

Usage

find <IP address>

Displays a single route by IP address. For example,

100.10.1.1

gw <IP address>

Displays routes to a single gateway. For example,

100.10.1.2

type indirect|direct|local|

Displays routes of a single type.

broadcast|martian|multicast

tag fixed|static|addr|rip|ospf|
broadcast|martian|multicast

Displays routes of a single tag.

if <IP address>

Displays routes on a single interface.

dump

Displays all routes configured in the switch.

Information Menu

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Show all IP Route information

Command: /info/l3/route/dump
Status code: * Destination
--------------* 11.0.0.0
* 11.0.0.1
* 11.255.255.255
* 12.0.0.0
* 12.0.0.1
* 12.255.255.255
* 13.0.0.0
* 47.0.0.0
* 47.133.88.0
* 172.30.52.223
* 224.0.0.0
* 224.0.0.5

best
Mask
--------------255.0.0.0
255.255.255.255
255.255.255.255
255.0.0.0
255.255.255.255
255.255.255.255
255.0.0.0
255.0.0.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.255
224.0.0.0
255.255.255.255

Gateway
--------------11.0.0.1
11.0.0.1
11.255.255.255
12.0.0.1
12.0.0.1
12.255.255.255
11.0.0.2
47.133.88.1
47.133.88.46
172.30.52.223
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0

Type
--------direct
local
broadcast
direct
local
broadcast
indirect
indirect
direct
broadcast
martian
multicast

Tag
--------fixed
addr
broadcast
fixed
addr
broadcast
ospf
static
fixed
broadcast
martian
addr

Metr If
---- -211
211
211
12
12
12
2
211
24
24
2

The following table describes the Type parameter.

Table 28 IP Routing Type information
Field

Description

indirect

The next hop to the host or subnet destination will be

forwarded through a router at the Gateway address.

direct

Packets will be delivered to a destination host or subnet

attached to the switch.

local

Indicates a route to one of the switchs IP interfaces.

broadcast

Indicates a broadcast route.

martian

The destination belongs to a host or subnet which is filtered

out. Packets to this destination are discarded.

multicast

Indicates a multicast route.

The following table describes the Tag parameter.

Table 29 IP Routing Tag information
Field

Description

fixed

The address belongs to a host or subnet attached to the

switch.

static

The address is a static route which has been configured on

the GbE2c Switch.

addr

The address belongs to one of the switchs IP interfaces.

rip

The address was learned by the Routing Information Protocol

(RIP).

ospf

The address was learned by Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

broadcast

Indicates a broadcast address.

martian

The address belongs to a filtered group.

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ARP information
Command: /info/arp
[Address Resolution Protocol Menu]
find
- Show a single ARP entry by IP address
port
- Show ARP entries on a single port
vlan
- Show ARP entries on a single VLAN
dump
- Show all ARP entries
addr
- Show ARP address list
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) information includes IP address and MAC address of each entry, address status
flags, VLAN, and port for the address, and port referencing information.
The following table describes the Address Resolution Protocol Menu options.
Table 30 ARP information
Command

Usage

find <IP address>

Displays a single ARP entry by IP address. For example, 192.4.17.101

port <port number>

Displays the ARP entries on a single port.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays the ARP entries on a single VLAN.

dump

Displays all ARP entries, including:

IP address and MAC address of each entry
Address status flag
The VLAN and port to which the address belongs
The ports which have referenced the address (empty if no port has routed traffic to
the IP address shown)

addr

Displays the ARP address list: IP address, IP mask, MAC address, and VLAN flags.

Show all ARP entry information

Command: /info/arp/dump
IP address
Flags
--------------- ----192.168.2.4
192.168.2.19
192.168.2.61
P

MAC address
----------------00:50:8b:b2:32:cb
00:0e:7f:25:89:b5
00:0f:6a:ed:46:00

VLAN
---1
1
1

Port
---18
17

The Flag field provides additional information about an entry. If no flag displays, the entry is normal.
Table 31 ARP dump flag parameters
Flag

Description

Permanent entry created for switch IP interface.

Indirect route entry.

Unresolved ARP entry. The MAC address has not been learned.

ARP address list information

Command: /info/arp/addr
IP address
--------------205.178.18.66
205.178.50.1
205.178.18.64

IP mask
--------------255.255.255.255
255.255.255.255
255.255.255.255

MAC address
VLAN Flags
----------------- ---- ----00:70:cf:03:20:04
P
00:70:cf:03:20:06
1
00:70:cf:03:20:05
1

This screen displays all entries in the ARP cache.

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OSPF information
Command: /info/l3/ospf
[OSPF Information Menu]
general - Show general information
aindex
- Show area(s) information
if
- Show interface(s) information
virtual - Show details of virtual links
nbr
- Show neighbor(s) information
dbase
- Database Menu
sumaddr - Show summary address list
nsumadd - Show NSSA summary address list
routes
- Show OSPF routes
dump
- Show OSPF information
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Menu options.
Table 32 OSPF information
Command

Usage

general

Displays general OSPF information.

aindex <0-2>

Displays area information for a particular area index. If no

parameter is supplied, it displays area information for all the
areas.

if <1-256>

Displays interface information for a particular interface. If no

parameter is supplied, it displays information for all the
interfaces.

virtual

Displays information about all the configured virtual links.

nbr <nbr router-id (A.B.C.D)>

Displays the status of a neighbor with a particular router ID. If

no router ID is supplied, it displays the information about all
the current neighbors.

dbase

Displays OSPF database menu.

sumaddr <0-2>

Displays the list of summary ranges belonging to non-NSSA

areas.

nsumadd <0-2>

Displays the list of summary ranges belonging to NSSA areas.

routes

Displays OSPF routing table.

dump

Displays all OSPF information.

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OSPF general information

NOTE: OSPF commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/ospf/general
OSPF Version 2
Router ID: 10.10.10.1
Started at 1663 and the process uptime is 4626
Area Border Router: yes, AS Boundary Router: no
LS types supported are 6
External LSA count 0
External LSA checksum sum 0x0
Number of interfaces in this router is 2
Number of virtual links in this router is 1
16 new lsa received and 34 lsa originated from this router
Total number of entries in the LSDB 10
Database checksum sum 0x0
Total neighbors are 1, of which
2 are >=INIT state,
2 are >=EXCH state,
2 are =FULL state
Number of areas is 2, of which 3-transit 0-nssa
Area Id : 0.0.0.0
Authentication : none
Import ASExtern : yes
Number of times SPF ran : 8
Area Border Router count : 2
AS Boundary Router count : 0
LSA count : 5
LSA Checksum sum : 0x2237B
Summary : noSummary

OSPF interface information

NOTE: OSPF commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/ospf/if
Ip Address 10.10.12.1, Area 0.0.0.1, Admin Status UP
Router ID 10.10.10.1, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 10.10.10.1, Ip Address 10.10.12.1
Backup Designated Router (ID) 10.10.14.1, Ip Address 10.10.12.2
Timer intervals, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 1663, Retransmit 5,
Transit delay 1
Neighbor count is 1 If Events 4, Authentication type none

OSPF Database information menu

Command: /info/l3/ospf/dbase
[OSPF Database Menu]
advrtr
- LS Database info for an Advertising Router
asbrsum - ASBR Summary LS Database info
dbsumm
- LS Database summary
ext
- External LS Database info
nw
- Network LS Database info
nssa
- NSSA External LS Database info
rtr
- Router LS Database info
self
- Self Originated LS Database info
summ
- Network-Summary LS Database info
all
- All
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Database information menu options.
Table 33 OSPF Database information
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Command

Usage

advrtr <router-id (A.B.C.D)>

Takes advertising router as a parameter. Displays all the Link

State Advertisements (LSAs) in the LS database that have the
advertising router with the specified router ID, for example:
20.1.1.1.

asbrsum <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>|

<link_state_id (A.B.C.D>|<self>

Displays ASBR summary LSAs. The usage of this command is

as follows:
a. asbrsum adv-rtr 20.1.1.1 displays ASBR summary
LSAs having the advertising router 20.1.1.1.
b. asbrsum link_state_id 10.1.1.1 displays ASBR
summary LSAs having the link state ID 10.1.1.1.
c. asbrsum self displays the self advertised ASBR
summary LSAs.
d. asbrsum with no parameters displays all the ASBR
summary LSAs.

dbsumm

Displays the following information about the LS database in a

table format:
a. The number of LSAs of each type in each area.
b. The total number of LSAs for each area.
c. The total number of LSAs for each LSA type for all
areas combined.
d. The total number of LSAs for all LSA types for all
areas combined.
No parameters are required.

ext <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>| <link_state_id

(A.B.C.D)>|<self>

Displays the AS-external (type 5) LSAs with detailed

information of each field of the LSAs. The usage of this
command is the same as the usage of the command
asbrsum.

nw <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>| <link_state_id

(A.B.C.D)>|<self>

Displays the network (type 2) LSAs with detailed information

of each field of the LSA.network LS database. The usage of
this command is the same as the usage of the command
asbrsum.

nssa <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>| <link_state_id Displays the NSSA (type 7) LSAs with detailed information of
(A.B.C.D)>|<self>
each field of the LSAs. The usage of this command is the same
as the usage of the command asbrsum.

rtr <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>| <link_state_id

(A.B.C.D)>|<self>

Displays the router (type 1) LSAs with detailed information of

each field of the LSAs. The usage of this command is the same
as the usage of the command asbrsum.

self

Displays all the self-advertised LSAs. No parameters are

required.

summ <adv-rtr (A.B.C.D)>| <link_state_id Displays the network summary (type 3) LSAs with detailed
(A.B.C.D)>|<self>
information of each field of the LSAs.
The usage of this command is the same as the usage of the
command asbrsum.

all

Displays all the LSAs.

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OSPF route codes information

NOTE: OSPF commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/ospf/routes
Codes: IA - OSPF inter area,
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
IA 10.10.0.0/16 via 200.1.1.2
IA 40.1.1.0/28 via 20.1.1.2
IA 80.1.1.0/24 via 200.1.1.2
IA 100.1.1.0/24 via 20.1.1.2
IA 140.1.1.0/27 via 20.1.1.2
IA 150.1.1.0/28 via 200.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.1/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.2/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.3/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.4/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.5/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.6/32 via 30.1.1.2
E2 172.18.1.7/32 via 30.1.1.2

E2 172.18.1.8/32 via 30.1.1.2

Routing Information Protocol information

Command: /info/l3/rip
[RIP Information Menu]
routes
- Show RIP routes
dump
- Show RIP user's configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the Routing Information Protocol information menu options.
Table 34 RIP information
Command

Usage

routes

Displays information about RIP routes.

dump <0-255>

Displays RIP users configuration. Enter 0 (zero) for all

interfaces.

RIP Routes information

NOTE: RIP commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/rip/routes
>> IP Routing# /info/l3/rip/routes
3.0.0.0/8 via 30.1.1.11 metric 4
4.0.0.0/16 via 30.1.1.11 metric 16
10.0.0.0/8 via 30.1.1.2 metric 3
20.0.0.0/8 via 30.1.1.2 metric 2
This table contains all dynamic routes learned through RIP, including the routes that are undergoing garbage
collection with metric = 16. This table does not contain directly connected routes and locally configured static routes.

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RIP user configuration

NOTE: RIP commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/rip/dump <1-255>
RIP USER CONFIGURATION :
RIP on updat 30
RIP Interface 2 : 102.1.1.1, enabled
version 2, listen enabled, supply enabled, default none
poison disabled, trigg enabled, mcast enabled, metric 1
auth none,key none
RIP Interface 3 : 103.1.1.1, enabled
version 2, listen enabled, supply enabled, default none
poison disabled, trigg enabled, mcast enabled, metric 1

IP information
Command: /info/l3/ip
Interface information:
1: 47.80.23.243
255.255.254.0

47.80.23.255,

up

Default gateway information:

1: 47.80.22.1,
up
2: 47.80.225.2,
up
Current BOOTP relay settings: OFF
0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
Current IP forwarding settings: OFF, dirbr disabled
Current network filter settings:
none
Current route map settings:
The following interface and default gateway information is displayed (some fields apply only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3
Ethernet Blade Switch):

Interface number

IP address

IP mask

IP broadcast address

Operational status

BootP relay settings

IP forwarding settings

Network filter settings

Route map settings

IGMP multicast group information

Command: /info/l3/igmp
[IGMP Multicast
mrouter find
vlan
port
trunk
dump
-

Group Menu]
Show IGMP Snooping Multicast Router Port information
Show a single group by IP group address
Show groups on a single vlan
Show groups on a single port
Show groups on a single trunk
Show all groups

The following table describes the commands used to display information about IGMP groups learned by the switch.
Table 35 IGMP Multicast Group menu options
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Command

Usage

mrouter

Displays the Multicast Router Menu.

find <IP address>

Displays a single IGMP multicast group by its IP address.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays all IGMP multicast groups on a single VLAN.

port <port number>

Displays all IGMP multicast groups on a single port.

trunk <1-12>

Displays all IGMP multicast groups on a single trunk group.

dump

Displays information for all multicast groups.

IGMP multicast router port information

Command: /info/l3/igmp/mrouter
[IGMP Multicast Router Menu]
vlan - Show all multicast router ports on a single vlan
dump - Show all learned multicast router ports
The following table describes the commands used to display information about multicast routers learned through
IGMP Snooping.
Table 36 IGMP Multicast Router menu options
Command

Usage

vlan <1-4095>

Displays information for all multicast groups on a single VLAN.

dump

Displays information for all multicast groups learned by the switch.

VRRP information
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on GbE2c provides redundancy between routers in a LAN. This is
accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRP-capable
routing device. One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority criteria, and
assumes control of the shared virtual router IP address. If the master fails, one of the backup virtual routers will assume
routing authority and take control of the virtual router IP address.
NOTE: VRRP commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /info/l3/vrrp
VRRP information:

1: vrid 2, 205.178.18.210, if 1, renter, prio 100, master, server

2: vrid 1, 205.178.18.202, if 1, renter, prio 100, backup
3: vrid 3, 205.178.18.204, if 1, renter, prio 100, master, proxy
When virtual routers are configured, you can view the status of each virtual router using this command. VRRP
information includes:

Virtual router number

Virtual router ID and IP address

Interface number

Ownership status

owner identifies the preferred master virtual router. A virtual router is the owner when the IP address of the
virtual router and its IP interface are the same.

renter identifies virtual routers which are not owned by this device

Priority value. During the election process, the virtual router with the highest priority becomes master.

Activity status

master identifies the elected master virtual router.

backup identifies that the virtual router is in backup mode.

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init identifies that the virtual router is waiting for a startup event. Once it receives a startup event, it
transitions to master if its priority is 255, (the IP address owner), or transitions to backup if it is not the IP
address owner.

Server status. The server state identifies virtual routers.

Proxy status. The proxy state identifies virtual proxy routers, where the virtual router shares the same IP address
as a proxy IP address. The use of virtual proxy routers enables redundant switches to share the same IP address,
minimizing the number of unique IP addresses that must be configured.

QoS information
Command: /info/qos
[QoS Menu]
8021p

- Show QOS 802.1p information

The following table describes the commands used to display Quality of Service (QoS) information.
Table 37 QoS menu options
Command

Usage

8021p

Displays the QoS 802.1p Information Menu.

802.1p information
Command: /info/qos/8021p
Current priority to COS queue information:
Priority COSq Weight
-------- ---- -----0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
3
0
1
4
1
2
5
1
2
6
1
2
7
1
2
Current port priority information:
Port
Priority COSq Weight
----- -------- ---- -----1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
4
0
0
1

23
0
0
1
24
0
0
1
The following table describes the IEEE 802.1p priority to COS queue information.
Table 38 802.1p Priority to COS Queue information
Field

Description

Priority

Displays the 802.1p Priority level.

Cosq

Displays the Class of Service queue.

Weight

Displays the scheduling weight of the COS queue.

The following table describes the IEEE 802.1p port priority information.
Table 39 802.1p Port Priority information
Field

Description

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Table 39 802.1p Port Priority information

Field

Description

Port

Displays the port number.

Priority

Displays the 802.1p Priority level.

Cosq

Displays the Class of Service queue.

Weight

Displays the scheduling weight.

ACL information
Command: /info/acl
Current ACL information:
-----------------------Filter 1 profile:
Ethernet
- VID
: 1/0xfff
Actions
: Set COS to 0
Filter 2 profile:
Ethernet
- VID
: 1/0xfff
Actions
: Permit
No ACL groups configured.
Access Control List (ACL) information provides configuration parameters for each Access Control List. It also shows
which ACLs are included in each ACL Group.

RMON Information Menu

Command: /info/rmon
[RMON Information Menu]
hist
- Show RMON History group information
alarm
- Show RMON Alarm group information
event
- Show RMON Event group information
dump
- Show all RMON information
The following table describes the RMON Information parameters.
Table 40 RMON History Information Menu /info/rmon/hist
Command

Usage

hist

Displays the RMON History Information menu.

alarm

Displays the RMON Alarm Information menu.

event

Displays the RMON Event Information menu.

dump

Displays all RMON Information parameters.

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RMON history information

Command:

/info/rmon/hist

RMON History group configuration:

Index
----1
2
3
4
5

IFOID
-----------------------------1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.24
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.24
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.18
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.19
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.24

Interval
-------30
30
30
30
1800

Rbnum
----5
5
5
5
5

Gbnum
----5
5
5
5
5

The following table describes the RMON History Information parameters.

Table 41 RMON History Information Menu /info/rmon/hist
Command

Usage

Index

Displays the index number that identifies each history instance.

IFOID

Displays the MIB Object Identifier.

Interval

Displays the time interval for each for each sampling bucket.

Rbnum

Displays the number of requested buckets, which is the number of data slots into which data is to be
saved.

Gbnum

Displays the number of granted buckets that may hold sampled data.

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RMON alarm information

Command:

/info/rmon/alarm

RMON Alarm group configuration:

Index
----1
2
3
4
5
8
10
11
15
18
100

Interval
-------30
900
300
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800

Type
---abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs
abs

rLimit
-------10
0
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

fLimit
-------0
10
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Index
----1
2
3
4
5
8
10
11
15
18
100

OID
-----------------------------1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.257
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.11.258
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.12.259
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13.260
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.14.261
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.280
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.15.262
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.263
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.19.266
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.279
1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.17.264

rEvtIdx
------1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

fEvtIdx
------0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

last value
---------0
0
0
0
0
56344540
0
0
0
0
0

The following table describes the RMON Alarm Information parameters.

Table 42 RMON Alarm Information Menu /info/rmon/alarm
Command

Index

Displays the index number that identifies each alarm instance.

Interval

Displays the time interval over which data is sampled and compared with the rising and falling
thresholds.

Type

Displays the method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the value to be compared
against the thresholds, as follows:
abs: absolute value, the value of the selected variable is compared directly with the thresholds at
the end of the sampling interval.
delta: delta value, the value of the selected variable at the last sample is subtracted from the current
value, and the difference compared with the thresholds.

rLimit

Displays the rising threshold for the sampled statistic.

fLimit

Displays the falling threshold for the sampled statistic.

rEvtIdx

Displays the rising alarm event index that is triggered when a rising threshold is crossed.

fEvtIdx

Displays the falling alarm event index that is triggered when a falling threshold is crossed.

Last value

Displays the last sampled value.

OID

Displays the MIB Object Identifier for each alarm index.

RMON event information

Command:

/info/rmon/event
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RMON Event group configuration:

Index
----1
2
3
4
5
10
11
15
100

Type
---both
none
log
trap
both
both
both
both
both

Last Sent
---------------0D: 0H: 1M:20S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S
0D: 0H: 0M: 0S

Description
--------------------------------Event_1
Event_2
Event_3
Event_4
Log and trap event for Link Down
Log and trap event for Link Up
Send log and trap for icmpInMsg
Send log and trap for icmpInEchos
Event_100

The following table describes the RMON Event Information parameters.

Table 43 RMON Event Information Menu /info/rmon/event
Command

Usage

Index

Displays the index number that identifies each event instance.

Type

Displays the type of notification provided for this event, as follows: none, log, trap, both.

Last Sent

Displays the time that passed since the last switch reboot, when the most recent event was triggered.
This value is cleared when the switch reboots.

Description

Displays a text description of the event.

Link status information

Command: /info/link
-----------------------------------------------------------------Port
Speed
Duplex
Flow Ctrl
Link
--------------- --TX-----RX------1
1000
any
yes
yes
down
2
1000
any
yes
yes
down
3
1000
full
yes
yes
down
4
1000
full
yes
yes
down
5
1000
any
yes
yes
down
6
1000
any
yes
yes
down
7
1000
any
yes
yes
down
8
1000
full
no
yes
up
9
1000
full
yes
yes
down
10
1000
full
yes
yes
down
11
1000
any
yes
yes
down
12
1000
any
yes
yes
down
13
1000
any
yes
yes
down
14
1000
any
yes
yes
down
15
1000
any
yes
yes
down
16
1000
any
yes
yes
down
17
100
full
yes
yes
down
18
100
full
yes
yes
down
19
100
full
yes
yes
down
20
100
full
yes
yes
down
21
1000
full
yes
yes
down
22
any
any
yes
yes
down
23
any
any
yes
yes
down
24
any
any
yes
yes
down

Information Menu

57

Use this command to display link status information about each port on a switch, including:

Port number

Port speed (10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1000 Mb/s, or any)

Duplex mode (half, full, or any)

Flow control for transmit and receive (no, yes, or any)

Link status (up or down)

Port information
Command: /info/port
Port Tag RMON PVID
NAME
---- --- ---- ---- -------------1
n
d
1 Downlink1
2
n
d
1 Downlink2
3
n
d
1 Downlink3
4
n
d
1 Downlink4
5
n
d
1 Downlink5
6
n
d
1 Downlink6
7
n
d
1 Downlink7
8
n
d
1 Downlink8
9
n
d
1 Downlink9
10
n
d
1 Downlink10
11
n
d
1 Downlink11
12
n
d
1 Downlink12
13
n
d
1 Downlink13
14
n
d
1 Downlink14
15
n
d
1 Downlink15
16
n
d
1 Downlink16
17
n
d
1 Xconnect1
18
n
d
1 Xconnect2
19
n
d
4095 Mgmt
20
n
d
1 Uplink1
21
n
d
1 Uplink2
22
n
d
1 Uplink3
23
n
d
1 Uplink4
24
n
d
1 Uplink5

VLAN(s)
------------------------------1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4095
1
1
1
1
1

Port information includes:

Port number

Whether the port uses VLAN tagging or not (y or n)

Whether Remote Monitoring (RMON) is enabled or disabled (e or d)

Port VLAN ID (PVID)

Port name

VLAN membership

Information Menu

58

Logical Port to GEA Port mapping

Command: /info/geaport
Logical Port
-----------1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

GEA Port(0-based)
----------------1
2
4
7
8
12
13
14
0
3
5
6
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
19
23
22
21
20

GEA Unit
--------0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

This display correlates the logical port number to the GEA unit on which each port resides.

Uplink Failure Detection information

Command: /info/ufd
Uplink Failure Detection: Enabled
LtM status: Down
Member
STG
STG State
---------------------port 24
1
DISABLED
10
DISABLED *
15
DISABLED *
* = STP turned off for this port.

Link Status
----------down

LtD status: Auto Disabled

Member
Link Status
------------------port 1
disabled
port 2
disabled
port 3
disabled
port 4
disabled
Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) information includes:

UFD status, either enabled or disabled

LtM status and member ports

Spanning Tree status for LtM ports

LtD status and member ports

Information Menu

59

Information dump
Command: /info/dump
Use the dump command to dump all switch information available from the Information Menu (10K or more,
depending on your configuration). This data is useful for tuning and debugging switch performance.
If you want to capture dump data to a file, set the communication software on your workstation to capture session
data prior to issuing the dump commands.

Information Menu

60

Statistics Menu
Introduction
You can view switch performance statistics in the user, operator, and administrator command modes. This chapter
discusses how to use the CLI to display switch statistics.

Menu information
Command: /stats
[Statistics Menu]
port
- Port Stats Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Stats Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Stats Menu
mp
- MP-specific Stats Menu
acl
- ACL Stats Menu
snmp
- Show SNMP stats
ntp
- Show NTP stats
ufd
- Show Uplink Failure Detection stats
clrmp
- Clear all MP related stats
dump
- Dump all stats
The following table describes the Statistics Menu options.
Table 44 Statistics Menu options
Command

Usage

port <port number>

Displays the Port Statistics Menu for the specified port. Use this command to display traffic
statistics on a port-by-port basis. Traffic statistics are included in SNMP Management
Information Base (MIB) objects.

l2

Displays the Layer 2 Statistics Menu.

l3

Displays the Layer 3 Statistics Menu.

mp

Displays the Management Processor Statistics Menu. Use this command to view information
on how switch management processes and resources are currently being allocated.

acl

Displays the Access Control List Statistics Menu.

snmp

Displays SNMP statistics.

ntp <clear>

Displays Network Time Protocol (NTP) Statistics.

You can execute the clear command option to delete all statistics.

ufd <clear>

Displays Uplink Failure Detection statistics.

Add the argument, clear, to clear UFD statistics.

clrmp

Clears all Management Processor statistics.

dump

Dumps all switch statistics. Use this command to gather data for tuning and debugging
switch performance. If you want to capture dump data to a file, set your communication
software on your workstation to capture session data prior to issuing the dump command.

Statistics Menu 61

Port Statistics Menu

Command: /stats/port <port number>
[Port Statistics Menu]
8021x
- Show 802.1x stats
brg
- Show bridging ("dot1") stats
ether
- Show Ethernet ("dot3") stats
if
- Show interface ("if") stats
ip
- Show Internet Protocol ("IP") stats
link
- Show link stats
rmon
- Show RMON stats
clear
- Clear all port stats
This menu displays traffic statistics on a port-by-port basis.
The following table describes the Port Statistics Menu options:
Table 45 Port Statistics Menu options
Command

Usage

8021x

Displays IEEE 802.1x statistics

brg

Displays bridging (dot1) statistics for the port.

ether

Displays Ethernet (dot3) statistics for the port.

if

Displays interface statistics for the port.

ip

Displays Internet Protocol statistics for the port.

link

Displays link statistics for the port.

rmon

Displays Remote Monitoring (RMON) statistics for the port.

clear

Clears all the statistics on the port.

Statistics Menu 62

802.1x statistics
Command: /stats/port <port number>/8021x
Authenticator Statistics:
eapolFramesRx
=
eapolFramesTx
=
eapolStartFramesRx
=
eapolLogoffFramesRx
=
eapolRespIdFramesRx
=
eapolRespFramesRx
=
eapolReqIdFramesTx
=
eapolReqFramesTx
=
invalidEapolFramesRx
=
eapLengthErrorFramesRx =
lastEapolFrameVersion =
lastEapolFrameSource
=

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00:00:00:00:00:00

Authenticator Diagnostics:
authEntersConnecting
authEapLogoffsWhileConnecting
authEntersAuthenticating
authSuccessesWhileAuthenticating
authTimeoutsWhileAuthenticating
authFailWhileAuthenticating
authReauthsWhileAuthenticating
authEapStartsWhileAuthenticating
authEapLogoffWhileAuthenticating
authReauthsWhileAuthenticated
authEapStartsWhileAuthenticated
authEapLogoffWhileAuthenticated
backendResponses
backendAccessChallenges
backendOtherRequestsToSupplicant
backendNonNakResponsesFromSupplicant
backendAuthSuccesses
backendAuthFails

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

The following table describes the 802.1x authenticator diagnostics for a selected port:
Table 46 802.1x statistics for port
Statistics

Description

Authenticator Diagnostics

authEntersConnecting

Total number of times that the state machine transitions to the

CONNECTING state from any other state.

authEapLogoffsWhileConnecting

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

CONNECTING to DISCONNECTED as a result of receiving an EAPOLLogoff message.

authEntersAuthenticating

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

CONNECTING to AUTHENTICATING, as a result of an EAPResponse/
Identity message being received from the Supplicant.

authSuccessesWhile
Authenticating

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATING to AUTHENTICATED, as a result of the Backend
Authentication state machine indicating successful authentication of the
Supplicant.

authTimeoutsWhileAuthenticating

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATING to ABORTING, as a result of the Backend
Authentication state machine indicating authentication timeout.

authFailWhileAuthenticating

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATING to HELD, as a result of the Backend Authentication
state machine indicating authentication failure.

authReauthsWhileAuthenticating

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATING to ABORTING, as a result of a re-authentication
request

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Table 46 802.1x statistics for port

Statistics

Description

authEapStartsWhileAuthenticating Total number of times that the state machine transitions from
AUTHENTICATING to ABORTING, as a result of an EAPOL-Start message
being received from the Supplicant.

authEapLogoffWhileAuthenticating Total number of times that the state machine transitions from
AUTHENTICATING to ABORTING, as a result of an EAPOL-Logoff
message being received from the Supplicant.

authReauthsWhileAuthenticated

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATED to CONNECTING, as a result of a re-authentication
request.

authEapStartsWhileAuthenticated

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATED to CONNECTING, as a result of an EAPOL-Start
message being received from the Supplicant.

authEapLogoffWhileAuthenticated

Total number of times that the state machine transitions from

AUTHENTICATED to DISCONNECTED, as a result of an EAPOLLogoff
message being received from the Supplicant.

backendResponses

Total number of times that the state machine sends an initial AccessRequest packet to the Authentication server. Indicates that the
Authenticator attempted communication with the Authentication Server.

backendAccessChallenges

Total number of times that the state machine receives an initial AccessChallenge packet from the Authentication server. Indicates that the
Authentication Server has communication with the Authenticator.

backendOtherRequestsToSupplicant Total number of times that the state machine sends an EAP-Request packet
(other than an Identity, Notification, Failure, or Success message) to the
Supplicant. Indicates that the Authenticator chose an EAP-method.

backendNonNakResponsesFrom
Supplicant

Total number of times that the state machine receives a response from the
Supplicant to an initial EAP-Request, and the response is something other
than EAP-NAK. Indicates that the Supplicant can respond to the
Authenticators chosen EAP-method.

backendAuthSuccesses

Total number of times that the state machine receives an Accept message
from the Authentication Server. Indicates that the Supplicant has
successfully authenticated to the Authentication Server.

backendAuthFails

Total number of times that the state machine receives a Reject message
from the Authentication Server. Indicates that the Supplicant has not
authenticated to the Authentication Server.

Bridging statistics
Command: /stats/port <port number>/brg
Bridging statistics for port 1:
dot1PortInFrames:
dot1PortOutFrames:
dot1PortInDiscards:
dot1TpLearnedEntryDiscards:
dot1StpPortForwardTransitions:

63242584
63277826
0
0
0

Statistics Menu 64

The following table describes the bridging statistics for a selected port:
Table 47 Bridging statistics for port
Statistics

Description

dot1PortInFrames

The number of frames that have been received by this port from its segment.
A frame received on the interface corresponding to this port is counted by this
object, if and only if, it is for a protocol being processed by the local bridging
function, including bridge management frames.

dot1PortOutFrames

The number of frames that have been transmitted by this port to its segment.
A frame transmitted on the interface corresponding to this port is counted by
this object, if and only if, it is for a protocol being processed by the local
bridging function, including bridge management frames.

dot1PortInDiscards

Count of valid frames received which were discarded (that is, filtered) by the
forwarding process.

dot1TpLearnedEntryDiscards

The total number of Forwarding Database entries, which have been or would
have been learned, but have been discarded due to a lack of space to store
them in the Forwarding Database.
If this counter is increasing, it indicates that the Forwarding Database is
regularly becoming full (a condition which has adverse performance effects
on the sub network).
If this counter has a significant value but is not presently increasing, it
indicates that the problem has been occurring but is not persistent.

dot1StpPortForwardTransitions

The number of times this port has transitioned from the Learning state to the
Forwarding state.

Ethernet statistics
Command: /stats/port <port number>/ether
Ethernet statistics for port 1:
dot3StatsAlignmentErrors:
dot3StatsFCSErrors:
dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames:
dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames:
dot3StatsLateCollisions:
dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions:
dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors:
dot3StatsFrameTooLongs:
dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors:

0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0

The following table describes the Ethernet statistics for a selected port:
Table 48 Ethernet statistics for port
Statistics

Description

dot3StatsAlignmentErrors

A count of frames received on a particular interface that are not

an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the Frame
Check Sequence (FCS) check.
The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented
when the alignmentError status is returned by the MAC service to
the Logical Link Control (LLC) (or other MAC user).
Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtained are,
according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management,
counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the
LLC.

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Table 48 Ethernet statistics for port

Statistics

Description

dot3StatsFCSErrors

A count of frames received on a particular interface that are an

integral number of octets in length but do not pass the Frame
Check Sequence (FCS) check.
The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented
when the frameCheckError status is returned by the MAC service
to the LLC (or other MAC user).
Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtained are,
according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management,
counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the
LLC.

dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames

A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface

for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision.
A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also
counted by the corresponding instance of the ifOutUcastPkts,
ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts, and is not counted by
the corresponding instance of the dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrame
object.

dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames

A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface

for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision.
A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also
counted by the corresponding instance of either the
ifOutUcastPkts, ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts, and is
not counted by the corresponding instance of the
dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames object.

dot3StatsLateCollisions

The number of times that a collision is detected on a particular

interface later than 512 bit-times into the transmission of a packet.
Five hundred and twelve bit-times corresponds to 51.2
microseconds on a 10 Mbit/s system. A (late) collision included in
a count represented by an instance of this object is also
considered as a (generic) collision for purposes of other
collision-related statistics.

dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions

A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface

fails due to excessive collisions.

dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors

A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface

fails due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error.
A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not
counted by the corresponding instance of either the
dot3StatsLateCollisions object, the dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions
object, or the dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors object.
The precise meaning of the count represented by an instance of
this object is implementation specific. In particular, an instance of
this object may represent a count of transmission errors on a
particular interface that are not otherwise counted.

dot3StatsFrameTooLongs

A count of frames received on a particular interface that exceeds

the maximum permitted frame size.
The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented
when the frameTooLong status is returned by the MAC service to
the LLC (or other MAC user).
Received frames for which multiple error conditions obtained are,
according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management,
counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the
LLC.

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Table 48 Ethernet statistics for port

Statistics

Description

dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors

A count of frames for which reception on a particular interface

fails due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error.
A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not
counted by the corresponding instance of the
dot3StatsFrameTooLongs object, the dot3StatsAlignmentErrors
object, or the dot3StatsFCSErrors object.
The precise meaning of the count represented by an instance of
this object is implementation specific. In particular, an instance of
this object may represent a count of received errors on a particular
interface that are not otherwise counted.

Interface statistics
Command: /stats/port <port number>/if
Interface statistics for port 1:
ifHCIn Counters
Octets:
51697080313
UcastPkts:
65356399
BroadcastPkts:
0
MulticastPkts:
0
Discards:
0
Errors:
0

ifHCOut Counters
51721056808
65385714
6516
0
0
21187

The following table describes the interface (IF) statistics for a selected port:
Table 49 Interface statistics for port
Statistics

Description

OctetsIfHCIn

The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing characters.

UcastPktsIfHCIn

The number of packets, delivered by this sublayer to a higher sublayer, which were not
addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer.

BroadcastPktsIfHCIn

The number of packets, delivered by this sublayer to a higher sublayer, which were
addressed to a broadcast address at this sublayer.

MulticastPktsIfHCIn

The total number of packets, delivered by this sublayer. These are the packets that
higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and which were addressed to a
multicast address at this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent.
For a MAC layer protocol, this includes both group and functional addresses.

DiscardsIfHCIn

The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no
errors were detected to prevent their being delivered to a higher-layer protocol. One
possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

ErrorsIfHCIn

For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of inbound packets that contained errors
preventing them from being delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of inbound transmission
units that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer
protocol.

OctetsIfHCOut

The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including framing characters.

UcastPktsIfHCOut

The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and
which were not addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer,
including those that were discarded or not sent.

BroadcastPktsIfHCOut

The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and
which were addressed to a broadcast address at this sublayer, including those that
were discarded or not sent. This object is a 64-bit version of ifOutBroadcastPkts.

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Table 49 Interface statistics for port

Statistics

Description

MulticastPktsIfHCOut

The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and
which were addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer, including those that were
discarded or not sent.
For a MAC layer protocol, this includes both group and functional addresses. This
object is a 64-bit version of ifOutMulticastPkts.

DiscardsIfHCOut

The number of outbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no
errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for
discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

ErrorsIfHCOut

For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of outbound packets that could not be
transmitted because of errors.
For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of outbound transmission
units that could not be transmitted because of errors.

Internet Protocol (IP) statistics

Command: /stats/port <port number>/ip
GEA IP statistics for port 1:
ipInReceives
:
0
ipInHeaderError:
0
ipInDiscards
:
0
The following table describes the Internet Protocol (IP) statistics for a selected port:
Table 50 IP statistics for port
Statistics

Description

ipInReceives

The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including those received in
error.

ipInHeaderError

The number of input datagrams discarded because the IP address in their IP header's
destination field was not a valid address to be received at this entity (the switch).

ipInDiscards

The number of input IP datagrams for which no problems were encountered to prevent their
continued processing, but which were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer space). Note
that this counter does not include any datagrams discarded while awaiting re-assembly.

Link statistics
Command: /stats/port <port number>/link
Link statistics for port 1:
linkStateChange:

The following table describes the link statistics for a selected port:
Table 51 Link statistics for port
Statistic

Description

linkStateChange

The total number of link state changes.

Statistics Menu 68

Port RMON statistics

Command: /stats/port <port number>/rmon
RMON statistics for port 2:
etherStatsDropEvents:
etherStatsOctets:
etherStatsPkts:
etherStatsBroadcastPkts:
etherStatsMulticastPkts:
etherStatsCRCAlignErrors:
etherStatsUndersizePkts:
etherStatsOversizePkts:
etherStatsFragments:
etherStatsJabbers:
etherStatsCollisions:
etherStatsPkts64Octets:
etherStatsPkts65to127Octets:
etherStatsPkts128to255Octets:
etherStatsPkts256to511Octets:
etherStatsPkts64Octets:
etherStatsPkts1024to1518Octets:

NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

The following table describes the Remote Monitoring (RMON) statistics of the selected port:
Table 52 RMON statistics
Statistic

Description

etherStatsDropEvents

The total number of packets received that were dropped because of system
resource constraints.

etherStatsOctets

The total number of octets of data (including those in bad packets) received
on the network (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

etherStatsPkts

The total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast packets, and
multicast packets) received.

etherStatsBroadcastPkts

The total number of good packets received that were directed to the
broadcast address.

etherStatsMulticastPkts

The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast
address.

etherStatsCRCAlignErrors

The total number of packets received that had a length (excluding framing
bits, but including FCS octets) of between 64 and 1518 octets, inclusive, but
had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of
octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets
(Alignment Error).

etherStatsUndersizePkts

The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long
(excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well
formed.

etherStatsOversizePkts

The total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets
(excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well
formed.

etherStatsFragments

The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length
(excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and had either a bad
Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error)
or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error).

etherStatsJabbers

The total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets
(excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either a bad
Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error)
or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error). Jabber
is defined as the condition where any packet exceeds 20 ms. The allowed
range to detect jabber is between 20 ms and 150 ms.

etherStatsCollisions

The best estimate of the total number of collisions on this Ethernet segment.

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Table 52 RMON statistics

Statistic

Description

etherStatsPkts64
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were less
than or equal to 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including
FCS octets).

etherStatsPkts65to127
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were
greater than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS
octets).

etherStatsPkts128to255
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were
greater than 127 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS
octets).

etherStatsPkts256to511
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were
greater than 255 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including
FCSoctets).

etherStatsPkts512to1023
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were
greater than 511 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS
octets).

etherStatsPkts1024to1518
Octets

The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were
greater than 1023 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS
octets).

Layer 2 statistics
Command: /stats/l2
[Layer 2 Statistics Menu]
fdb
- Show FDB stats
lacp
- Show LACP stats
The following table describes the Layer 2 Statistics Menu options.
Table 53 Layer 2 Statistics Menu options
Command

Usage

fdb

Displays the Forwarding Database statistics menu.

lacp

Displays the Link Aggregation Control Protocol statistics menu.

FDB statistics
Command: /stats/l2/fdb
FDB statistics:
current:

91

hiwat:

91

This menu option enables you to display statistics regarding the use of the forwarding database, including the number
of current entries and the maximum number of entries ever recorded.
The following table describes the Forwarding Database (FDB) statistics:
Table 54 Forwarding Database statistics
Statistic

Description

current

Current number of entries in the Forwarding Database.

hiwat

Highest number of entries recorded at any given time in the Forwarding Database.

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LACP statistics
Command: /stats/l2/lacp <port number>
Valid LACPDUs received
Valid Marker PDUs received
Valid Marker Rsp PDUs received
Unknown version/TLV type
Illegal subtype received
LACPDUs transmitted
Marker PDUs transmitted
Marker Rsp PDUs transmitted

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Layer 3 statistics
Command: /stats/l3
[Layer 3 Statistics Menu]
geal3
- GEA Layer 3 Stats Menu
ip
- Show IP stats
route
- Show route stats
arp
- Show ARP stats
dns
- Show DNS stats
icmp
- Show ICMP stats
tcp
- Show TCP stats
udp
- Show UDP stats
igmp
- Show IGMP stats
ospf
- OSPF stats
vrrp
- Show VRRP stats
rip
- Show RIP stats
clrigmp - Clear IGMP stats
ipclear - Clear IP stats
dump
- Dump layer 3 stats
The following table describes the Layer 3 Statistics Menu options.
Table 55 Layer 3 Statistics Menu options
Command

Usage

geal3

Displays the GEA statistics menu.

ip

Displays IP statistics.

route

Displays route statistics.

arp <clear>

Displays Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) statistics. Add the

argument, clear, to clear ARP statistics.

dns

Displays Domain Name System (DNS) statistics.

icmp

Displays ICMP statistics.

tcp

Displays Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) statistics. Add the

argument, clear, to clear TCP statistics.

udp

Displays User Datagram Protocol (UDP) statistics. Add the argument,

clear, to clear UDP statistics.

igmp

Displays IGMP statistics.

*ospf

Displays OSPF statistics menu.

*vrrp

When virtual routers are configured, you can display the following
Advertisements received (vrrpInAdvers)
Advertisements transmitted (vrrpOutAdvers)
Advertisements received, but ignored (vrrpBadAdvers)

*rip

Displays Routing Information Protocol (RIP) statistics

clrigmp <1-4095>|all

Clears all IGMP statistics for the selected VLANs.

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Command

Usage

ipclear

Clears IP statistics. Use this command with caution as it will delete

all the IP statistics.

dump

Displays all Layer 3 statistics.

* indicates menus that are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

GEA Layer 3 statistics menu

Command: /stats/l3/geal3
[GEA Layer 3 Statistics Menu]
l3bucket - Show GEA L3 bucket for an IP address
dump
- Dump GEA layer 3 stats counter
The following table describes the Layer 3 GEA Statistics Menu options.
Table 56 Layer 3 GEA statistics menu options
Command

Usage

l3bucket

Displays GEA statistics for a specific IP address.

Dump

Displays all GEA statistics.

GEA Layer 3 statistics

Command: /stats/l3/geal3/dump
GEA L3 statistics:
Max L3 table size
Number of L3 entries used

: 4096
: 9

Max LPM table size

:
Number of LPM entries used
:
Max block in LPM table
:
Number of blocks used in LPM table:

4097
31
255
24

IP statistics
Command: /stats/l3/ip
IP statistics:
ipInReceives: 36475
ipInAddrErrors: 905
ipInUnknownProtos: 0
ipInDelivers: 4103
ipOutDiscards: 0
ipDefaultTTL: 255

ipInHdrErrors: 0
ipInDiscards: 0
ipOutRequests: 30974

The following table describes the IP statistics:

Table 57 IP statistics
Statistics

Description

ipInReceives

The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including those received in
error.

ipInHdrErrors

The number of input datagrams discarded due to errors in their IP headers, including bad
checksums, version number mismatch, other format errors, time-to-live exceeded, errors
discovered in processing their IP options, and so on.

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Table 57 IP statistics
Statistics

Description

ipInAddrErrors

The number of input datagrams discarded because the IP address in their IP header
destination field was not a valid address to be received at this switch. This count includes
invalid addresses (for example, 0.0.0.0) and addresses of unsupported classes (for
example, Class E).
For entities which are not IP gateways and therefore do not forward datagrams, this
counter includes datagrams discarded because the destination address was not a local
address.

ipInUnknownProtos

The number of locally addressed datagrams received successfully but discarded because
of an unknown or unsupported protocol.

ipInDiscards

The number of input IP datagrams for which no problems were encountered to prevent
their continued processing, but which were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer
space).
This counter does not include any datagrams discarded while awaiting re-assembly.

ipInDelivers

The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to IP user-protocols (including

ICMP).

ipOutRequests

The total number of IP datagrams that local IP user-protocols (including ICMP) supplied to
IP in requests for transmission.
This counter does not include any datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams.

ipOutDiscards

The number of output IP datagrams for which no problem was encountered to prevent
their transmission to their destination, but which were discarded (for example, for lack of
buffer space).
This counter would include datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams if any such packets
met this (discretionary) discard criterion.

ipDefaultTTL

The default value inserted into the Time-To-Live (TTL) field of the IP header of datagrams
originated at this switch, whenever a TTL value is not supplied by the transport layer
protocol.

Route statistics
Command: /stats/l3/route
Route statistics:
ipRoutesCur:
ipRoutesMax:

7
4096

ipRoutesHighWater:

The following table describes the Route statistics:

Table 58 Route statistics
Statistics

Description

ipRoutesCur

The total number of outstanding routes in the route table.

ipRoutesMax

The maximum number of supported routes.

ipRoutesHighWater

The highest number of routes ever recorded in the route table.

ARP statistics
Command: /stats/l3/arp
ARP statistics:
arpEntriesCur:

arpEntriesHighWater:

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The following table describes the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) statistics:
Table 59 ARP statistics
Statistic

Description

arpEntriesCur

The total number of outstanding ARP entries in the ARP table.

arpEntriesHighWater

The highest number of ARP entries ever recorded in the ARP table.

DNS statistics
Command: /stats/l3/dns
DNS statistics:
dnsInRequests:
dnsBadRequests:

0
0

dnsOutRequests:

The following table describes the Domain Name System (DNS) statistics:
Table 60 DNS statistics
Statistic

Description

dnsInRequests

The total number of DNS request packets that have been received.

dnsOutRequests

The total number of DNS response packets that have been transmitted.

dnsBadRequests

The total number of DNS request packets received that were dropped.

ICMP statistics
Command: /stats/l3/icmp
ICMP statistics:
icmpInMsgs:
icmpInDestUnreachs:
icmpInParmProbs:
icmpInRedirects:
icmpInEchoReps:
icmpInTimestampReps:
icmpInAddrMaskReps:
icmpOutErrors:
icmpOutTimeExcds:
icmpOutSrcQuenchs:
icmpOutEchos:
icmpOutTimestamps:
icmpOutAddrMasks:

245802
41
0
0
244350
0
0
0
0
0
253777
0
0

icmpInErrors:
icmpInTimeExcds:
icmpInSrcQuenchs:
icmpInEchos:
icmpInTimestamps:
icmpInAddrMasks:
icmpOutMsgs:
icmpOutDestUnreachs:
icmpOutParmProbs:
icmpOutRedirects:
icmpOutEchoReps:
icmpOutTimestampReps:
icmpOutAddrMaskReps:

1393
0
0
18
0
0
253810
15
0
0
18
0
0

The following table describes the Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP) statistics:
Table 61 ICMP statistics
Statistics

Description

icmpInMsgs

The total number of ICMP messages which the switch received. Note that this
counter includes all those counted by icmpInErrors.

icmpInErrors

The number of ICMP messages which the switch received but determined as
having ICMP specific errors (for example bad ICMP checksums and bad length).

icmpInDestUnreachs

The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages received.

icmpInTimeExcds

The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received.

icmpInParmProbs

The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received.

icmpInSrcQuenchs

The number of ICMP Source Quench (buffer almost full, stop sending data)
messages received.

icmpInRedirects

The number of ICMP Redirect messages received.

icmpInEchos

The number of ICMP Echo (request) messages received.

icmpInEchoReps

The number of ICMP Echo Reply messages received.

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Statistics

Description

icmpInTimestamps

The number of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages received.

icmpInTimestampReps

The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages received.

icmpInAddrMasks

The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages received.

icmpInAddrMaskReps

The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages received.

icmpOutMsgs

The total number of ICMP messages which this switch attempted to send. Note that
this counter includes all those counted by icmpOutErrors.

icmpOutErrors

The number of ICMP messages that this switch did not send due to problems
discovered within ICMP such as a lack of buffer. This value should not include
errors discovered outside the ICMP layer such as the inability of IP to route the
resultant datagram. In some implementations there may be no types of errors that
contribute to this counter's value.

icmpOutDestUnreachs

The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages sent.

icmpOutTimeExcds

The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages sent.

icmpOutParmProbs

The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages sent.

icmpOutSrcQuenchs

The number of ICMP Source Quench (buffer almost full, stop sending data)
messages sent.

icmpOutRedirects

The number of ICMP Redirect messages sent.

icmpOutEchos

The number of ICMP Echo (request) messages sent.

icmpOutEchoReps

The number of ICMP Echo Reply messages sent.

icmpOutTimestamps

The number of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages sent.

icmpOutTimestampReps

The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages sent.

icmpOutAddrMasks

The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages sent.

icmpOutAddrMaskReps

The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent.

TCP statistics
Command: /stats/l3/tcp
TCP statistics:
tcpRtoAlgorithm:
tcpRtoMax:
tcpActiveOpens:
tcpAttemptFails:
tcpInSegs:
tcpRetransSegs:
tcpCurBuff:
tcpOutRsts:

4
240000
252214
528
756401
0
0
417

tcpRtoMin:
tcpMaxConn:
tcpPassiveOpens:
tcpEstabResets:
tcpOutSegs:
tcpInErrs:
tcpCurConn:

0
512
7
4
756655
0
3

The following table describes the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) statistics:
Table 62 TCP statistics
Statistics

Description

tcpRtoAlgorithm

The algorithm used to determine the timeout value used for retransmitting
unacknowledged octets.

tcpRtoMin

The minimum value permitted by a TCP implementation for the retransmission timeout,
measured in milliseconds. More refined semantics for objects of this type depend upon
the algorithm used to determine the retransmission timeout. In particular, when the
timeout algorithm is rsre(3), an object of this type has the semantics of the LBOUND
quantity described in Request For Comments (RFC) 793.

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Statistics

Description

tcpRtoMax

The maximum value permitted by a TCP implementation for the retransmission timeout,
measured in milliseconds. More refined semantics for objects of this type depend upon
the algorithm used to determine the retransmission timeout. In particular, when the
timeout algorithm is rsre(3), an object of this type has the semantics of the UBOUND
quantity described in RFC 793.

tcpMaxConn

The limit on the total number of TCP connections the switch can support. In entities
where the maximum number of connections is dynamic, this object should contain the
value -1.

tcpActiveOpens

The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the SYN-SENT
state from the CLOSED state.

tcpPassiveOpens

The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the SYN-RCVD
state from the LISTEN state.

tcpAttemptFails

The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the CLOSED state
from either the SYN-SENT state or the SYN-RCVD state, plus the number of times TCP
connections have made a direct transition to the LISTEN state from the SYN-RCVD state.

tcpEstabResets

The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the CLOSED state
from either the ESTABLISHED state or the CLOSE- WAIT state.

tcpInSegs

The total number of segments received, including those received in error. This count
includes segments received on currently established connections.

tcpOutSegs

The total number of segments sent, including those on current connections but excluding
those containing only retransmitted octets.

tcpRetransSegs

The total number of segments retransmitted, that is, the number of TCP segments
transmitted containing one or more previously transmitted octets.

tcpInErrs

The total number of segments received in error (for example, bad TCP checksums).

tcpCurBuff

The total number of outstanding memory allocations from heap by TCP protocol stack.

tcpCurConn

The total number of outstanding TCP sessions that are currently opened.

tcpOutRsts

The number of TCP segments sent containing the reset (RST) flag.

UDP statistics
Command: /stats/l3/udp
UDP statistics:
udpInDatagrams:
udpInErrors:

54
0

udpOutDatagrams:
udpNoPorts:

43
1578077

The following table describes the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) statistics:
Table 63 UDP statistics
Statistics

Description

udpInDatagrams

The total number of UDP datagrams delivered to the switch.

udpOutDatagrams

The total number of UDP datagrams sent from this switch.

udpInErrors

The number of received UDP datagrams that could not be delivered for reasons other
than the lack of an application at the destination port.

udpNoPorts

The total number of received UDP datagrams for which there was no application at the
destination port.

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IGMP Multicast Group statistics

Command: /stats/l3/igmp
Enter VLAN number: (1-4095) 1
-----------------------------------------------------------IGMP Snoop vlan 1 statistics:
-----------------------------------------------------------rxIgmpValidPkts:
0
rxIgmpInvalidPkts:
0
rxIgmpGenQueries:
0
rxIgmpGrpSpecificQueries:
0
rxIgmpLeaves:
0
rxIgmpReports:
0
txIgmpReports:
0
txIgmpGrpSpecificQueries:
0
txIgmpLeaves:
0
This menu option enables you to display statistics regarding the use of the IGMP Multicast Groups.
The following table describes the IGMP statistics:
Table 64 IGMP statistics
Statistic

Description

rxIgmpValidPkts

Total number of valid IGMP packets received

rxIgmpInvalidPkts

Total number of invalid packets received

rxIgmpGenQueries

Total number of General Membership Query packets received

rxIgmpGrpSpecificQueries

Total number of Membership Query packets received from specific groups

rxIgmpLeaves

Total number of Leave requests received

rxIgmpReports

Total number of Membership Reports received

txIgmpReports

Total number of Membership reports transmitted

txIgmpGrpSpecificQueries

Total number of Membership Query packets transmitted to specific groups

txIgmpLeaves

Total number of Leave messages transmitted

OSPF statistics menu

Command: /stats/l3/ospf
[OSPF stats Menu]
general - Show global stats
aindex
- Show area(s) stats
if
- Show interface(s) stats
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF statistics menu options.
Table 65 OSPF statistics menu options
Command

Usage

general

Displays OSPF global statistics.

aindex <0-2>

Displays area index statistics.

if <1-255>

Displays interface statistics.

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OSPF global statistics

NOTE: OSPF commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /stats/l3/ospf/general
OSPF stats
---------Rx/Tx Stats:
Pkts
hello
database
ls requests
ls acks
ls updates
Nbr change stats:
hello
start
n2way
adjoint ok
negotiation done
exchange done
bad requests
bad sequence
loading done
n1way
rst_ad
down
Timers kickoff
hello
retransmit
lsa lock
lsa ack
dbage
summary
ase export

Rx
-------0
23
4
3
7
9
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
1

Tx
-------0
518
12
1
7
7
Intf change Stats:
up
4
down 2
loop 0
unloop 0
wait timer 2
backup 0
nbr change 5

514
1028
0
0
0
0
0

The following table describes the OSPF global statistics:

Table 66 OSPF global statistics
Statistic

Description

Rx Tx stats:
Rx Pkts

The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces.

Tx Pkts

The sum total of all OSPF packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and interfaces.

Rx Hello

The sum total of all Hello packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces.

Tx Hello

The sum total of all Hello packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and interfaces.

Rx Database

The sum total of all Database Description packets received on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

Tx Database

The sum total of all Database Description packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

Rx ls Requests

The sum total of all Link State Request packets received on all OSPF
areas and interfaces.

Tx ls Requests

The sum total of all Link State Request packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

Rx ls Acks

The sum total of all Link State Acknowledgement packets received on all OSPF areas
and interfaces.

Tx ls Acks

The sum total of all Link State Acknowledgement packets transmitted on all OSPF
areas and interfaces.

Rx ls Updates

The sum total of all Link State Update packets received on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

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Table 66 OSPF global statistics

Statistic

Description

Tx ls Updates

The sum total of all Link State Update packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

Nbr change stats:

hello

The sum total of all Hello packets received from neighbors on all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

Start

The sum total number of neighbors in this state (that is, an indication that Hello
packets should now be sent to the neighbor at intervals of HelloInterval
seconds) across all OSPF areas and interfaces.

n2way

The sum total number of bidirectional communication establishment between this

router and other neighboring routers.

adjoint ok

The sum total number of decisions to be made (again) as to whether an adjacency

should be established/maintained with the neighbor across all OSPF areas and
interfaces.

negotiation done

The sum total number of neighbors in this state wherein the Master/slave relationship
has been negotiated, and sequence numbers have been exchanged, across all OSPF
areas and interfaces.

exchange done

The sum total number of neighbors in this state (that is, in an adjacency's final state)
having transmitted a full sequence of Database Description packets, across all OSPF
areas and interfaces.

bad requests

The sum total number of Link State Requests which have been received for a link state
advertisement not contained in the database across all interfaces and OSPF areas.

bad sequence

The sum total number of Database Description packets which have been received
that either:
Has an unexpected DD sequence number
Unexpectedly has the init bit set
Has an options field differing from the last Options field received in a Database
Description packet.
Any of these conditions indicate that some error has occurred during adjacency
establishment for all OSPF areas and interfaces.

loading done

The sum total number of link state updates received for all out-of-date portions of the
database across all OSPF areas and interfaces.

n1way

The sum total number of Hello packets received from neighbors, in which this router is
not mentioned across all OSPF interfaces and areas.

rst_ad

The sum total number of times the Neighbor adjacency has been reset across all
OPSF areas and interfaces.

down

The total number of Neighboring routers down (that is, in the initial state of a
neighbor conversation) across all OSPF areas and interfaces.

Intf Change Stats:

up

The sum total number of interfaces up in all OSPF areas.

down

The sum total number of interfaces down in all OSPF areas.

loop

The sum total of interfaces no longer connected to the attached network across all
OSPF areas and interfaces.

unloop

The sum total number of interfaces, connected to the attached network in all OSPF
areas.

wait timer

The sum total number of times the Wait Timer has been fired, indicating the end of
the waiting period that is required before electing a (Backup) Designated Router
across all OSPF areas and interfaces.

backup

The sum total number of Backup Designated Routers on the attached network for all
OSPF areas and interfaces.

nbr change

The sum total number of changes in the set of bidirectional neighbors associated with
any interface across all OSPF areas.

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Table 66 OSPF global statistics

Statistic

Description

Timers Kickoff:
hello

The sum total number of times the Hello timer has been fired (which triggers the
send of a Hello packet) across all OPSF areas and interfaces.

retransmit

The sum total number of times the Retransmit timer has been fired across all OPSF
areas and interfaces.

lsa lock

The sum total number of times the Link State Advertisement (LSA) lock timer has been
fired across all OSPF areas and interfaces.

lsa ack

The sum total number of times the LSA Ack timer has been fired across all OSPF
areas and interfaces.

dbage

The total number of times the data base age (Dbage) has been fired.

summary

The total number of times the Summary timer has been fired.

ase export

The total number of times the Autonomous System Export (ASE) timer has been fired.

VRRP statistics
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on the GbE2c provides redundancy between routers in a LAN.
This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRPcapable routing device.
One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority criteria, and assumes control of
the shared virtual router IP address. If the master fails, one of the backup virtual routers will assume routing authority
and take control of the virtual router IP address.
When virtual routers are configured, you can display the following protocol statistics for VRRP:

Advertisements received (vrrpInAdvers)

Advertisements transmitted (vrrpOutAdvers)

Advertisements received, but ignored (vrrpBadAdvers)

NOTE: VRRP commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /stats/l3/vrrp
>> Layer 3 Statistics# vrrp
VRRP statistics:
vrrpInAdvers:
0
vrrpOutAdvers:
0
vrrpBadVersion:
0
vrrpBadAddress:
0
vrrpBadPassword:
0

vrrpBadAdvers:

vrrpBadVrid:
vrrpBadData:
vrrpBadInterval:

0
0
0

The following table describes the VRRP statistics.

Table 67 VRRP statistics
Field

Description

vrrpInAdvers

The total number of VRRP advertisements that have been received.

vrrpOutAdvers

The total number of VRRP advertisements that have been sent.

vrrpBadVersion

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad version number.

vrrpBadAddress

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad address.

vrrpBadPassword

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad password.

vrrpBadAdvers

The total number of VRRP advertisements received that were dropped.

vrrpBadVrid

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad virtual router ID.

vrrpBadData

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had bad data.

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Table 67 VRRP statistics

Field

Description

vrrpBadInterval

The total number of VRRP advertisements that had a bad interval.

RIP statistics
NOTE: RIP commands are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Command: /stats/l3/rip
RIP ALL STATS INFORMATION:
RIP packets received = 12
RIP packets sent = 75
RIP request received = 0
RIP response received = 12
RIP request sent = 3
RIP response sent = 72
RIP route timeout = 0
RIP bad size packet received = 0
RIP bad version received = 0
RIP bad zeros received = 0
RIP bad src port received = 0
RIP bad src IP received = 0
RIP packets from self received = 0

Management Processor statistics

Command: /stats/mp
[MP-specific Statistics Menu]
pkt
- Show Packet stats
tcb
- Show All TCP control blocks in use
ucb
- Show All UDP control blocks in use
cpu
- Show CPU utilization
The following table describes the Statistics Menu options for the management processor (MP):
Table 68 MP-specific Statistics Menu
Command

Usage

pkt

Displays packet statistics, to check for leads and load.

tcb

Displays all Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) control blocks (TCB) that are in use.

ucb

Displays all User Datagram Protocol (UDP) control blocks (UCB) that are in use.

cpu

Displays CPU utilization for periods of up to 1, 4, and 64 seconds.

Packet statistics
Command: /stats/mp/pkt
Packet counts:
allocs:
mediums:
jumbos:
smalls:
failures:

36692
0
0
0
0

frees:
mediums hi-watermark:
jumbos hi-watermark:
smalls hi-watermark:

36692
3
0
2

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The following table describes the packet statistics.

Table 69 MP specific packet statistics
Description

Example statistic

allocs

Total number of packet allocations from the packet buffer pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack.

frees

Total number of times the packet buffers are freed (released) to the packet buffer pool by the
TCP/IP protocol stack.

mediums

Total number of packet allocations with size between 128 to 1536 bytes from the packet buffer
pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack.

mediums hi-watermark

The highest number of packet allocation with size between 128 to 1536 bytes from the packet
buffer pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack.

jumbos

Total number of packet allocations with more than 1536 bytes from the packet buffer pool by
the TCP/IP protocol stack.

jumbos hi-watermark

The highest number of packet allocation with more than 1536 bytes from the packet buffer pool
by the TCP/IP protocol stack.

smalls

Total number of packet allocations with size less than 128 bytes from the packet buffer pool by
the TCP/IP protocol stack.

smalls hi-watermark

The highest number of packet allocation with size less than 128 bytes from the packet buffer
pool by the TCP/IP protocol stack.

failures

Total number of packet allocation failures from the packet buffer pool by the TCP/IP protocol
stack.

TCP statistics
Command: /stats/mp/tcb
All TCP allocated control blocks:
10ad41e8: 0.0.0.0
0 <=> 0.0.0.0
10ad5790: 47.81.27.5
1171 <=> 47.80.23.243

80
23

listen
established

The following table describes the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) control block (TCB) statistics shown in this
example:
Table 70 TCP statistics
Description

Example statistic

Memory

10ad41e8/10ad5790

Destination IP address

0.0.0.0/47.81.27.5

Destination port

0/1171

Source IP

0.0.0.0/47.80.23.243

Source port

80/23

State

listen/established

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UDP statistics
Command: /stats/mp/ucb
All UDP allocated control blocks:
161: listen
The following table describes the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) control block (UCB) statistics shown in this example:
Table 71 UDP statistics
Description

Example Statistic

Control block

161

State

listen

CPU statistics
Command: /stats/mp/cpu
CPU utilization:
cpuUtil1Second:
cpuUtil4Seconds:
cpuUtil64Seconds:

8%
9%
8%

The following table describes the management port CPU utilization statistics:
Table 72 CPU statistics
Statistics

Description

cpuUtil1Second

The utilization of MP CPU over 1 second. This is shown as a percentage.

cpuUtil4Seconds

The utilization of MP CPU over 4 seconds. This is shown as a percentage.

cpuUtil64Seconds

The utilization of MP CPU over 64 seconds. This is shown as a percentage.

Access Control List (ACL) statistics menu

Command: /stats/acl
[ACL Menu]
acl
dump
clracl

- Display ACL stats

- Display all available ACL stats
- Clear ACL stats

The following table describes the Access Control List (ACL) Statistics menu options:
Table 73 ACL statistics menu options
Command

Usage

acl <1-762>

Displays the Access Control List Statistics for a specific ACL.

dump

Displays all ACL statistics.

clracl

Clear all ACL statistics.

ACL statistics
Command: /stats/acl/dump

Hits for ACL 1: 26057515

Hits for ACL 2: 26057497

Statistics Menu 83

SNMP statistics
Command: /stats/snmp
SNMP statistics:
snmpInPkts:
snmpInBadC'tyNames:
snmpInASNParseErrs:
snmpOutPkts:
snmpInTooBigs:
snmpInBadValues:
snmpInGenErrs:
snmpInTotalSetVars:
snmpInGetNexts:
snmpInGetResponses:
snmpOutTooBigs:
snmpOutBadValues:
snmpOutGenErrs:
snmpOutGetNexts:
snmpOutGetResponses:
snmpSilentDrops:

54
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
0
54
0

snmpInBadVersions:
snmpInBadC'tyUses:
snmpEnableAuthTraps:
snmpInBadTypes:
snmpInNoSuchNames:
snmpInReadOnlys:
snmpInTotalReqVars:
snmpInGetRequests:
snmpInSetRequests:
snmpInTraps:
snmpOutNoSuchNames:
snmpOutReadOnlys:
snmpOutGetRequests:
snmpOutSetRequests:
snmpOutTraps:
snmpProxyDrops:

0
0
0
0
0
0
105
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0

The following table describes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) statistics:
Table 74 SNMP statistics
Statistics

Description

snmpInPkts

The total number of messages delivered to the SNMP entity from the transport
service.

snmpInBadVersions

The total number of SNMP messages, which were delivered to the SNMP protocol
entity and were for an unsupported SNMP version.

snmpInBadC'tyNames

The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP entity that used an
SNMP community name not known to the switch.

snmpInBadC'tyUses

The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol entity that
represented an SNMP operation which was not allowed by the SNMP community
named in the message.

snmpInASNParseErrs

The total number of ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) or BER (Basic Encoding
Rules), errors encountered by the SNMP protocol entity when decoding SNMP
messages received.
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) method of specifying abstract objects is
called ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One, defined in X.208), and one set of
rules for representing such objects as strings of ones and zeros is called the BER
(Basic Encoding Rules, defined in X.209).
ASN.1 is a flexible notation that allows one to define a variety of data types, from
simple types such as integers and bit strings to structured types such as sets and
sequences.
BER describes how to represent or encode values of each ASN.1 type as a string of
eight-bit octets.

snmpEnableAuthTraps

An object to enable or disable the authentication traps generated by this switch.

snmpOutPkts

The total number of SNMP messages which were passed from the SNMP protocol
entity to the transport service.

snmpInBadTypes

The total number of SNMP messages which failed ASN.1 parsing.

snmpInTooBigs

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs) that were delivered to the
SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is too big.

snmpInNoSuchNames

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs) that were delivered to the
SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is
noSuchName.

snmpInBadValues

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs) that were delivered to the
SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is badValue.

Statistics Menu 84

Table 74 SNMP statistics

Statistics

Description

snmpInReadOnlys

The total number of valid SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were delivered
to the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is readonly.
It should be noted that it is a protocol error to generate an SNMP PDU, which
contains the value read-only in the error-status field. As such, this object is provided
as a means of detecting incorrect implementations of the SNMP.

snmpInGenErrs

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were delivered to the
SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is genErr.

snmpInTotalReqVars

The total number of MIB objects which have been retrieved successfully by the
SNMP protocol entity as a result of receiving valid SNMP Get-Request and Get-Next
Protocol Data Units (PDUs).

snmpInTotalSetVars

The total number of MIB objects, which have been altered successfully by the SNMP
protocol entity as a result of receiving valid SNMP Set-Request Protocol Data Units
(PDUs).

snmpInGetRequests

The total number of SNMP Get-Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have
been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpInGetNexts

The total number of SNMP Get-Next Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpInSetRequests

The total number of SNMP Set-Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpInGetResponses

The total number of SNMP Get-Response Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have
been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpInTraps

The total number of SNMP Trap Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpOutTooBigs

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were generated by
the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is too big.

snmpOutNoSuchNames

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were generated by
the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status is
noSuchName.

snmpOutBadValues

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were generated by
the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is
badValue.

snmpOutReadOnlys

Not in use.

snmpOutGenErrs

The total number of SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which were generated by
the SNMP protocol entity and for which the value of the error-status field is genErr.

snmpOutGetRequests

The total number of SNMP Get-Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have
been generated by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpOutGetNexts

The total number of SNMP Get-Next Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
generated by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpOutSetRequests

The total number of SNMP Set-Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
generated by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpOutGetResponses

The total number of SNMP Get-Response Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have
been generated by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpOutTraps

The total number of SNMP Trap Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have been
generated by the SNMP protocol entity.

snmpSilentDrops

The total number of GetRequest-PDUs, GetNextRequest-PDUs,GetBulkRequest-PDUs,

SetRequest-PDUs, and InformRequest-PDUs delivered to the SNMP entity which were
silently dropped because the size of a reply containing an alternate Response-PDU
with an empty variable-bindings field was too large.

Statistics Menu 85

Table 74 SNMP statistics

Statistics

Description

snmpProxyDrops

The total number of GetRequest-PDUs, GetNextRequest-PDUs,GetBulkRequest-PDUs,

SetRequest-PDUs, and InformRequest-PDUs delivered to the SNMP entity which were
silently dropped because the transmission of the message to a proxy target failed in
a manner (other than a time-out) such that no Response-PDU could be returned.

NTP statistics
Command: /stats/ntp
NTP statistics:
Primary Server:
Requests Sent:
Responses Received:
Updates:
Secondary Server:
Requests Sent:
Responses Received:
Updates:

17
17
1
0
0
0

Last update based on response from primary server.

Last update time: 18:04:16 Tue Mar 13, 2006
Current system time: 18:55:49 Tue Mar 13, 2006
The switch uses NTP (Network Timing Protocol) version 3 to synchronize the switchs internal clock with an atomic
time-calibrated NTP server. With NTP enabled, the switch can accurately update its internal clock to be consistent
with other devices on the network and generates accurate syslogs.
The following table describes the NTP statistics:
Table 75 NTP statistics
Statistics

Description

Primary Server

Requests Sent: The total number of NTP requests the switch sent to the primary NTP
server to synchronize time.
Responses Received: The total number of NTP responses received from the primary
NTP server.
Updates: The total number of times the switch updated its time based on the NTP
responses received from the primary NTP server.

Secondary Server

Requests Sent: The total number of NTP requests the switch sent to the secondary NTP
server to synchronize time.
Responses Received: The total number of NTP responses received from the secondary
NTP server.
Updates: The total number of times the switch updated its time based on the NTP
responses received from the secondary NTP server.

Last update based on

response from primary
server

Last update of time on the switch based on either primary or secondary NTP response
received.

Last update time

The time stamp showing the time when the switch was last updated.

Current system time

The switch system time when the command /stats/ntp was issued.

Statistics Menu 86

Uplink Failure Detection statistics

This menu option allows you to display Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) statistics. To reset UFD statistics, follow the
command /cfg/ufd with the following argument: clear.
Command: /stats/ufd
Uplink
Number
Number
Number

Failure Detection statistics:

of times LtM link failure: 1
of times LtM link in Blocking State: 0
of times LtD got auto disabled: 1

The following table describes the Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) statistics:
Table 76 Uplink Failure Detection statistics
Statistic

Description

Number of times LtM link failure

The total numbers of times that link failures were detected on the
uplink ports in the Link to Monitor group.

Number of times LtM link in Blocking The total number of times that Spanning Tree Blocking state was
State
detected on the uplink ports in the Link to Monitor group.
Number of times LtD got auto
disabled

The total numbers of times that downlink ports in the Link to Disable
group were automatically disabled because of a failure in the Link
to Monitor group.

Statistics dump
Command: /stats/dump
Use the dump command to dump all switch statistics available from the Statistics Menu (40K or more, depending on
your configuration). This data can be used to tune or debug switch performance.
If you want to capture dump data to a file, set your communication software on your workstation to capture session
data prior to issuing the dump commands.

Statistics Menu 87

Configuration Menu
Introduction
The Configuration Menu is only available from an administrator login. It includes submenus for configuring every
aspect of the switch. Changes to configuration are not active until explicitly applied. Changes can be saved to nonvolatile memory (NVRAM).

Menu information
Command: /cfg
[Configuration Menu]
sys
- System-wide Parameter Menu
port
- Port Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Menu
qos
- QOS Menu
acl
- Access Control List Menu
rmon
- RMON Menu
pmirr
- Port Mirroring Menu
ufd
- Uplink Failure Detection Menu
dump
- Dump current configuration to script file
ptcfg
- Backup current configuration to FTP/TFTP server
gtcfg
- Restore current configuration from FTP/TFTP server
cur
- Display current configuration
The following table describes the Configuration Menu options.
Table 77 Configuration Menu options
Command

Usage

sys

Displays the System Configuration Menu.

port <port number>

Displays the Port Configuration Menu.

l2

Displays the Layer 2 Configuration Menu.

l3

Displays the Layer 3 Configuration Menu.

qos

Displays the Quality of Service Configuration Menu.

acl

Displays the Access Control List Configuration Menu.

rmon

Displays the RMON Configuration Menu.

pmirr

Displays the Mirroring Configuration Menu.

ufd

Displays the Uplink Failure Detection Configuration Menu.

dump

Dumps current configuration to a script file.

ptcfg <host name or IP address of

FTP/TFTP server> <filename on host>

Backs up current configuration to FTP/TFTP server.

gtcfg <host name or IP address of

FTP/TFTP server> <filename on host>

Restores current configuration from FTP/TFTP server.

cur

Displays the current configuration parameters.

Configuration Menu 88

Viewing, applying, reverting, and saving changes

As you use the configuration menus to set switch parameters, the changes you make do not take effect immediately.
All changes are considered pending until you explicitly apply them. Also, any changes are lost the next time the
switch boots unless the changes are explicitly saved.
While configuration changes are in the pending state, you can:

View the pending changes

Apply the pending changes

Revert to restore configuration parameters set with the last apply command

Save the changes to flash memory

Viewing pending changes

You can view all pending configuration changes by entering diff at any CLI prompt:
# diff
You can view all pending configuration changes that have been applied but not saved to flash memory by entering
diff flash at any CLI prompt:
# diff flash

Applying pending changes

To make your configuration changes active, you must apply them. To apply configuration changes, enter the
following command at any prompt:
# apply
NOTE: All configuration changes take effect immediately when applied.

Reverting changes
The revert command removes configuration changes that have been made, but not applied. Enter revert apply to
remove all changes that have not been saved:
# revert

Saving the configuration

In addition to applying the configuration changes, you can save them to flash memory on the switch.
IMPORTANT: If you do not save the changes, they will be lost the next time the system is rebooted.
To save the new configuration, enter the following command at any prompt:
# save
When you save configuration changes, the changes are saved to the active configuration block. The configuration
being replaced by the save is first copied to the backup configuration block. If you do not want the previous
configuration block copied to the backup configuration block, enter the following instead:
# save n
You can decide which configuration you want to run the next time you reset the switch. Your options include:

The active configuration block

The backup configuration block

Factory default configuration block

Configuration Menu 89

You can view all pending configuration changes that have been applied but not saved to flash memory using the diff
flash command. It is a global command that can be executed from any prompt.
For instructions on selecting the configuration to run at the next system reset, see the Selecting a configuration block
section in the Boot Options Menu chapter.

Reminders
CLI reminders prompt users to complete configuration tasks that require multiple steps. The default setting for CLI
reminders is enabled. Use the following command to disable CLI reminders: /cfg/sys/reminders dis
The following is an example of a configuration task performed with CLI reminders enabled.
>> Layer 2# vlan 5
VLAN number 5 with name "VLAN 5" created.
Reminder: VLAN 5 needs to be enabled.
>> VLAN 5# add 9
Port 9 is an UNTAGGED port and its current PVID is 1.
Confirm changing PVID from 1 to 5 [y/n]: y
Current ports for VLAN 5:

empty

Pending new ports for VLAN 5:

Reminder: Port 9 needs to be enabled.

Reminder: VLAN 5 needs to be enabled.

System configuration
Command: /cfg/sys
[System Menu]
syslog
sshd
radius
tacacs+
ntp
ssnmp
access
date
time
timezone
idle
notice
bannr
hprompt
bootp
dhcp
reminders
cur

Syslog Menu
SSH Server Menu
RADIUS Authentication Menu
TACACS+ Authentication Menu
NTP Server Menu
System SNMP Menu
System Access Menu
Set system date
Set system time
Set system timezone (daylight savings)
Set timeout for idle CLI sessions
Set login notice
Set login banner
Enable/disable display hostname (sysName) in CLI prompt
Enable/disable use of BOOTP
Enable/disable use of DHCP on Mgmt interface
Enable/disable Reminders
Display current system-wide parameters

This menu provides configuration of switch management parameters such as user and administrator privilege mode
passwords, browser-based management settings, and management access list.
The following table describes the System Configuration Menu options.
Table 78 System Configuration Menu options
Command

Usage

syslog

Displays the Syslog Menu.

sshd

Displays the SSH Server Menu.

radius

Displays the RADIUS Authentication Menu.

tacacs+

Displays the TACACS+ Menu.

ntp

Displays the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server Menu.

ssnmp

Displays the System SNMP Menu.

access

Displays the System Access Menu.

Configuration Menu 90

Table 78 System Configuration Menu options

Command

Usage

date

Prompts the user for the system date.

time

Configures the system time using a 24-hour clock format.

timezone

Configures the time zone where the switch resides. You are prompted
to select your location (continent, country, region) by the timezone
wizard. Once a region is selected, the switch updates the time to
reflect local changes to Daylight Savings Time, etc.

idle <1-60>

Sets the idle timeout for CLI sessions, from 1 to 60 minutes. The default
is 5 minutes.
This setting affects both the console port and Telnet port.

notice <1-1024 character multiline> <'-' to end>

Displays login notice immediately before the Enter password:

prompt. This notice can contain up to 1024 characters and new lines.

bannr <1-80 characters>

Configures a login banner of up to 80 characters. When a user or

administrator logs into the switch, the login banner is displayed. It is
also displayed as part of the output from the /info/sys/gen
command.

hprompt disable|enable

Enables or disables displaying of the host name (system administrators

name) in the command line interface.

bootp disable|enable

Enables or disables the use of BOOTP. If you enable BOOTP, the

switch will query its BOOTP server for all of the switch IP parameters.
The default value is enabled.

dhcp disable|enable

Enables or disables Dynamic Host Control Protocol for setting the

management IP address on interface 256. When enabled, the IP
address obtained from the DHCP server overrides the static IP address.
The default value is enabled.

reminders disable|enable

Enables or disables reminder messages in the CLI. The default value is

enabled.

cur

Displays the current system parameters.

System host log configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/syslog
[Syslog Menu]
host
host2
sever
sever2
facil
facil2
console
log
cur

Set IP address of first syslog host

Set IP address of second syslog host
Set the severity of first syslog host
Set the severity of second syslog host
Set facility of first syslog host
Set facility of second syslog host
Enable/disable console output of syslog messages
Enable/disable syslogging of features
Display current syslog settings

The following table describes the Syslog Configuration Menu options.

Table 79 Syslog Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

host <IP address>

Sets the IP address of the first syslog host. For example,

100.10.1.1

host2 <IP address>

Sets the IP address of the second syslog host. For example,

100.10.1.2

sever <1-7>

Sets the severity level of the first syslog host displayed. The
default is 7, which means log all the severity levels.

Configuration Menu 91

Table 79 Syslog Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

sever2 <1-7>

Sets the severity level of the second syslog host displayed. The
default is 7, which means log all the severity levels.

facil <1-7>

This option sets the facility level of the first syslog host
displayed. The range is 0-7. The default is 0.

facil2 <1-7>

This option sets the facility level of the second syslog host
displayed. The range is 0-7. The default is 0.

console disable|enable

Enables or disables delivering syslog messages to the console.

When necessary, disabling console ensures the switch is not
affected by syslog messages. It is enabled by default.

log <feature|all> <enable|disable>

Displays a list of features for which syslog messages can be

generated. You can choose to enable/disable specific
features or enable/disable syslog on all available features.
Features include:
console
system
mgmt
cli
stg
vlan
ssh
ntp
ip
web
rmon
ufd

cur

Displays the current syslog settings.

Secure Shell Server configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/sshd
[SSHD Menu]
interval
scpadm
hkeygen skeygen sshport ena
dis
on
off
cur
-

Set Interval for generating the RSA server key

Set SCP-only admin password
Generate the RSA host key
Generate the RSA server key
Set SSH server port number
Enable the SCP apply and save
Disable the SCP apply and save
Turn SSH server ON
Turn SSH server OFF
Display current SSH server configuration

Telnet traffic on the network is not secure. This menu enables Secure Shell (SSH) access from any SSH client. The SSH
program securely logs into another computer over a network and executes commands in a secure environment. All
data using SSH is encrypted.
Secure Shell can be configured on the switch using the console port only. The menu options do not display if you
access the switch using Telnet or the Browser-based Interface (BBI).
NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for information on
SSH.

Configuration Menu 92

The following table describes the SSHD Configuration Menu options.

Table 80 SSHD Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

intrval <0-24>

Defines interval for auto-generating the RSA server key. The switch will
auto-generate the RSA server key at the interval defined in this command.
The value of zero (0) means the RSA server key auto-generation is
disabled. If the switch has been busy performing any other key generation
and the assigned time of interval expires, the RSA server will skip
generating the key.

scpadm

Defines the administrator password that is for Secure Copy (SCP) only. The
username for this SCP administrator is scpadmin.
Typically, SCP is used to copy files securely from one machine to another.
In the switch, SCP is used to download and upload the switch configuration
using secure channels.

hkeygen

Generates the RSA host keys manually. The switch creates this key
automatically while configuring the switch with Secure Shell (SSH). But you
can generate the key manually by using this command if you need to
overwrite the key for security reasons. The command will take effect
immediately without executing the apply command.

skeygen

Generates the RSA server key. The switch creates this key automatically
while configuring the switch with Secure Shell (SSH). You can generate the
key manually by using this command if you need to overwrite the key for
security reasons. The command will take effect immediately without
executing the apply command.

sshport <TCP port number>

Sets the SSH server port number.

ena

Enables the SCP apply and save.

dis

Disables the SCP apply and save. This is the default for SCP.

on

Enables the SSH server.

off

Disables the SSH server. This is the default for the SSH server.

cur

Displays the current SSH server configuration.

RADIUS server configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/radius
[RADIUS Server
prisrv
secsrv
secret
secret2 port
retries timeout telnet
secbd
on
off
cur
-

Menu]
Set primary RADIUS server address
Set secondary RADIUS server address
Set primary RADIUS server secret
Set secondary RADIUS server secret
Set RADIUS port
Set RADIUS server retries
Set RADIUS server timeout
Enable/disable RADIUS backdoor for telnet/ssh/http/https
Enable/disable RADIUS secure backdoor for telnet/ssh/http/https
Turn RADIUS authentication ON
Turn RADIUS authentication OFF
Display current RADIUS configuration

NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for information on
RADIUS.

Configuration Menu 93

The following table describes the RADIUS Server Configuration Menu options.
Table 81 RADIUS Server Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prisrv <IP address>

Sets the primary RADIUS server address.

secsrv <IP address>

Sets the secondary RADIUS server address.

secret <1-32 characters>

This is the shared secret between the switch and the RADIUS server(s).

secret2 <1-32 characters>

This is the secondary shared secret between the switch and the RADIUS
server(s).

port <UDP port number>

Enter the number of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port to be

configured, between 1500-3000. The default is 1645.

retries <1-3>

Sets the number of failed authentication requests before switching to a

different RADIUS server. The range is 1-3 requests The default is 3
requests.

timeout <1-10>

Sets the amount of time, in seconds, before a RADIUS server

authentication attempt is considered to have failed. The range is 1-10
seconds. The default is 3 seconds.

telnet enable|disable

Enables or disables the RADIUS back door for telnet/SSH/ HTTP/HTTPS.

This command does not apply when secure backdoor (secbd) is
enabled.

secbd enable|disable

Enables or disables the RADIUS back door using secure password for
telnet/SSH/ HTTP/HTTPS. This command does not apply when backdoor
(telnet) is enabled.

on

Enables the RADIUS server.

off

Disables the RADIUS server. This is the default.

cur

Displays the current RADIUS server parameters.

IMPORTANT: If RADIUS is enabled, you must login using RADIUS authentication when connecting via the
console or Telnet/SSH/HTTP/HTTPS. Backdoor for console is always enabled, so you can connect using
noradius and the administrator password even if the backdoor (telnet) or secure backdoor (secbd) are
disabled.
If Telnet backdoor is enabled (telnet ena), type in noradius as a backdoor to bypass RADIUS checking,
and use the administrator password to log into the switch. The switch allows this even if RADIUS servers are
available.
If secure backdoor is enabled (secbd ena), type in noradius as a backdoor to bypass RADIUS checking,
and use the administrator password to log into the switch. The switch allows this only if RADIUS servers are not
available.

TACACS+ server configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/tacacs+
[TACACS+ Server Menu]
prisrv - Set IP address of primary TACACS+ server
secsrv - Set IP address of secondary TACACS+ server
secret - Set secret for primary TACACS+ server
secret2 - Set secret for secondary TACACS+ server
port
- Set TACACS+ port number
retries - Set number of TACACS+ server retries
timeout - Set timeout value of TACACS+ server retries
telnet - Enable/disable TACACS+ back door for telnet/ssh/http/https
secbd - Enable/disable TACACS+ secure backdoor for telnet/ssh/http/https
cmap
- Enable/disable TACACS+ new privilege level mapping
usermap - Set user privilege mappings
on
- Enable TACACS+ authentication
off
- Disable TACACS+ authentication
cur
- Display current TACACS+ settings

Configuration Menu 94

TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote
access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to determine whether access can be
allowed to a given system. TACACS+ and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocols are more
secure than the TACACS encryption protocol. TACACS+ is described in RFC 1492.
TACACS+ protocol is more reliable than RADIUS, as TACACS+ uses the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) whereas
RADIUS uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Also, RADIUS combines authentication and authorization in a user
profile, whereas TACACS+ separates the two operations.
TACACS+ offers the following advantages over RADIUS as the authentication device:

TACACS+ is TCP-based, so it facilitates connection-oriented traffic.

It supports full-packet encryption, as opposed to password-only in authentication requests.

It supports decoupled authentication, authorization, and accounting.

The following table describes the TACACS+ Server Configuration Menu options.
Table 82 TACACS+ Server Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prisrv <IP address>

Defines the primary TACACS+ server address.

secsrv <IP address>

Defines the secondary TACACS+ server address.

secret <1-32 characters>

This is the shared secret between the switch and the TACACS+ server(s).

secret2 <1-32 characters>

This is the secondary shared secret between the switch and the TACACS+
server(s).

port <TCP port number>

Enter the number of the TCP port to be configured, between 1 - 65000. The
default is 49.

retries <1-3>

Sets the number of failed authentication requests before switching to a different

TACACS+ server. The range is 1-3 requests. The default is 3 requests.

timeout <4-15>

Sets the amount of time, in seconds, before a TACACS+ server authentication

attempt is considered to have failed. The range is 4-15 seconds. The default is 5
seconds.

telnet enable|disable

Enables or disables the TACACS+ back door for telnet. The telnet command
also applies to SSH/SCP connections and the Browser-based Interface (BBI). This
command does not apply when secure backdoor (secbd) is enabled.

secbd enable|disable

Enables or disables the TACACS+ back door using secure password for
telnet/SSH/ HTTP/HTTPS. This command does not apply when backdoor
(telnet) is enabled.

cmap enable|disable

Enables or disables TACACS+ privilege-level mapping.

The default value is disabled.

usermap <0-15>
user|oper|admin|none

Maps a TACACS+ authorization level to a GbE2c user level. Enter a TACACS+

authorization level (0-15), followed by the corresponding GbE2c user level.

on

Enables the TACACS+ server.

off

Disables the TACACS+ server.

cur

Displays current TACACS+ configuration parameters.

IMPORTANT: If TACACS+ is enabled, you must login using TACACS+ authentication when connecting via the
console or Telnet/SSH/HTTP/HTTPS. Backdoor for console is always enabled, so you can connect using
notacacs and the administrator password even if the backdoor (telnet) or secure backdoor (secbd) are
disabled.
If Telnet backdoor is enabled (telnet ena), type in notacacs as a backdoor to bypass TACACS+
checking, and use the administrator password to log into the switch. The switch allows this even if TACACS+
servers are available.
If secure backdoor is enabled (secbd ena), type in notacacs as a backdoor to bypass TACACS+ checking,
and use the administrator password to log into the switch. The switch allows this only if TACACS+ servers are
not available.

Configuration Menu 95

NTP server configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ntp
[NTP Server Menu]
prisrv
- Set primary NTP server address
secsrv
- Set secondary NTP server address
intrval - Set NTP server resync interval
tzone
- Set NTP timezone offset from GMT
dlight
- Enable/Disable daylight savings time
on
- Turn NTP service ON
off
- Turn NTP service OFF
cur
- Display current NTP configuration
This menu enables you to synchronize the switch clock to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. By default, this
option is disabled.
The following table describes the NTP Server Configuration Menu options.
Table 83 NTP Server Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prisrv <IP address>

Configures the IP addresses of the primary NTP server to which you want to
synchronize the switch clock.

secsrv <IP address>

Configures the IP addresses of the secondary NTP server to which you want to
synchronize the switch clock.

intrval <1-44640>

Specifies the interval, that is, how often, in minutes (1-44640), to resynchronize the
switch clock with the NTP server. The default is 1440 minutes.

tzone <hh:mm>

Configures the NTP time zone offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in hours
and minutes. The offset format is HH:MM

dlight disable|enable

Disables or enables daylight saving time in the system clock. When enabled, the
switch will add an extra hour to the system clock so that it is consistent with the local
clock. By default, this option is disabled.

on

Enables the NTP synchronization service.

off

Disables the NTP synchronization service. This is the default.

cur

Displays the current NTP service settings.

System SNMP configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp
[SNMP Menu]
snmpv3
name
locn
cont
rcomm
wcomm
timeout
auth
linkt
ufd
cur

SNMPv3 Menu
Set SNMP "sysName"
Set SNMP "sysLocation"
Set SNMP "sysContact"
Set SNMP read community string
Set SNMP write community string
Set timeout for the SNMP state machine
Enable/disable SNMP "sysAuthenTrap"
Enable/disable SNMP link up/down trap
Enable/disable SNMP Uplink Failure Detection trap
Display current SNMP configuration

The switch software supports SNMP-based network management. In SNMP model of network management, a
management station (client/manager) accesses a set of variables known as MIBs (Management Information Base)
provided by the managed device (agent). If you are running an SNMP network management station on your network,
you can manage the switch using the following standard SNMP MIBs:

MIB II (RFC 1213)

Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)

Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)

An SNMP agent is a software process on the managed device that listens on UDP port 161 for SNMP messages.
Each SNMP message sent to the agent contains a list of management objects to retrieve or to modify.
Configuration Menu 96

SNMP parameters that can be modified include:

System name

System location

System contact

Use of the SNMP system authentication trap function

Read community string

Write community string

The following table describes the System SNMP Configuration Menu options.
Table 84 System SNMP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

snmpv3

Displays SNMPv3 menu.

name <1-64 characters>

Configures the name for the system. The name can have a maximum of 64 characters.

locn <1-64 characters>

Configures the name of the system location. The location can have a maximum of 64
characters.

cont <1-64 characters>

Configures the name of the system contact. The contact can have a maximum of 64
characters.

rcomm <1-32 characters> Configures the SNMP read community string. The read community string controls SNMP
get access to the switch. It can have a maximum of 32 characters. The default read
community string is public.

wcomm <1-32 characters> Configures the SNMP write community string. The write community string controls SNMP
set and get access to the switch. It can have a maximum of 32 characters. The
default write community string is private.

timeout <1-30>

Sets the timeout value for the SNMP state machine. The range is 1-30 minutes. The
default value is 5 minutes.

auth disable|enable

Enables or disables the use of the system authentication trap facility. The default setting
is disabled.

linkt <port>
[disable|enable]

Enables or disables the sending of SNMP link up and link down traps. The default
setting is enabled.

ufd

Enables or disables the sending of Uplink Failure Detection traps. The default setting is
disabled.

cur

Displays the current SNMP configuration.

SNMPv3 configuration
Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3
[SNMPv3 Menu]
usm
view
access
group
comm
taddr
tparam
notify
v1v2
cur

usmUser Table Menu

vacmViewTreeFamily Table Menu
vacmAccess Table Menu
vacmSecurityToGroup Table Menu
community Table Menu
targetAddr Table Menu
targetParams Table Menu
notify Table Menu
Enable/disable V1/V2 access
Display current SNMPv3 configuration

Configuration Menu 97

SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supplements the SNMPv2 Framework by
supporting the following:

a new SNMP message format

security for messages

access control

remote configuration of SNMP parameters

For more details on the SNMPv3 architecture please see RFC2271 to RFC2275.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Configuration Menu options.
Table 85 SNMPv3 Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

usm <1-16>

Configures a user security model (USM) entry for an authorized user. You can also
configure this entry through SNMP. The range is 1-16.

view <1-128>

Configures different MIB views. The range is 1-128.

access <1-32>

Configures access rights. The View-based Access Control Model defines a set of services
that an application can use for checking access rights of the user. You need access
control when you have to process retrieval or modification request from an SNMP entity.
The range is 1-32.

group <1-16>

Configures an SNMP group. A group maps the user name to the access group names
and their access rights needed to access SNMP management objects. A group defines
the access rights assigned to all names that belong to a particular group. The range is 116.

comm <1-16>

Configures a community table entry. The community table contains objects for mapping
community strings and version-independent SNMP message parameters.
The range is 1-16.

taddr <1-16>

Configures the destination address and user security levels for outgoing notifications. This
is also called the transport endpoint. The range is 1-16.

tparam <1-16>

Configures SNMP parameters, consisting of message processing model, security model,

security level, and security name information. There may be multiple transport endpoints
associated with a particular set of SNMP parameters, or a particular transport endpoint
may be associated with several sets of SNMP parameters.

notify <1-16>

Configures a notification index. A notification application typically monitors a system for

particular events or conditions, and generates Notification-Class messages based on
these events or conditions. The range is 1-16.

v1v2 disable|enable

Enables or disables the access to SNMP version 1 and version 2. This command is
enabled by default.

cur

Displays the current SNMPv3 configuration.

User Security Model configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm
[SNMPv3 usmUser
name
auth
authpw
priv
privpw
del
cur
-

1 Menu]
Set USM user name
Set authentication protocol
Set authentication password
Set privacy protocol
Set privacy password
Delete usmUser entry
Display current usmUser configuration

You can make use of a defined set of user identities using this Security Model. An SNMP engine must have the
knowledge of applicable attributes of a user.
This menu helps you create a user security model entry for an authorized user. You need to provide a security name
to create the USM entry.
The following table describes the User Security Model Configuration Menu options.
Configuration Menu 98

Table 86 User Security Model Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

name <1-32
characters>

Configures a string up to 32 characters long that represents the name of the user. This is the
login name that you need in order to access the switch.

auth md5|sha|none

Configures the authentication protocol between HMAC-MD5-96 or HMAC-SHA-96. The

default algorithm is none.

authpw

Configures your password for authentication. If you selected an authentication algorithm using
the above command, you need to provide a password; otherwise you will get an error
message during validation.

priv des|none

Configures the type of privacy protocol on the switch. The privacy protocol protects messages
from disclosure. The options are des (CBC-DES Symmetric Encryption Protocol) or none. If
you specify des as the privacy protocol, then be sure that you have selected one of the
authentication protocols (MD5 or HMAC-SHA-96). If you select none as the authentication
protocol, you will get an error message.

privpw

Configures the privacy password.

del

Deletes the USM user entries.

cur

Displays the USM user entries.

SNMPv3 View configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/view
[SNMPv3 vacmViewTreeFamily 1 Menu]
name
- Set view name
tree
- Set MIB subtree(OID) which defines a family of view subtrees
mask
- Set view mask
type
- Set view type
del
- Delete vacmViewTreeFamily entry
cur
- Display current vacmViewTreeFamily configuration
The following table describes the SNMPv3 View Configuration Menu options.
Table 87 SNMPv3 View Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32 characters>

Defines the name for a family of view subtrees up to a maximum of 32

characters.

tree <1-32 characters>

Defines the Object Identifier (OID), a string of maximum 32 characters, which

when combined with the corresponding mask defines a family of view subtrees.
An example of an OID is 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0

mask <1-32 characters>

Defines the bit mask, which in combination with the corresponding tree defines
a family of view subtrees. The mask can have a maximum of 32 characters.

type included|excluded

Selects whether the corresponding instances of

vacmViewTreeFamilySubtree and
vacmViewTreeFamilyMask define a family of view subtrees, which is
included in or excluded from the MIB view.

del

Deletes the vacmViewTreeFamily group entry.

cur

Displays the current vacmViewTreeFamily configuration.

Configuration Menu 99

View-based Access Control Model configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/access
[SNMPv3 vacmAccess 1 Menu]
name
- Set group name
model
- Set security model
level
- Set minimum level of security
rview
- Set read view index
wview
- Set write view index
nview
- Set notify view index
del
- Delete vacmAccess entry
cur
- Display current vacmAccess configuration
The view-based Access Control Model defines a set of services that an application can use for checking access rights
of the user. Access control is needed when the user has to process SNMP retrieval or modification request from an
SNMP entity.
The following table describes the User Access Control Configuration Menu options.
Table 88 View-based Access Control Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32
characters>

Defines the name of the group, up to a maximum of 32 characters.

model
usm|snmpv1|snmpv2

Selects the security model to be used.

level
Defines the minimum level of security required to gain access rights. The level
noAuthNoPriv|authNo noAuthNoPriv means that the SNMP message will be sent without authentication and
Priv|authPriv
without using a privacy protocol. The level authNoPriv means that the SNMP message
will be sent with authentication but without using a privacy protocol. The authPriv means
that the SNMP message will be sent both with authentication and using a privacy protocol.

rview <1-32
characters>

Defines a 32 character long read view name that allows you read access to a particular MIB
view. If the value is empty or if there is no active MIB view having this value then no access is
granted.

wview <1-32
characters>

Defines a 32 character long write view name that allows you write access to the MIB view. If
the value is empty or if there is no active MIB view having this value then no access is
granted.

nview <1-32
characters>

Defines a 32 character long notify view name that allows you notify access to the MIB view.

del

Deletes the View-based Access Control entry.

cur

Displays the View-based Access Control configuration.

SNMPv3 Group configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/group
[SNMPv3 vacmSecurityToGroup 1 Menu]
model
- Set security model
uname
- Set USM user name
gname
- Set group name
del
- Delete vacmSecurityToGroup entry
cur
- Display current vacmSecurityToGroup configuration

Configuration Menu 100

The following table describes the SNMPv3 Group Configuration Menu options.
Table 89 SNMPv3 Group Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

model
usm|snmpv1|snmpv2

Defines the security model.

uname <1-32
characters>

Sets the user name as defined in /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm/name. The user

name can have a maximum of 32 characters.

gname <1-32
characters>

Configures the name for the access group as defined in

/cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/access/name. The group name can have a maximum
of 32 characters.

del

Deletes the vacmSecurityToGroup entry.

cur

Displays the current vacmSecurityToGroup configuration.

SNMPv3 Community Table configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/comm
[SNMPv3 snmpCommunityTable 1 Menu]
index
- Set community index
name
- Set community string
uname
- Set USM user name
tag
- Set community tag
del
- Delete communityTable entry
cur
- Display current communityTable configuration
This command is used for configuring the community table entry. The configured entry is stored in the community table
list in the SNMP engine. This table is used to configure community strings in the Local Configuration Datastore (LCD)
of SNMP engine.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Community Table Configuration Menu options.
Table 90 SNMPv3 Community Table Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

index <1-32
characters>

Configures the unique index value of a row in this table. The index can have a maximum of
32 characters.

name <1-32
characters>

Defines the name as defined in /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm/name. The name

can have a maximum of 32 characters.

uname <1-32
characters>

Defines a readable 32 character string that represents the corresponding value of an SNMP
community name in a security model.

tag <1-255
characters>

Configures a tag of up to 255 characters maximum. This tag specifies a set of transport
endpoints to which a command responder application sends an SNMP trap.

del

Deletes the community table entry.

cur

Displays the community table configuration.

Configuration Menu 101

SNMPv3 Target Address Table configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/taddr
[SNMPv3 snmpTargetAddrTable 1 Menu]
name
- Set target address name
addr
- Set target transport address IP
port
- Set target transport address port
taglist - Set tag list
pname
- Set targetParams name
del
- Delete targetAddrTable entry
cur
- Display current targetAddrTable configuration
This menu allows you to set passwords and display current user statistics. Passwords can be a maximum of 15
characters. To disable a user, set the password to null by simply pressing the Enter key when prompted for the
password.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Target Address Table Configuration Menu options.
Table 91 SNMPv3 Target Address Table Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32
characters>

Configures the locally arbitrary, but unique identifier, target address name associated with
this entry.

addr <transport
address ip>

Configures a transport address IP that can be used in the generation of SNMP traps.

port <transport
address port>

Configures a transport address port that can be used in the generation of SNMP traps.

taglist <1-255
characters>

Configures a list of tags (up to 255 characters maximum) that are used to select target
addresses for a particular operation.

pname <1-32
characters>

Defines the name as defined in /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/tparam/name.

del

Deletes the Target Address Table entry.

cur

Displays the current Target Address Table configuration.

SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/tparam
[SNMPv3 snmpTargetParamsTable 1 Menu]
name
- Set targetParams name
mpmodel - Set message processing model
model
- Set security model
uname
- Set USM user name
level
- Set minimum level of security
del
- Delete targetParamsTable entry
cur
- Display current targetParamsTable configuration
You can configure the target parameters entry and store it in the target parameters table in the SNMP engine. This
table contains parameters that are used to generate a message. The parameters include the message processing
model (for example: SNMPv3, SNMPv2c, SNMPv1), the security model (for example: USM), the security name, and
the security level (noAuthnoPriv, authNoPriv, or authPriv).

Configuration Menu 102

The following table describes the SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Configuration Menu options.
Table 92 SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32
characters>

Configures the locally arbitrary, but unique identifier that is associated with this entry.

mpmodel
Configures the message processing model that is used to generate SNMP messages.
snmpv1|snmpv2c|snmp
v3
model
usm|snmpv1|snmpv2

Selects the security model to be used when generating the SNMP messages.

uname <1-32
characters>

Defines the name that identifies the user in the USM table, on whose behalf the SNMP
messages are generated using this entry.

level
Selects the level of security to be used when generating the SNMP messages using this entry.
noAuthNoPriv|authNo The level noAuthNoPriv means that the SNMP message will be sent without authentication and without using a privacy protocol. The level authNoPriv means that the SNMP
Priv|authPriv
message will be sent with authentication but without using a privacy protocol. The

authPriv means that the SNMP message will be sent both with authentication and using a
privacy protocol.

del

Deletes the targetParamsTable entry.

cur

Displays the current targetParamsTable configuration.

SNMPv3 Notify Table configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/notify
[SNMPv3 snmpNotifyTable 1 Menu]
name
- Set notify name
tag
- Set notify tag
del
- Delete notifyTable entry
cur
- Display current notifyTable configuration
SNMPv3 uses Notification Originator to send out traps. A notification typically monitors a system for particular events
or conditions, and generates Notification-Class messages based on these events or conditions.
The following table describes the SNMPv3 Notify Table Configuration menu options.
Table 93 SNMPv3 Notify Table Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32
characters>

Defines a locally arbitrary but unique identifier associated with this SNMP notify entry.

tag <1-255
characters>

Defines a tag of 255 characters maximum that contains a tag value which is used to select
entries in the Target Address Table. Any entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable, that
matches the value of this tag, is selected.

del

Deletes the notify table entry.

cur

Displays the current notify table configuration.

Configuration Menu 103

System Access configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/access
[System Access Menu]
mgmt
- Management Network Definition Menu
user
- User Access Control Menu (passwords)
http
- Enable/disable HTTP (Web) access
https
- HTTPS Web Access Menu
wport
- Set HTTP (Web) server port number
snmp
- Set SNMP access control
tnport
- Set Telnet server port number
tport
- Set the TFTP Port for the system
cur
- Display current system access configuration
The following table describes the System Access Configuration menu options.
Table 94 System Access Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

mgmt

Displays the Management Configuration Menu.

user

Displays the User Access Control Menu.

http disable|enable Enables or disables HTTP (Web) access to the Browser-based Interface. It is enabled by
default.

https

Displays the HTTPS Menu.

wport <TCP port

number>

Sets the switch port used for serving switch Web content. The default is HTTP port 80.

snmp disable|readonly|read-write

Disables or provides read-only/write-read SNMP access.

tnport <TCP port

number>

Sets an optional telnet server port number for cases where the server listens for telnet sessions
on a non-standard port.

tport <TFTP port

number>

Sets an optional telnet server port number for cases where the server listens for TFTP sessions
on a non-standard port.

cur

Displays the current system access parameters.

Management Networks configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/access/mgmt
[Management Networks Menu]
add
- Add mgmt network definition
rem
- Remove mgmt network definition
cur
- Display current mgmt network definitions
The following table describes the Management Networks Configuration menu options. You can configure up to 10
management networks on the switch.
Table 95 Management Networks Configuration menu options
Command

Description

add <IP address> <IP mask>

Adds a defined network through which switch access is allowed

through Telnet, SNMP, RIP, or the browser-based interface. A range
of IP addresses is produced when used with a network mask
address. Specify an IP address and mask address in dotted-decimal
notation.

rem <IP address> <IP mask>

Removes a defined network, which consists of a management

network address and a management network mask address.

cur

Displays the current management networks parameters.

Configuration Menu 104

User Access Control configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/access/user
[User Access Control Menu]
uid
- User ID Menu
eject
- Eject user
usrpw
- Set user password (user)
opw
- Set operator password (oper)
admpw
- Set administrator password (admin)
cur
- Display current user status
The following table describes the User Access Control menu options.
Table 96 User Access Control Configuration menu options
Command

Description

uid <1-10>

Displays the User ID Menu for the selected user.

eject <1-10>

Ejects the selected user from the switch.

usrpw <1-128 characters> Sets the user (user) password (maximum 128 characters). The user has no direct
responsibility for switch management. He or she can view switch status information
and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes.

opw <1-128 characters>

Sets the operator (oper) password (maximum 128 characters). The operator
manages all functions of the switch. He or she can view all switch information and
statistics and can reset ports or the entire switch.

admpw <1-128 characters> Sets the administrator (admin) password (maximum 128 characters). The super user
administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and configuration
commands on the switch, including the ability to change both the user and
administrator passwords.
Displays the current user status.

cur

User ID configuration
Command: /cfg/sys/access/user/uid
[User ID 1
cos
name
pswd
ena
dis
del
cur

Menu]
- Set class of service
- Set user name
- Set user password
- Enable user ID
- Disable user ID
- Delete user ID
- Display current user configuration

The following table describes the User ID Configuration menu options.

Table 97 User ID Configuration menu options
Command

Description

cos
<user|oper|admin>

Sets the Class-of-Service to define the users authority level.

name <1-8
characters>

Defines the user name.

pswd <1-128
characters>

Sets the user password of up to 128 characters maximum.

ena

Enables the user ID.

dis

Disables the user ID.

del

Deletes the user ID.

cur

Displays the current user ID parameters.

Configuration Menu 105

HTTPS Access configuration

Command: /cfg/sys/access/https
[https Menu]
access
port
generate
certSave
cur

Enable/Disable HTTPS Web access

HTTPS WebServer port number
Generate self-signed HTTPS server certificate
save HTTPS certificate
Display current SSL Web Access configuration

The following table describes the HTTPS Access Configuration Menu options.
Table 98 HTTPS Access Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

access enable|disable

Enables or disables BBI access (Web access) using HTTPS. The default value is
disabled.

port <TCP port number>

Defines the HTTPS Web server port number.

generate

Allows you to generate a certificate to connect to the SSL to be used during the key
exchange. A default certificate is created when HTTPS is enabled for the first time. The
user can create a new certificate defining the information that they want to be used in
the various fields. For example:
Country Name (2 letter code) [ ]: CA
State or Province Name (full name) [ ]: Ontario
Locality Name (for example, city) [ ]: Ottawa
Organization Name (for example, company) [ ]: Hewlett-Packard
Organizational Unit Name (for example, section) [ ]: ProLiant
Common Name (for example, users name) [ ]: Mr Smith
Email (for example, email address) [ ]: [email protected]
You must confirm if you want to generate the certificate. It takes approximately
30 seconds to generate the certificate. Then the switch restarts SSL agent.

certSave

Allows the client, or the Web browser, to accept the certificate and save the certificate
to Flash to be used when the switch is rebooted.

cur

Displays the current SSL Web Access configuration.

Port configuration
Command:

/cfg/port <port number>

[Port 1 Menu]
gig
- Gig Phy Menu
aclqos
- Acl/Qos Configuration Menu
8021ppri - Set default 802.1p priority
pvid
- Set default port VLAN id
name
- Set port name
rmon
- Enable/Disable RMON for port
tag
- Enable/disable VLAN tagging for port
tagpvid - Enable/disable tagging on pvid
media
- Current media copper/fiber
fiber
- Set fiber
copper
- Set copper
automedia - Set Auto
brate
- Set BroadCast Threshold
mrate
- Set MultiCast Threshold
drate
- Set Dest. Lookup Fail Threshold
ena
- Enable port
dis
- Disable port
cur
- Display current port configuration
This menu enables you to configure settings for individual switch ports. This command is enabled by default.
NOTE: Port 19 is reserved for switch management.
The following table describes the Port Configuration Menu options.
Configuration Menu 106

Table 99 Port Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

gig

Displays the Gigabit Ethernet Physical Link Menu.

aclqos

Displays the Access Control List (ACL)/Quality of Service (QoS)

configuration menu.

8021ppri

Configures the ports 802.1p priority level.

pvid <1-4095>

Sets the default VLAN number which will be used to forward frames
which are not VLAN tagged. The default number is 1.
Note: VLAN 4095 is reserved for switch management.

name <1-64 characters>|none

Sets a name for the port (maximum 64 characters). The assigned port
name displays next to the port number on some information and statistics
screens.

rmon enable|disable

Enables or disables Remote Monitoring for the port. RMON must be

enabled for any RMON configurations to function.

tag enable|disable

Disables or enables VLAN tagging for this port. It is disabled by default.

tagpvid enable|disable

Disables or enables VLAN tag persistence. When disabled, the VLAN tag
is removed from packets whose VLAN tag matches the port PVID. The
default value is enabled.

*media

Displays the current ports transmission media: copper, fiber, or

auto
This option is only available on uplink ports.
This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

*fiber

Configures the ports transmission media as fiber.

This option is only available on uplink ports.
This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

*copper

Configures the ports transmission media as copper.

This option is only available on uplink ports.
This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

*automedia

Configures the ports transmission media as auto.

This option is only available on uplink ports.
This option applies only to the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

brate <0-262143>|dis

Limits the number of broadcast packets per second to the specified value.
If disabled (dis), the port forwards all broadcast packets.

mrate <0-262143>|dis

Limits the number of multicast packets per second to the specified value. If
disabled (dis), the port forwards all multicast packets.

drate <0-262143>|dis

Limits the number of unknown unicast packets per second to the specified
value. If disabled (dis), the port forwards all unknown unicast packets.

ena

Enables the port.

dis

Disables the port. To temporarily disable a port without changing its

configuration attributes, see the Temporarily disabling a port section
later in this chapter.

cur

Displays current port parameters.

* indicates commands that are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 107

Temporarily disabling a port

To temporarily disable a port without changing its stored configuration attributes, enter the following command at any
prompt:
Main# /oper/port <port number>/dis
Because this configuration sets a temporary state for the port, you do not need to use apply or save. The port state
will revert to its original configuration when the switch is reset. See the Menu information section in the Operations
Menu chapter for other operations-level commands.

Port link configuration

Command: /cfg/port <port number>/gig
[Gigabit Link
speed
mode
fctl
auto
cur

Menu]
- Set link speed
- Set full or half duplex mode
- Set flow control
- Set auto negotiation
- Display current gig link configuration

Use these menu options to set port parameters for the port link.
Link menu options are described in the following table and display on the Gigabit port configuration menus for the
switch. Using these configuration menus, you can set port parameters such as speed, duplex, flow control, and
negotiation mode for the port link.
The following table describes the Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options.
Table 100 Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

speed 10|100|1000|any

Sets the link speed. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices include:
10 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
1000 Mb/s
any, for automatic detection (default)
Note: Ports 1-18 are set to 1000 Mb/s, and cannot be changed.

mode full|half|any

Sets the operating mode. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices
include:
Full-duplex
Half-duplex
Any, for automatic detection (default)
Note: Ports 1-18 are set to full duplex, and cannot be changed.

fctl rx|tx|both|none

Sets the flow control. The choices include:

Receive (rx) flow control
Transmit (tx) flow control
Both receive and transmit flow control (default)
No flow control

auto on|off

Enables or disables auto-negotiation for the port.

cur

Displays current port parameters.

Configuration Menu 108

Port ACL/QoS configuration

Command: /cfg/port <port number>/aclqos
[Port 20 ACL Menu]
add
- Add ACL or ACL group to this port
rem
- Remove ACL or ACL group from this port
cur
- Display current ACLs for this port
The following table describes the port ACL/QoS Configuration Menu options.
Table 101 Port ACL/QoS Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add acl <1-762>| grp <1-762>

Assigns an ACL or ACL Group to the port.

rem acl <1-762>| grp <1-762>

Removes an ACL or ACL Group from the port.

cur

Displays current port ACL/QoS parameters.

Layer 2 configuration
Command: /cfg/l2
[Layer 2 Menu]
8021x
mrst
stp
fdb
trunk
thash
lacp
vlan
upfast
update
cur
-

802.1x Menu
Multiple Spanning Tree/Rapid Spanning Tree Menu
Spanning Tree Menu
FDB Menu
Trunk Group Menu
IP Trunk Hash Menu
Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu
VLAN Menu
Enable/disable Uplink Fast
UplinkFast station update rate
Display current layer 2 parameters

The following table describes the Layer 2 Configuration Menu options.

Table 102 L2 Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

8021x

Displays the 802.1x Configuration Menu.

mrst

Displays the Rapid Spanning Tree/Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration Menu.

stp

Displays the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu.

fdb

Displays the Forwarding Database Configuration Menu.

trunk <1-12>

Displays the Trunk Group Configuration Menu for the selected trunk (1-12).

thash

Displays the IP Trunk Hash Menu.

lacp

Displays the Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays the VLAN Configuration Menu.

upfast enable|disable Enables or disables Fast Uplink Convergence, which provides rapid Spanning Tree
convergence to an upstream switch during failover.
Note: When enabled, this feature increases bridge priorities to 65500 for all STGs and
path cost by 3000 for all external STP ports.

update <10-200>

Configures the station update rate, in packets per second.

The range is 10-200. The default value is 40.

cur

Displays current Layer 2 parameters.

802.1x configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/8021x
Configuration Menu 109

[802.1x Configuration Menu]

global
- Global 802.1x configuration menu
port
- Port 802.1x configuration menu
ena
- Enable 802.1x access control
dis
- Disable 802.1x access control
cur
- Show 802.1x configuration
This feature allows you to configure the GbE2c as an IEEE 802.1x Authenticator, to provide port-based network
access control. The following table describes the 802.1x Configuration Menu options.
Table 103 802.1x Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

global

Displays the global 802.1x Configuration Menu.

port <port number>

Displays the 802.1x Port Menu.

ena

Globally enables 802.1x.

dis

Globally disables 802.1x.

cur

Displays current 802.1x parameters.

802.1x Global configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/8021x/global
[802.1x Global Configuration Menu]
mode
- Set access control mode
qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval
txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout
suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout
svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout
maxreq
- Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions
raperiod - Set reauthentication time interval
reauth
- Set reauthentication status to on or off
default - Restore default 802.1x configuration
cur
- Display current 802.1x configuration
The global 802.1x menu allows you to configure parameters that affect all ports in the switch. The following table
describes the 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options.
Table 104 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

mode forceunauth|auto|force-auth

Sets the type of access control for all ports:

force-unauth - the port is unauthorized unconditionally.
auto - the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized by the
RADIUS server.
force-auth - the port is authorized unconditionally, allowing all traffic.
The default value is force-auth.

qtperiod <0-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before transmitting an EAPRequest/ Identity frame to the supplicant (client) after an authentication failure
in the previous round of authentication. The default value is 60 seconds.

txperiod <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response/Identity

frame from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity
frame. The default value is 30 seconds.

suptmout <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response packet
from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting the EAP-Request packet to the
authentication server. The default value is 30 seconds.

svrtmout <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for a response from the Radius
server before declaring an authentication timeout. The default value is 30
seconds.
The time interval between transmissions of the RADIUS Access-Request packet
containing the supplicants (clients) EAP-Response packet is determined by the
current setting of /cfg/sys/radius/timeout (default is 3 seconds).

Configuration Menu 110

Table 104 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

maxreq <1-10>

Sets the maximum number of times the authenticator retransmits an EAP-Request

packet to the supplicant (client). The default value is 2.

raperiod <1-604800>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before re-authenticating a

supplicant (client) when periodic re-authentication is enabled. The default value
is 3600 seconds.

reauth on|off

Sets the re-authentication status to on or off. The default value is off.

default

Resets the global 802.1x parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays current global 802.1x parameters.

802.1x Port configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/8021x/port <port number>
[802.1x Port Configuration Menu]
mode
- Set access control mode
qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval
txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout
suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout
svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout
maxreq
- Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions
raperiod - Set reauthentication time interval
reauth
- Set reauthentication status to on or off
default - Restore default 802.1x configuration
global
- Apply current global 802.1x configuration to this port
cur
- Display current 802.1x configuration
The 802.1x port menu allows you to configure parameters that affect the selected port in the switch. These settings
override the global 802.1x parameters.
The following table describes the 802.1x Port Configuration Menu options.
Table 105 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

mode forceunauth|auto|force-auth

Sets the type of access control for the port:

force-unauth - the port is unauthorized unconditionally.
auto - the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized by the
RADIUS server.
force-auth - the port is authorized unconditionally, allowing all traffic.
The default value is force-auth.

qtperiod <0-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before transmitting an EAPRequest/ Identity frame to the supplicant (client) after an authentication failure
in the previous round of authentication. The default value is 60 seconds.

txperiod <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response/Identity

frame from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity
frame. The default value is 30 seconds.

suptmout <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response packet
from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting the EAP-Request packet to the
authentication server. The default value is 30 seconds.

svrtmout <1-65535>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for a response from the
RADIUS server before declaring an authentication timeout. The default value is
30 seconds.
The time interval between transmissions of the RADIUS Access-Request packet
containing the supplicants (clients) EAP-Response packet is determined by the
current setting of /cfg/sys/radius/timeout (default is 3 seconds).

maxreq <1-10>

Sets the maximum number of times the authenticator retransmits an EAP-Request

packet to the supplicant (client). The default value is 2.

Configuration Menu 111

Table 105 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

raperiod <1-604800>

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before re-authenticating a

supplicant (client) when periodic re-authentication is enabled. The default value
is 3600 seconds.

reauth on|off

Sets the re-authentication status to on or off. The default value is off.

default

Resets the global 802.1x parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays current global 802.1x parameters.

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol / Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/mrst
[Multiple Spanning Tree Menu]
cist
- Common and Internal Spanning Tree menu
name
- Set MST region name
rev
- Set revision level of this MST region
maxhop - Set Maximum Hop Count for MST (4 - 60)
mode
- Spanning Tree Mode
on
- Globally turns RSTP/MSTP ON
off
- Globally turns RSTP/MSTP OFF
cur
- Display current MST parameters
The switch supports the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
Protocol (MSTP). MSTP allows you to map many VLANs to a small number of spanning tree groups, each with its own
topology.
MSTP supports up to 31 Spanning Tree Groups on the switch (STG 32 is reserved for switch management). MRST is
turned off by default.
NOTE: When Multiple Spanning Tree is turned on, VLAN 1 is moved from Spanning Tree Group 1 to the
Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST). When Multiple Spanning Tree is turned off, VLAN 1 is moved back to
Spanning Tree Group 1.
The following table describes the Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options.
Table 106 Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

cist

Displays the Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) Menu.

name <1-32 characters>

Configures a name for the MSTP region. All devices within a MSTP region must
have the same region name.

rev <0-65535>

Configures the revision level for the MSTP region. The revision level is used as a
numerical identifier for the region. All devices within a MSTP region must have the
same revision level number. The range is 0-65535.

maxhop <4-60>

Configures the maximum number of bridge hops a packet may to traverse before
it is dropped. The range is from 4 to 60 hops. The default is 20.

mode rstp|mstp

Selects either Rapid Spanning Tree mode (rstp) or Multiple Spanning Tree mode
(mstp). The default mode is RSTP.

on

Globally turn RSTP/MSTP ON.

Note: When RSTP is turned on, the configuration parameters for STP group 1
apply to RSTP

off

Globally turn RSTP/MSTP OFF.

cur

Displays the current RSTP/MSTP configuration.

Configuration Menu 112

NOTE:

IEEE 802.1w standard-based RSTP implementation runs on one STG (i.e. same as one spanning tree
instance) only. As a result, if rstp mode is selected under the /cfg/mrst/mode command, then only a
single RSTP instance (default for STG 1) is supported for all VLANs, including the Default VLAN 1.
If multiple spanning tree instances are required, then select mstp mode so that multiple VLANs are
handled by multiple spanning tree instances, as specified by IEEE 802.1s standard-based MSTP
implementation.
IEEE 802.1s MSTP supports rapid convergence using IEEE 802.1w RSTP.
PVST+ does not support rapid convergence in current versions.

NOTE:
The following configurations are unsupported:

HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+.
HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to either mstp or rstp) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+.

The following configurations are supported:

HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is interoperable with Cisco PVST+.

HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to mstp) is interoperable with Cisco MST/RSTP.

Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/mrst/cist
[Common Internal Spanning Tree Menu]
brg
- CIST Bridge parameter menu
port
- CIST Port parameter menu
add
- Add VLAN(s) to CIST
default - Default Common Internal Spanning Tree and Member parameters
cur
- Display current CIST parameters
The Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) provides compatibility with different MSTP regions and with devices
running different Spanning Tree instances. It is equivalent to Spanning Tree Group 0.
The following table describes the commands used to configure Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration Menu
options.
Table 107 Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

brg

Displays the CIST Bridge Menu.

port <port number>

Displays the CIST Port Menu.

add <1-4095>

Adds VLANs to the CIST. Enter one VLAN per line, and press Enter to add the VLANs.

default

Resets all CIST parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays the current CIST configuration.

Configuration Menu 113

CIST bridge configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/brg
[CIST Bridge Menu]
prior
- Set CIST bridge
mxage
- Set CIST bridge
fwd
- Set CIST bridge
cur
- Display current

Priority (0-65535)
Max Age (6-40 secs)
Forward Delay (4-30 secs)
CIST bridge parameters

CIST bridge parameters are used only when the switch is in MSTP mode. CIST parameters do not affect operation of
STP/PVST.
The following table describes the commands used to configure CIST Bridge Configuration Menu options parameters.
Table 108 CIST Bridge Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prior <0-65535>

Configures the CIST bridge priority. The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on
the network is the MSTP root bridge.
To make this switch the root bridge, configure the bridge priority lower than all other
switches and bridges on your network. The lower the value, the higher the bridge priority.
The range is 0 to 65535, and the default is 32768.
This command does not apply to RSTP. See the "Bridge Spanning Tree configuration"
section for more information.

mxage <6-40>

Configures the CIST bridge maximum age. The maximum age parameter specifies the
maximum time the bridge waits without receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit
before it reconfigures the MSTP network. The range is 6 to 40 seconds, and the default is 20
seconds.
This command does not apply to RSTP. See the "Bridge Spanning Tree configuration"
section for more information.

fwd <4-30>

Configures the CIST bridge forward delay parameter. The forward delay parameter
specifies the amount of time that a bridge port has to wait before it changes from the
listening state to the learning state and from the learning state to the forwarding state. The
range is 4 to 30 seconds, and the default is 15 seconds.
This command does not apply to RSTP. See the "Bridge Spanning Tree configuration"
section for more information.

cur

Displays the current CIST bridge configuration.

CIST port configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/port <port number>
[CIST Port
prior
cost
hello
link
edge
on
off
cur

1
-

Menu]
Set port Priority (0-240)
Set port Path Cost (1-200000000)
Set CIST port Hello Time (1-10 secs)
Set MSTP link type (auto, p2p, or shared; default: auto)
Enables or disables this port as an edge port
Turn port's Spanning Tree ON
Turn port's Spanning Tree OFF
Display current port Spanning Tree parameters

CIST port parameters are used to modify MRST operation on an individual port basis. CIST parameters do not affect
operation of STP/PVST.
For each port, CIST is turned on by default. Port parameters include:

Port priority

Port path cost

Port Hello time

Link type

Edge

On and off
Configuration Menu 114

Current port configuration

The port option of MRST is turned on by default.

The following table describes the commands used to configure CIST Port Configuration Menu options.
Table 109 CIST Port Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prior <0-240>

Configures the CIST port priority. The port priority helps determine which bridge port
becomes the designated port. In a network topology that has multiple bridge ports
connected to a single segment, the port with the lowest port priority becomes the
designated port for the segment. The range is 0 to 240, in steps of 16 (0, 16, 32...),
and the default is 128.

cost <1-200000000>

Configures the CIST port path cost. The port path cost is used to help determine the
designated port for a segment. Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the
path cost. The default is 20000 for Gigabit ports.

hello <1-10>

Configures the CIST port Hello time. The Hello time specifies how often the root
bridge transmits a configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is
not the root bridge uses the root bridge Hello value. The range is 1 to 10 seconds,
and the default is 2 seconds.

link auto|p2p|shared

Defines the type of link connected to the port, as follows:

auto: Configures the port to detect the link type, and automatically match its settings.
p2p: Configures the port for Point-To-Point protocol.
shared: Configures the port to connect to a shared medium (usually a hub).
The default link type is auto.

edge disable|enable

Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a
bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server
ports as edge ports (enabled). This command is disabled by default.

on

Enables CIST on the port.

off

Disables CIST on the port.

cur

Displays the current CIST port configuration.

Spanning Tree configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/stp
[Spanning Tree Group 1 Menu]
brg
- Bridge parameter menu
port
- Port parameter menu
add
- Add VLAN(s) to Spanning Tree Group
remove - Remove VLAN(s) from Spanning Tree Group
clear
- Remove all VLANs from Spanning Tree Group
on
- Globally turn Spanning Tree ON
off
- Globally turn Spanning Tree OFF
default - Default Spanning Tree and Member parameters
cur
- Display current bridge parameters
The GbE2c supports the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Cisco proprietary PVST and PVST+ protocols.
You can configure up to 127 spanning tree groups on the GbE2c (STG 128 is reserved for switch management).
Spanning Tree is turned on by default.
NOTE: When RSTP is turned on, only STP group 1 can be configured.

Configuration Menu 115

The following table describes the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options.
Table 110 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

brg

Displays the Bridge Spanning Tree Menu.

port <port number>

Displays the Spanning Tree Port Menu.

add <1-4095>

Associates a VLAN with a spanning tree and requires an external VLAN ID as a

parameter.

remove <1-4095>

Breaks the association between a VLAN and a spanning tree and requires an
external VLAN ID as a parameter.

clear

Removes all VLANs from a spanning tree.

on

Globally enables Spanning Tree Protocol.

off

Globally disables Spanning Tree Protocol.

default

Restores a spanning tree instance to its default configuration.

cur

Displays current Spanning Tree Protocol parameters.

Bridge Spanning Tree configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/stp/brg
[Bridge Spanning Tree Menu]
prior
- Set bridge Priority [0-65535]
hello
- Set bridge Hello Time [1-10 secs]
mxage
- Set bridge Max Age (6-40 secs)
fwd
- Set bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs)
cur
- Display current bridge parameters
Spanning tree bridge parameters can be configured for each Spanning Tree Group. STP bridge parameters include:

Bridge priority

Bridge hello time

Bridge maximum age

Forwarding delay

Current bridge configuration

The following table describes the Bridge Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options.
Table 111 Bridge Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prior <0-65535>

Configures the bridge priority. The bridge priority parameter controls which bridge on the
network is the STP root bridge.
To make this switch the root bridge, configure the bridge priority lower than all other switches
and bridges on your network. The lower the value, the higher the bridge priority. The range is 0
to 65535, and the default is 32768.
RSTP/MSTP: The range is 0 to 61440, in steps of 4096 (0, 4096, 8192...), and the default is
32768.
This command does not apply to MSTP. See the Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration
section for more information.

hello <1-10>

Configures the bridge hello time. The hello time specifies how often the root bridge transmits a
configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU).
Any bridge that is not the root bridge uses the root bridge hello value. The range is 1 to 10
seconds, and the default is 2 seconds.
This command does not apply to MSTP. See the Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration
section for more information.

Configuration Menu 116

Table 111 Bridge Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

mxage <6-40>

Configures the bridge maximum age. The maximum age parameter specifies the maximum time
the bridge waits without receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit before it
reconfigures the STP network. The range is 6 to 40 seconds, and the default is 20 seconds.
This command does not apply to MSTP. See the Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration
section for more information.

fwd <4-30>

Configures the bridge forward delay parameter. The forward delay parameter specifies the
amount of time that a bridge port has to wait before it changes from the listening state to the
learning state and from the learning state to the forwarding state. The range is 4 to 30 seconds,
and the default is 15 seconds.
This command does not apply to MSTP. See the Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration
section for more information.

cur

Displays the current bridge STP parameters.

When configuring STP bridge parameters, the following formulas must be used:

2*(fwd-1) > mxage

2*(hello+1) < mxage

Spanning Tree port configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/stp <1-32>/port <port number>
[Spanning Tree Port 1 Menu]
prior
- Set port Priority (0-255)
cost
- Set port Path Cost (1-65535 (802.1d) /
1-200000000 (MSTP/RSTP)/0 for auto)
link
- Set port link type (auto, p2p, or shared; default: auto)
edge
- Enables or disables this port as an edge port
fastfwd - Enable/disable Port Fast Forwarding mode
on
- Turn port's Spanning Tree ON
off
- Turn port's Spanning Tree OFF
cur
- Display current port Spanning Tree parameters
By default for STP/PVST+, Spanning tree is turned Off for downlink ports (1-16), and turned On for cross-connect
ports (17-18), and uplink ports (20-24). By default for RSTP/MSTP, Spanning tree is turned On for all downlink ports
(1-16), all cross-connect ports (17-18), and all uplink ports (20-24), with downlink ports configured as Edge ports.
Spanning tree port parameters are used to modify STP operation on an individual port basis. STP port parameters
include:

Port priority

Port path cost

The following table describes the Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu options.
Table 112 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prior <0-255>

Configures the port priority. The port priority helps determine which bridge port
becomes the designated port.
In a network topology that has multiple bridge ports connected to a single segment,
the port with the lowest port priority becomes the designated port for the segment.
The range is 0 to 255, and the default is 128.
RSTP/MSTP: The range is 0 to 240, in steps of 16 (0, 16, 32...) and the default is
128.

cost <1-200000000>

Configures the port path cost. The port path cost is used to help determine the
designated port for a segment. Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the
path cost.
The range is 1 to 65535. The default is 10 for 100Mb/s ports, and 1 for Gigabit
ports. A value of 0 indicates that the default cost will be computed for an autonegotiated link speed.
RSTP/MSTP: The range is 1 200000000, and the default it 20000 for Gigabit
ports.

Configuration Menu 117

Table 112 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

link auto|p2p|shared

Defines the type of link connected to the port, as follows:

auto: Configures the port to detect the link type, and automatically match its settings.
p2p: Configures the port for Point-To-Point protocol.
shared: Configures the port to connect to a shared medium (usually a hub).
This command only applies when RSTP is turned on. See the Common Internal
Spanning Tree configuration section for more information.

edge disable|enable

Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a
bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server
ports as edge ports (enabled).
This command only applies when RSTP is turned on. See the Common Internal
Spanning Tree configuration section for more information.

fastfwd disable|enable

Enables or disables Port Fast Forward on the port.

on

Enables STP on the port.

off

Disables STP on the port.

cur

Displays the current STP port parameters.

Forwarding Database configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/fdb
[FDB Menu]
static
aging
cur

- Static FDB Menu

- Configure FDB aging value
- Display current FDB configuration

The following table describes the Forwarding Database Configuration Menu options.
Table 113 FDB Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

static

Displays the Static FDB Configuration Menu.

aging <0-65535>

Configures the aging value for FDB entries. The default value is 300.

cur

Displays current FDB parameters.

Static FDB configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/fdb/static
[Static FDB Menu]
add
- Add a permanent FDB entry
del
- Delete a static FDB entry
clear
- Clear static FDB entries
cur
- Display current static FDB configuration

Configuration Menu 118

The following table describes the Static FDB Configuration Menu options.
Table 114 Static FDB Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <MAC address> <VLAN> <port>

Adds a static entry to the forwarding database.

del <MAC address> <VLAN> <port>

Deletes a static entry from the forwarding database.

clear mac <MAC Address>|VLAN <1-4095>|

Port <port number>|All

Clears specified static FDB entries from the forwarding

database,
as follows:
MAC address
VLAN
Port
All

cur

Displays current static FDB parameters.

Trunk configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/trunk <1-12>
[Trunk group 1 Menu]
add
- Add port to trunk group
rem
- Remove port from trunk group
ena
- Enable trunk group
dis
- Disable trunk group
del
- Delete trunk group
cur
- Display current Trunk Group configuration
Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth connections between switches or other trunk capable devices. A trunk is a
group of ports that act together, combining their bandwidth to create a single, larger port. Up to 12 trunk groups can
be configured on the switch, with the following restrictions.

Any physical switch port can belong to no more than one trunk group.

Up to six ports/trunks can belong to the same trunk group.

All ports in a trunk must have the same configuration for speed, flow control, and auto negotiation.

Trunking from other devices must comply with Cisco EtherChannel technology.

By default, port 17 and port 18 are trunked to support an internal switch-to-switch crosslink trunk. By default,
ports 17 and 18 are disabled.
NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for
information on how to use port trunks.

The following table describes the Trunk Group Configuration Menu options.
Table 115 Trunk Group Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <port number>

Adds a physical port to the current trunk group.

rem <port number>

Removes a physical port from the current trunk group.

ena

Enables the current trunk group.

dis

Turns the current trunk group off.

del

Removes the current trunk group configuration.

cur

Displays current trunk group parameters.

Configuration Menu 119

IP Trunk Hash configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/thash
[IP Trunk Hash Menu]
set
- IP Trunk Hash Settings Menu
cur
- Display current IP trunk hash configuration
The following table describes the IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options.
Table 116 IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

set

Displays the Trunk Hash Settings menu.

cur

Display current trunk hash configuration.

Layer 2 IP Trunk Hash configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/thash/set
[set IP Trunk
smac
dmac
sip
dip
cur

Hash Settings Menu]

- Enable/disable smac hash
- Enable/disable dmac hash
- Enable/disable sip hash
- Enable/disable dip hash
- Display current trunk hash setting

Trunk hash parameters are set globally for the GbE2c. You can enable one or two parameters, to configure any of
the following valid combinations:

SMAC (source MAC only)

DMAC (destination MAC only)

SIP (source IP only)

DIP (destination IP only)

SIP + DIP (source IP and destination IP)

SMAC + DMAC (source MAC and destination MAC)

The following table describes the IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options.
Table 117 IP Trunk Hash Set Menu options
Command

Description

smac enable|disable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the source MAC.

dmac enable|disable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the destination MAC.

sip enable|disable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the source IP.

dip enable|disable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the destination IP.

cur

Display current trunk hash configuration.

Link Aggregation Control Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/lacp
[LACP Menu]
sysprio
timeout
port
cur

Set LACP system priority

Set LACP system timeout scale for timing out partner info
LACP port Menu
Display current LACP configuration

Configuration Menu 120

The following table describes the LACP Configuration Menu options.

Table 118 LACP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

sysprio <1-65535>

Defines the priority value (1 through 65535) for the switch. Lower
numbers provide higher priority. The default value is 32768.

timeout short|long

Defines the timeout period before invalidating LACP data from a remote
partner. Choose short (3 seconds) or long (90 seconds). The default
value is long.
Note: HP recommends that you use a timeout value of long, to reduce
LACPDU processing. If your switchs CPU utilization rate remains at 100%
for periods of 90 seconds or more, consider using static trunks instead of
LACP.

port <port number>

Displays the LACP Port menu.

cur

Display current LACP configuration.

LACP Port configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/lacp/port <port number>
[LACP Port 2 Menu]
mode
- Set LACP mode
prio
- Set LACP port priority
adminkey - Set LACP port admin key
cur
- Display current LACP port configuration
The following table describes the LACP Port Configuration Menu options.
Table 119 LACP Port Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

mode off|active|passive

Set the LACP mode for this port, as follows:

off
Turn LACP off for this port. You can use this port to manually configure a
static trunk. The default value is off.
active
Turn LACP on and set this port to active. Active ports initiate LACPDUs.
passive
Turn LACP on and set this port to passive. Passive ports do not initiate
LACPDUs, but respond to LACPDUs from active ports.

prio <1-65535>

Sets the priority value for the selected port. Lower numbers provide higher
priority. Default is 128.

adminkey <1-65535>

Set the admin key for this port. Only ports with the same admin key and oper
key (operational state generated internally) can form a LACP trunk group.

cur

Displays the current LACP configuration for this port.

VLAN configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/vlan <1-4095>
[VLAN 1 Menu]
name
stg
add
rem
def
ena
dis
del
cur

Set VLAN name

Assign VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group
Add port to VLAN
Remove port from VLAN
Define VLAN as list of ports
Enable VLAN
Disable VLAN
Delete VLAN
Display current VLAN configuration

Configuration Menu 121

The commands in this menu configure VLAN attributes, change the status of the VLAN, delete the VLAN, and change
the port membership of the VLAN.
By default, the VLAN menu option is disabled except VLAN 1, which is always enabled. The GbE2c supports a
maximum of 1,000 VLANs. VLAN 4095 is reserved for switch management.
NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for information on
VLANs.
The following table describes the VLAN Configuration Menu options.
Table 120 VLAN Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

name <1-32 characters>

Assigns a name to the VLAN or changes the existing name. The default
VLAN name is the first one.

stg <1-32>

Assigns a VLAN to a spanning tree group.

add <port number>

Adds ports to the VLAN membership.

rem <port number>

Removes ports from the VLAN membership.

def <list of port numbers>

Defines which ports are members of this VLAN. Every port must be a
member of at least one VLAN. By default, it defines ports to VLAN 1.

ena

Enables this VLAN.

dis

Disables this VLAN without removing it from the configuration.

del

Deletes this VLAN.

cur

Displays the current VLAN configuration.

IMPORTANT: All ports must belong to at least one VLAN. Any port which is removed from a VLAN and which
is not a member of any other VLAN is automatically added to default VLAN #1. You cannot remove a port
from VLAN #1 if the port has no membership in any other VLAN. Also, you cannot add a port to more than
one VLAN unless the port has VLAN tagging turned on. See the tag command, in the Port configuration
section earlier in this chapter.

Layer 3 configuration
Command: /cfg/l3
[Layer 3 Menu]
if
gw
route
arp
frwd
nwf
rmap
rip
ospf
igmp
dns
bootp
vrrp
cur
-

Interface Menu
Default Gateway Menu
Static Route Menu
ARP Menu
Forwarding Menu
Network Filters Menu
Route Map Menu
Routing Information Protocol Menu
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Menu
IGMP Menu
Domain Name System Menu
Bootstrap Protocol Relay Menu
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Menu
Display current IP configuration

The following table describes the Layer 3 Configuration Menu options.

Table 121 L3 Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

if <1-256>

Displays the IP Interface Menu.

gw <1-4>

Displays the IP Default Gateway Menu.

*route

Displays the IP Static Route Menu.

arp

Displays the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Menu.

Configuration Menu 122

Table 121 L3 Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

*frwd

Displays the IP Forwarding Menu.

*nwf <1-256>

Displays the Network Filter Configuration Menu.

*rmap <1-32>

Displays the Route Map Menu.

*rip

Displays the Routing Interface Protocol Menu.

*ospf

Displays the OSPF Menu.

igmp

Displays the IGMP Menu.

dns

Displays the IP Domain Name System Menu.

*bootp

Displays the Bootstrap Protocol Menu.

*vrrp

Displays the Virtual Router Redundancy Configuration Menu.

cur

Displays the current IP configuration.

* indicates menus that are available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

IP interface configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/if <1-256>
[IP Interface
addr
mask
vlan
ena
dis
del
cur

1
-

Menu]
Set IP address
Set subnet mask
Set VLAN number
Enable IP interface
Disable IP interface
Delete IP interface
Display current interface configuration

The switch can be configured with up to 256 IP interfaces. Each IP interface represents the switch on an IP subnet on
your network. The IP Interface option is disabled by default.
The following table describes the IP Interface Configuration Menu options.
Table 122 IP Interface Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP address>

Configures the IP address of the switch interface, using dotted decimal notation. For
example, 192.2.14.101

mask <IP subnet mask>

Configures the IP subnet address mask for the interface using dotted decimal
notation. For example, 255.255.255.0

vlan <1-4095>

Configures the VLAN number for this interface. Each interface can belong to one
VLAN, though any VLAN can have multiple IP interfaces in it.

ena

Enables this IP interface.

dis

Disables this IP interface.

del

Removes this IP interface.

cur

Displays the current interface settings.

NOTE: If you enter an IP address for interface 1, you are prompted to change the BOOTP setting.

Configuration Menu 123

Default Gateway configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/gw <1-4>
[Default gateway 1 Menu]
addr
- Set IP address
intr
- Set interval between ping attempts
retry
- Set number of failed attempts to declare gateway DOWN
arp
- Enable/disable ARP only health checks
ena
- Enable default gateway
dis
- Disable default gateway
del
- Delete default gateway
cur
- Display current default gateway configuration
The switch supports up to four gateways. By default, no gateways are configured on the switch. Enter 1, 2, 3, or 4 in
the command as the <gateway number>, depending upon which gateway you want to configure.
The following table describes the Default IP Gateway Configuration Menu options.
Table 123 Default IP Gateway Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP address>

Configures the IP address of the default IP gateway using dotted decimal notation. For
example, 192.4.17.44

intr <0-60>

The switch pings the default gateway to verify that it is up. The intr option sets the time
between health checks. The range is from 0 to 60 seconds. The default is 2 seconds.

retry <1-120>

Sets the number of failed health check attempts required before declaring this default
gateway inoperative. The range is from 1 to 120 attempts. The default is 8 attempts.

arp disable|enable

Enables or disables Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) health checks. This command is
disabled by default.

ena

Enables the gateway for use.

dis

Disables the gateway.

del

Deletes the gateway from the configuration.

cur

Displays the current gateway settings.

IP Static Route configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/route
[IP Static Route Menu]
add
- Add static route
rem
- Remove static route
cur
- Display current static route configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the Static Route Configuration Menu options.
Table 124 Static Route Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <IP address> <IP subnet

mask> <gateway> <interface>

Adds a static route. You will be prompted to enter a destination IP address,

destination subnet mask, and gateway address. Enter all addresses using
dotted decimal notation.

rem <IP address> <IP subnet

mask>

Removes a static route. The destination address of the route to remove must be
specified using dotted decimal notation.

cur

Displays the current IP configuration.

Configuration Menu 124

Address Resolution Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/arp
[ARP Menu]
rearp
cur

- Set re-ARP period in minutes

- Display current ARP configuration

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the TCP/IP protocol that resides within the Internet layer. ARP resolves a physical
address from an IP address. ARP queries machines on the local network for their physical addresses. ARP also
maintains IP to physical address pairs in its cache memory. In any IP communication, the ARP cache is consulted to
see if the IP address of the computer or the router is present in the ARP cache. Then the corresponding physical
address is used to send a packet.
The following table describes the ARP Configuration Menu options.
Table 125 ARP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

rearp <2-120>

Defines re-ARP period in minutes. You can set this duration between two and 120 minutes.

cur

Displays the current ARP configurations.

IP Forwarding configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/frwd
[IP Forwarding Menu]
dirbr
- Enable/disable forwarding directed broadcasts
on
- Globally turn IP Forwarding ON
off
- Globally turn IP Forwarding OFF
cur
- Display current IP Forwarding configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the IP Forwarding Configuration Menu options.
Table 126 IP Forwarding Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

dirbr disable|enable

Enables or disables forwarding directed broadcasts. This command is disabled

by default.

on

Enables IP forwarding (routing) on the GbE2c.

off

Disables IP forwarding (routing) on the GbE2c. Forwarding is turned off by

default.

cur

Displays the current IP forwarding settings.

Network Filter configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/nwf <1-256>
[IP Network Filter 1 Menu]
addr
- IP Address
mask
- IP Subnet mask
enable
- Enable Network Filter
disable - Disable Network Filter
delete
- Delete Network Filter
current - Display current Network Filter configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 125

The following table describes the Network Filter Configuration Menu options.
Table 127 Network Filter Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP address>

Sets the starting IP address for this filter. The default address is 0.0.0.0

mask <IP subnet mask>

Sets the IP subnet mask that is used with /cfg/l3/nwf/addr to define the
range of IP addresses that will be accepted by the peer when the filter is
enabled. The default value is 0.0.0.0

enable

Enables the Network Filter configuration.

disable

Disables the Network Filter configuration.

delete

Deletes the Network Filter configuration.

current

Displays the current the Network Filter configuration.

Route Map configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rmap <1-32>
[IP Route Map
alist
aspath
ap
lp
metric
type
prec
weight
enable
disable
delete
current

1
-

Menu]
Access List number
AS Filter Menu
Set as-path prepend of the matched route
Set local-preference of the matched route
Set metric of the matched route
Set OSPF metric-type of the matched route
Set the precedence of this route map
Set weight of the matched route
Enable route map
Disable route map
Delete route map
Display current route map configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Routing maps control and modify routing information. The map number (1-32) represents the routing map you wish to
configure.
The following table describes the Route Map Configuration Menu options.
Table 128 Route Map Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

alist <1-8>

Displays the Access List menu.

aspath <1-8>

Displays the Autonomous System (AS) Filter menu.

ap <AS number> [<AS number>] [<AS Sets the AS path preference of the matched route. One to three path
number>]|none
preferences can be configured.
lp <0-4294967294>|none

Sets the local preference of the matched route, which affects both
inbound and outbound directions. The path with the higher preference is
preferred.

metric <0-4294967294>|none

Sets the metric of the matched route.

type 1|2|none

Assigns the type of OSPF metric. The default is type 1.

Type 1External routes are calculated using both internal and
external metrics.
Type 2External routes are calculated using only the external
metrics. Type 2 routes have more cost than Type 2.
noneRemoves the OSPF metric.

prec <1-256>

Sets the precedence of the route map. The smaller the value, the higher
the precedence. Default value is 10.

weight <0-65534>|none

Sets the weight of the route map.

Configuration Menu 126

Table 128 Route Map Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

enable

Enables the route map.

disable

Disables the route map.

delete

Deletes the route map.

cur

Displays the current route configuration.

IP Access List configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rmap <1-32>/alist <1-8>
[IP Access List
nwf
metric
action
enable
disable delete
current -

1 Menu]
Network Filter number
Metric
Set Network Filter action
Enable Access List
Disable Access List
Delete Access List
Display current Access List configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The route map number (1-32) and the access list number (1-8) represent the IP access list you wish to configure. The
following table describes the IP Access List Configuration Menu options.
Table 129 IP Access List Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

nwf <1-256>

Sets the network filter number.

metric <1-4294967294>|none

Sets the metric value in the AS-External (ASE) LSA.

action permit|deny

Permits or denies action for the access list.

enable

Enables the access list.

disable

Disables the access list.

delete

Deletes the access list.

cur

Displays the current Access List configuration.

Autonomous System Path configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rmap <1-32>/aspath <1-8>
[AS Filter 1 Menu]
as
- AS number
action
- Set AS Filter action
enable
- Enable AS Filter
disable - Disable AS Filter
delete
- Delete AS Filter
current - Display current AS Filter configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 127

The rmap number (1-32) and the path number (1-8) represent the AS path you wish to configure. The following table
describes the Autonomous System Path Configuration Menu options.
Table 130 Autonomous System Path Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

as <1-65535>

Sets the Autonomous System filters path number.

action permit|deny

Permits or denies Autonomous System filter action.

enable

Enables the Autonomous System filter.

disable

Disables the Autonomous System filter.

delete

Deletes the Autonomous System filter.

cur

Displays the current Autonomous System filter configuration.

Routing Information Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rip
[Routing Information Protocol Menu]
if
- RIP Interface Menu
update
- Set update period in seconds
redist
- RIP Route Redistribute Menu
on
- Globally turn RIP ON
off
- Globally turn RIP OFF
current - Display current RIP configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The RIP Menu is used for configuring Routing Information Protocol parameters. This option is turned off by default.
The following table describes the RIP Configuration Menu options.
Table 131 RIP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

if <1-256>

Displays the RIP Interface menu.

update <1-120>

Configures the time interval for sending for RIP table updates, in seconds.
The default value is 30 seconds.

redist

Displays the RIP Route Redistribute menu.

on

Globally turns RIP on.

off

Globally turns RIP off.

cur

Displays the current RIP configuration.

Configuration Menu 128

RIP Interface configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rip/if <1-256>
[RIP Interface 1 Menu]
version - Set RIP version
supply
- Enable/disable supplying route updates
listen
- Enable/disable listening to route updates
poison
- Enable/disable poisoned reverse
split
- Enable/disable split horizon
trigg
- Enable/disable triggered updates
mcast
- Enable/disable multicast updates
default - Set default route action
metric
- Set metric
auth
- Set authentication type
key
- Set authentication key
enable
- Enable interface
disable - Disable interface
current - Display current RIP interface configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The RIP Menu is used for configuring Routing Information Protocol parameters. This option is turned off by default.
NOTE: Do not configure RIP version 1 parameters if your routing equipment uses RIP version 2.
The following table describes the RIP Interface Configuration Menu options.
Table 132 RIP Interface Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

version 1|2|both

Configures the RIP version used by this interface.

The default value is version 2.

supply disable|enable

When enabled, the switch supplies routes to other routers. This command is
enabled by default.

listen disable|enable

When enabled, the switch learns routes from other routers. This command is
enabled by default.

poison disable|enable

When enabled, the switch uses split horizon with poisoned reverse. When
disabled, the switch uses only split horizon. The default value is disabled.

split disable|enable

Enables or disables split horizon. The default value is enabled.

trigg disable|enable

Enables or disables Triggered Updates. Triggered Updates are used to speed

convergence. When enabled, Triggered Updates force a router to send update
messages immediately, even if it is not yet time for the update message. The
default value is disabled.

mcast disable|enable

Enables or disables multicast updates of the routing table (using address

224.0.0.9). The default value is enabled.

default disable|enable

When enabled, the switch accepts RIP default routes from other routers, but
gives them lower priority than configured default gateways. When disabled,
the switch rejects RIP default routes. The default value is disabled.

metric <1-15>

Configures the route metric, which indicates the relative distance to the
destination. The default value is 1.

auth none|password

Configures the authentication type. The default is none.

key

Configures the authentication key password.

enable

Enables this RIP interface.

disable

Disables this RIP interface.

cur

Displays the current RIP configuration.

Configuration Menu 129

RIP Route Redistribution configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/rip/redist fixed|static|ospf|eospf
[RIP Redistribute Fixed Menu]
add
- Add rmap into route redistribution list
rem
- Remove rmap from route redistribution list
export
- Export all routes of this protocol
cur
- Display current route-maps added
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the RIP Route Redistribute Menu options.
Table 133 RIP Redistribute Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <1-32> <1-32>|all

Adds selected routing maps to the RIP route redistribution list. To add all the 32
route maps, enter all. To add specific route maps, enter routing map numbers
one per line, NULL at the end.
This option adds a route map to the route redistribution list. The routes of the
redistribution protocol matched by the route maps in the route redistribution list
will be redistributed.

remove <1-32> <1-32>|all

Removes the route map from the RIP route redistribution list.
Removes routing maps from the list. To remove all 32 route maps, enter all.
To remove specific route maps, enter routing map numbers one per line, NULL
at end.

export <1-15>|none

Exports the routes of this protocol in which the metric and metric type are
specified. To remove a previous configuration and stop exporting the routes of
the protocol, enter none.

cur

Displays the current RIP route redistribute configuration.

Open Shortest Path First configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf
[Open Shortest Path First Menu]
aindex
- OSPF Area (index) Menu
range
- OSPF Summary Range Menu
if
- OSPF Interface Menu
virt
- OSPF Virtual Links Menu
md5key
- OSPF MD5 Key Menu
host
- OSPF Host Entry Menu
redist
- OSPF Route Redistribute Menu
lsdb
- Set the LSDB limit for external LSA
default - Export default route information
on
- Globally turn OSPF ON
off
- Globally turn OSPF OFF
cur
- Display current OSPF configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 130

The following table describes the Open Shortest Path First Menu options.
Table 134 OSPF Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

aindex <0-2>

Displays the area index menu. This area index does not represent the
actual OSPF area number.

range <1-16>

Displays summary routes menu for up to 16 IP addresses.

if <1-256>

Displays the OSPF interface configuration menu.

virt <1-3>

Displays the Virtual Links menu used to configure OSPF for a Virtual
Link.

md5key <1-255 characters>

Assigns a string to MD5 authentication key.

host <1-128>

Displays the menu for configuring OSPF for the host routes. Up to 128
host routes can be configured. Host routes are used for advertising
network device IP addresses to external networks to perform server load
balancing within OSPF. It also makes Area Border Route (ABR) load
sharing and ABR failover possible.

redist <fixed|static|rip>

Displays Route Distribution Menu.

lsdb <0-2000>

Sets the link state database limit. Enter 0 (zero) for no limit.

default <1-16777215> 1|2>|none

Sets one default route among multiple choices in an area.

Enter none for no default route.

on

Enables OSPF.

off

Disables OSPF.

cur

Displays the current OSPF configuration settings.

OSFP Area Index configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex <0-2>
[OSPF Area (index) 1 Menu]
areaid
- Set area ID
type
- Set area type
metric
- Set stub area metric
auth
- Set authentication type
spf
- Set time interval between two SPF calculations
enable
- Enable area
disable - Disable area
delete
- Delete area
cur
- Display current OSPF area configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 131

The following table describes the Area Index Configuration Menu options.
Table 135 OSPF Area Index Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

areaid <IP address>

Defines the area ID of the OSPF area number.

type transit|stub|nssa

Defines the type of area. For example, when a virtual link has to be
established with the backbone, the area type must be defined as
transit.
Transit area: allows area summary information to be
exchanged between routing devices. Any area that is not a stub
area or NSSA is considered to be transit area.
Stub area: is an area where external routing information is not
distributed. Typically, a stub area is connected to only one other
area.
NSSA: Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) is similar to stub area with
additional capabilities. For example, routes originating from
within the NSSA can be propagated to adjacent transit and
backbone areas. External routes from outside the Autonomous
System (AS) can be advertised within the NSSA but are not
distributed into other areas.

metric <1-65535>

Configures a stub area to send a numeric metric value. All routes

received via that stub area carry the configured metric to potentially
influencing routing decisions.
Metric value assigns the priority for choosing the switch for default
route. Metric type determines the method for influencing routing
decisions for external routes.

auth none|password|md5

Defines the authentication method, as follows:

None: No authentication required.
Password: Authenticates simple passwords so that only trusted
routing devices can participate.
MD5: This parameter is used when MD5 cryptographic authentication
is required.

spf <0-255>

Sets time interval between two successive SPF (shortest path first)
calculations of the shortest path tree using the Dijkstras algorithm.

enable

Enables the OSPF area.

disable

Disables the OSPF area.

delete

Deletes the OSPF area.

cur

Displays the current OSPF configuration.

OSPF Summary Range configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/range <1-16>
[OSPF Summary
addr
mask
aindex
hide
enable
disable
delete
cur

Range 1 Menu]
- Set IP address
- Set IP mask
- Set area index
- Enable/disable hide range
- Enable range
- Disable range
- Delete range
- Display current OSPF summary range configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

Configuration Menu 132

The following table describes the OSPF Summary Range Configuration Menu options.
Table 136 OSPF Summary Range Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP Address>

Configures the base IP address for the range. For example,

100.10.1.1

mask <IP address mask>

Configures the IP address mask for the range.

aindex <0-2>

Configures the area index used by the switch.

hide disable|enable

Hides the OSPF summary range.

enable

Enables the OSPF summary range.

disable

Disables the OSPF summary range.

delete

Deletes the OSPF summary range.

cur

Displays the current OSPF summary range.

OSPF Interface configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/if <1-256>
[OSPF Interface
aindex
prio
cost
hello
dead
trans
retra
key
mdkey
enable
disable delete
cur
-

1 Menu]
Set area index
Set interface router priority
Set interface cost
Set hello interval in seconds
Set dead interval in seconds
Set transit delay in seconds
Set retransmit interval in seconds
Set authentication key
Set MD5 key ID
Enable interface
Disable interface
Delete interface
Display current OSPF interface configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Interface Configuration Menu options.
Table 137 OSPF Interface Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

aindex <0-2>

Configures the OSPF area index.

prio <0-255>

Configures the assigned priority value to the OSPF interfaces.

(A priority value of 127 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. A priority value of 0
specifies that the interface cannot be used as Designated Router (DR) or Backup
Designated Router (BDR).)

cost <1-65535>

Configures cost set for the selected pathpreferred or backup. Usually the cost
is inversely proportional to the bandwidth of the interface. Low cost indicates
high bandwidth.

hello <1-65535>

Configures the interval in seconds between the hello packets for the
interfaces.

dead <1-65535>

Configures the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set for an

interval of seconds before declaring a silent router to be down.

trans <1-3600>

Configures the transit delay in seconds.

retra <1-3600>

Configures the retransmit interval in seconds.

key <key string>|none

Sets the authentication key to clear the password.

mdkey <1-255>|none

Assigns an MD5 key to the interface.

enable

Enables the OSPF interface.

Configuration Menu 133

Table 137 OSPF Interface Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

disable

Disables the OSPF interface.

delete

Deletes the OSPF interface.

cur

Displays the current settings for OSPF interface.

OSPF Virtual Link configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/virt <1-3>
[OSPF Virtual
aindex
hello
dead
trans
retra
nbr
key
mdkey
enable
disable
delete
cur

Link 1 Menu]
- Set area index
- Set hello interval in seconds
- Set dead interval in seconds
- Set transit delay in seconds
- Set retransmit interval in seconds
- Set router ID of virtual neighbor
- Set authentication key
- Set MD5 key ID
- Enable interface
- Disable interface
- Delete interface
- Display current OSPF interface configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Virtual Link Configuration Menu options.
Table 138 OSPF Virtual Link Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

aindex <0-2>

Configures the OSPF area index.

hello <1-65535>

Configures the authentication parameters of a hello packet, which is set

to be in an interval of seconds.

dead <1-65535>

Configures the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set to be in

an interval of seconds. Default is 40 seconds.

trans <1-3600>

Configures the delay in transit in seconds. Default is one second.

retra <1-3600>

Configures the retransmit interval in seconds. Default is five seconds.

nbr <IP address>

Configures the router ID of the virtual neighbor. Default is 0.0.0.0

key <password>

Configures the password (up to eight characters) for each virtual link.
Default is none.

mdkey <1-255>|none

Sets MD5 key ID for each virtual link. Default is none.

enable

Enables OSPF virtual link.

disable

Disables OSPF virtual link.

delete

Deletes OSPF virtual link.

cur

Displays the current OSPF virtual link settings.

Configuration Menu 134

OSPF Host Entry configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/host <1-128>
[OSPF Host Entry 1 Menu]
addr
- Set host entry IP address
aindex
- Set area index
cost
- Set cost of this host entry
enable
- Enable host entry
disable - Disable host entry
delete
- Delete host entry
cur
- Display current OSPF host entry configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Host Entry Configuration Menu options.
Table 139 OSPF Host Entry Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP address>

Configures the base IP address for the host entry. For example,
100.10.1.1

aindex <0-2>

Configures lays the area index of the host.

cost <1-65535>

Configures the cost value of the host.

enable

Enables OSPF host entry.

disable

Disables OSPF host entry.

delete

Deletes OSPF host entry.

cur

Displays the current OSPF host entries.

OSPF Route Redistribution configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/redist fixed|static|rip
[OSPF Redistribute Fixed Menu]
add
- Add rmap into route redistribution list
rem
- Remove rmap from route redistribution list
export
- Export all routes of this protocol
cur
- Display current route-maps added
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration Menu options.
Table 140 OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <1-32> <1-32>|all

Adds selected routing maps to the rmap list. To add all the 32 route maps,
enter all. To add specific route maps, enter routing map numbers one per
line, NULL at the end.
This option adds a route map to the route redistribution list. The routes of the
redistribution protocol matched by the route maps in the route redistribution list
will be redistributed.

rem <1-32> <1-32> ... |all

Removes the route map from the route redistribution list.

Removes routing maps from the rmap list. To remove all 32 route maps, enter
all. To remove specific route maps, enter routing map numbers one per line,
NULL at end.

export <1-16777215> 1|2|none

Exports the routes of this protocol as external OSPF AS-external LSAs in which
the metric and metric type are specified. To remove a previous configuration
and stop exporting the routes of the protocol, enter none.

cur

Displays the current route map settings.

Configuration Menu 135

OSPF MD5 Key configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/md5key <key ID>
[OSPF MD5 Key
key
delete
cur

1
-

Menu]
Set authentication key
Delete key
Display current MD5 key configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The following table describes the OSPF MD5 Key Configuration Menu options.
Table 141 OSPF MD5 Key Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

key

Sets the authentication key for this OSPF packet.

delete

Deletes the authentication key for this OSPF packet.

cur

Displays the current MD5 key configuration.

IGMP configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/igmp
[IGMP Menu]
snoop
mrouter
igmpflt
on
off
cur

IGMP Snoop Menu

Static Multicast Router Menu
IGMP Filtering Menu
Globally turn IGMP ON
Globally turn IGMP OFF
Display current IGMP configuration

IGMP Snooping allows the switch to forward multicast traffic only to those ports that request it. IGMP Snooping
prevents multicast traffic from being flooded to all ports. The switch learns which server hosts are interested in
receiving multicast traffic, and forwards it only to ports connected to those servers.
The following table describes the IGMP Menu options.
Table 142 IGMP Snoop Menu options
Command

Description

snoop

Displays the IGMP Snoop Menu.

mrouter

Displays the Static Multicast Router Menu.

igmpflt

Displays the IGMP Filtering Menu.

on

Globally turns IGMP on.

off

Globally turns IGMP off.

cur

Displays the current IGMP configuration parameters.

Configuration Menu 136

IGMP snooping configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/igmp/snoop
[IGMP Snoop Menu]
timeout - Set report timeout
mrto
- Set multicast router timeout
qintrval - Set IGMP query interval
robust
- Set expected packet loss on subnet
aggr
- Aggregate IGMP report
srcip
- Set source ip to use when proxying GSQ
add
- Add VLAN(s) to IGMP Snooping
rem
- Remove VLAN(s) from IGMP Snooping
clear
- Remove all VLAN(s) from IGMP Snooping
fastlv
- Enable/disable Fastleave processing in VLAN
cur
- Display current IGMP Snooping configuration
The following table describes the IGMP Snoop Configuration Menu options.
Table 143 IGMP Snoop Menu options
Command

Description

timeout <1-255>

Sets the Maximum Response Time (MRT) for IGMP hosts. MRT is one of the
parameters used to determine the age out period of the IGMP hosts.
Increasing the timeout increases the age out period.
The range is from 1 to 255 seconds. The default is 10 seconds

mrto <1-600>

Configures the age-out period for the IGMP Mrouters in the Mrouter table. If
the switch does not receive a General Query from the Mrouter for mrto
seconds, the switch removes the multicast router from its Mrouter table.
The range is from 1 to 600 seconds. The default is 255 seconds.

qintrval <1-600>

Sets the IGMP router query interval. The range is 1-600 seconds. The default
value is 125.

robust <2-10>

Configures the IGMP Robustness variable, which allows you to tune the
switch for expected packet loss on the subnet. If the subnet is expected to be
lossy (high rate of packet loss), then increase the value. The default value is
2.

aggr disable|enable

Enables or disables IGMP Membership Report aggregation.

srcip <IP address>

Configures the source IP address used as a proxy for IGMP Group Specific
Queries.

add <1-4095>

Adds the VLAN to IGMP Snooping.

rem <1-4095>

Removes the VLAN from IGMP Snooping.

clear

Removes all VLANs from IGMP Snooping.

fastlv <1-4095> disable|enable Enables or disables FastLeave processing. FastLeave allows the switch to
immediately remove a port from the IGMP port list, if the host sends a Leave
message, and the proper conditions are met. This command is disabled by
default.

ena

Enables IGMP Snooping.

dis

Disables IGMP Snooping.

cur

Displays the current IGMP Snooping parameters.

Configuration Menu 137

IGMP static multicast router configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/igmp/mrouter
[Static
add
rem
cur

Multicast Router Menu]

- Add port as Multicast Router Port
- Remove port as Multicast Router Port
- Display current Multicast Router configuration

The following table describes the Static Multicast Router Configuration Menu options.
NOTE: When you configure a static multicast router on a VLAN, the process of learning multicast routers is
disabled for that VLAN.
Table 144 IGMP Static Multicast Router Menu
Command

Description

add <port number> <1-4095> <1-2>

Selects a port/VLAN combination on which the static multicast router

is connected, and configures the IGMP version (1 or 2) of the
multicast router.

NOTE:

Port number must be an external port (19-24).

remove <port number> <1-4095> <1-2> Removes a static multicast router from the selected port/VLAN
combination.
Displays the current IGMP Static Multicast Router parameters.

cur

IGMP filtering configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt
[IGMP Filter Menu]
filter - IGMP Filter Definition Menu
port - IGMP Filtering Port Menu
ena - Enable IGMP Filtering
dis - Disable IGMP Filtering
cur - Display current IGMP Filtering configuration
The following table describes the IGMP Filter Configuration Menu options.
Table 145 IGMP Filtering Menu
Command

Description

filter <1-16>

Displays the IGMP Filter Definition Menu.

port <port number>

Displays the IGMP Filtering Port Menu.

ena

Enables IGMP filtering globally.

dis

Disables IGMP Filtering globally.

cur

Displays the current IGMP Filtering parameters.

Configuration Menu 138

IGMP filter definition

Command: /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/filter <1-16>
[IGMP Filter 1 Definition Menu]
range - Set IP Multicast address range
action - Set filter action
ena - Enable filter
dis - Disable filter
del - Delete filter
cur - Display current IGMP filter configuration
The following table describes the IGMP Filter Definition Menu options.
Table 146 IGMP Filter Definition Menu
Command

Description

range <IP multicast address> <IP

multicast address>

Configures the range of IP multicast addresses for this filter.

Enter the first IP multicast address of the ranger, followed by
the second IP multicast address of the range.

action allow|deny

Allows or denies multicast traffic for the IP multicast

addresses specified.

ena

Enables this IGMP filter.

dis

Disables this IGMP filter.

del

Deletes this filters parameter definitions.

cur

Displays the current IGMP filter.

IGMP filtering port configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/port <port number>
[IGMP Port 17 Menu]
filt - Enable/disable IGMP Filtering on port
add - Add IGMP filter to port
rem - Remove IGMP filter from port
cur - Display current IGMP Filtering Port configuration
The following table describes the IGMP Port Filtering Configuration Menu options.
Table 147 IGMP Filtering Port Menu
Command

Description

filt enable|disable

Enables or disables IGMP Filtering on this port.

add <1-16>

Adds an IGMP filter to this port.

rem <1-16>

Removes an IGMP filter from this port.

cur

Displays the current IGMP filter parameters for this port.

Configuration Menu 139

Domain Name System configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/dns
[Domain Name System Menu]
prima
- Set IP address of primary DNS server
secon
- Set IP address of secondary DNS server
dname
- Set default domain name
cur
- Display current DNS configuration
The Domain Name System (DNS) Configuration Menu is used for defining the primary and secondary DNS servers
on your local network, and for setting the default domain name served by the switch services. DNS parameters must
be configured prior to using hostname parameters with the ping, traceroute, and tftp commands.
The following table describes the Domain Name System (DNS) Configuration Menu options.
Table 148 Domain Name System (DNS) Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

prima <IP address>

Sets the IP address for your primary DNS server. Use dotted
decimal notation. For example, 192.4.17.41

secon <IP address>

Sets the IP address for your secondary DNS server. If the

primary DNS server fails, the configured secondary will be
used instead. Enter the IP address using dotted decimal
notation. For example, 192.4.17.42

dname <dotted DNS notation>|none

Sets the default domain name used by the switch.

For example: mycompany.com

cur

Displays the current Domain Name System (DNS) settings.

Bootstrap Protocol Relay configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/bootp
[Bootstrap Protocol Relay Menu]
addr
- Set IP address of BOOTP server
addr2
- Set IP address of second BOOTP server
on
- Globally turn BOOTP relay ON
off
- Globally turn BOOTP relay OFF
cur
- Display current BOOTP relay configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) Relay Menu is used to allow hosts to obtain their configurations from a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The BOOTP configuration enables the switch to forward a client request for an
IP address to two DHCP/BOOTP servers with IP addresses that have been configured on the GbE2c.
BOOTP relay is turned off by default.
The following table describes the BOOTP Configuration Menu options.
Table 149 BOOTP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

addr <IP address>

Sets the IP address of the BOOTP server. For example,

100.10.1.1

addr2 <IP address>

Sets the IP address of the secondary BOOTP server. For example,

100.10.1.2

on

Globally turns on BOOTP relay.

off

Globally turns on BOOTP relay.

cur

Displays the current BOOTP relay configuration.

Configuration Menu 140

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp
[Virtual Router
vr
group
if
track
on
off
cur
-

Redundancy Protocol Menu]

VRRP Virtual Router Menu
VRRP Virtual Router Group Menu
VRRP Interface Menu
VRRP Priority Tracking Menu
Globally turn VRRP ON
Globally turn VRRP OFF
Display current VRRP configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on the GbE2c provides redundancy between routers in a LAN.
This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRPcapable routing device. One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority
criteria, and assumes control of the shared virtual router IP address. If the master fails, one of the backup virtual
routers will assume routing authority and take control of the virtual router IP address.
By default, VRRP is disabled. For more information on VRRP, see the High Availability chapter in the HP GbE2c
Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide.
The following table describes the VRRP Configuration Menu options.
Table 150 VRRP Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

vr <1-255>

Displays the VRRP Virtual Router Menu. This menu is used for configuring up to
255 virtual routers on this switch.

group

Displays the VRRP virtual router group menu, used to combine all virtual routers
together as one logical entity. Group options must be configured when using
two or more GbE2c in a hot-standby failover configuration where only one
switch is active at any given time.

if <1-256>

Displays the VRRP Virtual Router Interface Menu.

track

Displays the VRRP Tracking Menu. This menu is used for weighting the criteria
used when modifying priority levels in the master router election process.

on

Globally enables VRRP on this switch.

off

Globally disables VRRP on this switch.

cur

Displays the current VRRP parameters.

VRRP Virtual Router configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <1-255>
[VRRP Virtual
track
vrid
addr
if
prio
adver
preem
ena
dis
del
cur

Router 1 Menu]
- Priority Tracking Menu
- Set virtual router ID
- Set IP address
- Set interface number
- Set renter priority
- Set advertisement interval
- Enable/disable preemption
- Enable virtual router
- Disable virtual router
- Delete virtual router
- Display current VRRP virtual router configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
This menu is used for configuring virtual routers for this switch. A virtual router is defined by its virtual router ID and
an IP address. On each VRRP-capable routing device participating in redundancy for this virtual router, a virtual
router will be configured to share the same virtual router ID and IP address.
Configuration Menu 141

Virtual routers are disabled by default.

The following table describes the Virtual Router Configuration Menu options.
Table 151 Virtual Router Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

track

Displays the VRRP Priority Tracking Menu for this virtual router. Tracking is a
proprietary extension to VRRP, used for modifying the standard priority system
used for electing the master router.

vrid <1-255>

Defines the virtual router ID. This is used in conjunction with addr (below) to
define a virtual router on this switch. To create a pool of VRRP-enabled routing
devices which can provide redundancy to each other, each participating VRRP
device must be configured with the same virtual router: one that shares the
same vrid and addr combination.
The vrid for standard virtual routers (where the virtual router IP address is not
the same as any virtual server) can be any integer between 1 and 255. The
default value is 1.
All vrid values must be unique within the VLAN to which the virtual routers IP
interface belongs.

addr <IP address>

Defines the IP address for this virtual router using dotted decimal notation. This
is used in conjunction with the vrid (above) to configure the same virtual
router on each participating VRRP device. The default address is 0.0.0.0

if <1-256>

Selects a switch IP interface. If the IP interface has the same IP address as the
addr option above, this switch is considered the owner of the defined virtual
router. An owner has a special priority of 255 (highest) and will always
assume the role of master router, even if it must preempt another virtual router
which has assumed master routing authority. This preemption occurs even if the
preem option below is disabled. The default value is 1.

prio <1-254>

Defines the election priority bias for this virtual server. This can be any integer
between 1 and 254. The default value is 100.
During the master router election process, the routing device with the highest
virtual router priority number wins. If there is a tie, the device with the highest IP
interface address wins. If this virtual routers IP address (addr) is the same as
the one used by the IP interface, the priority for this virtual router will
automatically be set to 255 (highest).
When priority tracking is used (/cfg/l3/vrrp/track or
/cfg/l3/vrrp/vr #/track), this base priority value can be modified
according to a number of performance and operational criteria.

adver <1-255>

Defines the time interval between VRRP master advertisements. This can be any
integer between 1 and 255 seconds. The default value is 1.

preem disable|enable

Enables or disables master preemption. When enabled, if this virtual router is in

backup mode but has a higher priority than the current master, this virtual
router will preempt the lower priority master and assume control. Note that
even when preem is disabled, this virtual router will always preempt any other
master if this switch is the owner (the IP interface address and virtual router
addr are the same). By default, this option is enabled.

ena

Enables this virtual router.

dis

Disables this virtual router.

del

Deletes this virtual router from the switch configuration.

cur

Displays the current configuration information for this virtual router.

Configuration Menu 142

VRRP Virtual Router Priority Tracking configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <1-255>/track
[VRRP Virtual
vrs
ifs
ports
cur

Router 1 Priority Tracking Menu]

- Enable/disable tracking master virtual routers
- Enable/disable tracking other interfaces
- Enable/disable tracking VLAN switch ports
- Display current VRRP virtual router configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
This menu is used for modifying the priority system used when electing the master router from a pool of virtual routers.
Various tracking criteria can be used to bias the election results. Each time one of the tracking criteria is met, the
priority level for the virtual router is increased by an amount defined through the VRRP Tracking Menu.
Criteria are tracked dynamically, continuously updating virtual router priority levels when enabled. If the virtual router
preemption option is enabled, this virtual router can assume master routing authority when its priority level rises
above that of the current master.
Some tracking criteria (vrs, ifs, and ports below) apply to standard virtual routers, otherwise called virtual
interface routers. A virtual server router is defined as any virtual router whose IP address (addr) is the same as any
configured virtual server IP address.
The following table describes the Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options.
Table 152 Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

vrs disable|enable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each
virtual router in master mode on this switch. This is useful for making sure that
traffic for any particular client/server pairing are handled by the same switch,
increasing routing and load balancing efficiency. This command is disabled by
default.

ifs disable|enable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each
other IP interface active on this switch. An IP interface is considered active
when there is at least one active port on the same VLAN. This helps elect the
virtual routers with the most available routes as the master. This command is
disabled by default.

ports disable|enable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each
active port on the same VLAN. A port is considered active if it has a link and
is forwarding traffic. This helps elect the virtual routers with the most available
ports as the master. This command is disabled by default.

cur

Displays the current configuration for priority tracking for this virtual router.

VRRP Virtual Router Group configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/group
[VRRP Virtual
track
vrid
if
prio
adver
preem
ena
dis
del
cur

Router Group Menu]

- Priority Tracking Menu
- Set virtual router ID
- Set interface number
- Set renter priority
- Set advertisement interval
- Enable/disable preemption
- Enable virtual router
- Disable virtual router
- Delete virtual router
- Display current VRRP virtual router configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The Virtual Router Group menu is used for associating all virtual routers into a single logical virtual router, which
forces all virtual routers on the switch to either be master or backup as a group. A virtual router is defined by its
Configuration Menu 143

virtual router ID and an IP address. On each VRRP-capable routing device participating in redundancy for this virtual
router, a virtual router will be configured to share the same virtual router ID and IP address.
The following table describes the Virtual Router Group Configuration Menu options.
Table 153 Virtual Router Group Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

track

Displays the VRRP Priority Tracking Menu for the virtual router group. Tracking
is a proprietary extension to VRRP, used for modifying the standard priority
system used for electing the master router.

vrid <1-255>

Defines the virtual router ID.

The vrid for standard virtual routers (where the virtual router IP address is not
the same as any virtual server) can be any integer between 1 and 255. All
vrid values must be unique within the VLAN to which the virtual routers IP
interface (see if below) belongs. The default virtual router ID is 1.

if <1-256>

Selects a switch IP interface. The default switch IP interface number is 1.

prio <1-254>

Defines the election priority bias for this virtual router group. This can be any
integer between 1 and 254. The default value is 100.
During the master router election process, the routing device with the highest
virtual router priority number wins. If there is a tie, the device with the highest IP
interface address wins. If this virtual routers IP address (addr) is the same as
the one used by the IP interface, the priority for this virtual router will
automatically be set to 255 (highest).
When priority tracking is used (/cfg/l3/vrrp/track or
/cfg/l3/vrrp/vr #/track), this base priority value can be modified
according to a number of performance and operational criteria.

adver <1-255>

Defines the time interval between VRRP master advertisements. This can be any
integer between 1 and 255 seconds. The default is 1.

preem disable|enable

Enables or disables master preemption. When enabled, if the virtual router

group is in backup mode but has a higher priority than the current master, this
virtual router will preempt the lower priority master and assume control. Note
that even when preem is disabled, this virtual router will always preempt any
other master if this switch is the owner (the IP interface address and virtual
router addr are the same). By default, this option is enabled.

ena

Enables the virtual router group.

dis

Disables the virtual router group.

del

Deletes the virtual router group from the switch configuration.

cur

Displays the current configuration information for the virtual router group.

VRRP Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/group/track
[Virtual Router
ifs
ports
cur
-

Group Priority Tracking Menu]

Enable/disable tracking other interfaces
Enable/disable tracking VLAN switch ports
Display current VRRP Group Tracking configuration

NOTE: If Virtual Router Group Tracking is enabled, then the tracking option will be available only under group
option. The tracking setting for the other individual virtual routers will be ignored.

Configuration Menu 144

The following table describes the Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options.
Table 154 Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

ifs disable|enable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each
other IP interface active on this switch. An IP interface is considered active
when there is at least one active port on the same VLAN. This helps elect the
virtual routers with the most available routes as the master. This command is
disabled by default.

ports disable|enable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each
active port on the same VLAN. A port is considered active if it has a link and
is forwarding traffic. This helps elect the virtual routers with the most available
ports as the master. This command is disabled by default.

cur

Displays the current configuration for priority tracking for this virtual router.

VRRP Interface configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/if <1-255>
[VRRP Interface
auth
passw
del
cur
-

1 Menu]
Set authentication types
Set plain-text password
Delete interface
Display current VRRP interface configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
This menu is used for configuring VRRP authentication parameters for the IP interfaces used with the virtual routers.
The interface-number (1 to 255) represents the IP interface on which authentication parameters must be configured.
The following table describes the VRRP Interface Configuration Menu options.
Table 155 VRRP Interface Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

auth none|password

Defines the type of authentication that will be used: none (no authentication),
or password (password authentication).

passw <password>

Defines a plain text password up to eight characters long. This password will
be added to each VRRP packet transmitted by this interface when password
authentication is chosen (see auth above).

del

Clears the authentication configuration parameters for this IP interface. The IP

interface itself is not deleted.

cur

Displays the current configuration for this IP interfaces authentication

parameters.

VRRP Tracking configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/track
[VRRP Tracking Menu]
vrs
- Set priority increment for virtual router tracking
ifs
- Set priority increment for IP interface tracking
ports
- Set priority increment for VLAN switch port tracking
cur
- Display current VRRP Priority Tracking configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
This menu is used for setting weights for the various criteria used to modify priority levels during the master router
election process. Each time one of the tracking criteria is met, the priority level for the virtual router is increased by an
amount defined through this menu.
Configuration Menu 145

NOTE: These priority tracking options only define increment values. These options do not affect the VRRP
master router election process until options under the VRRP Virtual Router Priority Tracking Menu are enabled.
The following table describes the VRRP Tracking Configuration Menu options.
Table 156 VRRP Tracking Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

vrs <0-254>

Defines the priority increment value (0 through 254) for virtual routers in master
mode detected on this switch. The default value is 2.

ifs <0-254>

Defines the priority increment value (0 through 254) for active IP interfaces
detected on this switch. The default value is 2.

ports <0-254>

Defines the priority increment value (0 through 254) for active ports on the
virtual routers VLAN. The default value is 2.

cur

Displays the current configuration of priority tracking increment values.

Quality of Service configuration

Command: /cfg/qos
[QOS Menu]
8021p

- 802.1p Menu

Use the Quality of Service (QoS) menus to configure the IEEE 802.1p priority value of incoming packets. This allows
you to differentiate between various types of traffic, and provide different priority levels. The following table describes
the QoS Configuration Menu options.
Table 157 QoS Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

8021p

Displays 802.1p configuration menu.

QoS 802.1p configuration

Command: /cfg/qos/8021p
[802.1p Menu]
priq
- Set priority to COS queue mapping
qweight - Set weight to a COS queue
cur
- Display current 802.1p configuration
This feature provides the GbE2c the capability to filter IP packets based on the IEEE 802.1p bits in the packet's VLAN
header. The 802.1p bits specify the priority that you should give to the packets while forwarding them. The packets
with a higher (non-zero) priority bits are given forwarding preference over packets with numerically lower priority bits
value.
The following table describes the 802.1p Configuration Menu options.
Table 158 802.1p Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

priq <0-7> <0-1>

Maps the 802.1p priority of to the Class of Service queue (COSq) priority.
Enter the 802.1p priority value (0-7); followed by the Class of Service queue
(0-1) that handles the matching traffic.

qweight <0-1> <0-15>

Configures the weight of the selected Class of Service queue (COSq). Enter the
queue number (0-1), followed by the scheduling weight (0-15).

cur

Displays the current 802.1p parameters.

Access Control configuration

Command: /cfg/acl
Configuration Menu 146

[ACL Menu]
acl
group
cur

- Access Control List Item Config Menu

- Access Control List Group Config Menu
- Display current ACL configuration

Use this menu to create Access Control Lists (ACLs) and ACL Groups. ACLs define matching criteria used for IP
filtering and Quality of Service functions.
The following table describes the Access Control Configuration Menu options.
Table 159 Access Control Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

acl <1-762>

Displays Access Control List (ACL) configuration menu.

group <1-762>

Displays ACL Group configuration menu.

cur

Displays the current Access Control parameters.

Access Control List configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>
[ACL 1 Menu]
ethernet
ipv4
tcpudp
meter
re-mark
pktfmt
egrport
action
stats
reset
cur

Ethernet Header Options Menu

IP Header Options Menu
TCP/UDP Header Options Menu
ACL Metering Configuration Menu
ACL Re-mark Configuration Menu
Set to filter specific packet format types
Set to filter for packets egressing this port
Set filter action
Enable/disable statistics for this acl
Reset filtering parameters
Display current filter configuration

These menus allow you to define filtering criteria for each Access Control List (ACL). The following table describes the
ACL Configuration Menu options.
Table 160 ACL Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

ethernet

Displays the ACL Ethernet configuration menu.

ipv4

Displays the ACL IP version 4 configuration menu.

tcpudp

Displays the ACL TCP/UDP configuration menu.

meter

Displays the ACL meter configuration menu.

re-mark

Displays the ACL re-mark configuration menu.

pktfmt

Displays the ACL Packet Format configuration menu.

egrport <port number>

Configures the ACL to function on egress packets.

The egress port ACL will not match a Layer 2 broadcast or multicast
packet. The egress port ACL will not match packets if the destination port
is a trunk.

action permit|deny|setprio <0-7> Configures a filter action for packets that match the ACL definitions. You
can choose to permit (pass) or deny (drop) packets, or set the 802.1p
priority for the packets.

stats e|d

Enables or disables the statistics collection for the Access Control List.

reset

Resets the ACL parameters to their default values and removes the ACL
from all ports to which it is assigned.

cur

Displays the current ACL parameters.

Configuration Menu 147

ACL Ethernet Filter configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/ethernet
[Filtering Ethernet Menu]
smac
- Set to filter on source MAC
dmac
- Set to filter on destination MAC
vlan
- Set to filter on VLAN ID
etype
- Set to filter on ethernet type
pri
- Set to filter on priority
reset
- Reset all fields
cur
- Display current parameters
This menu allows you to define Ethernet matching criteria for an ACL. The following table describes the Ethernet Filter
Configuration Menu options.
Table 161 Ethernet Filter Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

smac <MAC address> <MAC mask>

Defines the source MAC address and MAC mask for this ACL.
For example:
00:60:cf:40:56:00 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fc

dmac <MAC address> <MAC mask>

Defines the destination MAC address and MAC mask for this
ACL. For example:
00:60:cf:40:56:00 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:fc

vlan <1-4095> <VLAN mask (0xfff)>

Defines a VLAN number and mask for this ACL.

etype ARP|IP|IPv6|MPLS|RARP|any|0xXXXX

Defines the Ethernet type for this ACL.

pri <0-7>

Defines the Ethernet priority value for the ACL.

reset

Resets Ethernet parameters for the ACL to their default values.

cur

Displays the current Ethernet parameters for the ACL.

ACL IP Version 4 Filter configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/ipv4
[Filtering IPv4 Menu]
sip
- Set to filter on source IP address
dip
- Set to filter on destination IP address
proto
- Set to filter on protocol
tos
- Set to filter on TOS
reset
- Reset all fields
cur
- Display current parameters
This menu allows you to define IPv4 matching criteria for an ACL. The following table describes the IP version 4 Filter
Configuration Menu options.
Table 162 IPv4 Filter Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

sip <IP address> <IP mask>

Defines a source IP address for the ACL. If defined, traffic with this source IP
address will match this ACL. Specify an IP address in dotted decimal notation.
For example, 100.10.1.1

dip <IP address> <IP mask>

Defines a destination IP address for the ACL. If defined, traffic with this
destination IP address will match this ACL. For example, 100.10.1.2

Configuration Menu 148

Table 162 IPv4 Filter Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

proto <0-255>

Defines an IP protocol for the ACL. If defined, traffic from the specified protocol
matches this filter. Specify the protocol number. Listed below are some of the
well-known protocols.
Number Name
1
icmp
2
igmp
6
tcp
17
udp
89
ospf
112
vrrp

tos <0-255>

Defines a Type of Service value for the ACL. For more information on ToS, see
RFC 1340 and 1349.

reset

Resets the IPv4 parameters for the ACL to their default values.

cur

Displays the current IPV4 parameters.

ACL TCP/UDP Filter configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/tcpudp
[Filtering TCP/UDP Menu]
sport
- Set to filter on TCP/UDP source port
dport
- Set to filter on TCP/UDP destination port
flags
- Set to filter TCP/UDP flags
reset
- Reset all fields
cur
- Display current parameters
This menu allows you to define TCP/UDP matching criteria for an ACL. The following table describes the TCP/UDP
Filter Configuration Menu options.
Table 163 TCP/UDP Filter Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

sport <1-65535> <port mask>

Defines a source port for the ACL. If defined, traffic with the specified TCP or
UDP source port will match this ACL. Specify the port number. Listed below are
some of the well-known ports:
Number
Name
20
ftp-data
21
ftp
22
ssh
23
telnet
25
smtp
37
time
42
name
43
whois
53
domain
69
tftp
70
gopher
79
finger
80
http

dport <1-65535>

Defines a destination port for the ACL. If defined, traffic with the specified TCP
or UDP destination port will match this ACL. Specify the port number, just as
with sport above.

flags <value (0x0-0x3f)>

Defines a TCP/UDP flag for the ACL.

reset

Resets the TCP/UDP parameters for the ACL to their default values.

cur

Displays the current TCP/UDP Filtering parameters.

Configuration Menu 149

ACL Meter configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/meter
[Metering Menu]
cir
mbsize
enable
dpass
reset
cur
-

Set committed rate in KiloBits/s

Set maximum burst size in KiloBits
Enable/disable port metering
Set to Drop or Pass out of profile traffic
Reset meter parameters
Display current settings

This menu defines the metering profile for the selected ACL.
Table 164 ACL Meter Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

cir <64-1000000>

Configures the committed rate, in Kilobits per second. The committed rate must
be a multiple of 64.

mbsize <32-4096>

Configures the maximum burst size, in Kilobits. Enter one of the following
values for mbsize: 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096

enable e|d

Enables or disables metering on the ACL.

dpass drop|pass

Configures the ACL Meter to either drop or pass out-of-profile traffic.

reset

Reset ACL Metering parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays the current ACL metering parameters.

ACL Re-mark configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/re-mark
[Re-mark Menu]
inprof
outprof reset
cur
-

In Profile Menu
Out Profile Menu
Reset re-mark settings
Display current settings

You can choose to re-mark IP header data for the selected ACL. You can configure different remark values, based on
whether packets fall within the ACL Metering profile, or out of the ACL Metering profile.
Table 165 ACL Re-mark Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

inprof

Displays the Re-mark In-Profile Menu.

outprof

Displays the Re-mark Out-of-Profile Menu.

reset

Reset ACL Re-mark parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays the current ACL re-mark parameters.

Configuration Menu 150

ACL Re-mark In-Profile configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/re-mark/inprof
[Re-marking - In Profile Menu]
up1p
- Set Update User Priority Menu
updscp
- Set the update DSCP
reset
- Reset in profile settings
cur
- Display current settings
Table 166 ACL Re-mark In-Profile Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

up1p

Displays the Re-Mark In-Profile Update User Priority Menu.

updscp <0-63>

Sets the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) of In-Profile packets to the selected value.

reset

Resets the update DSCP parameters to their default values.

cur

Displays the current ACL re-mark in-profile parameters.

ACL Re-mark In-Profile Update User Priority configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/re-mark/inprof/up1p
[Update User Priority Menu]
value
- Set the update user priority
utosp
- Enable/Disable use of TOS precedence
reset
- Reset in profile up1p settings
cur
- Display current settings
Table 167 ACL Update User Priority Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

value <0-7>

Defines 802.1p value. The value is the priority bits information in the packet
structure.

utosp enable|disable

Enable or disable mapping of TOS (Type of Service) priority to 802.1p priority

for In-Profile packets. When enabled, the TOS value is used to set the 802.1p
value.

reset

Resets UP1P settings to their default values.

cur

Displays the current ACL Update User Priority parameters.

ACL Re-mark Out-of-Profile configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/re-mark/outprof
[Re-marking - Out Of Profile Menu]
updscp
- Set the update DSCP
reset
- Reset out of profile settings
cur
- Display current settings
Table 168 ACL Re-mark Out-of-Profile Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

updscp <0-63>

Sets the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) of Out-of-Profile packets to the selected
value. The switch sets the DSCP value on Out-of-Profile packets.

reset

Resets the update DSCP parameters for Out-of-Profile packets to their default
values.

cur

Displays the current ACL re-mark out-profile parameters.

Configuration Menu 151

ACL Packet Format configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/acl <1-762>/pktfmt
[Filtering Packet Format Menu]
ethfmt
- Set to filter on ethernet format
tagfmt
- Set to filter on ethernet tagging format
reset
- Reset all fields
cur
- Display current parameters
The following table describes the Packet Format Configuration Menu options.
Table 169 Packet Format Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

ethfmt eth2|snap|llc

Defines the Ethernet format for the ACL.

tagfmt none|tagged

Defines the tagging format for the ACL.

reset

Resets Packet Format parameters for the ACL to their default values.

cur

Displays the current Packet Format parameters for the ACL.

ACL Group configuration

Command: /cfg/acl/group <1-762>
[ACL Group 1 Menu]
add
- Add ACL to group
rem
- Remove ACL from group
cur
- Display current ACL items in group
This menu allows you to compile one or more ACLs into an ACL Group. Once you create an ACL Group, you can
assign the ACL Group to one or more ports.
The following table describes the ACL Group Configuration Menu options.
Table 170 ACL Group Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add acl <1-762>

Adds the selected ACL to the ACL Group.

rem acl<1-762>

Removes the selected ACL from the ACL Group.

cur

Displays the current ACL group parameters.

Remote Monitoring configuration

Command: /cfg/rmon
[RMON Menu]
hist
event
alarm
cur

RMON History Menu

RMON Event Menu
RMON Alarm Menu
Display current RMON configuration

Remote Monitoring (RMON) allows you to monitor traffic flowing through the switch. The RMON MIB is described in
RFC 1757.

Configuration Menu 152

The following table describes the RMON Configuration Menu options.

Table 171 RMON Menu options
Command

Description

hist

Displays the RMON History Menu.

event

Displays the RMON Event Menu.

alarm

Displays the RMON Alarm Menu.

cur

Displays the current RMON configuration.

RMON history configuration

Command: /cfg/rmon/hist <1-65535>
[RMON History
ifoid
rbnum
intrval
owner
delete
cur

1
-

Menu]
Set interface MIB object to monitor
Set the number of requested buckets
Set polling interval
Set owner for the RMON group of statistics
Delete this history and restore defaults
Display current history configuration

The following table describes the RMON History Menu options.

Table 172 RMON History Menu options
Command

Description

ifoid <1-127 characters>

Configures the interface MIB Object Identifier. The IFOID must correspond to the
standard interface OID, as follows: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.x
The interface OID can have a maximum of 127 characters.

rbnum <1-65535>

Configures the requested number of buckets, which is the number of discrete time
intervals over which data is to be saved.
The range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 30.

NOTE:

The maximum number of buckets that can be granted is 50.

intrval <1-3600>

Configures the time interval over which the data is sampled for each bucket.
The range is from 1 to 3600 seconds. The default value is 1800 seconds.

owner <1-127 characters>

Enter a text string that identifies the person or entity that uses this history index.
The owner can have a maximum of 127 characters.

delete

Deletes the selected history index.

cur

Displays the current RMON History parameters.

Configuration Menu 153

RMON event configuration

Command: /cfg/rmon/event <1-65535>
[RMON Event 1
descn
type
owner
delete
cur

Menu]
- Set description for the event
- Set event type
- Set owner for the event
- Delete this event and restore defaults
- Display current event configuration

The following table describes the RMON Event Menu options.

Table 173 RMON Event Menu options
Command

Description

descn <1-127 characters>

Enter a text string to describe the event.

The description can have a maximum of 127 characters.

type none|log|trap|both

Selects the type of notification provided for this event. For log events, an entry is
made in the log table and sent to the configured syslog host. For trap events, an
SNMP trap is sent to the management station (/cfg/snmp/trap).

owner <1-127 characters>

Enter a text string that identifies the person or entity that uses this event index.
The owner can have a maximum of 127 characters.

delete

Deletes this event index.

cur

Displays the current RMON Event parameters.

RMON alarm configuration

Command: /cfg/rmon/alarm <1-65535>
[RMON Alarm 1
oid
intrval
sample
almtype
rlimit
flimit
revtidx
fevtidx
owner
delete
cur

Menu]
- Set MIB oid datasource to monitor
- Set alarm interval
- Set sample type
- Set startup alarm type
- Set rising threshold
- Set falling threshold
- Set event index to fire on rising threshold crossing
- Set event index to fire on falling threshold crossing
- Set owner for the alarm
- Delete this alarm and restore defaults
- Display current alarm configuration

The Alarm RMON group can track rising or falling values for a MIB object. The MIB object must be a counter, gauge,
integer, or time interval. Each alarm index must correspond to an event index that triggers once the alarm threshold is
crossed.
The following table describes the RMON Alarm Menu options.
Table 174 RMON Alarm Menu options
Command

Description

oid <1-127 characters>

Configures an alarm MIB Object Identifier.

The alarm OID can have a maximum of 127 characters.

intrval <1-65535>

Configures the time interval over which data is sampled and compared
with the rising and falling thresholds.
The range is from 1 to 65535 seconds. The default is 1800 seconds.

Configuration Menu 154

Table 174 RMON Alarm Menu options

Command

Description

sample abs|delta

Configures the method of sampling the selected variable and calculating

the value to be compared against the thresholds, as follows:
abs: absolute value, the value of the selected variable is compared directly
with the thresholds at the end of the sampling interval.
delta: delta value, the value of the selected variable at the last sample is
subtracted from the current value, and the difference compared with the
thresholds.

almtype rising|falling|either

Configures the alarm type as rising, falling, or either (rising or falling).

rlimit < -2147483647 to

2147483647>

Configures the rising threshold for the sampled statistic. When the current
sampled value is greater than or equal to this threshold, and the value at
the last sampling interval was less than this threshold, a single event is
generated.

flimit < -2147483647 to

2147483647>

Configures the falling threshold for the sampled statistic. When the current
sampled value is less than or equal to this threshold, and the value at the
last sampling interval was greater than this threshold, a single event is
generated.

revtidx <0-65535>

Configures the rising alarm event index that is triggered when a rising
threshold is crossed.
The range is from 0 to 65535. The default value is 0.

fevtidx <0-65535>

Configures the falling alarm event index that is triggered when a falling
threshold is crossed.
The range is from 0 to 65535. The default value is 0.

owner <1-127 characters>

Enter a text string that identifies the person or entity that uses this alarm
index.
The owner can have a maximum of 127 characters.

delete

Deletes this alarm index.

cur

Displays the current RMON Alarm parameters.

Port mirroring
Command: /cfg/pmirr
[Port Mirroring
mirror monport cur
-

Menu]
Enable/Disable Mirroring
Monitoring Port based PM Menu
Display All Mirrored and Monitoring Ports

The Port Mirroring Configuration Menu is used to configure, enable, and disable the monitored port. When enabled,
network packets being sent and/or received on a target port are duplicated and sent to a monitor port. By attaching
a network analyzer to the monitor port, you can collect detailed information about your network performance and
usage. Port mirroring is disabled by default.
NOTE: See the Troubleshooting tools appendix in the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class
BladeSystem Application Guide for information on how to use port mirroring.
The following table describes the Port Mirroring Configuration Menu options.
Table 175 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

mirror disable|enable

Enables or disables port mirroring

monport <port number>

Displays port mirroring menu.

cur

Displays current settings of the mirrored and monitoring ports.

Configuration Menu 155

Port-based port mirroring

Command: /cfg/pmirr/monport <port number>
[Port 1 Menu]
add
rem
delete
cur

Add "Mirrored" port

Rem "Mirrored" port
Delete this Monitor port
Display current Port-based Port Mirroring configuration

The following table describes the port-based Port Mirroring Configuration Menu options.
Table 176 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

add <mirrored port> in|out|both

Adds the port to be mirrored. This command also allows you to enter the
direction of the traffic. It is necessary to specify the direction because:
If the source port of the frame matches the mirrored port and the
mirrored direction is ingress or both (ingress and egress), the frame
is sent to the mirrored port.
If the destination port of the frame matches the mirrored port and
the mirrored direction is egress or both, the frame is sent to the
monitoring port.

rem <mirrored port>

Removes the mirrored port.

delete

Deletes this monitored port.

cur

Displays the current settings of the monitoring port.

Uplink Failure Detection configuration

Command: /cfg/ufd
[Uplink Failure Detection Menu]
fdp - Failure Detection Pair Menu
on - Globally turn Uplink Failure Detection ON
off - Globally turn Uplink Failure Detection OFF
cur - Display current Uplink Failure Detection configuration
Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) supports network fault tolerance in network adapter teams. Use this menu to configure
a Failure Detection Pair of one Links to Monitor (LtM) group and one Links to Disable (LtD) group. When UFD is
enabled and a Failure Detection Pair is configured, the switch automatically disables ports in the LtD if it detects a
failure in the LtM. The failure conditions which are monitored in the LtM group include port link state moving to down,
or port state moving to Blocking if Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled.
The following table describes the Uplink Failure Detection (UFD) Configuration Menu options.
Table 177 Uplink Failure Detection Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

fdp

Displays the Failure Detection Pair menu.

on

Globally turns Uplink Failure Detection ON.

off

Globally turns Uplink Failure Detection OFF.

cur

Displays the current Uplink Failure Detection configuration parameters.

Configuration Menu 156

Failure Detection Pair configuration

Command: /cfg/ufd/fdp
[FDP Menu]
ltm
ltd
ena
dis
current

Link to Monitor Menu

Link to Disable Menu
Enable FDP
Disable FDP
Display current FDP configuration

Use these commands to configure a Failure Detection Pair, which consists of one Link to Monitor (LtM) and one Link to
Disable (LtD). When the switch detects a failure on the LtM, it automatically disables the ports in the LtD.
The following table describes the Failure Detection Pair (FDP) configuration Menu options.
Table 178 Failure Detection Pair Configuration Menu options
Command

Description

ltm

Displays the Links to Monitor menu.

ltd

Displays the Links to Disable menu.

ena

Enables the FDP Parameters.

dis

Disables the FDP Parameters.

current

Displays the current FDP configuration.

Link to Monitor configuration

Command: /cfg/ufd/fdp/ltm
[Failure Link
addport
remport
addtrnk
remtrnk
cur

to Monitor Menu]
- Add port to Link to Monitor
- Remove port from Link to Monitor
- Add trunk to Link to Monitor
- Remove trunk from Link to Monitor
- Display current LtM configuration

The following table describes the Link to Monitor (LtM) Menu options. The LtM can consist of only one uplink port
(ports 20-24) or a single trunk containing only uplink ports.
Table 179 Link to Monitor Menu options
Command

Description

addport <port number>

Adds a port to the LtM. Only uplink ports (20-24) are allowed in the LtM.

remport <port number>

Removes a port from the LtM.

addtrnk <1-12>

Adds a trunk group to the LtM. The LtM trunk group can contain only uplink ports
(20-24).

remtrnk <1-12>

Removes a trunk group from the LtM.

cur

Displays the current LtM configuration.

Configuration Menu 157

Link to Disable configuration

Command: /cfg/ufd/fdp/ltd
[Failure Link
addport
remport
addtrnk
remtrnk
cur

to Disable Menu]
- Add port to Link to Disable
- Remove port from Link to Disable
- Add trunk to Link to Disable
- Remove trunk from Link to Disable
- Display current LtD configuration

The following table describes the Link to Disable (LtD) Menu options. The LtD can consist of any mix of downlink ports
(ports 1-16) and trunk groups that contain only downlink ports.
Table 180 Link to Disable Menu options
Command

Description

addport <port number>

Adds a port to the current LtD group. Only downlink ports (1-16) are allowed in the LtD.

remport <port number>

Removes a port from the current LtD group.

addtrunk <1-12>

Adds a trunk group to the current LtD group. LtD trunk groups can contain only downlink
ports (1-16).

remtrunk <1-12>

Removes a trunk group from the current LtD group.

cur

Displays the current LtD configuration.

Dump
Command: /cfg/dump
The dump program writes the current switch configuration to the terminal screen. To start the dump program, at the
Configuration# prompt, enter:
Configuration# dump
The configuration is displayed with parameters that have been changed from the default values. The screen display
can be captured, edited, and placed in a script file, which can be used to configure other switches. Paste the
configuration commands from the script file at the command line prompt of the switch. The active configuration can
also be saved or loaded via FTP/TFTP.

Saving the active switch configuration

Command: /cfg/ptcfg <FTP/TFTP server> <filename>
When the ptcfg command is used, the active configuration commands of the switch (as displayed using /cfg/dump)
will be uploaded to the specified script configuration file on the TFTP server. To start the switch configuration upload,
at the Configuration# prompt, enter:
Configuration# ptcfg <FTP/TFTP server> <filename>
Where <FTP/TFTP server> is the FTP or TFTP server IP address or hostname and <filename> is the name of the target
script configuration file.
NOTE: The output file is formatted with line-breaks but no carriage returns. The file cannot be viewed with
editors that require carriage returns (such as Microsoft Notepad).
NOTE: If the TFTP server is running SunOS or the Solaris operating system, the specified ptcfg file must
exist prior to executing the ptcfg command and must be writable (set with proper permission, and not locked
by any application). The contents of the specified file will be replaced with the current configuration data.

Configuration Menu 158

Restoring the active switch configuration

Command: /cfg/gtcfg <FTP/TFTP server> <filename>
When the gtcfg command is used, the active configuration will be replaced with the commands found in the specified
configuration file. The file can contain a full switch configuration or a partial configuration. The configuration loaded
using gtcfg is not activated until the apply command is used. If the apply command is found in the configuration script
file loaded using this command, the apply action will be performed automatically.
To start the switch configuration download, at the Configuration# prompt, enter:
Configuration#

gtcfg <FTP/TFTP server> <filename>

Where <FTP/TFTP server> is the FTP/TFTP server IP address or hostname and <filename> is the name of the target
script configuration file.
NOTE: The switch supports three configuration files: active, backup, and factory. See the Selecting a
configuration block section in the Boot Options Menu chapter for information on how to set which
configuration file to use upon boot up.

Configuration Menu 159

Operations Menu
Introduction
Operations-level commands are used for making immediate and temporary changes to switch configuration. The
Operations Menu is used for bringing ports temporarily in and out of service. This menu is available only from an
administrator and operator login.

Menu information
Command: /oper
[Operations Menu]
port
- Operational Port Menu
vrrp
- Operational Virtual Router Redundancy Menu
passwd
- Change current user password
clrlog
- Clear syslog messages
ntpreq
- Send NTP request
The following table describes the Operations Menu options.
Table 181 Operations Menu options
Command

Description

port <port number>

Displays the Operational Port Menu.

*vrrp

Displays the Operational Virtual Router Redundancy Menu. VRRP is available only on
the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

passwd <1-128
characters>

Allows the user to change the password. You need to enter the current password in
use for validation.

clrlog

Clears all Syslog messages.

ntpreq

Allows the user to send requests to the NTP server.

Operations-level port options

Command: /oper/port <port number>
[Operations Port 1 Menu]
8021x
- 8021.x Menu
rmon
- Enable/Disable RMON for port
ena
- Enable port
dis
- Disable port
cur
- Current port state
Operations-level port options are used for temporarily disabling or enabling a port.
Table 182 Operations-Level Port Menu options
Command

Description

8021x

Displays the 802.1x Port Menu.

rmon disable|enable

Enables or disables Remote Monitoring for the port. RMON must be enabled for any
RMON configurations to function.

ena

Temporarily enables the port. The port will be returned to its configured operation mode
when the switch is reset.

NOTE:

This command does not enable a port that has been disabled by an ekeying mismatch error.

dis

Temporarily disables the port. The port will be returned to its configured operation mode
when the switch is reset.

cur

Displays the current settings for the port.

Operations Menu

160

Operations-level port 802.1x options

Command: /oper/port <port number>/8021x
[802.1x Operation Menu]
reset
- Reinitialize 802.1x access control on this port
reauth
- Initiate reauthentication on this port now
Operations-level port 802.1x options are used to temporarily set 802.1x parameters for a port.
Table 183 Operations-Level Port 802.1x Menu options
Command

Description

reset

Re-initializes the 802.1x access-control parameters for the port. The following actions take
place, depending on the 802.1x port configuration:
force unauth - the port is placed in unauthorized state, and traffic is blocked.
auto - the port is placed in unauthorized state, then authentication is initiated.
force auth - the port is placed in authorized state, and authentication is not
required.

reauth

Re-authenticates the supplicant (client) attached to the port. This command only applies if
the ports 802.1x mode is configured as auto.

Operations-level VRRP options

Command: /oper/vrrp
[VRRP Operations Menu]
back
- Set virtual router to backup
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
Operations-level VRRP options are described in the following table.
Table 184 Operations-Level VRRP Menu options
Command

Description

back <1-255>

Forces the specified master virtual router on this switch into backup mode. This is generally
used for passing master control back to a preferred switch once the preferred switch has
been returned to service after a failure. When this command is executed, the current master
gives up control and initiates a new election by temporarily advertising its own priority
level as 0 (lowest). After the new election, the virtual router forced into backup mode by
this command will resume master control in the following cases:
This switch owns the virtual router (the IP addresses of the virtual router and its IP
interface are the same)
This switchs virtual router has a higher priority and preemption is enabled.
There are no other virtual routers available to take master control.

Operations Menu

161

Boot Options Menu

Introduction
You must be logged in to the switch as the administrator to use the Boot Options Menu.
The Boot Options Menu provides options for:

Selecting a switch software image to be used when the switch is next reset.

Selecting a configuration block to be used when the switch is next reset.

Downloading or uploading a new software image to the switch via FTP/TFTP.

Menu information
Command: /boot
[Boot Options
image
conf
mode
prompt
gtimg
ptimg
reset
cur

Menu]
- Select software image to use on next boot
- Select config block to use on next boot
- Select CLI mode to use on next boot
- Prompt for selectable boot mode
- Download new software image via FTP/TFTP
- Upload selected software image via FTP/TFTP
- Reset switch [WARNING: Restarts Spanning Tree]
- Display current boot options

Each of the Boot Options Menu commands is discussed in greater detail in the following sections.

Updating the switch software image

The switch software image is the executable code running on the switch. A version of the image ships with the switch,
and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can upgrade the software
running on the switch.
Upgrading the software image on the switch requires the following:

Loading the new image onto a FTP/TFTP server on your network

Downloading the new image from the FTP/TFTP server to the switch

Selecting the new software image to be loaded into switch memory the next time the switch is reset

Downloading new software to the switch

The switch can store up to two different software images, called image1 and image2, as well as boot software, called
boot. When you download new software, you must specify where it should be placed: either into image1, image2, or
boot.
For example, if your active image is currently loaded into image1, you would probably load the new image software
into image2. This lets you test the new software and reload the original active image (stored in image1), if needed.
To download new software to the switch, you will need the following:

The image or boot software loaded on a FTP or TFTP server on your network

The hostname or IP address of the FTP or TFTP server

The user name and password for FTP server, if necessary

The name of the new software image or boot file

NOTE: The DNS parameters must be configured if specifying hostnames. See the Domain name system
configuration section in the Configuration Menu chapter.

Boot Options Menu 162

When the above requirements are met, use the following procedure to download the new software to your GbE2c
Ethernet Blade Switch.
1.

At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:

Boot Options# gtimg

2.

Enter the name of the GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch software to be replaced:
Enter name of switch software image to be replaced
["image1"/"image2"/"boot"]: <image>

3.

Enter the hostname or IP address of the FTP or TFTP server:

Enter hostname or IP address of FTP/TFTP server: <server name or IP
address>

4.

Enter the name of the new software file on the server:

Enter name of file on FTP/TFTP server: <filename>
The exact form of the name will vary by TFTP server. However, the file location is normally relative to the TFTP
directory.

5.

Enter the user name, if you are using a FTP server:

Enter username for FTP server or hit return for TFTP server: <userID>

6.

Enter the password for the FTP server (if prompted):

Enter password for username on FTP server: <password>

7.

The system prompts you to confirm your request.

You should next select a software image to run, as described in the Selecting a Soft Image to Run section.

8.

If you are loading an image from which you are not currently booted, the system prompts you to change the
image.
image2 currently contains Software Version 2.0.0
that was downloaded at 15:46:36 Wed Apr 23, 2006.
New download will replace image2 with file "2.0.1_OS.img"
from TFTP server 192.168.2.4.
Confirm download operation [y/n]: y
Invoking TFTP over port 69...
Starting download...
File appears valid
Download in
progress....................................................
Image download complete (1333953 bytes)
Writing to flash...This takes about 90 seconds. Please wait
Write complete (1333953 bytes), now verifying FLASH...
Verification of new image2 in FLASH successful.
image2 now contains Software Version 2.0.1
Switch is currently set to boot software image1.
Do you want to change that to the new image2? [y/n] y
Next boot will use new software image2.

Selecting a software image to run

You can select which software image (image1 or image2) you want to run in switch memory for the next reboot.
1.

At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:

Boot Options# image

2.

Enter the name of the image you want the switch to use upon the next boot. The system informs you of which
image is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and prompts you to enter a new choice:
Currently set to use switch software "image1" on next reset.
Specify new image to use on next reset ["image1"/"image2"]:

Boot Options Menu 163

Uploading a software image from the switch

You can upload a software image from the GbE2c to a FTP or TFTP server.
1.

At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:

Boot Options# ptimg

2.

The system prompts you for information. Enter the desired image:
Enter name of switch software image to be uploaded
["image1"|"image2"|"boot"]: <image> <hostname or server-IP-addr>
<server-filename>

3.

Enter the name or the IP address of the FTP or TFTP server:

Enter hostname or IP address of FTP/TFTP server: <server name or IP
address>

4.

Enter the name of the file into which the image will be uploaded on the FTP or TFTP server:
Enter name of file on FTP/TFTP server: <filename>

5.

Enter the user name, if you are using a FTP server:

Enter username for FTP server or hit return for TFTP server: <userID>

6.

Enter the password for the FTP server (if prompted):

Enter password for username on FTP server: <password>

7.

The system then requests confirmation of what you have entered. To have the file uploaded, enter y.
image2 currently contains Software Version 2.0.0
Upload will transfer image2 (1889411 bytes) to file "test"
on TFTP server 192.1.1.1.
Confirm upload operation [y/n]: y

Selecting a configuration block

When you make configuration changes to the switch, you must save the changes so that they are retained beyond the
next time the switch is reset. When you execute the save command, your new configuration changes are placed in
the active configuration block. The previous configuration is copied into the backup configuration block.
There is also a factory configuration block. This holds the default configuration set by the factory when the switch was
manufactured. Under certain circumstances, it may be desirable to reset the switch configuration to the default. This
can be useful when a custom-configured switch is moved to a network environment where it will be re-configured for a
different purpose.
Use the following procedure to set which configuration block you want the switch to load the next time it is reset:
1.

At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:

Boot Options# conf

2.

Enter the name of the configuration block you want the switch to use.
The system indicates which configuration block is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and prompts you
to enter a new choice:
Currently set to use active configuration block on next reset.
Specify new block to use ["active"/"backup"/"factory"]:

Boot Options Menu 164

Resetting the switch

You can reset the switch to make your software image file and configuration block changes occur.
Resetting the switch causes the Spanning Tree Protocol to restart. This process can be lengthy, depending on the
topology of your network.
To reset the switch, at the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
>> Boot Options# reset
You are prompted to confirm your request.
To display current boot options, enter:
>> Boot Options# cur

Accessing the ISCLI

To access the ISCLI, enter the following command from the AOS CLI, and reset the switch:
Boot Options# mode iscli
The default command-line interface for the GbE2c is the AOS CLI. To access the AOS CLI, enter the following
command and reset the GbE2c:
>> Switch# boot cli-mode aos
Users can select the CLI mode upon login, if the /boot/prompt command is enabled. Only an administrator
connected through the console port can view and enable /boot/prompt. When /boot/prompt is enabled, the
first user to log in can select the CLI mode. Subsequent users must use the selected CLI mode, until all users have
logged out.

Boot Options Menu 165

Maintenance Menu
Introduction
The Maintenance Menu is used for debugging purposes, enabling you to generate a technical support dump of the
critical state information in the switch, and to clear entries in the Forwarding Database and the Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP) and routing tables. This menu is available only from an administrator and operator login.

Menu information
Command: /maint
[Maintenance
sys
fdb
debug
arp
route
igmp
uudmp
ptdmp
cldmp
panic
tsdmp
pttsdmp

Menu]
- System Maintenance Menu
- Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu
- Debugging Menu
- ARP Cache Manipulation Menu
- IP Route Manipulation Menu
- IGMP Multicast Group Menu
- Uuencode FLASH dump
- Upload FLASH dump via FTP/TFTP
- Clear FLASH dump
- Dump state information to FLASH and reboot
- Tech support dump
- Upload tech support dump via FTP/TFTP

Dump information contains internal switch state data that is written to flash memory on the switch after any one of the
following occurs:

The switch administrator forces a switch panic. The panic option, found in the Maintenance Menu, causes the
switch to dump state information to flash memory, and then causes the switch to reboot.

The switch administrator enters the switch reset key combination (Ctrl-Shift-6) on a device that is attached
to the console port.

The switch detects a hardware or software problem that requires a reboot.

The following table describes the Maintenance Menu options.

Table 185 Maintenance Menu options
Command

Usage

sys

Displays the System Maintenance Menu.

fdb

Displays the Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu.

debug

Displays the Debug Menu.

arp

Displays the ARP Cache Manipulation Menu.

route

Displays the IP Route Manipulation Menu.

igmp

Displays the IGMP Maintenance Menu.

uudmp

Displays dump information in uuencoded format.

ptdmp

Saves the system dump information via FTP/TFTP.

cldmp

Clears dump information from flash memory.

panic

Dumps MP information to flash and reboots.

tsdmp

Dumps all switch information, statistics, and configuration.

pttsdmp

Redirects the technical support dump (tsdmp) to an external FTP/TFTP server.

Maintenance Menu 166

System maintenance options

Command: /maint/sys
[System Maintenance Menu]
flags
- Set NVRAM flag word
The System Maintenance Menu is reserved for use by HP technical support. The options are used to perform system
debugging.
The following table describes the System Maintenance Menu options.
Table 186 System Maintenance Menu options
Command

Usage

flags <new NVRAM flags word as

0xXXXXXXXX>

Sets the flags that are used for debugging purposes by HP

technical support.

Forwarding Database options

Command: /maint/fdb
[FDB Manipulation Menu]
find
- Show a single FDB entry by MAC address
port
- Show FDB entries for a single port
vlan
- Show FDB entries for a single VLAN
dump
- Show all FDB entries
clear
- Clear entire FDB, then re-add static entries
The Forwarding Database (FDB) Manipulation Menu can be used to view information and to delete a MAC address
from the Forwarding Database or clear the entire Forwarding Database. This is helpful in identifying problems
associated with MAC address learning and packet forwarding decisions.
The following table describes the FDB Manipulation Menu options.
Table 187 FDB Manipulation Menu options
Command

Usage

find <MAC address> [<1-4095>]

Displays a single database entry by its MAC address. You are prompted to
enter the MAC address of the device. Enter the MAC address using one of
the following:
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx format (for example: 08:00:20:12:34:56)
xxxxxxxxxxxx format (for example: 080020123456).

port <port number>

Displays all FDB entries for a particular port.

vlan <1-4095>

Displays all FDB entries on a single VLAN.

dump

Displays all entries in the Forwarding Database.

clear

Clears the entire Forwarding Database from switch memory, then adds the
static entries to the Forwarding Database.

Maintenance Menu 167

Debugging options
Command: /maint/debug
[Miscellaneous Debug Menu]
tbuf
- Show MP trace buffer
snap
- Show MP snap (or post-mortem) trace buffer
clrcfg - Clear all flash configs
The Miscellaneous Debug Menu displays trace buffer information about events that can be helpful in understanding
switch operation. You can view the following information using the Debug Menu:

Events traced by the management processor (MP)

Events traced to a buffer area when a reset occurs

If the switch resets for any reason, the management processor (MP) trace buffer is saved into the snap trace buffer
area. The output from these commands can be interpreted by HP technical support.
The following table describes the Miscellaneous Debug Menu options:
Table 188 Miscellaneous Debug Menu options
Command

Usage

tbuf

Displays the management processor trace buffer. Header information similar to the following is shown:
MP trace buffer at 13:28:15 Fri May 25, 2002; mask: 0x2ffdf748
The buffer information is displayed after the header.

snap

Displays the management processor snap (or post-mortem) trace buffer. This buffer contains information
traced at the time that a reset occurred.

clrcfg

Deletes all flash configuration blocks. The next time the switch is rebooted, it returns to the factory default
settings.

ARP cache options

Command: /maint/arp
[Address Resolution Protocol Menu]
find
- Show a single ARP entry by IP address
port
- Show ARP entries on a single port
vlan
- Show ARP entries on a single VLAN
addr
- Show ARP entries for switch's interfaces
dump
- Show all ARP entries
clear
- Clear ARP cache
The following table describes the Address Resolution Protocol Menu options:
Table 189 Address Resolution Protocol Menu options
Command

Usage

find <IP address>

Shows a single ARP entry by IP address. For example,

192.4.17.35

port <port number>

Shows ARP entries on a single port.

vlan <1-4095>

Shows ARP entries on a single VLAN.

addr

Shows the list of IP addresses that the switch will respond to

for ARP requests.

dump

Shows all ARP entries.

clear

Clears the entire ARP list from switch memory.

NOTE: To display all ARP entries currently held in the switch, or a portion according to one of the options
listed on the menu above (find, port, vlan, dump), see the ARP information section of the Information Menu
chapter.

Maintenance Menu 168

IP Route Manipulation options

Command: /maint/route
[IP Routing Menu]
find
- Show a single route by destination IP address
gw
- Show routes to a single gateway
type
- Show routes of a single type
tag
- Show routes of a single tag
if
- Show routes on a single interface
dump
- Show all routes
clear
- Clear route table
The following table describes the IP Route Manipulation Menu options:
Table 190 IP Route Manipulation Menu options
Command

Usage

find <IP address>

Shows a single route by destination IP address.

gw <IP address>

Shows routes to a default gateway.

type
Shows routes of a single type.
indirect|direct|local|broadcast|martian|
multicast
tag fixed|static|addr|rip|ospf|
broadcast|martian

Shows routes of a single tag.

if <1-256>

Shows routes on a single interface.

dump

Shows all routes.

clear

Clears the route table from switch memory.

IGMP Multicast Group options

Command: /maint/igmp
[IGMP Multicast
snoop
mrouter clear
-

Group Menu]
IGMP Snooping Menu
IGMP Multicast Router Port Menu
Clear group and mrouter tables

The following table describes the IGMP Multicast Group Maintenance Menu options.
Table 191 IGMP Multicast Group Menu options
Command

Usage

snoop

Displays the IGMP Snooping maintenance menu.

mrouter

Displays the IGMP Multicast Router maintenance menu.

clear

Clears IGMP Multicast data from switch memory.

Maintenance Menu 169

IGMP Snooping options

Command: /maint/igmp/snoop
[IGMP Multicast
find
vlan
port
trunk
dump
clear
-

Group Menu]
Show a single group by IP group address
Show groups on a single vlan
Show groups on a single port
Show groups on a single trunk
Show all groups
Clear group tables

The following table describes the IGMP Snoop Maintenance Menu options.
Table 192 IGMP Snooping Menu options
Command

Usage

find <IP address>

Shows a single IGMP Multicast group by IP address.

vlan <1-4094>

Shows IGMP Multicast groups on a single VLAN.

port <port number>

Shows IGMP Multicast groups on a single port.

dump

Shows all IGMP Multicast groups.

clear

Clears IGMP Multicast data from switch memory.

IGMP Mrouter options

Command: /maint/igmp/mrouter
[IGMP Multicast
vlan
dump
clear
-

Routers Menu]
Show all multicast router ports on a single vlan
Show all multicast router ports
Clear multicast router port table

The following table describes the IGMP Multicast Routers Maintenance Menu options.
Table 193 IGMP Multicast Group Menu options
Command

Usage

vlan <1-4094>

Shows IGMP Multicast groups on a single VLAN.

dump

Shows all IGMP Multicast routers.

clear

Clears IGMP Multicast router data from switch memory.

Maintenance Menu 170

Uuencode flash dump

Command: /maint/uudmp
Using this command, dump information is presented in uuencoded format. This format makes it easy to capture the
dump information as a file or a string of characters.
If you want to capture dump information to a file, set your communication software on your workstation to capture
session data prior to issuing the uudmp command. This will ensure that you do not lose any information. Once
entered, the uudmp command will cause approximately 23,300 lines of data to be displayed on your screen and
copied into the file.
Using the uudmp command, dump information can be read multiple times. The command does not cause the
information to be updated or cleared from flash memory.
Dump information is not cleared automatically. In order for any subsequent dump information to be written to flash
memory, you must manually clear the dump region. For more information on clearing the dump region, see the
Clearing dump information section later in this chapter.
To access dump information, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:
Maintenance# uudmp
The dump information is displayed on your screen and, if you have configured your communication software to do
so, captured to a file. If the dump region is empty, the following displays:
No FLASH dump available.

FTP/TFTP system dump put

Command: /maint/ptdmp <server> <filename>
Use this command to put (save) the system dump to a FTP or TFTP server.
NOTE: If the FTP/TFTP server is running SunOS or the Solaris operating system, the specified ptdmp file must
exist prior to executing the ptdmp command, and must be writable (set with proper permission, and not locked
by any application). The contents of the specified file will be replaced with the current dump data.
To save dump information via FTP/TFTP, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:
Maintenance#

ptdmp <server> <filename>

Type the FTP/TFTP server IP address or hostname as <server>, and the target dump file as <filename>.

Clearing dump information

Command: /maint/cldmp
To clear dump information from flash memory, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:
Maintenance# cldmp
The switch clears the dump region of flash memory and displays the following message:
FLASH dump region cleared.
If the flash dump region is already clear, the switch displays the following message:
FLASH dump region is already clear.

Maintenance Menu 171

Panic command
Command: /maint/panic
The panic command causes the switch to immediately dump state information to flash memory and automatically
reboot.
To select panic, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter:
>> Maintenance# panic
A FLASH dump already exists.
Confirm replacing existing dump and reboot [y/n]:
Enter y to confirm the command:
Confirm dump and reboot [y/n]: y
A list of messages is displayed:
Starting system dump...done.
Reboot at 11:54:08 Wednesday October 30, 2006...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rebooted because of console PANIC command.
Booting complete

Unscheduled system dumps

If there is an unscheduled system dump to flash memory, the following message is displayed when you log on to the
switch:
Note: A system dump exists in FLASH. The dump was saved
at 13:43:22 Wednesday October 30, 2006. Use /maint/uudmp to
extract the dump for analysis and /maint/cldmp to
clear the FLASH region. The region must be cleared
before another dump can be saved.

Maintenance Menu 172

Index
8
802.1x information, 36
802.1x statistics, 63

A
abbreviating commands, 17
access control, user, 102
active configuration block, 89, 164
active switch configuration: gtcfg,
159; ptcfg, 158; restoring, 159
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP):
address list, 168
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Menu, 46
aging: STP information, 38, 40
apply command, 15, 89
auto-negotiation: enable/disable on
port, 108; flow control
configuration, 108
autonomous system filter action, 128

B
backup configuration block, 89, 164
banner (system option), 91
Boot Options Menu, 162
bootstrap protocol (BOOTP): obtain
the IP address, 10
bridge maximum age parameter:
configuration, 117; information, 38,
40, 42
bridge parameter menu, for STP, 113
bridge priority, 38
Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU), 38,
40, 42
bridge Spanning Tree parameters,
116

C
capture dump information to a file,
171
clear: ARP entries, 168; dump
information, 171
commands: abbreviations, 17; global
commands, 15; shortcuts, 17; tab
completion, 17
Common Internal Spanning Tree
information, 41
configuration: apply changes, 89;
default gateway interval, for health
checks, 124; default gateway IP
address, 124; dump command,
158; flow control, 108; Gigabit
Ethernet, 107; operating mode,
108; port link speed, 108; port

mirroring, 155; port trunking, 119;

revert changes, 89; save changes,
89; switch IP address, 123; view
pending changes, 89; VLAN default
(PVID), 107; VLAN IP interface, 123;
VLAN tagging, 107
configuration block, 164
configuring RMON (remote
monitoring), 152
connecting: via console, 9; via Secure
Shell (SSH), 10; via Telnet, 10
console port, connecting, 9
cost: STP information, 38, 40, 42; STP
port option, 118

H
health checks: default gateway
interval, retries, 124; retry, number
of failed health checks, 124
hello, STP information, 38, 40, 42
history command, 16

daylight savings time, 96

debugging, 166
default gateway, interval for health
checks, 124
default password: administrator, 19;
operator, 21; user, 20
diff command, 15, 89
diff flash command, 15, 89
disconnect idle timeout, 12
download software, 162
dump: configuration, 158;
information, 60; state information,
172; statistics, 87
duplex mode, link status, 22, 58
dynamic routes, 169

idle timeout, overview, 12

IEEE standards, 802.1d Spanning Tree
Protocol, 38
IGMP Mrouter options, 170
IGMP Multicast Group options, 169
IGMP Snooping options, 170
image: download, 162; software,
selection, 163
information dump, 60
Information Menu, 22
interface statistics, 67, 68
Internet Protocol (IP) statistics, 68
IP address: ARP information, 46;
BOOTP, 10; default gateway
configuration, 124
active IP interface: active, 145
IP interface: address configuration,
123; information, 51; VLAN
configuration, 123
IP Interface Configuration Menu, 123
IP Route Manipulation options, 169

factory configuration block, 164

factory default configuration, 18
first-time configuration, 18
flow control: configuration, 108;
display setting, 22; link status, 58
Forwarding Database (FDB):
maintenance, 167
Forwarding Database Information
Menu, 33
Forwarding Database Manipulation
Menu, 167
forwarding state (FWD), 34, 38, 40,
42
fwd (STP bridge option), 117
FwdDel (forward delay), bridge port,
38, 40, 42

LACP statistics, 71
Layer 2 information, 32
Layer 2 statistics, 70
Layer 3 information, 43
Layer 3 statistics, 71
LEARNING (port state), 38, 40, 42
lines command, 15
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
information, 34
link speed, configuration, 108
link status: command, 58; display
setting, 22; duplex mode, 22, 58;
port speed, 22, 58
log, syslog messages, 92
login notice, 91

G
gig (Port Menu option), 107
Gigabit Ethernet Physical Link, 107
Gigabit Ethernet, configuration, 107
global commands, 15
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), 96
gtcfg (TFTP load command), 159

M
Main Menu, 14
Maintenance Menu, 166
management processor (MP): trace
buffer, 168
mask, IP interface subnet address, 123

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MD5 cryptographic authentication,

132
media access control (MAC) address:
ARP information, 46; display
address, 10; FDB information, 33;
FDB manipulation, 167
Miscellaneous Debug Menu, 168
monitor port, 155

N
Network Time Protocol (NTP):
synchronization, 96; time zone, 96
null modem cable, 9

O
online help, 15
operating mode, configuration, 108
Operations-level port 802.1x options,
161
Operations-level port options, 160
Operations-level VRRP options, 161
ospf: area index, 131; interface, 131;
Not-So-Stubby Area, 132; stub area,
132; transit area, 132
OSPF configuration, 130
OSPF information, 47

P
panic: command, 172; switch, 166
passwords, defaults, 19
ping command, 15
popd command, 16
port configuration, 106
Port Menu: configuration options, 108,
109; Gigabit Ethernet (gig)
configuration, 107
port mirroring, configuration, 155
port number, 58
port speed, 22, 58
port statistics, 62
port trunking configuration, 119
ports: disable (temporarily), 108;
information, 58; membership of the
VLAN, 43; priority, 38, 40, 42; STP
port priority, 117
preemption: assuming VRRP master
routing authority, 143
priority (STP port option), 117
prisrv, primary radius server, 94
ptcfg (TFTP save command), 158
pushd command, 16
pwd command, 15

Q
quiet (screen display option), 16

R
Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple
Spanning Tree information, 39
read community string (SNMP option),
97
reboot, 166, 172
retries, radius server, 94
retry, health checks for default
gateway, 124
revert apply command, 15, 89
revert command, 15, 89
RMON: alarm information, 56; event
information, 57; history information,
55
RMON configuration: alarm, 154;
event, 154; history, 153
RMON Information Menu, 54
poisoned reverse, as used with split
horizon: poisoned reverse, 129
Routing Information Protocol (RIP):
version 1 parameters, 128, 129
split horizon: split horizon, 129

S
save command, 15, 89, 164
save n command, 15
secret, radius server, 94
secsrv, secondary radius server, 94
Secure Shell (SSH): encryption and
authentication methods, 11
Secure Shell Server (SSHD) Menu, 92
Setup utility: introduction, 18; start, 18
shortcuts, 17
Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP): optional setup, 18
snap traces, buffer, 168
SNMP: set and get access, 97
SNMPv3 Access Table information, 25
SNMPv3 Community Table
information, 26
SNMPv3 dump, 29
SNMPv3 Group Table information, 26
SNMPv3 Information Menu, 23
SNMPv3 Notify Table information, 28
SNMPv3 Target Address Table
information, 27
SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table
information, 27
SNMPv3 USM User Table information,
24
SNMPv3 View Table information, 25
software: image, 162
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): bridge
parameters, 116; information, 38;
port cost option, 118; port priority
option, 117; root bridge, 116;
switch reset effect, 165; with trunk
groups, 42
sshport, 92
starting switch setup, 18
state (STP information), 38, 40, 42

statistics dump, 87
Statistics Menu, 61
subnet address mask configuration, IP
subnet address, 123
subnets: IP interface, 123
switch: reset, 165
syslog: display messages, 31
system: date and time, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 32, 44, 70;
information, 30, 59
System Configuration Menu, 90
System Information Menu, 23
system options: login banner, 91;
tnport, 91

T
tab completion, 17
TCP statistics, 82
Telnet: requirements, 10
telnet command, 16
timeout, radius server, 94
timeouts, idle connection, 12
tnport, system option, 91
trace buffer, 168
traceroute command, 15
Tracking: VRRP; tracking, 142
transmit flow control, 108
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP):
PUT and GET commands, 158; use
for updating switch software image,
162
typographical conventions, 13
tzone, 96

U
UCB statistics, 83
UDP statistics, 76
unscheduled system dump, 172
upgrade, switch software, 162
user access control configuration, 102
user access levels, 11
uuencode flash dump, 171

V
verbose n command, 16
view pending configuration changes,
89
virtual router: description, 142;
tracking criteria, 143
virtual router group: VRRP priority
tracking, 144
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP): password, authentication;
VRRP authentication, 145; group
options (prio); virtual router; priority,
144; priority election for the virtual
router, 142
virtual routers: increasing priority level
of, 143; master preemption (preem);

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virtual router, 144; master

preemption (prio); virtual router, 142
VLAN: active port; VLAN, 145
VLAN tagging: port configuration,
107

VLANs: ARP entry information, 46;

configuration, 122; information, 43;
name, 43; port membership, 43;
setting default number (PVID), 107;
tagging, 22, 58; VLAN number, 43
VRID (virtual router ID), 142, 144

VRRP: master advertisements, 142

VRRP configuration, 141
VRRP information, 52
VRRP master advertisements: time
interval, 144
VRRP statistics menu, 80

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