|
|
 |
|
|
|
| USB Flash Drive Tested | Result/Notes |
| Belkin 128MB F5U025-128MB | Works without issue |
| BUSlink BDP-128-U2 | Works without issue |
| FujiFilm 25910364 | Works without issue |
| HP PH6557A 256 MB | Works without issue |
| HP RK534AA 1 GB | Works without issue |
| HP RK535AA 2 GB | Works without issue |
| Kingston DataTraveler 256 MB | Works without issue |
| Lexar JumpDrive 512 MB | Works without issue |
| Memorex TravelDrive 256MB | Works without issue |
| PNY Attache 128MB P-FD128U20-RF | Works without issue |
| ProCurve branded JMTek 128MB | Works without issue |
| SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 512 | Works without issue |
| SanDisk Cruzer Mini 512 | Works without issue |
| Sandisk Cruzer Mini 256 | Works without issue |
| Sandisk Cruzer Micro 256 | Works without issue |
| Verbatim 128MB 95023 | Works without issue |
| Viking InterWorks 256MB 910VI256USB-P00 | Works without issue |
| SimpleTech Bonzai Xpress 128 | Works without issue |
| SimpleTech Bonzai Xpress 256 | Works without issue |
| Sony MicroVault 512 | Works without issue; if unformatted, format on PC; do not use security software |
| USB Flash Drive Tested | Problem on ProCurve switch |
| Sonnet Piccolo 512 | Switch file system doesn't see drive; Reformat did not work
|
| Sony MicroVault 256 | Will not work. Needs USM Finger Print Software driver. |
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
» Return to top
Q: Is it okay to use USB flash drives that have not been tested?
Yes. Most USB flash drive devices (under 32 GBs) should work. This is not a comprehensive list of USB flash drive products, but rather a list of those that have been tested. Your results may vary from those seen in testing, depending on the individual flash drive and formatting options used. » Return to top
Q: What should I do if the USB flash drive file system is not recognized by the ProCurve switch?
Check the format on a PC. If the device is unformatted, formatting it may enable it to work. Use only a FAT file system. ProCurve switches do not support the NTFS file system.» Return to top
Q: What are the USB flash drive support limitations?
The USB port supports connection to a single USB mass storage device. USB hubs to add more ports are not supported.
For devices with multiple partitions, only the first partition is supported. Devices with secure partitions are not supported.
» Return to top
Q: What is the meaning of the PoE status LED?
The PoE status LED is a cumulative LED for all the ports/slots. It allows the user to see the PoE state of the switch at a glance without putting all the LEDs into PoE mode. The LED displays the highest level of failure/alert of all the slots/ports. So, if one of the ports is denied power and the port LED is flashing an alert in PoE mode, then the PoE status LED is also flashing an alert. If one of the ports is faulted because of an internal hardware problem, then the PoE status is flashing a fault (i.e., slow-flash amber). You can interpret the LED as follows:
PoE status = green: There is at least one PoE-capable port in the system, and everything is OK.
PoE status = slow flash amber: One or more ports has an internal hardware fault.
PoE status = fast flash amber: One or more ports is denied power or detecting an external PD fault.
PoE status = off: There are no PoE-capable ports in the system or the PoE sub-system is not fully initialized yet.
To determine which port or ports are the source of the fault or warning, press and release the Mode button until the LED mode indication reads PoE.
Note: If there are multiple indications that need to be displayed, they are shown in the following order: slow-flash amber, fast-flash amber, on, off.
When the LEDs are in PoE mode, the Port Link LED is no longer an indication of port link. It is used in conjunction with the mode LED to fully indicate the port’s PoE state.
Q: What makes the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series both "high-end" and "edge" capable devices?
The Intelligent Edge feature set includes the following:
- Performance
- Jumbo Frame support
- Robust power supply strategies
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- High performance routing
- Virus and ICMP throttling
- ACLs
- Secure management access
- High performance and versatile layer 2 switching
|
- PoE Connectivity on all copper ports
- HP auto-MDIX
- ProCurve meshing
- Class of Service
- Switch CPU protection
- Multiple user authentication methods
- Port security
- LLDP-MED
- Protocol or port-based VLAN configuration options
|
For a more complete feature set description, please visit the ProCurve Web site for the 5400zl and 3500yl products.
» Return to top
Q: What does it mean when the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series are called "Premium Edge" devices?
There is an optional software package that may be purchased to enable installation of a Premium Edge license. Premium edge features currently include the following:
- IPv4 OSPF (ECMP)
- PIM SM and PIM DM
- VRRP
» Return to top
Q: How do I buy the Premium Edge Features?
Premium Edge features may be purchased using one of the following part numbers.
- J8994A ProCurve Switch 5400zl Premium Edge License
- J8993A ProCurve Switch 3500yl Premium Edge License
» Return to top
Q: How do the Premium Edge features get enabled?
The general procedure for managing premium licenses requires several different numbers:
- registration ID-comes with the license you purchased, and represents your right to install a particular type of license on a particular type of network device.
- hardware ID-identifies the ProCurve device that you are licensing, and includes the device's serial number and an identifier for the premium feature that your are licensing.
- license key-generated by the My ProCurve portal, based on a registration ID and a hardware ID. When you install this number into your ProCurve device, it enables the premium feature that you are licensing.
- uninstall verification ID-generated if you uninstall a premium license from a ProCurve device. You can use it to generate a new registration ID on the MyProCurve portal, which allows you to transfer the license to a different device.
If you are using the manual method, you will work with these numbers using both the My ProCurve portal (through your Web browser) and the device's CLI. If you are using the ProCurve Manager method, you will work with these numbers using PCM.
Step-by-step instructions are documented in the ProCurve Switch 3500yl/5400zl Premium License Installation Guide.
» Return to top
Q: Is the premium-license stored in the chassis or the management module?
The premium edge license information is stored in the chassis. In the unlikely event it might be necessary to replace the Management Module, the Premium Edge License will be retained.
» Return to top
Q: With a Premium Edge license, can I expect to update to a different software revision than switches that don't have the license?
No, both the intelligent edge and premium edge features will run from the same version of software. The feature set change is a result of installing the license.
» Return to top
Q: Do power supplies come standard with the 5400zl? What are the minimum power requirements?
Power supplies do not ship with the base chassis products. They must be ordered separately. This allows you maximum flexibility in planning for your network's power needs. Bundles are available in both the 6 and 12 slot chassis. The bundled products include power supplies as shown below. There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
|
| |
| | |
|
| Product Number | Product | Included supply | Minimum # of supplies needed | Maximum # of supplies needed |
| J8697A | 5406zl | None | 1 | 2 |
| J8699A | 5406zl-48G | 1 875 W | 1 | 2 |
| J8698A | 5412zl | None | 2 | 4 |
| J8700A | 5412zl-96G | 2 875 W | 2 | 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Return to top
Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5406zl switch?
There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
» Return to top
Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5412zl switch?
There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
» Return to top
Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 3500yl switches?
There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
» Return to top
Q: Can I buy a spare management module?
While past experience on other ProCurve switches has shown an extremely low failure rate on the management functionality, there may be some customers who would like to have a spare management module on hand. Upon failure, the management module can be swapped out to restore switch functionality. Installing the new management module will cause the switch to reboot.
The spare management module does not contain a compact flash unit. The flash unit from the original board will be installed in order to preserve the configurations and switch software that was in the original management module. The compact flash can be ordered separately, if desired. The part numbers below may be ordered at http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed).
| |
Item |
Part Number |
| |
Switch 5400zl Management Module |
J8726-61001 |
| |
Management Module Compact Flash |
5070-1056 |
» Return to top
Q: Are 5400zl management modules hot swappable?
No. The chassis must be powered down prior to removal and replacement of the management module. A chassis without a management module will remain in a power-down state.
» Return to top
Q: Can the fan trays be hot swapped?
Switch 5400 fan trays can be hot-swapped as long as the new tray is installed within three minutes of the previous tray being removed (to prevent switch shutdown due to overheating). In the event of fan failure, you should call your country's ProCurve Support Center. If you would like to have a spare fan tray on hand, the following part numbers may be used for ordering at http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed).
| |
Item |
Part Number |
| |
Switch 5406 Fan Tray |
J8697-60005 |
| |
Switch 5412 Fan Tray |
J8698-60005 |
» Return to top
Q: What are the power supply options?
There are two power supplies available for the 5400zl family of switches. For the most current information on ProCurve power supplies for your switch, refer to the datasheets:
|
| |
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
» Return to top
Q: What type of power cords do the power supplies use?
The power cords available for these switches are sized for the increased current that can be drawn when using PoE. As a result, they are uncommon and you may want to consider having a spare on hand. They can be purchased through the HP Parts Web site at: http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed). Note that the 1500W power supply is 200V only.
» Return to top
Q: Can the 5400zl power supplies be hot swapped?
The power supply in the chassis generates both system power and PoE power. There are multiple power slots to allow for additional PoE power and/or redundancy. As long as the minimum number of power supplies for system power is installed at any given time, power supplies can be removed and replaced while the switch is operating. Caution should be used when doing this, however, because disconnecting power supplies interrupts PoE operation.
» Return to top
Q: Is there a way to mount the 5400zl switches in a server cabinet?
The Series 5400zl Switches can be mounted with the optional Rail Mounting Kit (5070-0145) in any EIA-
standard 19-inch telco rack or in an equipment cabinet such as a server cabinet. These rails stabilize the
switch, enabling the rack or cabinet to be shipped without removing the switch. The rail mounting kit can be
purchased through the HP Parts Web site at: http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (At the top of the page select a different country if needed.).
» Return to top
Q: What types of modules are available for the 5400zl Series switches?
For the most current information on ProCurve modules for your switch, refer to the datasheet:
Scroll to the information on modules.
 » Return to top
Q: What types of modules are supported for my ProCurve 3500yl Switches?
» Return to top
Q: Which mini-GBICs are supported on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series?
For the most current information on ProCurve mini-GBICs for your switch, refer to the datasheet:
Scroll to the information on mini-GBICs.
Only revision "B" mini-GBICs are supported. This product requires ProCurve revision "B" or later mini-GBICs (product number ends with the letter "B", for example J4858B, J4859B). These switches do not support revision "A" mini-GBICs. Non-ProCurve mini-GBICs are not supported.
Use of genuine products ensures that your network maintains optimal performance and reliability. Should you require additional ProCurve mini-GBICs, please contact a ProCurve sales representative or an authorized reseller.
» Return to top
Q: What types of 10-GbE transceivers are supported in the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl Series products?
For the most current information on ProCurve transceivers for your switch, refer to the datasheet:
Scroll to the information on transceivers.
» Return to top
Q: What are the optical specifications for the 10-GbE SR and LR fiber optic transceivers?
|
| |
| | |
|
| Parameter | Minimum | Typical | Maximum | Notes |
| ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC SR optic (J8436A) | | | | |
| Transmitter Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Average Launch Power | -7.3dBm | | -1.0dBm | |
| Extinction Ratio | 3 dB | | | |
| RIN (Relative Intensity Noise) | | | -128dB/Hz | |
| Nominal Wavelength | 840nm | 850nm | 860nm | |
| Receiver Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Center Wavelength | 840nm | 850nm | 860nm | |
| Saturation Receiver Power | | | -1.0dBm | |
| Receiver Sensitivity | | | -11.1dBm | |
| Stressed Receiver Sensitivity in OMA | 840nm | 850nm | -7.5dBm | |
| Average Receive Power | -9dBm | | -1dBm | |
| ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC LR optic (J8437A) | | | | |
| Transmitter Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Average Launch Power | -8.2dBm | | 0.5dBm | |
| Extinction Ratio | | | | |
| RIN (Relative Intensity Noise) | | | -128dB/Hz | |
| Nominal Wavelength | 1260nm | 1310nm | 1355nm | |
| Spectral Width | | | 0.2nm | |
| Receiver Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Receiver Sensitivity | | | -12.6dBm | |
| Center Wavelength | 1260nm | 1310nm | 1355nm | |
| LOS Detect Asserted | | | -30dBm | |
| Average Receiver Power | -14.4dBm | | +.5dBm | |
| ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC ER optic (J8438A) | | | | |
| Transmitter Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Average Launch Power | -4.7dBm | | 4.0dBm | |
| Nominal Wavelength | 1530nm | 1550nm | 1565nm | |
| Extinction Ration | 3dB | | | |
| RIN (Relative Intensity Noise) | | | -128dB/Hz | With 21dB return loss |
| Receiver Optical Characteristics | | | | |
| Receiver Sensitivity | | | -14.1dBm | |
| Center Wavelength | 1530nm | 1550nm | 1565nm | |
| Maximum Receiver Power | | | 4dBm | Damage above this level is possible. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Return to top
Q: Will I need redundant and/or external power for my 3500yl?
The internal power supply of both ProCurve 3500yl models can provide 398W of PoE power, which is enough to provide full Class 0 power (15.4W) for up to 24 ports after some reserve conditions are met.
There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
» Return to top
Q: What PoE standards are supported by the 5400zl and 3500yl switches?
ProCurve PoE ports support the IEEE 802.3af standard. Some pre-standard devices have also been successfully tested with the ProCurve 3500yl and 5400zl switches.
The Series 5400zl switches are used as a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) device providing PoE power to the Powered Devices (PDs) through the 24 Gig-T PoE module (J8702A), or the 20-port Gig-T plus 4 mini-GBIC PoE module (J8705A). The switch must have at least one of the following power supplies installed:
- ProCurve J8712A Power Supply providing 273 watts of PoE power
- ProCurve J8713A Power Supply providing 900 watts of PoE power
There are two Series 3500yl switches that are used as PSE devices to provide PoE power thru the RJ-45 ports:
- Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR supplies up to 398 watts of PoE power distributed across 24 RJ-45 ports.
- Switch 3500yl-48G-PWR supplies up to 398 watts of PoE power distributed across 48 RJ-45 ports.
» Return to top
Q: What pairs of wires do the 5400zl and 3500yl switches provide PoE power on?
PoE power is provided on the Data Pairs (1&2 and 3&6). With ProCurve's Auto-MDIX feature, even though you may use a straight-thru cable for switch-to-switch connections, the PoE power will always be presented to the device on the 1&2 and 3&6 pins. 802.3af compliant Powered Devices accept power over either implementation scheme (data or unused pairs), and furthermore, are designed to be insensitive to the polarity of the DC power. The PoE power will always be presented on the 1&2 and 3&6 pins regardless of using a straight-through or crossover cable.
» Return to top
Q: Which pre-standard PoE phones have been tested with the 3500yl and 5400zl?
|
| |
|
|
| Phone Vendor and Model Tested | Pass? |
Mitel 5201
Mitel 5210
Mitel 5215
Mitel 5220
Mitel 5230
Mitel 5240
Cisco 7902
Cisco 7905
Cisco 7910
Cisco 7912
Cisco 7940
Cisco 7960
Cisco 7970
Nortel i2002
Nortel i2004 | Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y*
Y* |
|
|
| * With Pre-Standard Detect on |
|
|
| | |
|
|
» Return to top
Q: How does one enable pre-standard PoE support?
The ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl Series Switches support some pre-802.3af devices. This feature is enabled by default. It can be disabled using the no power pre-std-detect command.
» Return to top
Q: Are Jumbo frames supported on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series switches?
Yes. Ports operating at 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps speeds accept forward packets of up to 9220 bytes (including four bytes for a VLAN tag) when configured for jumbo traffic. Note that on ports operating at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is fixed at 1522 bytes. The switch drops any inbound packets larger than the MTU allowed on a port.
» Return to top
Q: Are Jumbo frames enabled per VLAN or per physical interface?
Inbound jumbo packets are enabled on a per-VLAN basis. That is, on a VLAN configured for jumbo traffic, all ports belonging to that VLAN and operating at 1 Gbs or 10 Gbps allow inbound jumbo packets of up to 9220 bytes.
» Return to top
Q: When support is enabled by the registration of a Premium Edge license, what would a sample VRRP topology look like?
Please see the configuration examples for this information.
» Return to top
Q: What type of spanning tree implementation do the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl Switches support?
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol is supported.
» Return to top
Q: How would MSTP interact with switches that support only 802.1D STP or 802.1w RSTP?
MSTP is backward-compatible with the RSTP-enabled and STP-enabled switches in your network. Use the following command to optimize this interoperability.
ProCurveSwitch5406zl(config)# spanning-tree force-version < stp-compatible | rstp-operation | mstp-operation>
An excerpt from the parameter descriptions follows. For more detail, please see the Advanced Traffic Guide for the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl Series Products.
stp-compatible: The switch applies 802.1D STP operation on all ports.
rstp-operation: The switch applies 802.1w operation on all ports except those ports where it detects a system using 802.1D Spanning Tree.
» Return to top
Q: What advantage does implementation of IEEE 802.1s MSTP offer over legacy STP or RSTP?
The 802.1D and 802.1w spanning tree protocols operate without regard to a network's VLAN configuration, and maintain one common spanning tree throughout a bridged network. Thus, these protocols map one loop-free, logical topology on a given physical topology. This causes redundant links to be blocked; they are then available on a standby basis. With MSTP, each spanning tree instance can include one or more VLANs and applies a separate, per-instance forwarding topology. Thus, when a port belongs to multiple VLANs, it may be dynamically blocked in one spanning tree instance, but forwarding in another instance. This achieves load-balancing across the network while still providing fault tolerance through rapid, automatic reconfiguration if there is a failure in a network's physical topology.
» Return to top
Q: Is any special planning required for implementation of MSTP?
To optimally configure MSTP for load-balancing across a network of MSTP-enabled switches, there are planning tips which are detailed in the MSTP documentation.
» Return to top
Q: Will the ProCurve 5400zl or 3500yl support routing when Switch Meshing is enabled?
No. If meshing is configured on the switch, the routing features (IP routing, RIP, and OSPF) must be disabled. The switch's meshing and routing features cannot be enabled at the same time.
» Return to top
Q: When configured for meshing, are the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl and 6200yl Series backwards-compatible with older model ProCurve switches that support meshing?
The ProCurve 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl switches are compatible with the meshing feature on the 5300xl and 3400cl Series switches. There is no backward-compatibility mode for interoperation with a ProCurve Switch 4000M mesh.
» Return to top
Q: How does UDP Broadcast Forwarding work?
Some applications rely on client requests sent as limited IP broadcasts addressed to a UDP application port. If a server for the application receives such a broadcast, the server can reply to the client. Since typical router behavior, by default, does not allow broadcast forwarding, a client's UDP broadcast requests cannot reach a target server on a different subnet unless the router is configured to forward client UDP broadcasts to that server.
A switch with routing enabled includes optional per-VLAN UDP broadcast forwarding that allows up to 256 server and/or subnet entries on the switch (16 entries per-VLAN). If an entry for a particular UDP port number is configured on a VLAN and an inbound UDP broadcast packet with that port number is received on the VLAN, then the switch routes the packet to the appropriate subnet. Each entry can designate either a single device or a single subnet.
For configuration details, please see the Multicast and Routing Guide for these switches.
» Return to top
Q: Can 802.1x, Web-based authentication, and MAC-based authentication all be used concurrently on a switch port?
Yes. Details about configuring these features may be viewed in the ProCurve 6200yl/5400zl/3500yl Access Security Guide.
» Return to top
Q: Are there limits to the number of Access Control Entries (ACEs) supported within an Access Control List (ACL)?
The total number of supported ACEs in all the ACLs depends on the combined resource usage by ACL, QoS, IDM, Virus-Throttling, ICMP, and Management VLAN features. For more on this topic, refer to "Monitoring Shared Resources" in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide.
» Return to top
Q: Is there a limit to the number of ACLs supported by the 3500yl, 5400zl, or 6200yl?
You can configure up to 2048 ACL assignments to VLANs, as follows:
- Named (Extended or Standard) ACLs: Up to 2048 (minus any numeric ACL assignments)
- Numeric Standard ACLs: Up to 99; numeric range: 1 - 99
- Numeric Extended ACLs: Up to 100; numeric range: 100 - 199
- Total ACEs in all ACLs: Depends on the combined resource usage by ACL, QoS, IDM, Virus-Throttling, ICMP, and Management VLAN features
For more on this topic, refer to "Monitoring Shared Resources" in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide.
» Return to top
Q: How does Source port filtering work?
When you create a source-port filter, the switch automatically sets the filter to forward traffic from the designated source to all destinations for which you do not specifically configure a "drop" action. Thus, it is not necessary to configure a source-port filter for traffic you want the switch to forward unless the filter was previously configured to drop the desired traffic. Details about configuration of the filter command can be reviewed in the Access Security Guide for the 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl products.
» Return to top
Q: What are the default DSCP codepoint values?
The DSCP Policy Table associates an 802.1p priority with a specific ToS byte codepoint in an IPv4 packet. This enables you to set a traffic management policy that operates independently of 802.1Q VLAN-tagging. In the default state, most of the 64 codepoints do not assign an 802.1p priority, as indicated by "No-override" value in the table below.
You can use the [show] qos dscp-map command to list the current DSCP Policy table, change the codepoint priority assignments, and assign optional names to the codepoints.
» Return to top
Q: How do I enable sFlow support on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl and 6200yl Switches? Must I configure anything on the switch?
If you are using ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+) for traffic monitoring on your switches, no further CLI configuration is necessary. sFlow monitoring requires the use of a management software application such as ProCurve Manager Plus 2.0 which receives, collects, and displays the traffic data. The process of configuring the management application for data collection involves sending snmp set commands that trigger the switch to send the sFlow data. Please see the configuration examples for further information on the snmp set commands used.
To allow the management station to configure the sFlow parameters, the software will need to be configured with valid read and write SNMP community names or valid SNMPv3 configuration information that matches what is configured on the switch.
The show sflow command set may be used to view various aspects of the sFlow configuration and status.
» Return to top
Q: How do I take advantage of multiple configuration files?
The switch allows up to three startup-config files with options for selecting which startup-config file to use for:
- A fixed reboot policy using a specific startup-config file for a specific boot path (primary or secondary flash)
- Overriding the current reboot policy on a per-instance basis
While you can still use remote storage for startup-config files, you can now maintain multiple startup-config files on the switch and choose which version to use for a reboot policy or an individual reboot.
This choice of which configuration file to use for the startup-config at reboot provides the following new options:
- The switch can reboot with different configuration options without having to exchange one configuration file for another from a remote storage location.
- Transitions from one software release to another can be performed while maintaining a separate configuration for the different software release versions.
- By setting a reboot policy using a known good configuration and then overriding the policy on a per-instance basis, you can test a new configuration with the provision that if an unattended reboot occurs, the switch will come up with the known, good configuration instead of repeating a reboot with a misconfiguration.
For more detail on the use of multiple configuration files, please see the Management and Configuration Guide.
» Return to top
Q: What is the benefit of maintaining current software on my ProCurve Switch?
One of the benefits of owning a ProCurve product is free software updates. Maintaining current software can proactively add to the reliability of your product. In addition to addressing occasional issues in new software versions, ProCurve Networking also adds features and enhancements to software which provide investment protection by extending the value and functional life of products. A proactive notification service is available on the MyProCurve portal. This service generates an e-mail alert when the product line you select has a new version of software posted to the ProCurve web site.
» Return to top
Q: Why doesn't the VRRP backup router respond to pings when it is in the master role?
This behavior is by design, and is required by section 6.4.3 of the VRRP RFC 3768. The backup router will forward traffic as appropriate for its gateway role, but will not respond to ping. The failed ping response is often an important mechanism for reporting the failover which has occurred on the network segment.
» Return to top
Q: Why don't the Switches 5400zl and 3500yl support CDP?
ProCurve Networking Business recommends IEEE standards-based features for device discovery. To this end, the IEEE 802.1ab standard Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is supported. It provides for device discovery for network management platforms and switch neighbor discovery.
» Return to top
Q: Does the (link aggregation) trunking algorithm for the ProCurve 5400zl/3500yl/6200yl Series switches take into account IP addresses when allocating sa/da individual traffic flows to the individual links of a trunk?
Yes, ProCurve uses IP addressing in the hashing decisions that determine which link a packet traverses after it is routed on the 6200, 5400, 5300 and the 3500.
» Return to top
Q: Why don't the ProCurve 5400zl products support virtual stacking?
Stacking is primarily a feature for the 24-port and 48-port switches to create a port density comparable to a larger chassis switch. Since the ProCurve 5400zl switch already meets port density needs, it is not necessary to support the single IP address management between multiple 5400zl switches (stacking). You can use ProCurve Manager (PCM) software to manage multiple ProCurve 5400zl switches from a single user interface if this is desired. PCM is available for free; you can download it from:
www.hp.com/rnd/software/network_management.htm
» Return to top
Q: Why can't I configure the ProCurve 3500yl/5400zl 10/100/1000 Base-T ports for 1000 Full-Duplex operation?
The full-duplex setting is not required by the IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T standard. In order to be compliant with the standard, devices must be able to auto-negotiate to 1000 full-duplex when the port is configured to "auto". If your device does not operate at 1000 full-duplex with the switch port set to "auto", check your device driver and cable, or contact technical support for your product(s).
» Return to top
Q: Where can I find the latest manuals for my switch?
For the latest documentation, go to the ProCurve Web site feature index page at
http://www.hp.com/rnd/support/manuals/5400zl.htm for the 5400zl, and | | |
