HP J3175A Installation and operating manual

HP AdvanceStack

Switch 208/224

Installation and

Reference Guide

HP J3175A

HP J3177A

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HP Customer Support Services

How to get the latest software/agent firmware

You can download from the World Wide Web, HP FTP Library Service, CompuServe,

and HP BBS a compressed file (j3178xx.exe) containing the latest version of the HP

Switch 208/224 Management Module software and proprietary MIB. After you down-

load the file, extract the file by typing

filename

and pressing

[Enter].

For example, j317801 [Enter].

World Wide Web

http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

Select the “Support” section.

From this web site, you can also download information on the HP networking prod-

ucts. If you have a growing network, download the Designing HP AdvanceStack

WorkgroupNetworksGuideorcall1-800-752-0900intheU.S.toreceiveacopythrough

the mail.

HP FTP Library Service

1. FTP to Internet IP Address — ftp ftp.hp.com.

2. Log in as anonymous and press [Return] at the password prompt.

3. Enter bin to set the transfer type.

4. Enter cd /pub/networking/software.

5. Enter get

filename

to transfer the file to your computer, then quit.

CompuServe

1. Login to CompuServe.

2. Go to the “hp” service.

3. Select “HP Systems, Disks, Tapes, etc.”

4. Select “Networking Products” library.

5. Download

filename

and then quit.

HP BBS

Set your modem to no parity, eight bits, 1stop bit, set speed up to 14400 bps, and with

your telecommunication program (e.g., Windows Terminal) dial (208) 344-1691 in the

U.S. to get the latest software for your HP networking product. For other countries,

see http://www.hp.com/cposupport/eschome.html.

Obtain thelatestconsole code (j3178xx.exe) from:

HP FTP Library: ftp ftp-boi.external.hp.com

WorldWideWeb: http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

HP BBS: (208) 344-1691

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HP FIRST Fax Retrieval Service

HP FIRST is an automated fax retrieval service that is available 24 hours a day,seven

days a week. HP FIRST provides information on the following topics:

■Product information

■Troubleshooting instructions

■Technical reviews and articles

■Configuration information

To access HP FIRST, dial one of the following phone numbers:

Additional HP Support Services

In addition to the above services, you can purchase various HP telephone support

services which provide you expert HP technical assistance:

■NetworkPhone-InSupport providesyousupportatanhourlyrate.In theU.S.,

call1-800-790-5544.Inothercountries,pleasecontactyourlocalHPResponse

Center to see if this service is available in your country.

■HP SupportPack Comprehensive Network Support provides complete prob-

lem resolution for medium to large interconnected local and wide area

networks. Contact your HP Authorized Reseller or the nearest HP Sales and

Support Office for more information.

HP offers other hardware support services. Please contact your reseller for more

information.

Location Phone Number

U.S.and Canada Only Dial1(800)333-1917withyourfaxmachineortouch-tonephone

and press 1.

Outside the U.S. and Canada Dial 1 (208) 344-4809 from your fax machine and press 9.

Toreceivealistofcurrentlyavailabledocuments,enterdocumentnumber19941.Theinformation

you requested will be sent to you byreturn fax. Forother countries, see http://www.hp.com/

cposupport/eschome.html.

CompuServe: Gohpsys

Lib7.

Downloadj3178xx.exe

Network Phone-In

Support (hourly): 1-800-790-5544

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HP AdvanceStack Switch 208/224

Installation and Reference Guide

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Hewlett-Packard Company

8000 Foothills Boulevard,m/s 5552

Roseville, California 95747-5552

http://www.hp.com/go/network_city

This document contains information which is protected by

prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the

Publication Number

5966-5225

Edition 1

March 1997

Applicable Products

HP J3175A AdvanceStack Switch 208T

HP J3177A AdvanceStack Switch 224T

Disclaimer

The information contained in this document is subject to

change without notice.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY

OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL,

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not

be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or

consequentialdamages in connection with the furnishing,

performance, or use of this material.

Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or

reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished

by Hewlett-Packard.

Warranty

A copyof the specific warranty terms applicable to your

Hewlett-Packard products and replacement parts can be

obtained from yourHP Sales and Service Office or

authorized dealer.

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Contents

1Installing the Switch 208/224

Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

2. Install Any Optional Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

3. Verify the Switch’s Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

4. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

5. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

6. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Sample Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

As a Segment Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

As a Desktop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Connecting to a Backbone Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Cable Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

2Switch 208/224 Description

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Front of the Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Management Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Back of the Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Power Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Redundant Power Supply (RPS) Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Expansion Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Switch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Address Table Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Simultaneous Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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3Troubleshooting

Solutions to Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

LED Error Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Testing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Testing Twisted-Pair Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Resetting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

ACables and Connectors

Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Twisted-Pair Cable for Switch (MDI-X) to

Computer (MDI) Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Twisted-Pair Cable for Switch (MDI-X) to

Hub or Switch (MDI-X) Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Twisted-Pair Cable Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Fiber-Optic Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

BSpecifications

CSafety and Regulatory Statements

Mounting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Power Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Safety Information (Japanese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Index

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Installing theSwitch208/224

Installing the Switch 208/224

The HP AdvanceStack Switch 208T and 224T are low-latency, high-speed

switches that you can use to build high-performance switched workgroup

networks.

The two switch models are:

Throughoutthismanual,theseswitcheswillbeabbreviatedastheSwitch208T

and Switch 224T, or, when common characteristics are being described, as

the Switch 208/224.

The Switch 208T and 224T haveeight and twenty-four10Base-T ports,respec-

tively, and two100Base-Tports: onefixedRJ-45 portand onetransceiverslot

for installing an HP 100Base-TX or 100Base-FX Transceiver Module.

With these switches you can build a switched network infrastructure by

connecting hubs or other switches, or you can connect computers, printers,

and servers to these switches to provide dedicated bandwidth to those

devices.

This chapter shows you how to install your Switch 208T or 224T.

HP J3177A AdvanceStack Switch 224T

HP J3175A AdvanceStack Switch 208T

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Installing the Switch 208/224

Included Parts

Installing theSwitch208/224

Included Parts

TheSwitch208Tand224Thavethefollowingcomponentsshippedwiththem:

■HP AdvanceStack Switch 208/224 Installation and Reference Guide

(5964-5225), this manual

■Warranty booklet

■Accessory kit (5063-8570)

• two mounting brackets

• two cable ties

• four 10 mm M3 thread-forming screws to attach the mounting

brackets to the switch

• four 5/8-inch number 12-24 screws to attach the switch to a rack

■Power cord, one of the following:

Installation Steps

Followtheseeasystepstoinstallyourswitch.Therestofthischapterprovides

details on these steps.

1. Prepare the installation site

2. Install any optional modules

3. Verify that the switch passes self test

4. Mount the switch

5. Connect power to the switch

6. Connect the network cables

Australia/NewZealand/China (8120-6810)

Denmark (8120-6814)

Europe (8120-6811)

Japan (8120-6798)

Switzerland (8120-6815)

United Kingdom (8120-6809)

United States/Canada (8120-6812)

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