HP ProCurve 6108, Management And Configuration Manual

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Optimizing Traffic Flow with Port Controls, Port Trunking, and Port-Based Priority
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
■ These commands enable and configure port C8 from the config level:
HPswitch(config)# int e c8 enable
HPswitch(config)# int e c8 speed-duplex 100-full
HPswitch(config)# int e c8 flow-control
■
These commands select the context level for port C8 and then apply all
of the configuration commands to port C8:
HPswitch(config)# int e c8
HPswitch(eth-C8)# enable
HPswitch(eth-C8)# speed-duplex 100-full
HPswitch(eth-C8)# flow-control
Configuring a Broadcast Limit on the Switch.
Executing this command
configures the broadcast limit for all ports on the switch.
Syntax
:
broadcast-limit < 0 . . 99 >
For example, to configure a broadcast limit of 20% for all ports on the switch:
HPswitch(config)# broadcast-limit 20
To display the current broadcast limit setting, use one of the following com­
mands:
HPswitch# show config
Displays the startup-config file. The broadcast limit setting
appears here if configured and saved to the startup-config
file.
HPswitch# show running-config
Displays the running-config file.
Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port
Parameters
In the web browser interface:
1. Click on the Configuration tab.
2. Click on
Port Configuration
.
3. Select the ports you want to modify and click on Modify Selected Ports .
4. After you make the desired changes, click on
Apply Settings
.
Note that the web browser interface displays an existing port trunk group.
However, to configure a port trunk group, you must use the CLI or the menu
interface. For more on this topic, see “Port Trunking” on page 10-10.
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