First-Time Configuration
8. Enable or disable the use of BOOTP at the prompt:
BOOTP Option:
Current BOOTP: enabled
Enter new BOOTP usage [d/e]:
If available on your network, a BOOTP server can supply the GbE2 Interconnect Switch
with IP parameters so that you do not have to enter them manually. BOOTP must be
disabled, however, before the system will prompt for IP parameters.
Enter
d
to disable the use of BOOTP, or enter
e
to enable the use of BOOTP. To keep the
current setting, press the
Enter
key.
9. Turn Spanning Tree Protocol on or off at the prompt:
Spanning Tree:
Current Spanning Tree Group 1 setting: ON
Turn Spanning Tree Group 1 OFF? [y/n].
Enter
y
to turn off Spanning Tree Protocol, or enter
n
to leave Spanning Tree Protocol on.
Setup Part 2: Port Configuration
Next, you are prompted to configure the ports.
1. The system prompts you to enter the port number to configure, or press the
Enter
key to
skip port configuration at the prompt:
Port Config:
Enter port number:
If you wish to change settings for individual ports, enter the number of the port you wish
to configure. If you want to skip port configuration, press the
Enter
key without
specifying any port and go to the “Setup Part 3: VLANs” section.
2. Configure Gigabit Ethernet port flow parameters.
The system prompts:
Gig Link Configuration:
Port Flow Control:
Current Port 1 flow control setting: both
Enter new value ["rx"/"tx"/"both"/"none"]:
Enter
rx
to enable Receive Flow Control,
tx
for Transmit Flow Control,
both
to enable
both, or
none
to turn Flow Control off for the port. To keep the current setting, press the
Enter
key.
HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Command Reference Guide
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