HP ProCurve Switch 4204 vl

Description Management

    * Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD): monitors a link between two switches and blocks the ports on both ends of the link if the link goes down at any point between the two devices

Connectivity

    * ProCurve/IEEE Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports

Performance

    * Architecture: up to 76.8 Gbps crossbar switching fabric provides wire-speed intra- and inter-module switching with up to 48 million pps throughput built on ProCurve custom-designed ASIC technology

Resiliency and high availability

    * IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and ProCurve trunking: support up to 36 trunks, each with up to 8 links (ports) per trunk; trunking across modules is supported

    * IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol: provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; encompasses IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol and IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

    * Hot-swappable modules: permit modules and mini-GBICs to be added or swapped without interrupting the network

    * Optional redundant power supply: provides uninterrupted power; allows hot-swapping of one of the two supplies when installed

Layer 2 switching

    * VLAN support and tagging: supports the IEEE 802.1Q (4,096 VLAN IDs) and 256 VLANs simultaneously

    * GARP VLAN Registration Protocol: allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs

Layer 3 routing

    * Basic IP routing: enables automatic routing to the connected VLANs and up to 16 static routes--including one default route--in IP networks

Security

    * Port security: allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator

    * MAC address lockout: prevents configured particular MAC addresses from connecting to the network

    * Multiple user authentication methods:
          o IEEE 802.1X industry-standard way of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server
          o Web-based authentication similar to IEEE 802.1X, provides a browser-based environment to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant
          o MAC-based authentication client is authenticated with the RADIUS server based on client's MAC address

    * Authentication flexibility:
          o Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port provides authentication of up to 8 IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents user "piggybacking" on another user's IEEE 802.1X authentication

    * Secure FTP: allows secure file transfer to/from the switch; protects against unwanted file downloads or unauthorized copying of switch configuration file

    * TACACS+: eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server

    * Source-port filtering: allows only specified ports to communicate with each other

    * Secure Shell (SSHv2): encrypts all transmitted data for secure, remote command-line interface (CLI) access over IP networks

    * Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch

    * Switch management logon security: can require either RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication for secure switch CLI logon

    * Custom banner: displays security policy when users log in to the switch

    * BPDU port protection: blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged BPDU attacks

    * Dynamic ARP protection: blocks ARP broadcasts from unauthorized hosts, preventing eavesdropping or data theft of network data

Convergence

    * IP multicast (data-driven IGMPv3): automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic

    * IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): automated device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network management applications

    * LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery): a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones

Quality of Service (QoS)

    * Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p): allows real-time traffic classification into 8 priority levels mapped to 4 queues

    * Class of Service (CoS): sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), L3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ

    * Layer 4 prioritization: enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers

Manageability

    * sFlow (RFC 3176): wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring

    * RMON and XRMON: provide advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events

    * Friendly port names: allow assignment of descriptive names to ports

    * Dual flash images: provides independent primary and secondary OS files for backup while upgrading

    * Multiple configuration files: allows a config file to be stored to flash image

    * Stacking capability: single IP address management for a virtual stack of up to 16 switches, including the ProCurve 2500 series, 2510 series, 2600 series, 2800 series, 2810 series, 2900 series, 3400cl series, 3500yl series, 4200vl series, 6108, 6200yl-24G-mGBIC, and 6400cl series

    * Troubleshooting: ingress/egress port monitoring enables network problem-solving

    * Find-Fix-and-Inform: finds and fixes common network problems automatically, then informs administrator

    * Software updates: free downloads from the Web

HP ProCurve Network Solutions

HP Procurve Networking_Quality Video

Module 1: Configuring and Managing ProCurve Switches

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