HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series – Technical

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HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series
Technical white paper
Table of contents
Executive summary .......................................................................................................................3
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................3
Core to edge: 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl.......................................................................5
Overview .................................................................................................................................5
HP 8200 zl Switch Series ..........................................................................................................6
HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series ...........................................................................................6
HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch ..................................................................................................6
ProVision ASIC architecture ...........................................................................................................7
Inside the ProVision ASIC architecture .........................................................................................8
Management subsystem .............................................................................................................9
Advanced capabilities of the product family .................................................................................9
HP 8200 zl Switch Series ............................................................................................................10
HP 8212 zl Switch chassis layout .............................................................................................13
HP 8200 zl Switch chassis layout .............................................................................................14
HP 8200 zl Switch Series–specific modules and components .......................................................14
HP 5400 zl Switch Series ............................................................................................................22
HP 5400 zl Series chassis layout ..............................................................................................26
Fan tray .................................................................................................................................28
HP 5400 zl management module .............................................................................................28
zl power supplies ....................................................................................................................29
zl modules .............................................................................................................................30
Power supply configurations .....................................................................................................38
Specifications—management module ........................................................................................41
Specifications—interface modules .............................................................................................42
Specifications—services modules ..............................................................................................48
HP 3500 Switch Series ...............................................................................................................51
Specifications .........................................................................................................................53
HP 6200 yl Switch......................................................................................................................55
Overview of features and benefits ................................................................................................56
Performance ...........................................................................................................................57
Security features .....................................................................................................................57
QoS functions .........................................................................................................................58
Convergence ..........................................................................................................................58
Layer 2 switching ....................................................................................................................58
Bridging protocols...................................................................................................................59
Routing protocols ....................................................................................................................59
IPv6.......................................................................................................................................59
Multicast protocols ..................................................................................................................59
High availability and redundancy .............................................................................................59
Management ..........................................................................................................................60
Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................60
Future proofing .......................................................................................................................60
Low cost of ownership .............................................................................................................61
Standards and protocols..............................................................................................................61
Device management ................................................................................................................61
General protocols ...................................................................................................................61
IP multicast .............................................................................................................................62
IPv6.......................................................................................................................................62
MIBs ......................................................................................................................................63
Network management .............................................................................................................63
OSPF .....................................................................................................................................63
QoS/CoS ..............................................................................................................................63
Security .................................................................................................................................63
BGP ......................................................................................................................................64
Performance and capacity ...........................................................................................................64
Capacity and performance features comparison .........................................................................64
Performance and capacity .......................................................................................................65
Enhancing the 10GbE port configuration ...................................................................................67
Enhancing the 10GbE port configuration with Version 2 zl modules..............................................69
Throughput and latency performance data .................................................................................70
HP Networking warranty and support ...........................................................................................73
Appendix A: Premium License ......................................................................................................74
Intelligent Edge, IP Base Routing, Advanced Routing features .......................................................74
Appendix B: Policy Enforcement Engine ........................................................................................77
Policy Enforcement Engine benefits............................................................................................77
Wire-speed performance for ACLs ............................................................................................77
Appendix C: Power over Ethernet .................................................................................................78
PoE/PoE+ device types ............................................................................................................78
Power delivery options ............................................................................................................78
PoE negotiation ......................................................................................................................79
Additional PoE power—external supplies ...................................................................................79
Support for pre-IEEE 802.3af standard powered devices .............................................................79
Appendix D: PIM Sparse Mode ....................................................................................................80
Appendix E: LLDP-MED ................................................................................................................81
Appendix F: Virus Throttle security ................................................................................................83
Response options ....................................................................................................................84
Sensitivity ...............................................................................................................................84
Connection-rate ACL ...............................................................................................................84
Appendix G: VRRP .....................................................................................................................85
XRRP support on 5300 xl switch series ......................................................................................85
Appendix H: OSPF Equal Cost Multipath .......................................................................................86
Appendix I: Advanced Classifier-Based QoS .................................................................................87
Appendix J: Distributed Trunking ..................................................................................................88
Requirements and Limitations ....................................................................................................89
Appendix K: Nonstop switching and routing ..................................................................................90
Appendix L: Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................91
LED status indicators for 8200 zl switch series ............................................................................91
LED status indicators for HP 5400 zl Switch Series ......................................................................93
LED status indicators for HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series ......................................................95
Part numbers and Field Replaceable Units ..................................................................................96
Appendix M: Version 2 zl modules ...............................................................................................97
Energy efficiency ....................................................................................................................97
Compatibility with standard zl modules .....................................................................................98
Appendix N: BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) ................................................................................98
Appendix O: Part numbers and Field Replaceable Units ..................................................................99
Executive summary
This guide describes the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series, which are based on a common
platform architecture with common switch software and tools. The foundation for these switches is a purpose-built
ProVision ASIC that allows the most demanding networking features, such as quality of service (QoS) and security, to
be implemented in a scalable yet granular fashion. With a high-performance architecture, 10GbE capability, and
programmable application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), these switches offer excellent investment protection,
flexibility, and scalability. The HP 5400 zl and 8200 zl Switch Series also provide a wide range of service modules
to enable wireless management, security and threat management, and HP Services zl Module-enabled hosted
applications and services.
The HP 6600 Switch Series share a common platform architecture with common switch software and tools and is
tailored to address specific platform requirements for data center server access deployments. For more information
refer to 6600 documentation.
Introduction
The current revision of this guide covers the following HP Networking switch products:
HP 8206 zl Switch Base System (J9640A)
The HP 8206 zl Switch is a 6U switch (10.5 inch/26.67 cm), designed with high-availability features, dual
redundant management modules, dual resilient fabric modules, and redundant power supplies. The chassis can hold
up to 6 zl interface and service modules and can provide up to either 144GbE ports or 24 10GbE ports. The
throughput of the 8206 zl Switch fabric is capable of up to 240.2 million (64-byte) packets per second, with a
backplane speed of 345.6 Gbps. With v2 zl modules, the 8206 zl Switch fabric is capable of up to 369.6 million
(64-byte) packets per second (Mpps), with a backplane speed of 561.6 Gbps.
HP 8212 zl Switch Base System (J9641A)
The HP 8212 zl Switch is a 9U switch (15.75 inch/40 cm), designed with high-availability features, dual redundant
management modules, dual resilient fabric modules, and redundant power supplies. The chassis can hold up to 12 zl
interface and service modules and can provide up to either 288GbE ports or 48 10GbE ports. The throughput of the
8212 zl Switch fabric is capable of up to 480.3 Mpps with a backplane speed of 691.2 Gbps. With v2 zl modules, the
8212 zl Switch fabric is capable of up to 739.2 (64-byte) Mpps, with a backplane speed of 1123.2 Gbps.
HP 5406 zl Switch Chassis (J9642A)
The HP 5406 zl Switch is a 4U switch (6.9 inch/17.53 cm) that can hold up to 6 zl interface and service modules and
can provide up to either 144GbE ports or 24 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 5406 zl Switch fabric is capable of
up to 240.2 Mpps with a backplane speed of 345.6 Gbps. With v2 zl modules, the 5406 zl Switch fabric is capable of
up to 282.1 (64-byte) Mpps, with a backplane speed of 379.2 Gbps.
HP 5412 zl Switch Chassis (J9643A)
The HP 5412 zl Switch is a 7U switch (12.1 inch/30.73 cm) that can hold up to 12 zl interface and service modules
and can provide up to either 288GbE ports or 48 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 5412 zl Switch fabric is
capable of up to 480.3 Mpps with a backplane speed of 691.2 Gbps. With v2 zl modules, the 5412 zl Switch
fabric is capable of up to 564.2 (64-byte) Mpps, with a backplane speed of 758.4 Gbps.
HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch (J9310A)
The HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 20 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, four dual
personality ports, and four 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch fabric is capable
of up to 75.7 Mpps, with a backplane speed of 105.6 Gbps.
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The HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 44 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, four dual
personality ports, and four 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch fabric is capable of up to
111.5 Mpps, with a backplane speed of 153.6 Gbps.
HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch (J8692A)
The HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 20 10/100/1000 PoE ports, four
dual personality ports, and four 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch fabric is capable
of up to 75.7 Mpps, with a backplane speed of 105.6 Gbps.
The HP 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 44 10/100/1000 PoE ports, four dual
personality ports, and four 10GbE ports. The throughput of the 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch fabric is capable of up to
111.5 Mpps, with a backplane speed of 153.6 Gbps.
HP 3500-24-PoE Switch (J9471A)
The HP 3500-24-PoE Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 20 10/100 PoE ports and four dual personality
10/100/1000 ports. The throughput of the 3500-24-PoE Switch fabric is capable of up to 8.9 Mpps, with a
backplane speed of 12.0 Gbps.
The HP 3500-48-PoE Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 44 10/100 PoE ports and four dual personality
10/100/1000 ports. The throughput of the 3500-48-PoE Switch fabric is capable of up to 12.5 Mpps, with a
backplane speed of 16.8 Gbps.
HP 3500-24 Switch (J9470A)
The HP 3500-24 Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 20 10/100 ports and four dual-personality
10/100/1000 ports. The throughput of the 3500-24 Switch fabric is capable of up to 8.9 Mpps, with a backplane
speed of 12.0 Gbps.
HP 3500-48 Switch (J9472A)
The HP 3500-48 Switch is a 1U switch designed to support 44 10/100 ports and four dual-personality
10/100/1000 ports. The throughput of the 3500-48 Switch fabric is capable of up to 12.5 Mpps, with a backplane
speed of 16.8 Gbps.
HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch (J8992A)
The HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch is a 1U switch designed to support up to 24 mini-GBIC ports and up to four
10GbE ports. The 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch is designed to be deployed as an aggregator of traffic from the edge
to the core of the network. The throughput of the 6200yl-24G-mGBIC yl Switch fabric is capable of up to 75.7 Mpps,
with a backplane speed of 105.6 Gbps.
This guide is written primarily for technical evaluators and product reviewers of networking equipment and solutions.
This guide provides detailed information and specifications about the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl
Switch Series products, with the assumption that details about standard protocols can be referenced externally by
those familiar with general networking.
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Core to edge: 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl
Overview
A widely used method for segmenting the areas in which switches are installed calls for three different classifications:
access, distribution, and core. Access switches provide aggregation of end nodes for connection to a distribution or
core switch and are usually found in wiring closets. Distribution switches aggregate the links from access switches
and possibly server farms. Distribution switches anchor the network in small networks, for example in a building or
across a campus. Core switches provide the focal point of the local network, aggregating the distribution switches,
providing connectivity for central site data centers, and providing connectivity in many cases to the external network.
The performance, features, and reliability of the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Series make them suitable
for applications throughout a network topology—from mission-critical enterprise-class access layer deployments to
moderately sized core use models. The HP 3500 and 6200 yl Switch Series provide fixed-port configuration
simplicity, while the HP 5400 zl and 8200 zl Switch Series offer the flexibility, in-chassis redundancy, and scalability
in modular form factors. The HP 3500 Switch Series is focused at providing Intelligent Edge features for advanced
access layer implementations. The HP 6200 yl Switch Series of advanced Layer 3 stackables is designed to be
deployed as an aggregator of traffic from the edge to the core of the network. The HP 5400 zl Switch Series provides
the same Intelligent Edge features as the HP 3500 Series, with baseline high availability in a modular form factor.
The HP 8200 zl Switch Series offers advanced resiliency and redundancy and brings to the portfolio a highly
available switch platform for mission-critical access layer through midsized core deployments. Both the HP 5400 zl
and 8200 zl Switch Series offer service modules to enable a wide range of networking applications and services.
The foundation for all of these switches is a purpose-built, programmable ProVision ASIC that allows the most
demanding networking features, such as QoS and security, to be implemented in a scalable yet granular fashion.
A high-capacity switch fabric, based on the most recent ProVision ASIC architecture, is integrated with the switch
backplane. The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series have been designed as a product family
using the ProVision ASICs and software, providing consistency and scalability across the family.
The ProVision ASICs are aimed at accomplishing several objectives:
• Provide a great engineering balance between feature capabilities, performance, and price
• Bring sophisticated control features to the edge of the network
• Have programmable features that allow future requirements to be accommodated in the ASICs
Key features of the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series include:
• Performance—High-capacity switch fabric, bandwidth shaping and control, quality of service, and Layer 2 and
Layer 3 jumbo frames
• Security—ACLs (per-port or identity-driven); virus throttle; switch CPU protection; detection of malicious attacks;
DHCP protection; BPDU port protection; Dynamic ARP protection; Dynamic IP lockdown; STP root guard; IP and
MAC lockdown/lockout; IEEE 802.1X, Web, and MAC user authentication; USB secure AutoRun; and
management access control (SSH, SSL, TACACS+, and secure FTP)
• Operational flexibility—High-port density in 4U and 7U form factors, versatile intelligent ports (10/100,
10/100/1000, PoE-enabled), power supply choices for outstanding PoE, and optional service modules
(5400 zl and 8200 zl series)
• Resiliency—Redundant power supplies, hot-swappable/hot-insertable modules, MSTP, switch meshing, VRRP,
OSPF-ECMP, and redundant management and fabric modules (8200 zl series)
• Layer 2—GVRP, VLAN, and QinQ
• IP Routing—RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, and static route
• Solution integration—5400 zl/8200 zl-hosted application/services deployment via
HP AllianceONE Services zl Module
• IPv6 host—IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, ACL, QoS, and MLD snooping
• Convergence—IP multicast snooping (data-driven IGMP), LLDP-MED, RADIUS VLAN, and PoE
• Diagnostic—Remote intelligent mirroring, loopback interface, UDLD, and sFlow support
• Investment protection—Upgradable management engine and CPU (for 5400 zl and 8200 zl series), add-in modules
and power supplies (for 5400 zl and 8200 zl series), versatile intelligent ports, and programmable ASICs
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The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Series all include Intelligent Edge QoS and convergence features
standard to enable advanced access layer deployments. New HP 8200 and 5400 Switch Series and bundles
(J9638A, J9639A, J9539A, J9540A, J9533A, and J9532A) come with advanced routing features (PIM-SM, PIM-DM,
OSPFv2, OSPFv3, and VRRP) in the chassis. Older platforms (J8697A, J8698A, J8699A, J8700A, J9447A, J9448A,
J8715B, and J8475A) come with IP base routing features standard (includes RIP and static routing support).
Advanced features can be procured through an additional license.
HP 8200 zl Switch Series
The HP 8200 zl Switch Series is one of the most advanced Layer 3/Layer 4 switches in the HP Networking product
line. The 8200 zl Switch Series incorporates a fully passive backplane and provides modular, redundant switch
management and fabric. The 8200 zl series has systems with either 6 or 12 interface module slots. With a wide
variety of GbE interfaces, choice of PoE+ and non-PoE on 10/100/1000Base-T ports, and 10GbE capability, the
8200 zl series offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment,
operation, and maintenance.
The 8200 zl series is targeted as an enterprise-class, high-availability, distribution, and medium-scale core switch as
well as an access layer solution for mission-critical deployments. The 8200 zl series is ideal for highly converged
network access layer solutions where continuity of operations is paramount.
HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series
The HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series consist of the most advanced intelligent edge switches in the
HP networking product line. The 5400 zl series includes 6-slot and 12-slot chassis and associated zl modules
and bundles, and the 3500 series includes 24-port and 48-port stackables.
With a variety of 10/100, GbE, and 10GbE interfaces; PoE+, PoE, and non-PoE options, as well as a choice of form
factors, the 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series offer excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well
as ease of deployment, operation, and maintenance.
The 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series are targeted as enterprise and midmarket wiring closet switches—designed for
low cost with a choice of medium to high port density. Voice, video, and data ready, the HP 5400 zl and 3500
Switch Series offer extensive prioritization features that bring full convergence down to the desktop. Integrated PoE
reduces wiring requirements for VoIP phones and wireless access points. The HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series
provide fine-grained security at the edge of the network to lock out external threats, yet they provide appropriate
access to employees and guests. Collectively, these features make the 5400 zl and 3500 Switches well-suited for the
access tier.
For some customers, the Layer 3 features and redundant power supply features of the HP 5400 zl Switch Series also
make it well-suited as a distribution switch.
HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch
The HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch is an advanced Layer 3 stackable at 1U height. It has 24 mini-GBIC slots and an
expansion slot for an optional four-port 10GbE module. Designed to be deployed as an aggregator of traffic from the
edge to the core of the network, this switch supports a variety of Gigabit Ethernet mini-GBICs, such as SX, LX, LH, and
1000Base-T. The Premium License feature group is standard on the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch.
Like the 5400 zl and 3500 switch series, the foundation for this switch is a purpose-built ProVision ASIC that allows
the most demanding networking features, such as QoS and security, to be implemented in a scalable yet granular
fashion. With its high-performance architecture, 10GbE capability, and programmable ASIC, this switch offers
excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability.
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ProVision ASIC architecture
The ProVision application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) architecture is used in the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500,
and 6200 yl Series. The ProVision ASIC architecture consists of multiple network chips interconnected by fabric chips
providing a non-blocking crossbar fabric implementation. A network chip is implemented on each of the various line
interface modules (also known as line cards).
Each network chip represents a node in the system with “links” connecting to the interconnect fabric. Each zl module
provides approximately 28.8 Gbps of data bandwidth on standard zl modules. Version 2 zl modules with 10GbE
interfaces have access to 48.6 full-duplex Gbps with HP 8200 zl Switches, and 31.6 full-duplex Gbps with
HP 5400 zl Switches. In addition, a management module with a dedicated CPU provides communications control
between the network chips and fabric chips.
Figure 1: ProVision ASIC architecture for HP 5406 zl Switch with standard zl modules
Figure 1 illustrates an example of the logical interconnection of the ProVision ASICs for standard zl modules on the
6-slot 5406 zl Switch with standard zl modules. All of the key elements are connected to the active backplane.
The active backplane contains the switch fabric and distributes power to all modules. The HP 5400 zl, 3500, and
6200 yl Switch Series have similar architectural components. The 8200 zl Switch Series offers a comparable
architecture with modular switch fabric and redundant switch management modules.
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Inside the ProVision ASIC architecture
Each line interface module contains a full ASIC-based Layer 3 routing switch engine as well as Layer 4 filtering and
metering. The standard zl modules use fourth-generation switching ASICs. This network switch engine, in the ProVision
ASICs, provides all the packet processing such as Layer 2 and Layer 3 lookups; filtering and forwarding decisions;
and VLAN trunking and priority queuing determinations. The ProVision ASIC on each line card contains its own CPU.
These features of the ProVision ASIC are common for all products in the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 6200 yl, and 3500
Switch Series.
Classification and lookup
When a packet first comes in, the classifier section determines the packet characteristics, its addresses, VLAN
affiliation, any priority specification, and so on. The packet is stored in input memory; lookups into the table memory
are done to determine routing information; and a ProVision ASIC-specific packet header is created for the packet with
this information. This header is then forwarded to the Policy Enforcement Engine.
Policy Enforcement Engine
The ProVision ASICs on each line interface module contain the Policy Enforcement Engine. This engine provides fast
packet classification to be applied to ACLs, QoS, rate limiting, and some other features through an onboard Ternary
Content Addressable Memory (TCAM). Some of the variables that can be used include source and destination IP
addresses (can follow specific users), TCP/UDP port numbers, and ranges (apply ACLs to an application that uses
fixed port numbers or ranges). Over 14 different variables can be used to specify the packets to which ACL and QoS
rules, rate limiting counters, and others are to be applied.
Partially implemented in the initial software release, the Policy Enforcement Engine will provide a common front end
for the user interface to ACLs, QoS, rate limiting, and some other services. In subsequent software releases for the
switches, more features can take advantage of the Policy Enforcement Engine to provide a powerful, flexible method
for controlling the network environment. For example, traffic from a specific application can be raised in priority for
some users, blocked for some other users, and limited in bandwidth for yet other users. After going to the Policy
Enforcement Engine, the header is then forwarded to the programmable section of the network switch engine.
Network switch engine programmability
Each ProVision ASIC switch engine contains multiple programmable units, making them truly Network Processor Units
(NPUs). One of the functions of the NPU is to analyze the header of each packet as it comes into the switch.
The packet’s addresses can be read with the switch making forwarding decisions based on this analysis.
For example, if a packet’s IEEE 802.1Q tag needs to be changed to remap the packet priority, the ProVision ASIC
needs to look at each packet to see if any particular one needs to be changed. This packet-by-packet processing has
to occur very quickly to maintain overall wire-speed performance—a capability of the ProVision ASICs.
To broaden the flexibility of the ProVision ASICs, a programmable function is included for its packet processing.
This NPU function provides the HP networking designers with the opportunity to make some future changes or
additions in the packet processing features of the ASIC by downloading new software to it. Thus, new features
needing high-performance ASIC processing can be accommodated, extending the useful life of the switch without the
need to upgrade or replace the hardware.
The concept of adding the programmable functionality of the NPU within a switching ASIC was originally designed
and implemented in the popular HP Switch 4000M family introduced in 1998. The programmable capability of the
HP 5300 xl Switch Series was a second-generation design based on the original HP Switch 4000M implementation.
The programmable capability was used to give both the HP Switch 4000M and 5300 xl Switch new ASIC-related
features well after initial release of those products. The customers’ investments in the HP Switch 4000M and 5300 xl
Series are preserved by this new functionality, which is not possible without the ASIC NPU programmability.
Being based on the HP Switch 4000M and 5300 xl Switch implementations, the NPU capabilities of the ProVision
ASICs used in the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 6200 yl, and 3500 Series are a third-generation design.
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Fabric Interface
After the packet header leaves the programmable section, the header is forwarded to the Fabric Interface.
The Fabric Interface makes final adjustments to the header, based on priority information, multicast grouping,
and so on, and then uses this header to modify the actual packet header as necessary.
The Fabric Interface then negotiates with the destination ProVision ASICs for outbound packet buffer space.
If congestion is present on the outbound port, weighted random early detection can be applied at this point as a
congestion-avoidance mechanism. Finally, the ProVision ASICs’ Fabric Interface forwards the entire packet through
the Fabric-ASIC to an awaiting output buffer on the ProVision ASICs that controls the outbound port for the packet.
Packet transfer from the ProVision ASICs to the Fabric-ASIC is accomplished using the full-duplex backplane
connection, also managed by the Fabric Interface. The full-duplex backplane connection is 28.8 Gbps with standard
zl modules, 46.8 Gbps with 8200 zl switches, and 31.6 Gbps with 5400 zl switches.
ProVision ASIC CPU
Each ProVision ASIC contain its own CPU for learning of Layer 2 nodes, packet sampling for the XRMON function,
handling local MIB counters, and running other module-related operations. Overall, the local CPU offloads the master
CPU by providing a distributed approach to general housekeeping tasks associated with every packet. MIB variables,
which need to be updated with each packet, can be done locally. The Layer 2 forwarding table is kept fresh through
the use of this CPU. Other per-port protocols, such as Spanning Tree and LACP, are also run on this CPU. The local
CPU, being a full-function microprocessor, allows functionality updates through future software releases.
Fabric ASIC
The Fabric ASIC provides the crossbar fabric for interconnecting the modules together. The use of a crossbar allows
wire-speed connections simultaneously from any module to any other module. As mentioned in the ProVision ASICs
section, the connection bandwidth between the Fabric-ASIC and each line interface module’s ProVision ASIC is
dependent upon the version of zl module and the chassis type.
Management subsystem
The management subsystem is responsible for overall switch management. The management subsystem consists of a
CPU, flash memory to hold program code, processor memory for code execution, status LEDs and pushbuttons, a
console interface, and other system support circuitry to interface and control each line interface module. In the case of
the 5400 zl switch series, the management subsystem is on a module that is removable/upgradable. Each 5400 zl
series chassis requires one management module to function. For the HP 6200 yl and 3500 Series, the management
subsystem is an integrated component. The 8200 zl switch series offers a modular management subsystem and can
also be deployed with redundant management modules for enhanced system availability.
Advanced capabilities of the product family
The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series include a number of advanced capabilities that offer a
highly reliable, robust chassis data environment that leads to increased network uptime, keeping overall network costs
down.
Right sizing the network
With a variety of 10/100, Gigabit Ethernet, PoE+, non-PoE, and with a combination of different configuration modules,
5400 zl/8200 zl chassis offer true choice. Based on the actual need for a specific deployment model, a customer can
right-size the network. This provides high degree of flexibility to the customer.
ProVision hardware resiliency
Many functions required in a switch have been implemented in the single ASIC on the module. What requires a
number of chips in other vendor products is achieved in a single ProVision ASIC, which keeps the part count low
and increases overall reliability of the module by a significant degree.
Another engineering aspect in the ASIC is hardware error detection with correction in software for the memory used
by the switch. This capability includes the memory used for forwarding the network traffic such as the routing and
forwarding tables, the Policy Enforcement Engine information, multicast tables, and other data structures. Traffic sent
across the backplane uses a protocol to check that there is space available at the destination module so that fabric
data is not lost.
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Watch this video to know the capabilities of HP 8200 Switch Series.
The high-availability design of the HP 8200 zl Switch Series, with its dual-management and fabric modules and
HP Networking’s auto-synchronizing capability, positions this switch perfectly as a distribution/aggregation switch,
for medium-scale core applications, or for mission-critical access layer deployments. It shares the same software and
hardware capabilities with the HP 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series.
The 8200 zl switch series enables the use of core features, such as dynamic routing protocols OSPFv2, OSPFv3, and
VRRP, as well as PIM-DM and PIM-SM for multicast routing support. The 8200 zl series follows in the evolution of HP
managed chassis switches, featuring choice of PoE+ and non-PoE on every copper port, chassis flexibility, and a
scalable architecture, with a high-availability design for critical network operations.
The 8200 zl series requires a single management module that initializes, controls, and monitors the various interface
and fabric modules. The 8212 zl switch base system has 12 slots available for population with interface and services
modules (the management and fabric modules have their own dedicated slots and are not counted as part of the 12
slots), and it supports up to four internal power supplies. The 8206 zl switch base system has six slots available for
population with interface and services modules (the management and fabric modules have their own dedicated slots
and are not counted as part of the six slots), and it supports up to two internal power supplies.
The 8200 zl series shares interface, services modules, and power supplies used with the HP 5400 zl Switch Series.
The power supplies can be used for purposes of power redundancy or for additional PoE requirements. Power
redundancy is useful in networks that provide two separate AC power feeds. A minimum of two power supplies are
required for proper operation of all 12 slots in a 8212 zl switch. Up to four power supplies can be installed in an
8212 zl switch, providing N+N power redundancy. In the event of a failure that would result in a configuration with
one operable power supply, the 8212 zl switch will continue to operate, but only the top six slots (labeled A through
F) will remain powered on, so critical network connections should be prioritized toward the top of the switch. A
minimum of one power supply is required for proper operation of all six slots in an 8206 zl switch. Up to two power
supplies can be installed in the 8206 zl switch, providing N+N power redundancy.
Note:
No power supplies ship with 8200 zl switch series base chassis—they must be
ordered separately. There are three types available with different PoE/PoE+
power capacities.
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The 8212 zl base system (J9641A) as shipped from the factory includes:
• One 12-slot 8212 zl Chassis
• One 8212 zl Switch Fan Tray (J9094A)
• One 8200 zl Management Module (J9092A), with an available slot for a second redundant management module
• Two 8200 zl Fabric Modules (J9093A)
• One 8200 zl System Support Module (J9095A)
• Intelligent Edge features and IP Advanced Routing features standard
Note:
Two previously available 8212 zl switch base system versions (J8715A
and J8715B) shipped with differing routing features as part of the standard
purchase. Customers who have purchased the J8715B can continue to upgrade
their product with the purchase of the 8200 zl switch premium license for
Advanced Routing features. The J9641A and J8715A versions of the HP 8200
zl Series have Advanced Routing features as part of the standard purchase.
The J9641A base system can support configurations with K.12.31 software
and later releases. Individual zl modules and features may require more recent
software versions.
The 8206 zl base system (J9640A) as shipped from the factory includes:
• One 6-slot 8206 zl Chassis
• One 8206 zl Switch Fan Tray (J9476A)
• One 8200 zl Management Module (J9092A), with an available slot for a second redundant management module
• Two 8200 zl Fabric Modules (J9093A)
• One 8200 zl System Support Module (J9095A)
• Intelligent Edge features and IP Base Routing features standard
Note:
The previously available 8206 zl base system (J9475A) shipped with Intelligent
Edge and IP Base Routing features standard. Customers with J9574A 8206 zl
can continue to upgrade their product with Advanced Routing features through
the purchase of the 8200 zl switch premium license. The J9640A base system
can support configurations with K.14.34 software and later releases. Individual
zl modules and features may require more recent software versions.
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Two bundles are available for the HP 8200 zl Series with v2 zl modules: the HP 8206-44G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl
Switch with Premium Software (J9638A) and the HP 8212-92G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch with Premium Software
(J9639A).
Figure 2: HP 8200 v2 zl Switch chassis and bundles
HP 8206-44G-PoE+/2XG SFP+ v2 zl Switch
with Premium Software
HP 8212-92G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch
(J9638A)
(J9639A)
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Table 1: HP 8200 v2 zl Switch preconfigured bundle components
6-slot chassis
12-slot chassis
1 management module
1 management module
44 10/100/1000 PoE ports
92 10/100/1000 PoE ports
2 SFP+ ports
2 SFP+ ports
4 open slots
8 open slots
1 fan tray (4 fans)
1 fan tray (6 fans)
1 internal 1500 W PoE+ power supply
2 internal 1500 W PoE+ power supplies
1 open power supply slot
2 open power supply slots
Premium Software
Premium Software
HP 8212 zl Switch chassis layout
The HP 8212 zl Switch is a rack-mountable, 9U-height chassis. The interface modules are inserted in the front slots,
labeled A through L. Management and fabric modules are labeled MM1/MM2 and FM1/FM2, respectively.
Figure 3: HP 8212 zl Switch Base System slot labeling (J8715B)
(MM = Management Module; FM = Fabric Module; all others = Interface Module)
J9095A System Support Module
J9092A 8200 zl
Management Module
2nd Management
Module slot
J9095A System
Support Module
J9093A 8200 zl
Fabric Modules
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The 8200 zl management modules are hot-swappable—the switch does not have to be powered off to remove either
management module. The dual MM design allows either module to manage the system in an active/standby model.
By default, MM1 will assume the “active” role; but in general, whichever MM was the last one to be “active,” the
other MM will assume the “standby” role. All operations are performed through the “active” MM (either MM1 or
MM2). If the active MM were to fail, the standby MM takes control of the switch and continues operation. However,
if only one management module is running and then is removed, all ports lose communication and the system will be
powered down.
The HP 8206 zl Switch is a rack-mountable, 6U-height chassis. The interface modules are inserted in the front slots,
labeled A through F. Management and fabric modules are labeled MM1/MM2 and FM1/FM2, respectively.
Figure 4: HP 8212 zl Switch Base System slot labeling (J8715A)
(MM = Management Module; FM = Fabric Module; all others = Interface Module)
Power, Fault, Locator LEDs
J9092A 8200 zl
Management Module
J9095A System
Support Module
2nd Management
Module slot
J9093A 8200 zl
Fabric Modules
HP 8200 zl Switch Series–specific modules and components
The HP 8200 zl Switch Series shares interface modules and power supplies with the HP 5400 zl Switch Series.
This next section will cover details of modules and components specific to the 8200 zl series.
HP 8200 zl Management Module (J9092A)
The HP 8200 zl Switch Series requires at least a single management module that oversees (or “supervises”)
the operation of the interface modules and fabric modules. The management module is responsible for network
control processing (for example, OSPF updates or ARP requests), while each interface module in conjunction with
the fabric modules handles the traffic switching in ASIC hardware.
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The use of dual management modules by default synchronizes configuration information and code images
automatically for the user. There is no need for a “synchronize” command. When configuration changes are written
to flash memory (“write memory”) or software updates are performed on the Active Module (a TFTP copy of newer
software into flash), they are automatically copied over to the Standby Management Module.
Figure 5: Closeup of the Management Module LEDs in a typical operational state
The LEDs on the 8200 zl Management Module are grouped in two columns:
• One set to indicate the management module’s “state” (Active, Standby, or Down)
• One set to indicate the status of components (CompactFlash and DIMM system memory) and communication status
with the System Support Module (SSM)
The “MM Status” LED indicates general health of the management module, indicated by a green color after the
module has passed power on self-test. “MM Reset” is a recessed button used to manually reset the management
module. The management modules are designed to be hot-swappable and can be removed from the chassis without
damage. The synchronization of files (configuration, code images, state, and default condition directives) may indeed
be occurring; so to reduce the possibility of corruption between MMs, when manually removing the module, use the
“MM Shutdown” button. “MM Shutdown” is a recessed button used to gracefully shut down the management module,
completing any synchronization of files and state information to the second management module. When the “Down”
LED is lit, the management module can be removed. The LED indicators are covered in more detail in Appendix L:
Troubleshooting.
Processor
The CPU processor is a Freescale PowerPC 8540 operating at 667 MHz.
Memory
Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM) is used for the storage of uncompressed executable code and data structures.
The SDRAM consists of a 256 MB DDR-1 DIMM in the base module, expandable up to 1 GB. The DDR-1
interface is 64 bits running at 166 MHz bus speed (333 MHz data rate).
Flash
The flash consists of a 128 MB CompactFlash, expandable up to 1 GB, and a 4 MB mirror-bit flash. The mirror-bit
flash is used for initial boot code. The CompactFlash is used for nonvolatile configuration storage and compressed
code storage. The CompactFlash is socketed for future upgrade capability.
The CompactFlash may be programmed in a bulk fashion or one sector at a time. Because all application code is
executed out of SDRAM, the CompactFlash may be programmed while the switch is operational; in other words,
you can download new code onto the CompactFlash during system operation. The CompactFlash is sized so that a
backup copy of an older revision of application code also may be stored. The system also allows you to hold up to
three copies of configuration files, associating them to a particular flash image (primary = Config1, secondary =
Config2, Active Running session = Config3).
Console port
The management module incorporates one RS-232 serial port for local management and configuration. This port uses
an RJ-45 connector mounted on the front panel. To connect to the console, an RJ-45–to–DB9 cable is provided with
each switch and is similar to the “rollover” cable used on Cisco products.
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Auxiliary port
The management module includes a USB auxiliary port used for offline data transfer of files without the need for a
network to be set up. System code can be copied to a USB memory stick, and the system can copy this image from
USB, just as you would over the network.
HP 8200 zl Fabric Modules (J9093A)
The switching fabric is provided by two fabric modules, each housing a single ProVision Fabric ASIC. Much like the
design of the award-winning HP 5412 zl Switch, the Fabric ASICs are load-sharing and resilient to each other.
With standard zl modules and with both fabric ASICs operational, all 12 slots of the 8212 zl switch provide
wire-speed switching capacity for up to 288GbE ports, or up to 28.8 Gbps per slot when used with 10GbE ports.
With v2 zl modules, and with both fabric ASICs operational, 43.6 Gbps is available per slot with 10GbE ports.
In the unlikely case of a failing ASIC on either of the fabric modules, the resilient design of the 8212 zl switch lets it
continue to operate with all 12 slots interconnected by the remaining fabric module, albeit at half capacity until a
repair cycle can be performed. Replacing a failed module is simply a matter of removing two screws and replacing
the module. Subsecond recovery of the switching fabric is performed automatically.
HP 8200 zl System Support Module (J9095A)
The HP 8200 zl Switch Series is a fully repairable core switch. All active components for the system are mounted on
removable, quickly replaceable modules. Where the management and fabric components of the system are
redundant and resilient to failure conditions, other components that normally would be designed into the backplane
are instead designed into the SSM. It contains:
• System clock
• Multiplexer circuitry for management module to interface module communication
• Fan controller circuitry
On an 5400 zl Switch Series chassis, these components are designed into the chassis backplane.
Rather than duplicate status information and control buttons on each of the dual management modules, the System
Support Module creates a common location for:
• System “Reset” and “Clear” buttons
• Status LEDs for internal power supplies, external power supply (EPS), and fabric and interface modules
• LED Mode indicators (which dictate the function of the Mode LED on individual ports) to indicate activity (Act),
full-duplex operation (FDx), speed (Spd), delivery of PoE power (PoE), and a configurable User Mode (Usr)
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All components contained on the SSM are very low failure rate functions (as evidenced from the very low failure rate
of HP 5400 zl Series chassis and predecessor chassis products). But in the event of a failure of any of these
components, this module can be replaced without removing any network cables or interface modules—as required by
other competitor designs—when there is a need to service some components mounted to the backplane.
Since the SSM is a required module for the operation of the 8212 zl switch chassis, it is not a hot-swappable module.
Although no damage will occur to the chassis if the SSM is removed during operation, its removal will indeed power
down the system (similar to pulling a sole management module with no standby MM in place).
To prevent the accidental removal of the module, the SSM is mounted to the chassis with tamper-resistant screws
(TRSs). TRSs also contribute to the low failure rate probability for the SSM. Contributors to module failure include static
discharge through user handling or misalignment of pins upon reinsertion.
Figure 6: Tamper-Resistant Torx-20 screws and wrench (included with spare SSM)
As with many critical components, a best practice would be to have a spare SSM onsite, and a TRS wrench
is included with every separately purchased J9095A module should you ever need to replace a failed SSM.
All other modules can be removed by using a blade screwdriver or T10 Torx driver.
Figure 7: Closeup of SSM in a typical state
Figure 7 shows that PoE, temperature, and fan status are good (solid green) and that there are two power supplies
installed. Both fabric modules are in a good state, as are modules installed in Slots A through D and I through K.
Modules E through H are empty. The bicolor Mode LEDs on ports would be indicating any network activity on any
port that is linked.
The LED indicators are covered in more detail in Appendix L.
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HP 8212 zl Switch Fan Tray (J9094A)
The fan tray assembly contains the cooling fans for the interior of the 8212 zl switch chassis; the power supplies have
their own internal cooling fans. The 8212 zl fan tray consists of six variable-speed fans—four to cool the modules and
two to cool the SSM and management modules. The fan speed is based on the sensed ambient temperature of the
chassis.
The fan tray is installed/replaced from the rear of the chassis and mounted on the left side of the chassis (from a
front-view perspective). The fans draw air through ventilation holes on the left and through the system to ventilation
holes on the right (side-to-side airflow).
Figure 8: Airflow direction of HP 8212 zl Switch
The fan tray is hot-swappable in the 8212 zl switch; it can be removed and replaced without removing power from
the switch. However, the new fan tray should be installed immediately after removing the old fan tray to avoid
overheating and the automatic switch shutdown within three minutes.
In the event of an individual fan failure, an SNMP trap and event log entry are generated. A system can typically
operate for quite a long time with a single fan failure (out of the six), while the other fans step up in speed to
compensate for the loss of airflow.
The rear panel of the fan tray replicates the Power/Fault/Locator LEDs found on the front of the 8212 zl switch.
This is useful when attempting to locate an 8212 zl switch while walking behind a row of equipment cabinets.
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Figure 9: Closeup view of rear-mounted Power, Fault, and Locator indicator LEDs on the 8212 zl Switch
The Locator function is enabled through the following CLI command:
HP Networking Switch 8200 zl# chassislocate?
blink
Blink the chassis locate led (default 30 minutes).
off
Turn the chassis locate LED off.
on
Turn the chassis locate led on (default 30 minutes).
HP Networking Switch 8200 zl# chassislocate blink?
<1-1440>
Number of minutes duration (default 30).
<cr>
By indicating a number N after either the “blink” or “on” parameter, the locator LED will extinguish automatically
after N minutes. If no value is specified, the default is 30 minutes.
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HP 8206 zl Switch Fan Tray (J9476A)
The J9476A fan tray assembly contains the cooling fans for the interior of the 8206 zl switch chassis. The 8206 zl
fan tray consists of four fans. The fan speed is based on the sensed ambient temperature of the chassis.
As with the 8212 zl switch, the fan tray is installed/replaced from the rear of the chassis and mounted on the left side
of the chassis (from a front-view perspective). The fans draw air through ventilation holes on the left and through the
system to ventilation holes on the right (side-to-side airflow).
Figure 10: Airflow direction of HP 8206 zl Switch
The fan tray is hot-swappable in the 8206 zl switch; it can be removed and replaced without removing power from
the switch. However, the new fan tray should be installed immediately after removing the old fan tray to avoid
overheating and the automatic switch shutdown within three minutes.
In the event of an individual fan failure, an SNMP trap and event log entry are generated. A system can typically
operate for quite a long time with a single fan failure (out of the six), while the other fans step up in speed to
compensate for the loss of airflow.
The rear panel of the fan tray replicates the Power/Fault/Locator LEDs found on the front of the 8206 zl switch.
This is useful when attempting to locate an 8206 zl switch while walking behind a row of equipment cabinets.
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Figure 11: Closeup view of rear-mounted Power, Fault, and Locator indicator LEDs on the 8206 zl switch
The Locator function is enabled through the following CLI command:
HP Networking Switch 8200 zl# chassislocate?
blink
Blink the chassis locate led (default 30 minutes).
off
Turn the chassis locate LED off.
on
Turn the chassis locate led on (default 30 minutes).
HP Networking Switch 8200 zl# chassislocate blink?
<1-1440>
Number of minutes duration (default 30).
<cr>
By indicating a number N after either the “blink” or “on” parameter, the locator LED will extinguish automatically
after N minutes. If no value is specified, the default is 30 minutes.
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Watch this video to know more about the HP 5400 Switch Series.
The HP 5400 zl Switch Series of high-end edge switches has been designed to be a feature-oriented
high-performance wiring closet switch series. It can also be used as a low-to-medium distribution switch with the
embedded Premium features, described later in the document.
The 5400 zl switch series is the latest generation of managed chassis products from HP Networking. The 5400 zl
series follows in the evolution of HP Networking managed chassis switches, featuring choice of PoE and non-PoE on
every copper port, chassis flexibility in the stackable price range, and a scalable architecture.
The 5406 zl Switch and 5412 zl Switch each require a single management module that initializes, controls, and
monitors the various line and services modules and the switch fabric. The 5406 zl Switch has six slots available for
population with interface and services modules, and it supports up to two internal power supplies. The 5412 zl
Switch has 12 interface/services module slots, and it supports up to four internal power supplies.
The 5400 zl series shares interface, services modules, and power supplies used with the HP 8200 zl Switch Series.
The power supplies can be used for purposes of power redundancy or for additional PoE requirements. Power
redundancy is useful in networks that provide two separate AC power feeds. A minimum of two power supplies is
required for proper operation of all 12 slots in an 5412 zl switch. Up to four power supplies can be installed in an
5412 zl switch, providing N+N power redundancy. In the event of a failure that would result in a configuration with
one operable power supply, the 5412 zl switch will continue to operate; but only the top six slots (labeled A through
F) will remain powered on, so critical network connections should be prioritized toward the top of the switch.
A minimum of one power supply is required for proper operation of a 5406 zl switch. Up to two power supplies can
be installed in the 5406 zl switch, providing N+N power redundancy.
The base configuration for the 5406 zl switch (J8697A) includes a management module, Intelligent Edge software,
and six open slots. Line interface modules can be added as needed for connectivity. The base configuration for the
5412 zl switch (J8698A) includes a management module, Intelligent Edge software, and 12 open slots. Line interface
modules can be added to the 5412 zl switch as needed for connectivity.
Note:
No power supplies are shipped with base chassis products—they must be
ordered separately.
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The management module monitors the ambient temperature of the system. In the event the temperature exceeds a
product-specified threshold, an SNMP trap and event log entry are generated.
Figure 12: HP 5400 zl Switch chassis and bundles
HP 5406 zl Switch Chassis
HP 5412 zl Switch Bundles
(J8697A)
(J8698A)
HP 5406-48G zl Switch
(J8699A)
(J8700A)
HP 5406-44G-PoE+/4SFP zl Switch
(J9447A)
(J9448A)
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The HP 5406-48G zl Switch (J8699A), 5412-96G zl Switch (J8700A), 5406-44G-PoE+ zl Switch (J9447A),
and 5412-96G-PoE+/4SFP zl Switch (J9448A) are preconfigured bundles that offer a pretested environment and
a lower-cost starter switch to which additional modules can be added. The major components of these preconfigured
bundles are shown in table 2 and table 3.
Table 2: Switch preconfigured bundle components
6-slot chassis
12-slot chassis
1 management module
1 management module
48 10/100/1000 PoE ports
96 10/100/1000 PoE ports
4 open slots
8 open slots
1 fan tray (2 fans)
1 fan tray (4 fans)
1 internal 875 W power supply
2 internal 875 W power supplies
Intelligent Edge software
Table 3: PoE+ switch preconfigured bundle components
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HP 5406-44G-PoE+ zl Switch
6-slot chassis
12-slot chassis
1 management module
1 management module
44 10/100/1000 PoE ports
92 10/100/1000 PoE ports
4 mini-GBIC ports
4 mini-GBIC ports
4 open slots
8 open slots
1 fan tray (2 fans)
1 fan tray (4 fans)
Figure 13: HP 5400 v2 zl Switch chassis and bundles
HP 5406-44G-PoE+/4G-SFP v2 zl Switch
(J9539A)
(J9540A)
(J9533A)
(J9532A)
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Additional bundles are provided with v2 zl modules. The HP 5406-44G-PoE+/4G-SFP v2 zl Switch with Premium
Software (J9539A), HP 5412-92G-PoE+/4G-SFP v2 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9540A), HP 5406-44GPoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9533A), and HP 5412-92G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch
with Premium Software (J9532A) are preconfigured bundles that offer a pretested environment and a lower-cost
starter switch to which additional modules can be added. The major components of these preconfigured bundles are
shown in table 4 and table 5.
6-slot chassis
12-slot chassis
1 management module
1 management module
44 10/100/1000 PoE ports
92 10/100/1000 PoE ports
4 mini-GBIC/SFP ports
4 open slots
8 open slots
1 fan tray (2 fans)
1 fan tray (4 fans)
Premium software
Premium software
HP 5406-44G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch with Premium
Software
HP 5412-92G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch with Premium
Software
6-slot chassis
12-slot chassis
1 management module
1 management module
44 10/100/1000 PoE ports
92 10/100/1000 PoE ports
4 open slots
8 open slots
1 fan tray (2 fans)
1 fan tray (4 fans)
Premium software
Premium software
HP 5400 zl Series chassis layout
The HP 5406 zl Switch chassis is rack mountable with 4U height, and the 5412 zl Switch chassis is rack-mountable
with 7U height. The line interface modules are inserted in the front slots, labeled A through F on the 5406 zl switch,
and A through L on the 5412 zl switch.
The management module is removable/replaceable and occupies a dedicated slot in the front. The switch does not
have to be powered-off to remove the management module.
However, when the management module is removed, all ports lose communication and the system will be powered down.
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Figure 14: HP 5406 zl Switch chassis layout
Figure 15: HP 5412 zl Switch chassis layout
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The internal power supplies are inserted in the back slots. These slots are labeled PS1 and PS2 on the 5406 zl switch
and PS1 through PS4 on the 5412 zl switch. A power supply is hot-swappable provided at least one other power
supply is operational. If the 5412 zl switch has only two power supplies and one of them fails, then only the upper six
slots (slots A through F) will receive power.
Fan tray
The fan tray assembly contains the cooling fans for the interior of the 5400 zl series chassis, but it excludes
the chassis power supplies, which have their own internal cooling fans. The 5406 zl fan tray consists of two
variable-speed fans, and the 5412 zl fan tray consists of four variable-speed fans. The fan speed is based on the
sensed ambient temperature of the chassis.
The fan tray is mounted on the left side of the chassis (from a front-view perspective), and the fans draw air through
ventilation holes to the left and blow the air out through ventilation holes to the right (side-to-side airflow).
The fan tray is hot-swappable in the 5406 zl and 5412 zl switches. It can be removed and replaced without
removing power from the switch. However, the new fan tray should be installed immediately after removing the old
fan tray to avoid overheating and the automatic switch shutdown within three minutes.
In the event of an individual fan failure, an SNMP trap and event log entry are generated.
Figure 16: Fan tray for HP 5406 zl Switch (J8697-60005)
HP 5400 zl management module
All configurations of the HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series include a single management module that oversees the
operation of the line interface modules and switch fabric. The management module incorporates an RS-232 serial
port for local management and configuration. To connect to the console, a standard null modem cable is used.
Figure 17: HP 5400 zl Switch Series management module
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zl power supplies
There are three different power supplies available for the HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series. These power supplies
provide system power (the power needed to run the switch itself) and PoE/PoE+ power (the power sent down the
Ethernet cable to power the device at the other end). The difference between these power supplies is the amount of
PoE/PoE+ power available from the supply.
HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series chassis use the same power supplies. There are three internal power supplies
available:
• 875 W (110 V/220 V)
• 1500 W (220 V)
• 1500 W PoE+ (110 V/220 V)
As indicated in the following figure, the internal power supply provides both system power as well as PoE.
The HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series, as well as the 3500 series, can power any device that adheres to the IEEE
802.3af standard. The HP 3500-PoE+ yl Switches can power any device that adheres to the IEEE 802.3at standard.
The HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series can power any device that adheres to the IEEE 802.3at standard, when PoE+
zl modules are used in conjunction with PoE+ power supplies. In addition, devices using prestandard Cisco PoE
power can also be powered. The switches will automatically detect what type of power and how much is needed
when a compatible device is plugged into the port.
Using the HP 875 W Power Supply (J8712A) and/or 1500 W Power Supply (J8713A) with the 1500 W PoE+
Power Supply (J9306A) is not supported. It is recommended that you use the same power supply model for all
power supplies installed in a given 8200 zl/5400 zl series chassis.
Figure 18: 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series power supply choices
Power supply types
System power
875 W zl Power Supply J8712A
(100–127/200–240 VAC)
600 W
1500 W zl Power Supply J8713A
(220 VAC only)
600 W
1500 W PoE+ zl Power Supply
J9306A
600 W
PoE power
273 W
900 W
300 W @ 110 V
900 W @ 220 V
(110–127/200–240 VAC)
zl Power Supply Shelf
J8714A
0
Up to 1800 W
The internal power supplies provide system power for all internal components (+12 V output within +/–5% tolerance,
regulated). The J8712A and J8713A power supplies provide power for PoE ports (–48 V output within +/–5%
tolerance, regulated), which meets isolation and noise requirements of the IEEE 802.3af specification. The J9306A
power supply provides power for PoE/PoE+ ports (–54 V output within +/–5% tolerance, regulated), which meets
isolation and noise requirements of the IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at specifications.
The internal supplies have over-current, over-temperature, and over-voltage protection, as well as integrated fans.
Hot-swapping is allowed, taking into account that disconnecting the power supplies may interrupt PoE operation.
An external power shelf, the HP zl Power Supply Shelf, is available to house up to two zl power supplies. The power
supplies in the power supply shelf can be connected to one or two 8200 zl/5400 zl switches to provide additional
PoE/PoE+ power, either to power additional PoE-powered devices, or to provide more power for PoE power
redundancy. The supplies in the power shelf are connected to the switch(es) via one or two 2 m EPS cables. The PoE
power provided is added to the internal power supply PoE power to figure the total amount of PoE power to the ports
in the switch.
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While the connectors on the EPS connector cable will fit the connectors on the HP 3500 Switch Series, no power will
flow from the power shelf. Extra PoE power for the 3500 switch series can be obtained with the HP 620
Redundant/External Power Supply. Extra PoE+ power for the 3500-PoE+ yl switches can be obtained with the HP
630 Redundant/External Power Supply.
zl modules
Interface modules
The HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series support a variety of popular interface modules, providing customers with the
ability to change or scale their LAN links and adapt as the needs of the business environment change over time.
Version 2 zl modules
The following Version 2 zl modules are for use with the HP 8200 zl and HP 5400 zl Switches. The Version 2 modules
provide additional performance, options for 10GbE connectivity, 10GbE density, and energy-efficiency features.
• J9538A HP 8-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9536A HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9548A HP 20-port Gig-T/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9535A HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/4-port SFP v2 zl Module
• J9534A HP 24-port Gig-T PoE+ v2 zl Module
• J9537A HP 24-port SFP v2 zl Module
• J9547A HP 24-port 10/100 PoE+ v2 zl Module
• J9550A HP 24-port Gig-T v2 zl Module
• J9549A HP 20-port Gig-T/4-port SFP v2 zl Module
HP 8-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module (J9538A)
Description:
The J9538A has eight 10GbE ports for high-density 10GbE deployments. Each interface can support SFP+ or SFP
transceivers, for 10GbE or 1GbE connectivity, respectively.
Ports:
• Eight SFP+ ports/eight SFP ports
• Supports SR, LR, and LRM SFP+ Transceivers
• Supports direct attach cables, 1 m, 3 m, and 7 m
Transceiver support:
• J4858C HP X121 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver
• J4859C HP X121 1G SFP LC LX Transceiver
• J4860C HP X121 1G SFP LC LH Transceiver
• J9142B HP X122 1G SFP LC BX-D Transceiver
• J9143B HP X122 1G SFP LC BX-U Transceiver
• J9150A HP X132 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver
• J9151A HP X132 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver
• J9152A HP X132 10G SFP+ LC LRM Transceiver
• J9153A HP X132 10G SFP+ LC ER Transceiver
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DAC support:
• J9281B HP X242 SFP+ SFP+ 1 m Direct Attach Cable
• J9300A HP X244 XFP SFP+ 1 m Direct Attach Cable
HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module (J9536A)
Description:
The J9536A has 20 RJ-45 10/100/1000 MbE connections with PoE/PoE+ support. Two SFP+ uplink ports are
provided for optical 10GbE connectivity.
Ports:
• 20 Gig-T RJ-45 ports
• Two SFP+ ports
• PoE/PoE+ capable on all RJ-45 ports
• Maximum 370 W of PoE/PoE+ per zl module slot
• Uplink port can use SFP+ or SFP for 10GbE and 1GbE connectivity
DAC support:
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HP 20-port Gig-T/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module (J9548A)
Description:
The J9548A has 20 RJ-45 10/100/1000 MbE connections for applications without PoE/PoE+ requirements.
Two SFP+ uplink ports are provided for optical 10GbE connectivity.
Ports:
• Two SFP+ ports
• Uplink port can use SFP+ or SFP for 10GbE and 1GbE connectivity
DAC support:
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HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/4-port SFP v2 zl Module (J9535A)
Description:
The J9535A has 20 RJ-45 10/100/1000 MbE connections with PoE/PoE+ support. Four SFP uplink ports are
provided for optical GbE connectivity.
Ports:
• Four SFP ports
• Uplinks can run at 1 Gb and 100 Mb data rates
• J8177C HP X121 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver
• J9054B HP X111 100M SFP LC FX Transceiver
• J9099B HP X112 100M SFP LC BX-D Transceiver
• J9100B HP X112 100M SFP LC BX-U Transceiver
HP 24-port Gig-T PoE+ v2 zl Module (J9534A)
Description:
The J9534A has 24 RJ-45 10/100/1000 MbE connections with PoE/PoE+ support.
Ports:
• Similar to the J9307A; key difference is PoE+ capability
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HP 24-port SFP v2 zl Module (J9537A)
Description:
The J9537A has 24 SFP connections for 1GbE optic aggregation. Each port can be used at 1 Gb and 100 Mb data
rates.
Ports:
24 SFP ports
HP 24-port 10/100 PoE+ v2 zl Module (J9547A)
Description:
The J9547A has 24 RJ-45 10/100 Mb connections with PoE/PoE+ support.
Ports:
• 24 10/100-TX RJ-45 ports
• 10/100 PoE/PoE+ capability
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HP 24-port Gig-T v2 zl Module (J9550A)
Description:
Ports:
HP 20-port Gig-T/4-port SFP v2 zl Module (J9549A)
Description:
Four SFP uplink ports are provided for optical GbE connectivity.
Ports:
• Four SFP ports
• Uplinks can run at 1 Gb and 100 Mb data rates
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HP 12-port Gig-T PoE+/12-port SFP v2 zl Module (J9637A)
Description:
The J637A has 12 RJ-45 10/100/1000 MbE and 12 SFP connections for mixed copper and fiber environments.
Each SFP port can be used at 1 Gb and 100 Mb data rates.
Ports:
• 12 SFP ports
Standard zl modules include the following:
• J8702A HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE zl Module
• J8705A HP 20-Port Gig-T 4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
• J8706A HP 24-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
• J8707A HP 4-Port 10GbE X2 zl Module
• J8708A HP 4-Port 10GbE CX4 zl Module
• J9307A HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+ zl Module
• J9308A HP 20-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
• J9309A HP 4-Port 10GbE SFP+ zl Module
• J9478A HP 24-Port 10/100 PoE+ zl Module
Each of the copper-based interface modules provides integrated PoE capability. The PoE+ copper-based interface
modules provide integrated PoE+ capability when used in conjunction with the PoE+ zl power supply.
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Figure 19: HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series interface modules
Services modules
The HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series supports a variety of services modules, providing customers with the ability to
deploy integrated network applications and services for enhanced system security and functionality.
A variety of services modules are available for HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series:
• J9051A HP Wireless Edge Services zl Module
• J9052A HP Redundant Wireless Services zl Module
• J9289A HP AllianceONE Services zl Module
• J9155A HP Threat Management Services zl Module
• J9156A HP Threat Management Services zl Module with 1-year intrusion detection/prevention system (IDS/IPS)
subscription
• J9370A HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller
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Figure 20: HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series services modules
Redundant Wireless Edge Services
Wireless Edge Services
HP AllianceONE Services zl Module
Threat Management Services
Threat Management with subscription
MSM765zl Mobility Controller
Power supply configurations
The 5406 zl and 8206 zl switches provide slots for two internal supplies and require at least one internal power
supply. An additional internal power supply may be added for 1+1 redundancy system power or to provide
additional PoE power.
The 5412 zl and 8212 zl switches provide slots for four internal supplies and require at least two internal power
supplies. Two additional internal power supplies may be added for 1+1 system power redundancy or to provide
additional PoE power.
Note:
1+1 power supply redundancy implies providing twice the minimum number of
supplies required to power the system.
Table 6 shows the HP 5400 zl and 8200 zl Switch Series minimum and maximum internal power supply
configurations, as well as internal combined power with external power shelf configurations.
Table 6: Minimum and maximum power supply support
Switch model
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Minimum internal
Maximum internal
Internal + external
5406 zl
1
2
4
5412 zl
2
4
6
8206 zl
1
2
4
8212 zl
2
4
6
When deciding on which and how many power supplies should be configured for an 5400 zl/8200 zl switch series,
the following criteria can be used to guide the decision:
How much power will be required for each port, full PoE+ (30 W), full PoE (15.4 W), or phone (8 W) power?
How many network devices will require power (how many PoE/PoE+ ports are needed)?
Is redundant power required (for internal power and/or PoE power)?
Note:
The power supplies provide a “pool” of power for all line interface modules to
draw from; that is, PoE power is not limited on a per line interface module.
Tables 7 and 8 show examples of the maximum number of PoE or PoE+ ports that can be supported by the 8206 zl
and 5406 zl switches. Table 7 shows the maximum number of PoE ports at full power (Class 0–15.4 W), and the
next section shows the maximum number of PoE ports at phone power (8 W) for each configuration. Table 8 shows
the maximum number of PoE+ ports at full power (Class 4–30 W), and the next section shows the maximum number
of PoE ports at full power (Class 0–15.4 W) for each configuration. These categories are further subdivided based on
whether a second internal power supply is used to provide power redundancy in the event one of the power supplies
fails.
Note:
Two 875 W internal power supplies cannot supply sufficient PoE power to an
8206 zl and 5406 zl switch fully populated with 24-port line interface modules
(144 ports). Two 1500 W power supplies can be used to supply full PoE power
(15.4 W) to 116 ports.
Table 7: Examples of maximum number of PoE ports for 8212 zl and 5406 zl switches
Number of PoE ports at 15.4 W
Number of PoE ports at 8 W
Total PoE
power (watts)
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
1–875 W (J8712A)
273
17
N/A
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N/A
2–875 W (J8712A)
546
35
17
68
34
1–1500 W (J8713A)
900
58
N/A
112
N/A
2–1500 W (J8713A)
1800
116
58
144*
112
4–1500 W
3600
144
114
144
144*
Power supply
configuration
**
*
(J8713A)
*
*
8206 zl and 5406 zl switches fully loaded with 6 modules provide up to 144 ports
**
Using the HP zl Power Supply Shelf
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Table 8: Examples of maximum number of PoE+ and PoE ports for 8212 zl and 5406 zl switches
Number of PoE+ ports at 30 W
Total PoE
power (watts)
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
1–1500 W PoE+
@ 110 V (J9306A)
300
10
N/A
19
N/A
2–1500 W PoE+
@ 110 V (J9306A)
600
20
10
38
19
1–1500 W PoE+
@ 220 V (J9306A)
900
30
N/A
58
N/A
2–1500 W PoE+
@ 220 V (J9306A)
1800
60
30
116
58
4–1500 W PoE+**
@ 110 V (J9306A)
1200
40
20
77
38
4–1500 W PoE+**
@ 220 V (J9306A)
3600
72***
60
144*
116
Power supply
configuration
*
8206 zl and 5406 zl Switches fully loaded with 6 modules provides up to 144 ports
**
***
Number of PoE+ ports is limited to a maximum of 12 per slot (72 ports in 6-slot chassis)
Tables 9 and 10 show examples of the maximum number of PoE or PoE+ ports that can be supported by the 8212 zl
and 5412 zl switches. Table 9 shows the maximum number of PoE ports at full power (Class 0–15.4 W), and the
next section shows the maximum number of PoE ports at phone power (8 W) for each configuration. Table 10 shows
the maximum number of PoE+ ports at full power (Class 4–30 W), and the next section shows the maximum number
of PoE ports at full power (Class 0–15.4 W) for each configuration. These categories are further subdivided based on
whether the internal power supplies (1 of 2 or 2 of 4) need to provide power redundancy in the event of power
supply failure.
Note:
Four 875 W internal power supplies cannot supply sufficient PoE power to an
8212 zl and 5412 zl switch fully populated with 24-port line interface modules
(288 ports). Four 1500 W power supplies can be used to supply full PoE power
(15.4 W) to 233 ports.
For additional information about power supply configurations, see the HP 5400 zl/3500 Switch Series Ordering
Guide that can be found in www.hp.com/networking/support
Table 9: Examples of maximum number of PoE ports for 8212 zl and 5412 zl switches
Total PoE
power (watts)
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
2–875 W (J8712A)
546
35
17
68
34
4–875 W (J8712A)
1092
70
35
136
68
2–1500 W (J8713A)
1800
116
58
225
112
4–1500 W (J8713A)
3600
233
116
288*
225
6–1500 W** (J8713A)
5400
288
165
288
288*
Power supply
configuration
*
8212 zl and 5412 zl Switches fully loaded with 12 modules provide up to 288 ports
**
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Number of PoE ports at 8 W
*
Table 10: Examples of maximum number of PoE+ and PoE ports for 8212 zl and 5412 zl switches
Number of PoE+ ports at 30 W
Total PoE
power (watts)
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
No redundancy
With 1+1
redundancy
2–1500 W PoE+
@ 110 V (J9306A)
600
20
10
38
19
4–1500 W PoE+
@ 110 V (J9306A)
1200
40
20
77
38
2–1500 W PoE+
@ 220 V (J9306A)
1800
60
30
116
58
4–1500 W PoE+
@ 220 V (J9306A)
3600
72***
60
144
116
6–1500 W PoE+**
@ 110 V (J9306A)
3600
120
60
233
116
6–1500 W PoE+**
@ 220 V (J9306A)
5400
144***
72
288*
165
Power supply
configuration
*
8212 zl and 5412 zl Switches fully loaded with 12 modules provides up to 288 ports
**
***
Number of PoE+ ports is limited to a maximum of 12 per slot (72 ports in 6-slot chassis)
Specifications—management module
The HP 5406 zl and 5412 zl Switches use a common management module that provides overall chassis
management. Figure 21 illustrates the major components of the management module.
Figure 21: HP 5406 zl Switch management module block diagram
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Processor
Memory
SDRAM
SDRAM is used for the storage of uncompressed executable code and data structures. The SDRAM consists of a 256
MB DDR-1 DIMM in the base module, expandable up to 1 GB. The DDR-1 interface is 64 bits running at 166 MHz
bus speed (333 MHz data rate).
Flash
The flash consists of a 128 MB CompactFlash expandable up to 1 GB, and a 4 MB mirror-bit flash. The mirror-bit
flash is used for initial boot code. The CompactFlash is used for nonvolatile configuration storage, and it compresses
The CompactFlash can be programmed in an one sector at a time or bulk fashion. Since all application code is
executed out of SDRAM, the CompactFlash may be programmed while the router is operational. The CompactFlash is
sized such that a backup copy of an older revision of application code can also be stored.
Console port
The management module incorporates one RS-232 serial port for local management and configuration. This port uses
a DB-9 male connector mounted on the front panel. To connect to the console, a standard null modem cable is used
equivalent to that used for other HP Networking switches like the HP 5300 xl Switch Series.
Auxiliary port
Specifications—interface modules
The following is a description of the interface modules supported by the HP 5400 zl and 8200 zl Switch Series.
HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE zl Module (J8702A)
Description:
This interface module has 24 10/100/1000Base-T ports that provide Gigabit-over-copper connectivity for wiring
closets, enabling high-density GbE connectivity to the desktop over Category 5 copper cabling. Each port is capable
of providing IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE to power IP phones, wireless access points, and other devices. Prestandard
powered devices can also be supported.
Ports:
• IEEE Auto-MDI: yes
• Duplex: half or full
• Connectors: RJ-45
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HP 20-Port Gig-T/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module (J8705A)
Description:
This interface module has 20 10/100/1000Base-T ports that provide Gigabit Ethernet-over-copper connectivity for
wiring closets, enabling high-density GbE connectivity to the desktop over Category 5 copper cabling. Each port is
capable of providing IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE to power IP phones, wireless access points, and other devices.
In addition, this module provides four mini-GBIC ports for uplinks and intra-building connections. They can be trunked
to provide up to four gigabits of connectivity. Two such modules can have their ports trunked across both modules to
provide module redundancy as well.
Ports:
• Four open mini-GBIC slots
Mini-GBICs supported (ordered separately):
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HP 24-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module (J8706A)
Description:
This interface module has 24 mini-GBIC ports and is appropriate for use as an aggregator in a distribution
environment. This module supports the same mini-GBICs as the HP 20-Port Gig-T/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
previously described. The mini-GBICs are ordered separately.
Ports:
• 24 open mini-GBIC slots
Mini-GBICs supported (ordered separately) :
HP 4-Port 10GbE X2 zl Module (J8707A)
Description:
This interface module has four 10GbE X2 transceiver ports that support any combination of SR, LR, ER, or CX4
transceiver types. This module provides maximum flexibility for connecting 10GbE high-speed downlinks to any other
switch supporting that connection type. The wide variety of distances supported makes this module an ideal choice for
intrabuilding connections. Ports can be trunked to provide higher throughput. Two such modules can have their ports
trunked across both modules to provide module redundancy as well.
Ports:
Four open X2 transceiver slots
Transceivers supported (ordered separately):
• J8436A HP X131 10G X2 SC SR Transceiver
• J8437A HP X131 10G X2 SC LR Transceiver
• J8438A HP X131 10G X2 SC ER Transceiver
• J8440B HP X131 10G X2 CX4 Transceiver
• J9144A HP X131 10G X2 SC LRM Transceiver
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HP 4-Port 10GbE CX4 zl Module (J8708A)
Description:
This line interface module has four 10GbE CX4 ports.
Ports:
• Four 10GbE ports (IEEE 802.3ak Type 10GBase-CX4)
• Connectors, CX4
• J8439A HP X130 CX4 Optical Media Converter
Maximum distance:
• 15 m using CX4 cable
• 300 m using optical media converters and multimode fiber cable
Note:
Use CX4 10GbE cable (0.5 m–15 m) or HP X130 CX4 Optical Media
Converter (J8439A)
HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+ zl Module (J9307A)
Description:
wiring closets, enabling high-density Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the desktop over Category 5 copper cabling. Each
port is capable of providing IEEE 802.3af/at compliant PoE and PoE+ to power IP phones, wireless access points, and
other devices. Prestandard powered devices can also be supported.
Ports:
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HP 20-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module (J9308A)
Description:
wiring closets, enabling high-density Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the desktop over Category 5 copper cabling.
Each port is capable of providing IEEE 802.3af/at compliant PoE and PoE+ to power IP phones, wireless access
points, and other devices.
In addition, this module provides four mini-GBIC ports for uplinks and intrabuilding connections. They can be trunked
to provide up to four gigabits of connectivity. Two such modules can have their ports trunked across both modules to
provide module redundancy as well.
Ports:
• Four open mini-GBIC slots
Mini-GBICs supported (ordered separately):
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HP 4-Port 10GbE SFP+ zl Module (J9309A)
Description:
This interface module has four 10GbE SFP+ transceiver ports that support any combination of SR, LR, or LRM
transceiver types and SFP+ direct attach cables. This module provides maximum flexibility for connecting 10GbE
high-speed downlinks to any other switch supporting that connection type. The wide variety of distances supported
makes this module an ideal choice for intrabuilding connections. Ports can be trunked to provide higher throughput.
Two such modules can have their ports trunked across both modules to provide module redundancy as well.
Ports
• Four open SFP+ transceiver slots
Transceivers supported (ordered separately)
SFP+ direct attach cables supported (ordered separately)
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HP 24-Port 10/100 PoE+ zl Module (J9478A)
Description:
This interface module has 24 10/100Base-T ports that provide Gigabit Ethernet-over-copper connectivity for wiring
closets, enabling high-density Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the desktop over Category 5 copper cabling. Each port
is capable of providing IEEE 802.3af/at compliant PoE and PoE+ to power IP phones, wireless access points, and
other devices. Prestandard powered devices can also be supported.
Ports:
Specifications—services modules
The following is a description of the services modules supported by the HP 5400 zl and 8200 zl Switch Series.
HP Wireless Edge Services zl Module (J9051A)
HP Redundant Wireless Services zl Module (J9052A)
Description:
Working in conjunction with HP Series radio ports, the HP Wireless Edge Services zl Module provides centralized
wireless LAN configuration and management of advanced wireless services, enabling a resilient, highly secure,
mobile multiservice network. Each “WES” Module can control up to 156 HP Series radio ports (light access points) to
provide Layer 2/3 seamless roaming and a secure mobility environment.
Wireless sFlow support provides leveraged network management for both wired and wireless connections.
Up to four modules can be installed in a single chassis, and a redundant WES module (J9052A) version
automatically adopts radio ports if the primary module is unavailable or should fail.
HP Series radio ports supported (ordered separately):
• J9004A HP Series Radio Port 210 (single IEEE 802.11g radio) Integrated antenna
• J9006A HP Series Radio Port 230 (dual radio a+b/g) Integrated antenna
• J9005A HP Series Radio Port 220 (dual radio a+b/g) Plenum rated, external antennas required
Note:
HP Series Redundant Wireless Services zl Module (J9052A) provides
redundancy.
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HP AllianceONE Services zl Module (J9289A)
Description:
The HP AllianceONE Services zl Module is an x86-based server module that provides two 10GbE network links into
the switch backplane and contains a 255 MB 7200 rpm SATA hard disk drive. Coupled with HP AllianceONE
Networking certified services/applications that can take advantage of a switch-targeted API for better performance,
this module creates a virtual appliance within a zl switch slot to provide solutions for business needs, such as network
security. The HP AllianceONE Services zl Module can be moved to any zl switch in the environment.
Visit http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/solutions/allianceone/index.aspx for applications available for use with
the HP AllianceONE Services zl Module and for information concerning the HP AllianceONE program.
Note:
Use of the HP AllianceONE Services zl Module restricts the temperature
specification for the 5400 zl switch series to 50°C if all installed modules are on
the left side of the chassis. If any installed module is on the right side of the
chassis, the temperature specification of the entire switch is limited to 40°C.
The HP AllianceONE Services zl Module can only be used with certified OA services applications. It does not support
a general application environment.
HP Threat Management Services zl Module (J9155A)
HP Threat Management Services zl Module with 1-year IDS/IPS subscription (J9156A)
Description:
The HP Threat Management Services (TMS) zl Module is a multifunction security system for the 5400 zl and
8200 zl Switch Series. It consists of a stateful firewall, IDS/IPS, and VPN concentrator.
Visit http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/products/networksecurity/HP_Threat_Management_Services_zl_Module/index.aspx for information concerning the HP Threat
Management Services zl Module.
Note:
Use of the HP Threat Management Services zl Module restricts the temperature
specification for the 5400 zl switch series to 50°C if all installed modules are on
the left side of the chassis. If any installed module is on the right side of the
chassis, the temperature specification of the entire switch is limited to 40°C.
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HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller (J9370A)
Description:
The HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller is a new blade controller that can coexist in the same chassis as the Wireless
Edge Services zl Module (WESM). Using PMM 3.0 with AU2, customers can have a complete unified wired and
wireless environment. It can support MSM access points (APs) that are IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compliant without
having to upgrade the controller.
Note:
Use of the HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller restricts the temperature specification
for the 5400 zl or 8200 zl Switch series to 50°C if all installed modules are on the
left side of the chassis. If any installed module is on the right side of the chassis, the
temperature specification of the entire switch is limited to 40°C.
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HP 3500 Switch Series
Get a brief overview of the HP 3500 yl and HP 6200 yl Gigabit Switch Series here.
The HP 3500 Switch Series is another of the most advanced intelligent edge switches in the HP Networking product
line. The 3500 Switch Series includes four 24-port and four 48-port stackables. The foundation of these switches is a
purpose-built, programmable ProVision ASIC that allows the most demanding networking features, such as QoS and
security, to be implemented in a scalable yet granular fashion.
The HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch supports 24GbE interfaces, and the HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch supports 48GbE
interfaces. Four of the ports are dual personality, where each port can be used as either an RJ-45 10/100/1000 port
(IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T; 802.3u Type 100Base-TX; 802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet) or an open mini-GBIC
slot (for use with mini-GBIC transceivers).
Both the 24 and 48GbE interface models provide integrated PoE+ on all 10/100/1000Base-T ports. Both models
also have an expansion slot for an optional 4-port 10GbE module. The 4-port 10GbE line interface module is
installed in the back panel of the switch.
The HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch supports 24GbE interfaces, and the HP 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch supports 48GbE
interfaces. Four of the ports are dual personality, where each port can be used as either an RJ-45 10/100/1000 port
(IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T; 802.3u Type 100Base-TX; 802.3ab 1000Base-T GbE) or an open mini-GBIC slot (for
use with mini-GBIC transceivers). Both the 24 and 48 Gigabit interface models provide integrated PoE on all
10/100/1000Base-T ports. Both models also have an expansion slot for an optional 4-port 10GbE module.
The 4-port 10GbE line interface module is installed in the back panel of the switch.
The HP 3500-24 Switch supports 20 10/100 interfaces, and the HP 3500-48 Switch supports 44 10/100
interfaces. Four additional ports are dual personality, where each port can be used as either an RJ-45 10/100/1000
port (IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T; 802.3u Type 100Base-TX; 802.3ab 1000Base-T GbE) or an open
mini-GBIC slot (for use with mini-GBIC transceivers).
The HP 3500-24-PoE Switch supports 20 10/100 interfaces, and the HP 3500-48-PoE Switch supports
44 10/100 interfaces. Four additional ports are dual personality, where each port can be used as either an RJ-45
10/100/1000 port (IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T; 802.3u Type 100Base-TX; 802.3ab 1000Base-T GbE) or an open
mini-GBIC slot (for use with mini-GBIC transceivers). Both models provide integrated PoE on all 10/100Base-TX and
10/100/1000Base-T ports.
The HP 3500 Switch Series offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of
deployment, operation, and maintenance.
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Figure 22: HP 8200 zl/5400 zl Switch Series services modules
HP 3500-24 Switch (J9470A)
HP 3500-48 Switch (J9472A)
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Table 11 shows examples of the maximum number of PoE/PoE+ ports that can be supported by the six PoE (IEEE
802.3af) and PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at) capable 3500 Switch Series models. One column shows the maximum number of
PoE ports at full power (Class 0–15.4 W), the next column shows the maximum number of PoE ports at typical phone
power (8 W), and the final column shows the maximum number of PoE+ ports at full power (Class 4–30 W).
For environments needing more PoE power, the HP 620 Redundant/External Power Supply can be used. It doubles
the available PoE power from 398 W to 796 W for up to two PoE (IEEE 802.3af) capable 3500 switch series. The
HP 620 RPS/EPS also provides redundant system power for up to two 3500 switch series.
For environments needing more PoE+ power, the HP 630 Redundant/External Power Supply can be used. It increases
the available PoE+ power from 398 W to 780 W for one Power over Ethernet Plus (IEEE 802.3at) capable 3500 yl
Switch. The HP 630 RPS/EPS provides redundant system power for one 3500-PoE+ yl switch series model.
Table 11: Examples of maximum number of PoE ports for the 3500 Switch Series
Total PoE/PoE+
power (watts)
Number of PoE
ports at 8 W
Number of PoE
ports at 15.4 W
Number of PoE+
ports at 30 W
3500-24G-PoE yl*
398
24
24
N/A
3500-48G-PoE yl
398
46
24
N/A
3500-48G-PoE yl and HP 620
796
48
48
N/A
3500-24-PoE*
398
24
24
N/A
3500-48-PoE
398
46
24
N/A
3500-48-PoE and HP 620
796
48
48
N/A
350l-24G-PoE+ yl**
398
24
24
N/A
350l-48G-PoE+ yl**
398
46
24
N/A
3500-48G-PoE+ yl and HP 630
780
48
48
N/A
HP switch model
*
*
*
Also these figures indicate the number of ports that are 1+1 with the use of the HP 620 Redundant/External Power Supply
**
Also these figures indicate the number of ports that are 1+1 with the use of the HP 630 Redundant/External Power Supply
Specifications
Processor
Memory
SDRAM
SDRAM is used for the storage of uncompressed executable code and data structures. The SDRAM consists
of a 256 MB DDR-1 DIMM in the base module, expandable up to 1 GB. The DDR-1 interface is 64 bits running
at 166 MHz bus speed (333 MHz data rate).
Flash
The CompactFlash may be programmed in a bulk fashion or one sector at a time. Since all application code
is executed out of SDRAM, the CompactFlash may be programmed while the router is operational. The CompactFlash
is sized such that a backup copy of an older revision of application code may also be stored.
Console port
An RS-232 serial port is supported for local management and configuration. The DB-9 serial port is located on the
front panel of the 3500-24, 3500-24-PoE, and 3500-24G-PoE yl switches. The DB-9 serial port is located on the back
panel of the 3500-48, 3500-48-PoE, and 3500-48G-PoE yl Switches. An RJ-45 serial port is located on the front
panel of the 24- and 48-port 3500-PoE+ yl switches. To connect to the console, a standard null modem cable is used
that is equivalent to the cable used for other HP Networking switches like the HP 5300 xl Switch Series.
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Auxiliary port
LED status indicators
Refer to the Appendix L for information about the LED status indicators of the HP 3500 yl Switch Series.
Additional line interface module
The HP 3500 yl Switch Series supports two additional line interface modules, the HP 10GbE 2-port X2/2-port CX4 yl
Module (J8694A) and the HP 10GbE 2-port SFP+/2-port CX4 yl Module (J9312A). A single line interface module
can be installed on the back panel of the switch.
HP 10GbE 2-port SFP+/2-port CX4 yl Module (J9312A)
Description:
This 10GbE line interface module has two fixed CX4 ports and two SFP+ slots and is supported in all models of the
HP 3500 yl Switch Series and also the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch.
Ports:
• Two open SFP+ transceiver slots
• Two 10GbE ports (IEEE 802.3ak Type 10GBase-CX4)
• Duplex: full
Direct attach cables supported (ordered separately):
Note:
Only the two fixed CX4 ports on this module support the HP X130 CX4 Optical
Media Converter (J8439A).
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HP 10GbE 2-port X2/2-port CX4 yl Module (J8694A)
Description:
This 10GbE line interface module has two fixed CX4 ports and two X2 slots and is supported in both models of the
HP 3500 yl Switch Series and also the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch.
Ports:
• Two open X2 transceiver slots
• Two 10GbE ports (IEEE 802.3ak Type 10GBase-CX4)
• Duplex: full
• J8436A HP X131 10G X2 SC SR Transceiver
• J8437A HP X131 10G X2 SC LR Transceiver
• J8438A HP X131 10G X2 SC ER Transceiver
• J8440B HP X131 10G X2 CX4 Transceiver
• J9144A HP X131 10G X2 SC LRM Transceiver
• J8439A HP X130 CX4 Optical Media Converter
Note:
Only the two fixed CX4 ports on this module support the HP X130 CX4 Optical
Media Converter (J8439A).
HP 6200 yl Switch
The HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch is an advanced Layer 3 stackable in 1U height. It has 24 mini-GBIC slots and an
expansion slot for an optional 4-port 10GbE module. Designed to be deployed as an aggregator of traffic from the edge
to the core of the network, this switch supports a variety of GbE mini-GBICs, such as SX, LX, LH, and 1000Base-T.
The 6200 yl switch has the same features as the 5400 zl and 3500 switch series, but it comes standard
with Premium License features. Thus, the routing protocols are already available as part of the aggregator switch
use model.
Like the HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series, the foundation for this switch is a purpose-built ProVision ASIC that
allows the most demanding networking features, such as QoS and security, to be implemented in a scalable yet
granular fashion.
With its high-performance architecture, 10GbE capability, and programmable ASIC, the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl
Switch offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability.
The HP 620 Redundant/External Power Supply can be used to supply RPS power to the 6200 yl switch for
high-availability environments.
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HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch (J8992A)
Processor
Memory
SDRAM
SDRAM is used for the storage of uncompressed executable code and data structures.
The SDRAM consists of a 256 MB DDR-1 DIMM in the base module, expandable up to 1 GB. The DDR-1
interface is 64 bits running at 166 MHz bus speed (333 MHz data rate).
Flash
The CompactFlash may be programmed in a bulk fashion or one sector at a time. Since all application code is
executed out of SDRAM, the CompactFlash may be programmed while the router is operational. The CompactFlash is
sized such that a backup copy of an older revision of application code may also be stored.
Console port
An RS-232 serial port is supported for local management and configuration. The DB-9 serial port is located on the
front panel of the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch. To connect to the console, a standard null modem cable is used
that is equivalent to the cable used for other HP networking switches like the HP 5300 xl Switch Series.
Auxiliary port
LED status indicators
The front panel of the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch has the same LED status indicators as the HP 3500 Switch
Series. Refer to the appendix for information about the LED status indicators.
Additional line interface module
The HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch supports two additional line interface modules, the HP 10GbE 2-port X2/2-port
CX4 yl Module (J8694A) and the HP 10GbE 2-port SFP+/2-port CX4 yl Module (J9312A). A single line interface
module can be installed on the back panel of the switch. This is the same module that is supported by the HP 3500 yl
Switch Series. Refer to the section covering the HP 3500 Switch Series for details about this line interface module.
Overview of features and benefits
New HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Series use the same software image base. For the HP 8200 zl and
5400 zl Switch Series, the IP Base Routing feature and Premium Routing features are standard. For the HP 3500 Series,
the Intelligent Edge feature set is standard; an optional Premium License is available to enable Advanced Routing
features. Older platforms (J8697A, J8698A, J8699A, J8700A, J9447A, J9448A, J8715B, and J8475A) come with
IP Base Routing features standard (includes RIP and static routing support) and the advanced features can be procured
through an additional license. An optional Premium License is available to enable Advanced Routing features. For the
HP 6200 yl Switch, the Advanced Routing feature set is also standard. The IP Base Routing feature set includes static
routing and RIP. In addition to BGP-4 and OSPFv2/v3, the Advanced Routing feature set includes additional
aggregation layer features: QinQ, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, and VRRP. The primary differences among these switch families
are hardware related and include such aspects as port density and the number of power supplies and fans.
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The following summary of features and benefits applies to the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch
Series. Any differences that exist among the switches are noted.
Performance
• ProVision ASIC technology: powered by the ProVision ASICs, the switch families offer state-of-the-art high-capacity
switch fabric performance—691.2 Gbps for the 8212 zl/5412 zl; 345.6 Gbps for the 8206 zl/5406 zl; 153.6
Gbps for the 3500-48G-PoE+ yl and 3500-48G-PoE yl; 105.6 Gbps for the 3500-24G-PoE+ yl, 3500-24G-PoE yl,
and 6200-24G-mGBIC yl; 16.8 Gbps for the 3500-48 and 3500-48-PoE; and 12.0 Gbps for the 500-24 and
3500-24-PoE. With v2 zl modules, the 8206 zl switch fabric has a backplane capacity of 561.6 Gbps, the
8212 zl switch has a backplane capacity of 1123.2 Gbps, the 5406 zl Switch has a backplane capacity of
379.2 Gbps, and the 5412 zl Switch has a backplane capacity of 758.4 Gbps.
• Selectable queue configurations: increase performance by selecting the number of queues and associated memory
buffer that best meet the requirements of network applications.
Security features
• Virus throttle: Connection rate filtering thwarts virus spreading by blocking routing from certain hosts exhibiting
abnormal traffic behavior.
• ICMP throttling: Defeats ICMP denial-of-service attacks by enabling any switch port to automatically throttle
ICMP traffic.
• Filtering capabilities: Includes fast, flexible access control lists (ACLs), up to 3000 per module (in later release,
more precise detailed control via the fast Policy Enforcement Engine), source port, multicast MAC address, and
other protocol-based filtering capabilities.
• Switch CPU protection: Provides automatic protection against malicious network traffic trying to shutdown the switch.
• Detection of malicious attacks: Monitors 10 types of network traffic and sends a warning if an anomaly occurs,
signaling the detection of a potential malicious attack.
• USB secure AutoRun: Uses USB flash drive to deploy, troubleshoot, or update switches; works with secure
credential to prevent tampering.
• STP root guard: Protects STP root bridge from malicious attack or configuration mistakes.
• DHCP protection: Blocks DHCP packets from unauthorized DHCP servers, preventing denial-of-service attack.
• BPDU port protection: Blocks Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) on ports that do not require BPDU, preventing
forged BPDU attack.
• Dynamic ARP protection: Blocks Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) broadcast from unauthorized hosts, preventing
eavesdropping or data theft of network data.
• Dynamic IP lockdown: Works with DHCP protection to block traffic from unauthorized host, preventing IP source
address spoofing.
• Identity Driven Manager: Supports HP Identity Driven Manager (IDM), which can dynamically apply per-user
security, access, and performance settings to infrastructure devices based on approved user, location, and time.
• Multiple user authentication methods:
– Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port: Provides authentication of multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents
user “piggybacking” on another user’s IEEE 802.1X authentication.
– Web-based authentication: Authenticates from Web browser for clients that do not support IEEE 802.1X
supplicant; customized remediation can be processed on an external Web server.
– Concurrent IEEE 802.1X, Web, and MAC authentication schemes per port: Switch port will accept up to
32 sessions of IEEE 802.1X, Web, and MAC authentications.
• Access control lists (ACLs): Provide filtering based on the IP field, source/destination IP address/subnet, and
source/destination TCP/UDP port number on a per-VLAN or per-port basis.
• Identity-driven ACL: Enables implementation of a highly granular and flexible access security policy specific to each
authenticated network user.
• Port security: Prevents unauthorized access using MAC address lockdown.
• MAC address lockout: Prevents configured particular MAC addresses from connecting to the network.
• MAC-based VLAN: Works with RADIUS to provide access control per MAC address.
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• Source-port filtering: Allows only specified ports to communicate with each other.
• Security banner: Displays customized security policy when users log in to the switch.
• Management Interface Wizard: CLI-based step-by-step configuration tool to ensure that management interfaces
such as SNMP, telnet, SSH, SSL, Web, and USB are secured to desired level.
• Management access:
– All access methods—CLI, GUI, or MIB—are securely encrypted through SSHv2, SSL, and/or SNMPv3.
– RADIUS and TACACS+: can require either RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication for secure switch CLI logon.
– Secure FTP: Allows secure file transfer to/from the switch and protects against unwanted file downloads or
unauthorized copying of switch configuration file.
QoS functions
Layer 4 prioritization: Enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP ports.
Traffic prioritization: Allows real-time traffic classification into 8 priority levels mapped to 8 queues.
Bandwidth shaping using:
• Rate limiting: Per-port ingress-based enforced bandwidth maximums.
• Guaranteed minimums: Per-port, per-queue egress-based guaranteed bandwidth minimums.
Class of Service (CoS): Sets IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), Layer 3 protocol,
TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ.
Policy Enforcement Engine: Policy Enforcement Engine is user configured to select packets that are then forwarded
or dropped (based on ACLs, QoS, and rate limiting). The engine is fast and can look for multiple variables, such as
an IP address and port number, in a single pass through a packet. It provides a common user experience regardless
of which switch the user is connected to.
Advanced classifier-based QoS:
• Provides finer granularity with multiple match criteria to select and prioritize network traffic.
• Integrates QoS functions: Select traffic for prioritization and remote mirroring, setting priority, QoS policy,
and rate limiting.
• QoS policy can be applied to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic for each port or VLAN.
Convergence
• IP multicast routing: Includes PIM Sparse and Dense modes to route IP multicast traffic.
• IP multicast data-driven IGMP: Automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic.
• RADIUS VLAN for voice: Uses standard RADIUS attribute and LLDP-MED to automatically configure VLAN for IP phones.
• 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.
• PoE allocations: Supports multiple methods (automatic, IEEE 802.3af/at class, LLDP-MED, or user specified) to
allocate PoE/PoE+ power for outstanding energy saving.
• iSCSI support: Enables the deployment of Ethernet storage area network solutions using the iSCSI standard.
• Layer 2/Layer 3 jumbo frames: Layer 2/Layer 3 jumbo frames provide scalability in throughput.
Layer 2 switching
• HP Networking switch meshing: Dynamically load balances across multiple active redundant links to increase
available aggregate bandwidth.
• VLAN support and tagging: Support for complete IEEE 802.1Q standard and 2048 VLANs simultaneously.
• IEEE 802.1v protocol VLANs: Isolate select non-IPv4 protocols automatically into their own VLANs.
• GVRP: Group VLAN Registration Protocol allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs.
• QinQ: Increases the scalability of Ethernet networks by providing a hierarchical structure; connects multiple LANs
on high-speed campus or metro Ethernet network.
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Bridging protocols
• MSTP: Provides high-link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees;
encompasses IEEE 802.1D STP and 802.1w RSTP.
Routing protocols
• RIP (v1, v2, and v1-compatible v2).
• OSPF (requires Premium License): Provides OSPFv2 for IPv4 and OSPFv3 for IPv6 routing.
• BGP-4 (requires Premium License): Provides scalable and flexible routing.
• PBR or Policy-based Routing (requires 5400/8200 with all v2 modules): Creates customized policy to route traffic.
• Static IP routing: Provides manually configured routing for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
• 10,000 network address routes, 65,536 Layer 3 host address routes.
• UDP helper function: UDP broadcasts can be directed across router interfaces to specific IP unicast or subnet
broadcast addresses and prevent server spoofing for UDP services such as DHCP.
• Loopback interface address: Defines an interface in RIP and OSPF that can always be reachable, improving
diagnostic capability.
• Route maps: Provide more control during route redistribution; allow filtering and altering of route metrics.
IPv6
• IPv6 host: Allows switches to be deployed and managed at the edge of IPv6 LAN.
• IPv4/IPv6 dual stack: Provides transition mechanism for IPv4 and IPv6.
• IPv6 ACL: Provides control and security in an IPv6 network.
• IPv6 QoS: Prioritizes network traffic and enhances performance of applications on the network.
• MLD Snooping: Prevents multicast traffic from flooding the network.
• 6in4 Tunneling: Provides transport mechanism for IPv6 traffic through IPv4 network.
Multicast protocols
• IGMP data-driven.
• PIM-SM, PIM-DM.
High availability and redundancy
• VRRP: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (requires Premium License) allows groups of two routers to dynamically
back each other up to create highly available routed environments.
• IEEE 802.3ad LACP: Link Aggregation Control Protocol and HP Networking trunking support up to 36 trunks, each
with up to 8 links (ports) per trunk.
• Port trunks or link aggregation groups, can operate across multiple modules to increase redundancy.
• Supports various redundant power supply configurations:
– The 8206 zl/5406 zl switch provides slots for two internal supplies. This can provide 1+1 redundancy for both
PoE and system power needs.
– The 8212 zl/5412 zl switch provides slots for four internal supplies. This can provide 1+1 redundancy similar to
the 5406 zl switch. You can use the internal supplies for 1+1 backup; which in the 12-slot chassis requires two
default power supplies, with 2 backup supplies for a total of 4 power supplies.
• Hot-swappable/Hot-insertable line interface modules, so as not to interrupt network operation.
• Management module is removable/upgradable: The switch does not have to be powered off to remove a
management module from an 5400 zl switch series. However, when the management module is removed, all ports
will lose communication and the system will be powered down.
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• Removable Redundant Management modules (8200 zl only): The Management Modules are designed to be
hot-swappable and can be removed without damage. Using the “MM Shutdown” button will gracefully shutdown
the Management Module, completing any synchronization of files and state information to the second (Standby)
Management Module prior to removing the active module.
• Nonstop Switching and Routing: Improves network availability to better support critical applications such as unified
communication and mobility; interface and fabric modules continue forwarding traffic during failover from active to
standby management module.
• Uplink Failure Detect: Provides redundant connections between servers and switches.
• Distributed Trunking: Enables load balancing and increases resiliency between servers and switches.
This feature allows a server or a switch to connect to two switches with one logical trunk that consists of
multiple physical connections.
• Other Layer 2 and Layer 3 redundant protocols include MSTP, HP Networking switch meshing, and OSPFv2/v3.
Management
• Remote intelligent mirroring: Mirrors selected ingress/egress traffic based on ACL, port, MAC address, or VLAN to
a local or remote 8200/6200/5400/3500 switch anywhere on the network.
• RMON, XRMON, and sFlow: Provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history,
alarms, and events.
• Command authorization: Leverages RADIUS to link a custom list of CLI commands to individual network
administrator’s login and also provides an audit trail.
• LLDP: Link Layer Discovery Protocol allows automated device discovery for easy mapping by network
management applications.
• Friendly port names: Allow assignment of descriptive names to ports.
• Dual flash images: Provide independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading.
• Multiple configuration files: Allow multiple configuration files to be stored to flash image.
• Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD): Monitors cable between two switches and shuts down the ports on both ends
if the cable is broken, turning the bidirectional link into unidirectional; this prevents network problems such as
loops.
• Configuration, monitoring, and management tasks can be performed using the CLI (through direct console or telnet)
connection, Web browser, Menu interface, and HP PCM.
• MSTP preconfiguration: Reduces MSTP configuration complexity and enhances management productivity.
• Transceiver preconfiguration: Streamlines deployment of switches in remote locations.
Diagnostics
• Core memory dump: Preserves system information if the switch failed so that the information can be analyzed for
diagnostic purposes.
Future proofing
• Versatile Intelligent Port implies all 10/100 and GbE copper ports on the 5400 zl and 3500 switch series are
either PoE or PoE+ enabled.
• The 5400 zl and 8200 zl series chassis management modules are upgradable in order to meet future needs for
processing power.
• The 8200 zl series chassis fabric modules are upgradable in order to meet future system performance requirements.
• Programmable ASICs allow some future requirements to be implemented without replacing the switch.
• Intelligent Edge features can be upgraded to Advanced IP Routing features on the 8200 zl, 5400 zl, and 3500
series, allowing an edge switch to be redeployed as a distribution switch.
• The base power supply for the 8200 zl and 5400 zl series provides sufficient power for PoE on some ports. Power
supplies can be added in order to provide PoE/PoE+ on all copper ports.
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Low cost of ownership
Industry-leading warranty: The 82xx zl, 54xx zl, 35xx, and 62xx yl products all have a lifetime warranty 1 that
features next-business-day advance replacement, including coverage for fans and power supplies.
Standards and protocols
Device management
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• HTML and telnet management
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IEEE 802.1ad QinQ (Premium License)
IEEE 802.1AX-2008 Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges
IEEE 802.1p Priority
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Trees
IEEE 802.1v VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
RFC 768 UDP
RFC 783 TFTP Protocol (revision 2)
RFC 792 ICMP
RFC 793 TCP
RFC 826 ARP
RFC 854 TELNET
RFC 868 Time Protocol
RFC 951 BOOTP
UDLD (Uni-Directional Link Detection)
RFC 1058 RIPv1
RFC 1350 TFTP Protocol (revision 2)
RFC 1519 CIDR
RFC 1542 BOOTP Extensions
RFC 2030 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) v4
RFC 2131 DHCP
RFC 2453 RIPv2
RFC 2548 (MS-RAS-Vendor only)
RFC 3046 DHCP Relay Agent Information Option
RFC 3576 Ext to RADIUS (CoA only)
RFC 3768 VRRP (Premium License)
RFC 4675 RADIUS VLAN and Priority
Hardware warranties replacement for as long as you own the product, with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries).
The disk drive included with HP AllianceONE Advanced Services and Services zl Modules, HP Threat Management Services zl Module,
HP AllianceONE Extended Services zl Module with Riverbed Steelhead RiOS Application, and HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller has a five-year
hardware warranty. For details, refer to the Software license and hardware warranty statements at www.hp.com/networking/warranty.
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IP multicast
• RFC 3376 IGMPv3 (host joins only)
• RFC 3973 Draft 2 PIM Dense Mode (Premium License)
• RFC 4601 Draft 10 PIM Sparse Mode (Premium License)
IPv6
• RFC 1981 IPv6 Path MTU Discovery
• RFC 2375 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
• RFC 2460 IPv6 Specification
• RFC 2461 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
• RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 over Ethernet Networks
• RFC 2710 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
• RFC 2925 Remote Operations MIB (Ping only)
• RFC 3019 MLDv1 MIB
• RFC 3315 DHCPv6 (client only)
• RFC 3484 Default Address Selection for IPv6
• RFC 3513 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
• RFC 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
• RFC 3596 DNS Extension for IPv6
• RFC 3810 MLDv2
• RFC 4087 IP Tunnel MIB
• RFC 4022 MIB for TCP
• RFC 4113 MIB for UDP
• RFC 4213 Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
• RFC 4251 SSHv6 Architecture
• RFC 4252 SSHv6 Authentication
• RFC 4253 SSHv6 Transport Layer
• RFC 4254 SSHv6 Connection
• RFC 4291 IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
• RFC 4293 MIB for IP
• RFC 4294 IPv6 Node Requirements
• RFC 4419 Key Exchange for SSH
• RFC 4443 ICMPv6
• RFC 4541 IGMP and MLD Snooping Switch
• RFC 4861 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
• RFC 4862 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto-configuration
• RFC 5095 Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
• RFC 5340 OSPFv3 for IPv6 (Premium License)
• RFC 5453 Reserved IPv6 Interface Identifiers
• RFC 5519 Multicast Group Membership Discovery MIB (MLDv2 only)
• RFC 5722 Handling of Overlapping IPv6 Fragments
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MIBs
• RFC 1213 MIB II
• RFC 1493 Bridge MIB
• RFC 1724 RIPv2 MIB
• RFC 1850 OSPFv2 MIB
• RFC 2021 RMONv2 MIB
• RFC 2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
• RFC 2613 SMON MIB
• RFC 2618 RADIUS Client MIB
• RFC 2620 RADIUS Accounting MIB
• RFC 2665 Ethernet-Like-MIB
• RFC 2668 802.3 MAU MIB
• RFC 2674 802.1p and IEEE 802.1Q Bridge MIB
• RFC 2737 Entity MIB (Version 2)
• RFC 2787 VRRP MIB
• RFC 2863 The Interfaces Group MIB
• RFC 2925 Ping MIB
Network management
• IIEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
• RFC 2819 Four groups of RMON: 1 (statistics), 2 (history), 3 (alarm), and 9 (events)
• RFC 3176 sFlow
• ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
• SNMPv1/v2c/v3
• XRMON
OSPF
• RFC 2328 OSPFv2 (Premium License)
• RFC 3101 OSPF NSSA
• RFC 5340 OSPFv3 for IPv6 (Premium License)
QoS/CoS
• RFC 2474 DiffServ Precedence, including 8 queues/port
• RFC 2597 DiffServ Assured Forwarding (AF)
• RFC 2598 DiffServ Expedited Forwarding (EF)
Security
• IEEE 802.1X Port Based Network Access Control
• RFC 1492 TACACS+
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• SSHv2 Secure Shell
• RFC 2865 RADIUS (client only)
• RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting
• RFC 3579 RADIUS Support For Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
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BGP
• RFC 1997 BGP Communities Attribute
• RFC 2918 Route Refresh Capability
• RFC 4271 A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
• RFC 4456 BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)
• RFC 4724 Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
• RFC 5492 Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
• See Appendix N for more information on BGP
Performance and capacity
Capacity and performance features comparison
The following table provides a comparison of several categories of capacity and performance levels for the
HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series. These include the routing and switching capacity (Gbps),
switch fabric speed (Gbps), maximum number of 1 Gbps ports that can operate concurrently at wire speed, maximum
number of 10 Gbps ports that can operate concurrently at wire speed, and the size of the routing table (entries).
Table 12: Capacity and performance features comparison of HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl witch Series
HP 620024GmGBIC yl
Switch
HP 8206
zl Switch
HP 8212
zl Switch
HP 5406
zl Switch
HP 5412
zl Switch
Routing/Switching
capacity (Gbps,
64-byte packets)
322.8
645.6
322.8
645.6
101.8
149.8
101.8
Routing/Switching
capacity (Gbps,
>64-byte packets)
345.6
691.2
345.6
691.2
105.6
153.6
105.6
Switch fabric
speed (Gbps)
345.6
691.2
345.6
691.2
105.6
153.6
105.6
144
288
144
288
24
48
24
Maximum 10GbE
ports (physical)
24
48
24
48
4
4
4
Maximum 10GbE
ports
at wire speed
12
24
12
24
2
2
2
Routing table size
(entries)
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Capacity/Performance
Feature
Maximum 1GbE ports
at wire speed
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HP 350048G-PoE
yl Switch,
350048G-PoE+
yl Switch
HP 350024G-PoE
yl Switch,
350024-GPoE+
yl Switch
The following table provides a comparison of several categories of capacity and performance levels for the HP 3500
Switch Series. These include the routing and switching capacity (Gbps), throughput (Mpps), maximum number of
10/100 ports that can operate concurrently at wire speed, maximum number of 1 Gbps ports that can operate
concurrently at wire speed, and the size of the routing table (entries).
Table 13: Capacity and performance features comparison of HP 3500 Switch Series
HP 350024 Switch
HP 350048 Switch
HP 350024-PoE Switch
HP 350048-PoE Switch
12.0
16.8
12.0
16.8
Throughput (Mpps)
8.9
12.5
8.9
12.5
Maximum 10/100 ports at wire
speed
24
48
24
48
4
4
4
4
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Capacity/Performance Feature
Routing/Switching capacity (Gbps)
Maximum 1GbE ports at wire
speed
Routing table size (entries)
Performance and capacity
Table 14: Capacity and performance features comparison of HP 8200 zl and 5400 zl Switch Series with v2 zl modules
HP 8206 zl Switch
w/v2
HP 8212 zl Switch
w/v2
HP 5406 zl Switch
w/v2
HP 5412 zl Switch
w/v2
Routing/Switching capacity
(Gbps, 64-byte packets)
496.7
993.5
379.2
758.4
Routing/Switching capacity
(Gbps, > 64-byte packets)
561.6
1123.2
379.2
758.4
Switch fabric speed (Gbps)
561.6
1123.2
379.2
758.4
Max. 1GbE ports at wire speed
144
288
144
288
Max. 10GbE ports (physical)
48
96
48
96
Max. 10GbE ports at wire speed
24
48
12
24
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Capacity/Performance Feature
Routing table size (entries)
Per-port buffer sizes
The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series have eight hardware queues to which prioritized traffic
can be assigned. Software can designate a certain amount of output memory buffer for each queue to reduce the
impact from events that exceed line rate such as bursty network traffic. Users can choose to configure the number of
queues—2, 4, or 8—so that they can increase the amount of memory buffer per queue for their applications.
For example, if a user has only two priorities on the network, that user should configure for two queues so that all the
buffer memory is assigned to only two queues. The following tables identify the buffer sizes allocated on a per-port
basis to the normal and other priority queues in each configuration.
Table 15: Per-port priority queue buffer sizes for eight queues
Port speed
Size of normal priority queue (KB)
Size of other priority queues (KB)
1 Gbps
194 KB (30%)
70 KB (10%)
10 Gbps
225 KB (30%)
77 KB (10%)
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Table 16: Per-port priority queue buffer sizes for four queues
Port speed
1 Gbps
480 KB (70%)
68 KB (10%)
10 Gbps
538 KB (70%)
76 KB (10%)
Table 17: Per-port priority queue buffer sizes for two queues
Port speed
1 Gbps
618 KB (90%)
68 KB (10%)
10 Gbps
691 KB (90%)
76 KB (10%)
Version 2 zl module per-port buffers
The Version 2 zl modules can be configured to use 2, 4, or 8 queues just as the standard zl modules are configured.
The per-port buffer allocation, however, has the addition of a shared buffer space. Each queue has a maximum
amount of memory that is pulled from a total pool when available. Version 2 zl modules use a shared buffer pool to
accommodate bursts within a given queue. For this reason, the per-queue allocation is shown in Tables 18, 19, and
20 for 2, 4, and 8 queue configurations.
The values in Tables 18, 19, and 20 indicate the maximum buffer allocation for a given queue. The values in Table
21 indicate the sum of per-port maximum values as a percentage of the total memory pool. If a pool is 200 percent
subscribed, then the sum of maximum per-port allocations in a queue is 200 percent of the total shared pool. All
values assume configurations do not have flow control enabled.
Table 18: v2 zl per-port priority queue buffer sizes for eight queues
Port speed
CoS 1
CoS 2
CoS 0
CoS 3
CoS 4
CoS 5
CoS 6
CoS 7
1GbE
75 KB
75 KB
567 KB
75 KB
75 KB
75 KB
75 KB
75 KB
228 KB
228 KB
1706 KB
228 KB
228 KB
228 KB
228 KB
228 KB
10GbE
Table 19: v2 zl per-port priority queue buffer sizes for four queues
Port speed
1GbE
10GbE
CoS 1, 2
CoS 0, 3
CoS 4, 5
CoS 6, 7
75 KB
721 KB
228 KB
75 KB
228 KB
2162 KB
683 KB
228 KB
Table 20: v2 zl per-port priority queue buffer sizes for two queues
CoS 1, 2, 0, 3
CoS 4, 5, 6, 7
1GbE
1024 KB
75 KB
10GbE
3072 KB
228 KB
Port speed
Table 21: Port buffer subscription
8 queues
4 queues
2 queues
1GbE
204%
186%
178%
10GbE
184%
177%
174%
J9536A, J9548A
223%
205%
196%
The values for 10GbE shown in Table 21 are for the J9538A 8-port 10GbE module. The 1GbE row is for the
following modules: J9534A, J9535A, J9537A, J9547A, J9550A, J9549A, and J9637A.
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Routing and forwarding tables
The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series have several routing and forwarding table features that
enhance routing and switching performance.
Every line interface module has its own “best-match prefix” routing table that contains IP routes and is used for
determining how to route the vast majority of incoming packets. Using the best-match prefix routing table is extremely
fast and enables wire-speed routing to be achieved.
If the best-match prefix routing table does not contain an entry that can be used to determine the route of a received
packet, then the main routing table is used. The main routing table can contain up to 10,000 routing table entries.
For Layer 2 forwarding, each switch has a forwarding or MAC table that can contain up to 65,536 entries.
Enhancing the 10GbE port configuration
The 10GbE modules (J8707A, J8708A, J9309A, J9312A, and J8694A) used in the HP 8200 zl Switch Series and
select 3500, 5400 zl, and 6200 yl Switch Series are designed to deliver full 10 Gbps wire speed to each port,
where either one or two ports are in a linked state with another device. When three or four 10GbE ports are in a
linked state, the module supports an aggregate bandwidth of 28.8 Gbps across the linked ports.
As illustrated in Figure 23, internally, there are two 14.4 Gbps channels between each 4-port 10GbE module and the
switch fabric. Architecture model applies to the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, select 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series
products.
Figure 23: 10GbE module architecture showing ports grouped by 14.4 Gbps channel
• When any two 10GbE ports on a given module are in a linked state, each port automatically operates on its own
channel, which guarantees 10 Gbps of bandwidth for each port.
• When more than two ports of a 10GbE module are in a linked state, ports 1 and 4 are statically mapped to share
one 14.4 Gbps channel, while ports 2 and 3 are statically mapped to share the other 14.4 Gbps channel.
– If only one port in a given channel is in a linked state, then that port operates at wire speed and the other port
uses no bandwidth.
– If both ports in a given channel are in a linked state, then the 14.4 Gbps of bandwidth is balanced fairly
between the two ports.
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For example, in an application where three ports on the module are needed and it is important to help ensure that
port 1 always has a full 10 Gbps available, the connection choices shown in Figure 24 would be used.
Figure 24: Approach for guaranteeing 10 Gbps on a specific port
Connection choices are also important where equally balanced bandwidth is needed, such as in a Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) application. This scenario is illustrated in Figure 25.
Each trunk is guaranteed 20 Gbps bandwidth because, in the VRRP environment, one router is the owner and the
other is the backup. As a result, only one port in each 14.4 Gbps channel is in use at any time since the trunked links
are on different channels.
Figure 25: Providing equally balanced bandwidth in a VRRP environment
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Enhancing the 10GbE port configuration with Version 2 zl modules
The 10GbE module (J9538A) delivers additional performance for zl switches. There is an increase in channel
throughput and port density compared to the HP 4-Port 10GbE CX4 zl Module (J8708A) and HP 4-Port 10GbE X2 zl
Module (J8707A). The 8200 zl series has a fabric design that allows for outstanding performance with 10GbE v2 zl
modules. When compared to the first-generation zl modules, the bandwidth channels have been improved to a
maximum capacity of 23.4 Gbps per channel, as opposed to 14.4 Gbps channels for the standard zl modules.
An eight-port 10GbE module has two 23.4 Gbps channels, for an aggregate of 46.8 Gbps of channel bandwidth.
There is a fixed assignment between ports and channel bandwidth. For 8-port 10GbE modules, each 23.4 Gbps
channel is allocated to four 10GbE ports.
The channel assignment is as follows:
• Interfaces 1, 4, 6, and 8 are assigned to channel 1.
Figure 26: v2 zl module 10GbE channel bandwidth for 8200 zl configurations
This is illustrated in Figure 26.
For wire-rate connectivity, do not connect more than two 10GbE ports to a channel. In Figure 24, it is possible to
connect ports 1–4 for wire-rate connectivity because the first channel will have ports 1 and 4 connected, while the
second channel will use ports 2 and 3. If ports 1, 4, and 6 are connected, but other ports are unused, the three ports
will share up to 23.4 Gbps of bandwidth. If ports 1, 4, 6, and 8 are connected, the ports will share 23.4 Gbps of
bandwidth between the four ports. The 8200 zl Series can support up to four wire-rate interfaces on an 8-port 10GbE
module (J9538A).
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The 10GbE module (J9538A) delivers additional performance for 5400 zl switches. When compared to the firstgeneration zl modules, the bandwidth channels have been improved to a maximum capacity of 15.8 Gbps per channel,
as opposed to 14.4 Gbps channels for the standard zl modules. An 8-port 10GbE module has two 15.8 Gbps
channels, for an aggregate of 31.6 Gbps of channel bandwidth. There is a fixed assignment between ports and channel
bandwidth. For 8-port 10GbE modules, each 15.8 Gbps channel is allocated to four 10GbE ports.
The channel assignment is the same as for the 8200 zl series, with 15.8 Gbps per channel, rather than 23.4 Gbps:
This is illustrated in Figure 26.
For wire-rate connectivity, do not connect more than one 10GbE port to a channel. In Figure 25, it is possible to
connect ports 1 and 2 because the first channel will have port 1 connected, while the second channel will use port 2.
If additional ports are connected, they will share 15.8 Gbps of channel bandwidth. If ports 1 and 4 are connected,
but other ports are unused, the two ports will share up to 15.8 Gbps of bandwidth. If ports 1, 4, and 6 are
connected, but other ports are unused, the three ports will share up to 15.8 Gbps of bandwidth. If ports 1, 4, 6, and
8 are connected, the ports will share 15.8 Gbps of bandwidth between the four ports. The HP 8200 zl Series can
support up to two wire-rate interfaces on an 8-port 10GbE module (J9538A).
Throughput and latency performance data
Table 23 describes the performance capabilities of the 10 Gbps, 1 Gbps, and 100 Mbps line interface module ports
of the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series.
Over a range of packet sizes from 64 bytes to 1518 bytes, the performance levels achieved are described in terms of
the following metrics:
• Throughput level percentage achieved when performing Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing is 100 percent in all
cases.
• Throughput in the form of the number of packets per second when performing Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing.
• Average per-packet latency in microseconds when performing Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing; these values
shown are listed for both First In First Out (FIFO) and Last In First Out (LIFO) processing; the LIFO values represent
the packet transmit time, whereas the FIFO values include the switch decision time and the packet transmit time.
• Percentage of packets dropped in a full mesh configuration is 0 percent in all cases.
The following measurements were performed by HP Networking using test equipment manufactured by Ixia
Communications (www.ixiacom.com). In these tests, the maximum number of supported ports on the HP 5412 zl
Switch were used. Proportional performance results at 100 percent of throughput are achieved on the HP 8200 zl,
5406 zl, 3500-24, 3500-48, 3500-24-PoE, 3500-48-PoE, 350l-24G-PoE yl, 3500-48G-PoE yl, 3500-24G-PoE+ yl,
3500-48G-PoE+ yl, and 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switches for the maximum number of ports supported by each of those
models. The 100 Mbps table is not applicable to the HP 6200-24G-mGBIC yl Switch because only 1GbE and
10GbE ports are supported. The 10 Gbps table is not applicable to the HP 3500-24, 3500-48, 3500-24-PoE, and
3500-48-PoE Switches because only 10/100 and 1GbE ports are supported.
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Table 22: Throughput performance with standard zl modules
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
14880952
128
100
256
10 Gbps
Packet size
Full mesh
% drops
Latency (FIFO)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
0
1.95
2.05
1.9
2.0
8445946
0
2.01
2.11
1.9
2.0
100
4528986
0
2.31
2.31
2.1
2.1
512
100
2349624
0
2.62
2.72
2.2
2.3
1024
100
1197318
0
3.73
3.73
2.9
2.9
1280
100
961538
0
4.13
4.23
3.1
3.2
1518
100
811688
0
4.52
4.52
3.3
3.3
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
1488095
128
100
256
1 Gbps
Packet size
Full mesh
% drops
Latency (FIFO)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
0
3.28
3.19
2.7
2.7
844595
0
3.79
3.79
2.7
2.7
100
452899
0
4.91
4.91
2.8
2.8
512
100
234962
0
7.16
7.16
3.0
3.0
1024
100
119732
0
11.76
11.76
3.5
3.5
1280
100
96154
0
14.00
14.2
3.7
3.9
1518
100
81274
0
16.20
16.20
4.0
4.0
100 Mbps
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
Packet size
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
148810
128
100
256
Full mesh
% drops
Latency (FIFO)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
0
3.28
3.19
2.7
2.7
84459
0
3.79
3.79
2.7
2.7
100
45290
0
4.91
4.91
2.8
2.8
512
100
23496
0
7.16
7.16
3.0
3.0
1024
100
11973
0
11.76
11.76
3.5
3.5
1280
100
9615
0
14.00
14.2
3.7
3.9
1518
100
8127
0
16.20
16.20
4.0
4.0
See the explanation about 10GbE performance traffic patterns in the next section.
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Table 23: Throughput performance with v2 zl modules
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
1488095.2
0
128
100
844594.6
256
100
512
10 Gbps
Packet size
Latency (FIFO)
L3 (μsecs)
3.42
2.86
2.71
0
4.02
2.95
2.84
452898.6
0
5.23
3.13
3.07
100
234962.4
0
7.55
3.40
3.36
1024
100
119731.8
0
12.02
3.78
3.58
1280
100
96153.8
0
14.26
3.96
3.78
1518
100
81168.8
0
16.33
4.14
3.85
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
1488095
128
100
256
Packet size
Full mesh
% drops
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
1 Gbps
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Full mesh
% drops
Latency (FIFO)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
0
3.28
3.19
2.7
2.7
844595
0
3.79
3.79
2.7
2.7
100
452899
0
4.91
4.91
2.8
2.8
512
100
234962
0
7.16
7.16
3.0
3.0
1024
100
119732
0
11.76
11.76
3.5
3.5
1280
100
96154
0
14.00
14.2
3.7
3.9
1518
100
81274
0
16.20
16.20
4.0
4.0
100 Mbps
Throughput
%
Packets
per second
Packet size
L2/L3
L2/L3
64
100
148809.52
128
100
256
Full mesh
% drops
Latency (FIFO)
Latency (LIFO)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
L2 (μsecs)
L3 (μsecs)
0
9.86
9.88
4.74
4.76
84459.46
0
15.10
15.12
4.88
4.90
100
45289.86
0
25.58
25.60
5.10
5.12
512
100
23496.24
0
46.32
46.34
5.36
5.36
1024
100
11973.18
0
87.62
87.66
5.70
5.74
1280
100
9615.38
0
108.32
108.34
5.92
5.94
1518
100
8116.88
0
127.52
127.54
6.08
6.08
10GbE performance traffic patterns
In Table 20, the performance levels for 10GbE ports assume the underlying traffic patterns reflect either one of the
following minimum conditions to achieve wire-speed throughput.
• A single source traffic stream with an average packet size of 88 bytes or larger
• Two or more source traffic streams of any packet size down to the minimum value of 64 bytes
In the unlikely case where the average packet size is consistently smaller, the throughput will be less than wire speed.
For example, consider a worst-case scenario where the average packet size is 64 bytes. This would result in a
throughput of approximately 70 percent to 80 percent of the rated wire-speed capacity. HP considers such minimumsized packet traffic scenarios being realized over an extended period of time to be extremely atypical and unlikely to
be experienced by customers in the field.
Note:
The limits described above do not apply to GbE ports.
Throughput test
A fully meshed performance test sends packets from each port to every other port during the test. This type of test
exercises both the modules and the backplane. These tests show the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl
Switch Series to be wire speed on all ports simultaneously.
Latency measurements
Latency is commonly measured as the amount of time it takes for a byte inside a packet to enter and then leave the
switch. Latency statistics are typically documented as including both the processing time of the switch as it makes its
forwarding decision and the time for the packet itself to enter and leave the switch. In the prior tables, this definition
of latency corresponds to the FIFO latency statistics. The LIFO latency statistics that are also listed in the tables
represent only the packet transmission time.
Almost all switches currently on the market are store and forward, so the entire packet is received into the switch
before the switch begins to transmit the packet out from the egress port. Including the packet receive time in the FIFO
latency statistics is appropriate since this extra time is a contributing component to the overall transit time of the
packet as it moves through the network.
The latency figures for the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series are consistently low. Latencies this
low will not be a factor in general network operation, even with streaming video or VoIP applications. The LIFO
latency values are fairly consistent across all packet sizes because ingress and egress packet processors operate on
the header of the frame (not the whole frame), while the full frame is buffered in and out of packet buffer memory.
Memory transfers are scheduled to fit a full 1518-byte frame, so frames are transferred in and out of memory in
approximately the same amount of time regardless of packet size. While the frame headers are being looked up and
actions required for the frame on egress are being coordinated among interface modules, the frame is transferred
through the switching fabric module.
HP Networking warranty and support
HP Networking products come with warranties you would expect from HP.
From industry-leading lifetime 2 warranties (for as long as you own the product) through competitive one-year
warranties, HP networking product warranties have been developed in complement with a broad portfolio of
HP services to effectively meet your needs. All of our warranties feature advance replacement (available in most
countries) 3, with coverage for the entire product, including fans and power supplies, for the entire warranty period.
The HP Hardware Limited Warranty Statement containing the terms and conditions for the warranty on HP
2
3
Hardware warranties replacement for as long as you own the product, with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries).
The disk drive included with HP AllianceONE Advanced Services and Services zl Modules, HP Threat Management Services zl Module,
HP AllianceONE Extended Services zl Module with Riverbed Steelhead RiOS Application and HP MSM765zl Mobility Controller has a five-year
hardware warranty. For details, refer to the Software license and hardware warranty statements at www.hp.com/networking/warranty.
Response times are based on local standard business days and working hours. Response time begins once HP has completed confirming the warranty
failure and identifying the replacement part. Response time is based on commercially reasonable effort and subject to a daily shipment cutoff time.
In some countries and regions and under certain supplier constraints, response time may vary. If your location is outside the customary service zone,
response time may be longer. Contact your local HP service organization for response time availability in your area.
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Networking products can be viewed at www.hp.com/networking/warranty. The warranty period for each of our
products is also listed there.
Our warranty, though, is just the beginning of what we include with our products. To help make it easier for you to
implement, use, and maintain our products, we also include many support features with most of our products such as
self-help tools, which are available 24x7 on the Web, telephone support, email support and electronic case
submission, and software releases. Refer to www.hp.com/networking/support for details on these support features
and visit www.hp.com/networking/contact-support for details on how to contact HP for technical support.
Refer to the HP website www.hp.com/networking/services for details on the service-level descriptions and product
numbers. For details about services and response times in your area, visit
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.
Appendix A: Premium License
This section of the Technical Overview provides additional background information about the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl,
3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series products.
Intelligent Edge, IP Base Routing, Advanced Routing features
HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series all offer the Intelligent Edge feature set standard. This set
includes a wide range of access layer focused security, QoS, convergence, Layer 2 switching, bridging, IPv6, and
Layer 2 multicast features.
The HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, and 3500 Switch Series offer the choice to implement IP Base Routing or Advanced
Routing features. For the HP 6200 yl Switch, Advanced Routing features are standard due to its recommended
deployment at the distribution level as an aggregator of traffic from the edge to the core.
The IP Base Routing feature set includes static routing and RIP. In addition to BGP-4 and OSPFv2/v3, the Advanced
Routing feature set includes additional aggregation layer features: QinQ, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, and VRRP. Customers
enable Advanced Routing features by purchasing and installing a platform-specific Premium License product.
For HP networking switches, moving to Premium License creates a distinction between the terms “Upgrade” and
“Update.” Upgrade means licensing Premium License features that add significant new functionality to
the switch for an additional fee. Update means installing the latest version of firmware such as bug fixes.
Any switch can later be upgraded to run the Advanced Routing feature set via Premium License upgrade.
An individual Premium License can be transferred from one switch to another within a single switch series.
All newly introduced 5400 zl and 8200 zl switch chassis and bundles come with all Premium License features
enabled out of the box. These features include BGP-4, OSFP, PIM, and VRRP. This reduces TCO and helps avoid the
hassle of procuring and auditing licenses. This is true for all the following SKUs:
• HP 5406 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9642A)
• HP 5406-44G-PoE+/2XG SFP+ v2 zl Switch (J9533A)
• HP 5406-44G-PoE+/4G SFP v2 zl Switch (J9539A)
• HP 5412-92G-PoE+/4G SFP v2 zl Switch (J9540A)
However, the original chassis and bundles as well as the 3500 series, come with IP base license, which supports RIP
and static routing. Customers requiring Premium License features can upgrade with the Premium License.
• HP 8206 zl Switch Base System (J9475A)
• HP 8212 zl Switch Base System (J8715B)
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• HP 5406 zl Switch Chassis (J8697A)
• HP 5412 zl Switch Chassis (J8698A)
• HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch (J9310A)
• HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch (J9311A)
• HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch (J8692A)
• HP 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch (J8693A)
• HP 3500-24-PoE Switch (J9471A)
• HP 3500-48-PoE Switch (J9473A)
• HP 3500-24 Switch (J9470A)
• HP 3500-48 Switch (J9472A)
There are two ways to manage Premium Licenses:
• Manually—Use the My Networking Portal and the switch CLI. This is a good method to use if you are managing a
small number of licenses and are not already using the HP PCM network management software.
• PCM—Use HP PCM to perform the most common licensing functions. If you are already using PCM, this is more
convenient than the manual method. There is a free copy of HP PCM on the CD-ROM that accompanies your
Premium License.
For the manual method, you will require manager privilege level access on the switches to perform several
CLI commands related to licensing. For the PCM method, PCM requires configured access to the devices.
Two methods for managing Premium Edge licensing on HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series
• Manually using the My Networking Portal and CLI commands
– Good for small number of licenses; requires manager-level access
• HP PCM
– Convenient for many licenses
– Requires PCM configured for access to each device and My Networking account information
Either method requires that you be registered on the My Networking Portal.
Table A1: Summary of Tasks
Task
Manual method
Using PCM
Install a license
Yes
Yes
Uninstall a license
Yes
Yes
View available registration IDs
Yes
No*
View license history
Yes
No*
Export license history
Yes
No*
*
Can access via My Networking Portal
To use HP PCM to install a Premium License, you first select the 5400 zl or 3500 Switch Series in the PCM navigation
tree and right-click it. Then, you select Config Manager > License Software on the pop-up menus. The easy-to-use License
Configuration Wizard window will then be displayed so that you can start the license installation process.
Note:
Before attempting to install a Premium License using HP PCM, PCM must be
configured for device access to the 5400 zl or 3500 switch and your
“My Networking” account (member ID and password) information.
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Figure A1: Screen Capture of PCM
In PCM, right-click the
5400 zl or 3500 yl
Switch in the
navigation tree
Select Config Manager >
License Software
Then, use the
License Software
Wizard to install
the license
On a subsequent window, you select premium-edge for the Feature Group and type the registration ID you received
with the purchase of the Premium License. The registration ID is found on a plastic laminated card that is shipped with
the HP Networking switch.
After you agree to the terms of the License Agreement, the wizard will display the status of the license installation
process. As part of this process, the following events occur:
• First, the Hardware ID is retrieved from the switch
• Second, the license key is retrieved from the My Networking Portal
• Last, the Premium License feature group is activated and the license is installed
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Appendix B: Policy Enforcement Engine
The ProVision ASIC architecture used in the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series brings a number of
advanced capabilities to the network that offer a highly reliable, robust environment that leads to increased network
uptime, keeping overall network costs down. One major feature is the ProVision Policy Enforcement Engine, which is
implemented in the ProVision ASIC of each line interface module.
Policy Enforcement Engine benefits
The Policy Enforcement Engine has several benefits:
• Granular policy enforcement
The initial software release on these products takes advantage of a subset of the full Policy Enforcement Engine
capabilities, which will provide a common front end for the user interface to ACLs, QoS, rate limiting, and
guaranteed minimum bandwidth controls. Fully implemented in later software releases, the Policy Enforcement
Engine provides a powerful, flexible method for controlling the network environment. For example, traffic from a
specific application (TCP/UDP port) can be raised in priority (QoS) for some users (IP address), blocked (ACL) for
some other users, and limited in bandwidth (rate limiting) for yet other users.
The Policy Enforcement Engine provides fast packet classification to be applied to ACLs and QoS rules, and ratelimiting and guaranteed minimum bandwidth counters. Parameters that can be used include source and destination
IP addresses, which can follow specific users, and TCP/UDP port numbers and ranges, which are useful for
applications that use fixed port numbers. Over 14 different variables can be used to specify the packets to which
ACL, QoS, rate limiting, and guaranteed minimum bandwidth controls are to be applied.
• Hardware-based performance
As mentioned above, the Policy Enforcement Engine is a part of the ProVision ASIC. The packet selection is done
by hardware at wire speed except in some very involved rules situations. Therefore, very sophisticated control can
be implemented without adversely affecting performance of the network.
• Works with HP Identity Driven Manager
HP Identity Driven Manager (IDM) provides the centralized command from the center to define the user policies to
be used with each user. The IDM policy requests sent down to the switch are used to set up the user profile in the
Policy Enforcement Engine so that the per-user ACL, QoS, and rate-limiting parameters can be based on the actual
policy defined in IDM.
Wire-speed performance for ACLs
At the heart of the Policy Enforcement Engine is a memory area called the TCAM that is contained within the ProVision
ASIC along with the surrounding code for the Policy Enforcement Engine.
It is this specialized memory area that helps the ProVision ASIC achieve wire-speed performance when processing
ACLs for packets. In fact, multiple passes through the TCAM can be performed for packet sizes that are typically
found in customers’ production networks. For the typical network, the average packet size will tend to be about
500 bytes. When maximum lookups are enabled, the ProVision ASIC performance is ideal for an average packet
length of 200 bytes or more, which includes the range of packet sizes in typical networks.
The TCAM can support approximately 3000 data entries that may be used to represent various traffic controls,
including ACLs. For most customers, this quantity of entries will be more than adequate to provide wire-speed
performance for ACL processing. Keep in mind that each ACL entry may consist of multiple criteria such as a specific
IP address and TCP or UDP port number.
In the initial release, the contents of the TCAM are common among the multiple line interface modules that a switch
may have installed. For example, an HP 5406 zl or 8206 zl Switch may have up to six line interface modules, and
an HP 5412 zl or 8212 zl Switch may have up to 12 line interface modules.
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Appendix C: Power over Ethernet
The IEEE 802.3af PoE and the IEEE 802.3at PoE+ standards enable Ethernet switches to provide power, as well as
network signals, for compliant devices over existing Cat 5 cable. PoE/PoE+ has several benefits:
• Lower-cost installations because a single cable provides power along with data connectivity
• No need to modify existing network cabling
• A truly international standard for power distribution
• Enables remote reset and power-off capability
PoE/PoE+ device types
There are two types of devices that are defined for PoE/PoE+ implementations. The first type, called the powered
device (PD), receives power from the second type, called the power sourcing equipment (PSE). Powered devices
include any Ethernet device capable of receiving power through a data port such as IP telephones, IP cameras, PDAs,
and tablet PCs.
Power sourcing equipment, such as HP Networking switches with PoE support, must meet IEEE 802.3af specifications for
voltage (47 to 57 volts DC) and wattage (up to 15.4 watts), with further limitations on the devices that receive power.
HP Networking switches that are PoE enabled support both IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices as well as some
pre-IEEE 802.3af standard devices.
Figure A2: Samples of PoE/PoE+ Devices
Power delivery options
The IEEE 802.3af standard provides two options for providing power over Cat 5 Ethernet cable. They are:
• Unused pairs—This option takes advantage of the fact that 10Base-T and 100Base-TX signals use only two of the
four twisted pairs in the cable. In this option, the pins on pairs 1/2 and 3/6 are used for data, and the pins on
pairs 4/5 and 7/8 are used for power. The 4/5 pair is twisted together to form the positive supply, and the 7/8
pair is twisted together to form the negative supply.
• Data pairs—This option provides power over pairs that also provide data and is necessary because 1000Base-T
signals use all four pairs. In this option, either the 1/2 pair or the 3/6 pair can form the positive supply.
The IEEE 802.3af standard requires power sourcing equipment (PSE) to choose between the options. It is not possible
to mix and match or to use all pairs for power transmission. HP Networking switches provide power over the data
pairs. However, the standard requires PDs to be able to accept power over either data pairs or unused pairs.
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PoE negotiation
In most networks, PSE will be connected to some devices that support PoE and some that do not. Consequently, in
order to prevent damage to non-PoE devices, the IEEE 802.3af specification includes a negotiation mechanism
between PSEs and the stations connected to them. Under the specification, PSEs apply a slight voltage on the
power-delivery pairs. If there is a valid PD on the cable, it will present a resistance and a capacitance.
Typically, this discovery process requires approximately 500 milliseconds. The PSE will apply the full wattage if it
discovers a PD, but the flow is current-limited to prevent damage to cable and equipment under fault conditions.
After discovery, a PD must draw a minimum current for the power flow to remain active. If, for example, the PD is
unplugged, the PSE will discontinue power supply over the cable. The discovery process will be repeated when the
PD is returned to service.
The HP networking switches described in this document that are PoE enabled are:
• HP 5406 zl Switch—supports up to 144 PoE ports
• HP 5412 zl Switch—supports up to 288 PoE ports
• HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch—supports up to 24 PoE+ ports
• HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch—supports up to 48 PoE+ ports
• HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch—supports up to 24 PoE ports
• HP 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch—supports up to 48 PoE ports
• HP 3500-24-PoE Switch—supports up to 24 PoE ports
• HP 3500-48-PoE Switch—supports up to 48 PoE ports
Additional PoE power—external supplies
The HP 620 Redundant/External Power Supply can be used with up to two 3500 Switch Series as an external supply
providing an extra 398 W of PoE power for each switch. This extra power can be used to provide full PoE power
redundancy at 15.4 W for all ports for the 3500-24G-PoE yl and 3500-24-PoE switches. It can also be used to
provide full 15.4 W to all 48 ports on the 3500-48G-PoE yl and 3500-48-PoE switches, or full PoE power
redundancy at 15.4 W for 24 ports on the 48-port switch.
The HP 630 Redundant/External Power Supply can be used with one 3500-PoE+ yl switch series as an external supply
providing an extra 382 W of PoE+ power. This extra power can be used to provide full PoE+ power redundancy at
30 W for 12 ports for the 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch. It can also be used to provide full 30 W to all 24 ports on the
3500-48G-PoE+ yl switch or full PoE+ power redundancy at 30 W for 12 ports on the 48-port switch.
The HP zl Power Supply Shelf provides a 3U-high enclosure to hold up to two extra zl switch power supplies to provide
additional PoE power to zl switches beyond the PoE power available through the switch’s internal power supplies alone.
These extra supplies can also be used to provide PoE power redundancy beyond what is possible with switch internal
supplies. Large zl switch VoIP installations are ideal environments for the HP zl Power Supply Shelf.
Support for pre-IEEE 802.3af standard powered devices
The HP 5400 zl and 3500 Switch Series also support a number of pre-IEEE 802.3af standard powered devices.
These include:
• Cisco 7902G, 7905G, 7912G, 7940G, 7960G IP Phones
• Cisco Aironet 350, 1100, 1200, 1230AG Access Points
The Cisco pre-IEEE 802.3af standard IP phones require the use of a straight-through cable for connectivity to the PSE.
These IP phones are dependent on the polarity of the DC voltage (a violation of the IEEE 802.3af standard) and will
not work properly if the data pairs (wires 1 and 2, and 3 and 6) are crossed over anywhere in the cable plant
between the IP phone and power sourcing equipment.
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Appendix D: PIM Sparse Mode
In Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM), the assumption is that there are no hosts that want the
multicast traffic unless they specifically ask for it. In contrast, PIM-Dense Mode (PIM-DM) assumes downstream router
membership unless it receives an explicit prune message. PIM-SM is appropriate for wide-scale deployment for both
densely and sparsely populated groups and is the ideal choice for all production networks regardless of size and
membership density.
The operation of PIM-SM centers on the use of a shared tree, with a router functioning as a rendezvous point (RP), the
root of the tree. A shared tree prevents each router from maintaining source and group state information for every
multicast source. Regardless of the number or location of multicast receivers, multicast senders register with the RP and
send a single copy of multicast data through it to the registered receivers. Also, regardless of the location or number
of sources, group members register to receive data and always receive it through the RP.
Figure A3: Multicast Tree
In order to receive a multicast stream, routers explicitly join the stream by sending “join” messages to the RP. This join
message is analogous to a unicast router following a default route to a destination. Effectively, the function of the RP
is a place for multicast sources and receivers to meet.
PIM-SM is extremely memory and CPU efficient. Since the only thing that most routers need to know is how to reach
the RP, memory requirements are greatly reduced. There are several methods that can be used by routers in a PIM-SM
domain to learn where to find the RP. Probably the simplest mechanism is statically configuring all routers to reach the
RP. However, if the routers are statically configured to an RP and the RP fails, then the multicast network is no longer
functional.
Alternatively, the RP can be learned dynamically through the PIM-SM bootstrap mechanism. Since this bootstrap
mechanism is dynamic, it allows for network changes and redundancy. The PIM-SM bootstrap mechanism is generally
the recommended approach for simplicity and redundancy.
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Appendix E: LLDP-MED
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) provides a standards-based method that enables devices such as
HP networking switches to advertise themselves to adjacent devices and to learn about adjacent LLDP devices.
An LLDP packet transmitted by an HP networking switch contains data about the switch and port. The switch
advertises itself to adjacent (neighbor) devices by transmitting LLDP data packets out all ports on which outbound
LLDP is enabled, and reading LLDP advertisements from neighbor devices on ports that are inbound LLDP enabled.
An LLDP-enabled port receiving LLDP packets inbound from neighbor devices stores the packet data in a neighbor
database (MIB).
LLDP provides the base capabilities for network devices, but was not considered sufficient for IP telephony devices. As
a result, in 2004, an initiative by Mitel, HP networking, Avaya, and Enterasys was undertaken to enhance LLDP so
that it could better support IP telephony devices. The development of LLDP-Medium Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
(ANSI/TIA-1057/D6) extended the LLDP standard to support advanced features on the network edge for VoIP
endpoint devices with specialized capabilities and LLDP-MED standards-based functionality. The extensions to LLDP
include the specification of additional TLV (type, length, and value) entries specifically for VoIP management.
LLDP-MED benefits include:
• Plug-and-play provisioning for MED-capable, VoIP endpoint devices
• Simplified, vendor-independent management, enabling different IP telephony systems to interoperate on one network
• Automatic deployment of convergence network policies that include voice VLANs, Layer 2/CoS priority, and Layer
3/QoS priority
• Configurable endpoint location data to support the Emergency Call Service (ECS) such as Enhanced 911, 999,
and 112
• Detailed VoIP endpoint data inventory readable via SNMP from the switch
• PoE status and troubleshooting support via SNMP
• Support for IP telephony network troubleshooting of call quality issues via SNMP
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Figure A4: Sample of LLDP-MED End-points
LLDP-MED endpoint devices are located at the network edge and communicate using the LLDP-MED framework.
Any LLDP-MED endpoint device belongs to one of the following three classes:
• Class 1 (Generic Endpoint Devices): These devices offer the basic LLDP discovery services, network policy
advertisement (VLAN ID, Layer 2/IEEE 802.1p priority, and Layer 3/DSCP priority), and PoE management.
This class includes such devices as IP call controllers and communication-related servers.
• Class 2 (Media Endpoint Devices): These devices offer all Class 1 features plus media streaming capability, and
include such devices as voice/media gateways, conference bridges, and media servers.
• Class 3 (Communication Devices): These devices are typically IP phones or end-user devices that otherwise support
IP media and offer all Class 1 and Class 2 features, plus location identification and emergency 911 capability,
Layer 2 switch support, and device information management.
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Appendix F: Virus Throttle security
Virus Throttle is based on the detection of anomalous behavior of network traffic that differs from a normal activity.
Under normal activity, a computer will make fairly few outgoing connections to new computers, but instead is more
likely to regularly connect to the same set of computers. This is in contrast to the fundamental behavior of a rapidly
spreading worm, which will attempt many outgoing connections to new computers. For example, while computers
normally make approximately one connection per second, the SQL Slammer virus tries to infect more than 800
computers per second.
Virus Throttle works by intercepting IP connection requests, that is, connections in which the source subnet and
destination address are different. The Virus Throttle tracks the number of recently made connections. If a new,
intercepted request is to a destination to which a connection was recently made, the request is processed as normal.
If the request is to a destination that has not had a recent connection, the request is processed only if the number of
recent connections is below a preset threshold. The threshold specifies how many connections are to be allowed over
a set amount of time, thereby enforcing a connection rate limit. If the threshold exceeds, because requests are coming
in at an unusually high rate, it is taken as evidence of a virus. This causes the throttle to stop processing requests and,
instead, to notify the system administrator.
This capability can be applied to most common Layer 4 through 7 session and application protocols, including TCP
connections, UDP packets, SMTP, IMAP, Web Proxy, HTTP, SSL, and DNS—virtually any protocol where the normal
traffic does not look like a virus spreading. For Virus Throttle to work, IP routing and multiple VLANs with member
ports must first be configured.
Note:
Some protocols, such as NetBIOS and WINS, and some applications such as
network management scanners, notification services, and P2P file sharing are
not appropriate for Virus Throttle. These protocols and applications initiate a
broad burst of network traffic that could be misinterpreted by the Virus Throttle
technology as a threat.
Figure A5: Virus Throttle Configuration
Networked
servers
5400 zl, 3500, or
6200 yl Switch series
Devices on VLAN 3 infected with worm-like malicious code
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On the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series, Virus Throttle is implemented through connection-rate
filtering. When connection-rate filtering is enabled on a port, the inbound routed traffic is monitored for a high rate of
connection requests from any given host on the port. If a host appears to exhibit the worm-like behavior of attempting
to establish a large number of outbound IP connections in a short period of time, the switch responds on the basis of
how connection-rate filtering is configured.
Response options
The response behavior of connection-rate filtering can be adjusted by using filtering options. When a worm-like
behavior is detected, the connection-rate filter can respond to the threats on the port in the following ways:
• Notify only of potential attack: While the apparent attack continues, the switch generates an Event Log notice
identifying the offending host source address (SA) and (if a trap receiver is configured on the switch) a similar
SNMP trap notice.
• Notify and reduce spreading: In this case, the switch temporarily blocks inbound routed traffic from the offending
host source address for a “penalty” period and generates an Event Log notice of this action and a similar SNMP
trap notice if a trap receiver is configured on the switch. When the penalty period expires, the switch reevaluates
the routed traffic from the host and continues to block this traffic if the apparent attack continues. During the
reevaluation period, routed traffic from the host is allowed.
• Block spreading: This option blocks routing of the host’s traffic on the switch. When a block occurs, the switch
generates an Event Log notice and a similar SNMP trap notice if a trap receiver is configured on the switch.
Note that system personnel must explicitly re-enable a host that has been previously blocked.
Sensitivity
The ability of connection-rate filtering to detect relatively high instances of connection-rate attempts from a given
source can be adjusted by changing the global sensitivity settings. The sensitivity can be set to low, medium, high,
or aggressive as described here:
• Low: Sets the connection-rate sensitivity to the lowest possible sensitivity, which allows a mean of 54 routed
destinations in less than 0.1 seconds, and a corresponding penalty time for Throttle mode (if configured) of less
than 30 seconds
• Medium: Sets the connection-rate sensitivity to allow a mean of 37 routed destinations in less than 1 second, and a
corresponding penalty time for Throttle mode (if configured) between 30 and 60 seconds
• High: Sets the connection-rate sensitivity to allow a mean of 22 routed destinations in less than 1 second, and a
corresponding penalty time for Throttle mode (if configured) between 60 and 90 seconds
• Aggressive: Sets the connection-rate sensitivity to the highest possible level, which allows a mean of 15 routed
destinations in less than 1 second, and a corresponding penalty time for Throttle mode (if configured) between
90 and 120 seconds
Connection-rate ACL
Connection-rate ACLs are used to exclude legitimate high-rate inbound traffic from the connection-rate filtering policy.
A connection-rate ACL, consisting of a series of access control entries, creates exceptions to these per-port policies by
creating special rules for individual hosts, groups of hosts, or entire subnets. Thus, the system administrator can adjust
a connection-rate filtering policy to create and apply an exception to configured filters on the ports in a VLAN.
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Appendix G: VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is designed to eliminate the single point of failure inherent in the static
default routed environment. In a VRRP environment, two or more “virtual” routers cooperate to provide a high
availability capability on a LAN. VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns routing responsibility
to one of the virtual routers on a LAN.
A virtual router consists of a set of router interfaces on the same network that share a virtual router identifier (VRID)
and a virtual IP address. One router in the group becomes the VRRP Master and the other routers are designated as
VRRP Backups. The VRRP Master controls the IP addresses associated with a virtual router.
The VRRP Master router periodically sends advertisements to a reserved multicast group address. The VRRP Backup
routers listen for advertisements, and one of the VRRP Backups will assume the VRRP Master role, if necessary.
A VRRP router can support many virtual router instances, each with a unique VRID/IP address combination.
The election process provides dynamic failover to one of the remaining VRRP Backups should the VRRP Master
become unavailable.
Figure A6: VRRP Configuration
The virtual IP address shared by a group of VRRP routers on a given network segment functions as the next-hop IP
address used by neighboring hosts. The VRRP Master router simply forwards packets that have been received from
hosts using the VRRP Master as the next-hop gateway. The existence of a VRRP Master and one or more VRRP
Backups is transparent to the neighboring hosts.
The advantage gained from using VRRP is a default path with higher availability that does not require configuration
of dynamic routing or router discovery protocols on every end host.
VRRP on HP Networking switches is interoperable with other routers that support RFC 3768.
VRRP operational aspects include:
• Preempt delay timer to allow other protocols to complete their convergences
• Preemptive mode can be disabled to prevent VRRP router flapping
• Default Advertisement interval of 1 second
• Default Detection time of 3.6 seconds
XRRP support on 5300 xl switch series
Similar in concept to VRRP, the HP XL Router Redundancy Protocol (XRRP) provides the equivalent mechanism in the HP
5300 xl Switch Series for backup functionality. Like VRRP, XRRP presents a virtual router to the end-node connections
whose IP and MAC address can transition from the master HP 5300 xl Switch to the backup HP 5300 xl Switch in the
event the master HP 5300 xl Switch interface fails.
XRRP does not interoperate with VRRP but can coexist in a VRRP environment without interference.
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Appendix H: OSPF Equal Cost Multipath
In Open Shortest Path First (OSPF v2/v3), if different subnet destinations in a network are reachable through multiple
equal-cost paths, the router chooses a single path for each destination subnet. (A trunk is considered a path even
though a trunk consists of multiple links.)
With OSPF Equal Cost Multipath (OSPF-ECMP), routers support optional load-sharing across redundant paths to the
same subnet. All traffic for different hosts in the same subnet may go through a different next-hop router. Multiple
paths are balanced, based on destination IP address.
The HP 8200 zl, HP 5400 zl, HP 3500, and HP 6200 yl OSPF-ECMP feature is interoperable with OSPF-ECMP
implementations from various vendors, including Cisco, HP 3Com, and Extreme Networks. The HP implementation
supports up to four ECMP paths.
Figure A7: ECMP Configuration
The example shows that there are three equal-cost, next-hop paths from Router A to the destination subnets with
load-sharing across redundant paths. Router A can route packets based on destination IP address as follows:
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Destination IP
Next hop
10.1.1.1
Router C
10.1.1.2
Router B
10.1.2.3
Router B
10.32.1.1
Router B
10.32.1.2
Router C
10.32.1.3
Router B
Appendix I: Advanced Classifier-Based QoS
Released with software Version K.14, the Advanced Classifier-Based QoS provides:
• A finer granularity than globally configured features for classifying network traffic (IPv4 or IPv6) into classes that
can be used in cross-feature software configurations. Traffic selection is based on multiple match criteria:
– IP source address (IPv4 and IPv6)
– IP destination address (IPv4 and IPv6)
– Layer 2 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN ID
– Layer 3 IP protocol
– Layer 3 IP precedence bits
– Layer 3 DSCP bits
– Layer 4 UDP/TCP application port (including TCP flags)
– VLAN ID
• Additional policy actions to manage selected traffic, such as rate-limiting and IP precedence marking
• Configuring service policies for features such as quality of service (QoS) traffic mirroring, and starting with
K.15.06 Policy-based Routing (requires 8200/5400 with all v2 modules)
• The application of service policies to specific inbound traffic flows on individual ports and VLAN interfaces
(rather than only on switch-wide or port-wide traffic)
Figure A8: Advanced Classifier-Based QoS model
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Appendix J: Distributed Trunking
Distributed Trunking is a link aggregation technique where two or more links across two switches are aggregated
together to form a trunk. This feature overcomes the limitation in IEEE 802.3ad that specifies all links of a trunk have
to be from a single switch. Distributed Trunking improves resiliency and load balancing in a Layer 2 network.
Distributed Trunking (DT) is included in switch software starting with Version K.14. In this initial release, only Server-toswitch DT (Figure A9) is supported. For each downstream server, it sees the aggregated links as coming from a single
switch, which makes any servers that support standard IEEE 802.3ad interoperate with DT. With the release of
K.15.05, DT feature supports both server-to-switch and switch-to-switch use models. It is required that all switches
participating in DT have the same version of switch software.
DTs can be grouped together by configuring two individual DT-LACP trunks with the common trunk group name. DT
ports will be aggregated dynamically after the configuration. The server/switch should support standard IEEE
802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on the links connecting DT switches. It is assumed LACP on the
servers are configured manually on the server with a list of links to be part of the LACP trunk.
DT offers load balancing of traffic over multiple physical links. From the server to the switch, the traffic is balanced
according to the load-balancing scheme configured on the server NIC. From the switch to the server, traffic is
balanced according to the MAC destination address (DA) and source address (SA) pair. For switch-to-switch DT,
traffic is balanced according to the trunking mechanism such a MAC, IP, or L4 addresses.
Figure A9: Advanced classifier-based QoS model
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Requirements and Limitations
• All switches in DT have to run the same version of switch software.
• Meshing and DT features are mutually exclusive.
• Supports IPv4 unicast routing protocols only (e.g., static, RIP, OSPFv2).
• Multicast routing and DT are mutually exclusive.
• ARP-protect and Dynamic Lockdown are not supported on DT ports.
• QinQ in mixed-VLAN mode and DT are mutually exclusive.
• STP/RSTP/MSTP is automatically disabled on DT interfaces and Keep-alive VLAN member ports.
• MLD/MLD snooping is not supported on VLAN that has DT interfaces.
• ISC port will automatically be part of all configured VLANs except the Keep-alive VLAN.
• ISC Port can be an individual port or manual/LACP trunk. Dynamic LACP trunks cannot be configured as ISC.
• DT trunk can have a maximum of eight links spanning two DT switches with a limit of a maximum four links per
DT switch.
• The current limitation of 144 manual trunks on a switch will apply to DT trunks as well.
• Only one ISC link is supported per switch.
An example of upstream traffic forwarding:
Assuming the uplink connected to Switch B is blocked by STP and only an uplink in Switch A is active. Server 1 sent
traffic with load balance across its IEEE 802.3ad LACP links. If the receiving switch is Switch A, which learns the
destination MAC from any of the upstream links, it will forward the unicast frames to destination directly via its
upstream link. If Switch B receives the unicast frame from the server and it learns destination address (DA) MAC from
Switch A, Switch B will forward the frames to Switch A, and in turn Switch A forwards the frames to the destination
via its upstream link. Thus, unicast frames are always forwarded by only one of the DT switches.
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Appendix K: Nonstop switching and routing
Prior to the K.15.01 release, the 8200 zl switch series supported a fast active/standby management failover operation
that enabled unattended system recovery and reduced network downtime. However, traffic forwarding was interrupted
during a failover event. With the K.15.01 software release, the 8200 zl series has been enhanced with the introduction
of Nonstop switching. Nonstop switching continues to forward Layer 2 switched traffic in the event of a management
module service disruption. This feature increases availability at the edge for IP telephony, wireless, and other solutions
that have increased demand for uptime. Policies and connectivity are preserved for Layer 2 functionality.
For the 8200 zl switch series, standard management module redundancy is provided when a standby module
receives power and has loaded the operating system. The operating system and configuration file are synchronized
with the active management module. Changes to the active configuration file are also synchronized to the standby
management module. If the active module fails, the standby module finishes booting and takes the role of the active
module. For the 8200 zl series, the interface module forwarding plane will be reset. During this time, network
protocols will reconverge, as interfaces and peer relationships have been reset.
With the K.15.01 software release, the 8200 zl switch series improves its synchronization capabilities. With the
configuration of Nonstop switching, the standby management module maintains complete synchronization of state
information for Layer 2 forwarding, in addition to the synchronization of operating system and configuration files.
Traffic flow is continuous or minimally affected during this type of failover. The interface module forwarding plane is
not reset, and network uptime is minimally impacted.
Nonstop switching is a chassis high-availability feature that provides advanced management module failover
capability, preserving the forwarding state for Layer 2 forwarding and related functionality. Because of this, switching
of packets with supported features can continue without interruption. A redundant, seamless transition to the standby
management module is performed without requiring an explicit reboot. This operation will occur within the time frame
of a default (3 seconds) Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) time-out, allowing for failover without an interruption to a
Spanning Tree topology.
Starting with K.15.05 switch software, Nonstop routing feature is added. This means that RIP, OSPFv2/v3, and VRRP
will not be impacted during management module failover.
For OSPF, when the active management module failover, the interface modules continue forwarding traffic and user
traffic is not impacted. The standby management module becomes active and checks that all the interface modules
are functioning. At this point, the new active management module initiates the Graceful Restart process with
neighboring routers in the case of OSPFv2 and OSPFv3. The new active management module exchanges hello packet
and synchronize with neighbors until a new control plane is complete and functioning again.
Upon receiving the Graceful Restart indication from the restarting router, the neighbors that support OSPF helper
mode (supported since K.11.xx) continues to keep the restarting switch and the routes learnt from it in the neighbors’
forwarding tables. If there is a topology change, the neighbors will hold on to the update until the restarting switch
announces that it is ready to receive updates.
For VRRP, if the active management module on the Master VRRP router failover, network traffic routed via the Master
VRRP router will not get redirected to the Backup VRRP router. In such a case, VRRP operations will be resumed on the
standby management module; thus avoiding the failover to the Backup VRRP router.
In the case of RIP, a general request packet is sent by the standby management module after it comes up following
the reset of the active management module. That packet triggers all RIP routers in the network to send their routing
updates to the router that sent the request. This results in building up the RIP distance vectors on the RIP router whose
active management module had failed. During the RIP re-learning process, the interface module continues to forward
traffic and there is no loss of routed traffic.
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Appendix L: Troubleshooting
LED status indicators for 8200 zl switch series
The HP 8200 zl Management Module has various LED status indicators that are described in Table A2.
Table A2: LED status indicators for management/system support module
LED
State
Indication
Power
On (green)
The switch is receiving power
Off
The switch is not receiving power
On (orange)
On briefly at the beginning of switch self-test, after the switch is powered-on or reset. If
on for a prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware failure, or has
failed its self-test
Off
The normal state; indicates there are no fault conditions on the switch
Blinking (orange)
A fault has occurred in the switch, one of the switch modules, an individual port, a
power supply, or a fan. The Status LED for the module or other device with the fault will
flash simultaneously
On (green)
The switch self-test and initialization are in progress after you have power-cycled or
reset the switch. The switch is not operational until this LED goes off. The Self-Test LED
also comes on briefly when you “hot-swap” a module into the switch and the module is
automatically self-tested
Off
Normal operation; the switch is not undergoing self-test
Blinking (orange)
A component of the switch has failed its self-test. The Status LED for that component—for
example, a switch module—and the switch Fault LED will flash simultaneously
On (green)
Normal operation
Off
DIMM status is unknown
Blinking (orange)
If DIMM, Fault, and Self-Test LEDs are blinking, DIMM failed self-test. If DIMM and Fault
LEDs are blinking, an operational fault has occurred. If blinking at a fast rate, an
operational alert occurred and is unresolved
On (green)
Flash Card status is known and fault free
Off
Flash Card status is unknown
Blinking (orange)
If Flash, Fault, and Self-Test LEDs are blinking, Flash Card failed self-test. If Flash and
Fault LEDs are blinking, an operational fault has occurred. If blinking at a fast rate, an
operational alert occurred and is unresolved—for example, Flash Card is not present
On (green)
A Management Module is present and fault free
Off
The switch is powered off
Blinking (orange)
There is a fault on the Management Module
On (green)
If any of the PoE modules are installed
Off
If no PoE modules are installed
Blinking (orange)
Internal PoE fault, external load fault, or denied PoE power
On
Internal temperature is normal
Blinking (orange)
An over-temperature condition has been detected
On (green)
Normal operation
Blinking (orange)
One or more of the switch’s fans have failed. The switch Fault LED will be
blinking simultaneously
On (green)
A power supply is installed in the position at the back of the switch corresponding to
the number, and the supply is plugged into an active AC power source. As shipped, the
switch has a single power supply in position 1
Fault
Test
DIMM (marked
as “DIM”) DualInline Memory
Module on the
Management
Module
Flash
Mgmt
PoE
Temp
Fan
Internal Power
(numbers
corresponding to
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LED
State
Indication
the power supply
positions)
Off
A power supply is not installed in the position corresponding to the number
Blinking (orange)
The power supply installed in the position corresponding to the number is not plugged
into an active AC power source, or has experienced a fault. The switch Fault LED will
be blinking simultaneously
EPS
On (green)
An external power supply is connected
Off
An external power supply is not connected
Blinking (orange)
The external power supply has a fault or is connected but not plugged into AC power
On (green)
A module is installed in the switch module slot corresponding to the letter, and the
module is undergoing or has passed self-test. This also occurs when you install a
module when the switch is already powered on (“hot-swap”)
Off
A module is not installed in the switch module slot corresponding to the letter
Blinking (orange)
The module Status LED flashes very briefly when a module is being hot swapped. If the
LED flashes for a prolonged time, the module in the slot corresponding to the letter has
failed self-test or encountered some other fault condition
On (green)
PoE is normal for this slot
Modules A, B,
C, D, E, F, G, H,
I, J, K, L
Modules in PoE
Mode
LED Mode Select
Off The module in this slot is not a PoE module
Blinking (orange)
If any port has an internal hardware failure, it blinks once every 16 seconds. If any port is
denied PoE power or is detecting an external PD fault, it blinks once every 5 seconds
Act (green)
Flickers to show relative activity
FDx (green)
PoE (green)
Indicates which ports are supplying power
• If the Mode LED is on, the port is providing PoE power
• If the Mode LED is off, the port is not providing PoE power
• If the Link LED is on, the port is enabled for PoE
• If the Link LED is off, the port is disabled for PoE
• If the Link LED is blinking, the port has an error or the port is denied power due to
insufficient power
Spd (green)
Indicates speed of operation of each port
• If the Port LED is off, the port is operating at 10 Mbps
• If the Port LED is blinking, the port is operating at 100 Mbps
• If the Port LED is on continuously, the port is operating at 1000 Mbps
Usr (green)
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Reserved for future development
The LED status indicators for the HP zl modules (used in the 8212 zl, 8206 zl, 5406 zl, and 5412 zl chassis) are
described in the following table.
Table A3: LED status indicators for HP 8200 zl and 5400 zl Switch Series—switch modules
LED
State
Indication
Power
On (green)
Indicates the port is enabled and receiving a link beat signal (for the twisted-pair ports),
or a strong enough light level (for the fiber-optic ports) from the connected device.
Mode
Off
Indicates no active network cable is connected to the port, the port is not receiving
link beat or sufficient light, or the port has been disabled.
Blinking (orange)
If the Port LED is blinking simultaneously with the Fault LED, the corresponding port
has failed its self-test.
Depending on the mode selected, displays:
• Network activity information
• Whether the port is configured for full-duplex operation
• Maximum speed operation
• Whether PoE power is being supplied or not
LED status indicators for HP 5400 zl Switch Series
The HP 5400 zl Switch Series management module has various LED status indicators that are described in the
following table.
Table A4: LED status indicators for HP 5400 zl Switch Series—management modules
LED
Power
Fault
Test
DIMM
Flash
State
Indication
On (green)
Off
On (orange)
On briefly at the beginning of switch self-test after the switch is powered on or reset.
If on for a prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware failure, or
has failed its self-test
Off
Blinking (orange)
A fault has occurred on the switch, one of the switch modules, an individual port, a
power supply, or a fan. The Status LED for the module or other device with the fault
will flash simultaneously
On (green)
The switch self-test and initialization are in progress after you have power cycled or
reset the switch. The switch is not operational until this LED goes off. The Self-Test
LED also comes on briefly when you “hot-swap” a module into the switch and the
module is automatically self-tested
Off
Normal operation; the switch is not undergoing self-test
Blinking (orange)
A component of the switch has failed its self-test. The Status LED for that component
(for example, a switch module) and the switch Fault LED will flash simultaneously
On (green)
Normal operation
Off
DIMM status is unknown
Blinking (orange)
If DIMM, Fault, and Self-Test LEDs are blinking, DIMM failed self-test If DIMM and
Fault LEDs are blinking, an operational fault has occurred. If blinking at a fast rate,
an operational alert occurred and is unresolved
On (green)
Flash Card status is known and fault free
Off
Flash Card status is unknown
Blinking (orange)
If Flash, Fault, and Self-Test LEDs are blinking, Flash Card failed self-test. If Flash and
Fault LEDs are blinking, an operational fault has occurred. If blinking at a fast rate, an
operational alert occurred and is unresolved. For example, Flash Card is not present
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LED
Mgmt
PoE
Temp
Fan
Internal Power
(numbers
corresponding to the
power supply
positions)
EPS
Modules A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
Modules in PoE Mode
LED Mode Select
State
Indication
On (green)
A Management Module is present and fault free
Off
The switch is powered off
Blinking (orange)
There is a fault on the Management Module
On (green)
If any of the PoE modules are installed
Off
If no PoE modules are installed
Blinking (orange)
Internal PoE fault, external load fault, or denied PoE power
On
Blinking (orange)
On (green)
Normal operation
Blinking (orange)
One or more of the switch’s fans have failed The switch Fault LED will be blinking
simultaneously
On (green)
A power supply is installed in the position at the back of the switch corresponding
to the number, and the supply is plugged in to an active AC power source As
shipped, the switch has a single power supply in position 1
Off
A power supply is not installed in the position corresponding to the number
Blinking (orange)
The power supply installed in the position corresponding to the number is not
plugged in to an active AC power source, or has experienced a fault. The switch
Fault LED will be blinking simultaneously
On (green)
An external power supply is connected
Off
An external power supply is not connected
Blinking (orange)
The external power supply has a fault, or is connected but not plugged in to AC power
On (green)
A module is installed in the switch module slot corresponding to the letter, and the
module is undergoing or has passed self-test. This also occurs when you install a
module when the switch is already powered on (“hot-swap”)
Off
A module is not installed in the switch module slot corresponding to the letter
Blinking (orange)
The module Status LED flashes very briefly when a module is being hot swapped. If
the LED flashes for a prolonged time, the module in the slot corresponding to the
letter has failed self-test or encountered some other fault condition
On (green)
PoE is normal for this slot
Off
The module in this slot is not a PoE module
Blinking (orange)
If any port has an internal hardware failure, it blinks once every 16 seconds. If any port
is denied PoE power or detecting an external PD fault, it blinks once every 5 seconds
Act (green)
FDx (green)
PoE (green)
Indicates which ports are supplying power:
• If the Link LED is blinking, the port has an error or the port is denied power
due to insufficient power
Spd (green)
Indicates speed of operation of each port:
Usr (green)
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The LED status indicators for the HP 5400 zl Switch Series switch modules are described in the following table.
Table A5: LED status indicators for HP 5400 zl Switch Series—switch modules
LED
State
Link
On (green)
Indicates the port is enabled and receiving a link beat signal (for the twisted-pair ports)
or a strong enough light level (for the fiber-optic ports) from the connected device
Off
Indicates no active network cable is connected to the port, the port is not receiving
link beat or sufficient light, or the port has been disabled
Blinking (orange)
If the Port LED is blinking simultaneously with the Fault LED, the corresponding port
has failed its self-test
Mode
Indication
Depending on the mode selected, displays:
• Network activity information
• Whether the port is configured for full-duplex operation
• Maximum speed operation
• Whether PoE power is being supplied or not
LED status indicators for HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series
The front panel of the HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series has various LED status indicators that are described in the
following table.
Table A6: LED status indicators for HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series
LED
Power
Fault
Test
Temp
Fan Status
PoE Status*
State
Indication
On (green)
Off
On (orange)
On briefly after the switch is powered on or reset, at the beginning of switch self-test. If this
LED is on for a prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware failure, or has
failed its self-test
Off
Blinking
(orange)
A fault has occurred on the switch, one of the switch ports, the module in the rear of the
switch, or the fan. The Status LED for that component will blink simultaneously
On (green)
The switch self-test and initialization are in progress after the switch has been power cycled
or reset. The switch is not operational until this LED goes off. The Self-Test LED also comes on
briefly when you “hot-swap” a mini-GBIC into the switch; the mini-GBIC is self-tested when it
is hot swapped
Off
The normal operational state; the switch is not undergoing self-test
Blinking
(orange)
A component of the switch has failed its self-test. The Status LED for that component will blink
simultaneously
On (green)
Blinking
(orange)
On (green)
Normal operation
Blinking
(orange)
One of the unit’s fans has failed. The switch Fault LED will be blinking simultaneously
On (green)
If any of the ports are supplying PoE power
Off
If no ports are supplying PoE power. Should be off only during the boot process
Blinking
(orange)
If any port has an internal hardware failure, it blinks once every 16 seconds. If any port is
denied PoE power or detecting an external PD fault, it blinks once every 05 seconds
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LED
RPS Status
EPS Status
Mdl—Module
Status**
Port LEDs (Link
and Mode)
State
Indication
On (green)
Normal operation RPS is connected and operating correctly RPS could be powering the unit
Off
RPS is not connected or is not powered on
Blinking
(orange)
RPS is connected, but has experienced a fault
On (green)
Connected to an EPS, and receiving power
Off
The switch is not connected to an EPS
Blinking
(orange)
The EPS is connected but has experienced a fault or is unplugged
On (green)
Expansion module is plugged in to expansion slot and operating correctly
Off
Expansion module is not plugged in to expansion slot
Blinking
(orange)
Expansion module is plugged in to expansion slot but has experienced a fault
Link (green)
Indicates the Port LEDs are displaying link information:
• If the Port LED is on, the port is enabled and receiving a link indication from the
connected device
• If the Port LED is off, the port has no active network cable connected, or is not receiving
link beat or sufficient light. Otherwise, the port may have been disabled through the
switch console, the Web browser interface, or HP PCM. If the Port LED is blinking
(orange) simultaneously with the Fault LED, the corresponding port has failed its self-test
LED Mode Select
Mode (green)
The operation of the Mode LED is controlled by the LED Mode select button, and the current
setting is indicated by the LED Mode indicator LEDs near the button. Press the button to step
from one view mode to the next. The default view is Activity (Act)
Act (green)
FDx (green)
PoE (green)
Indicates which ports are supplying power:
• If the Link LED is blinking, the port has an error or the port is denied power due to
insufficient power
Spd (green)
Indicates speed of operation of each port:
Usr (green)
*
The HP 3500-24 (J9470A) and 3500-48 (J9472A) Switches do not support PoE.
**
The HP 3500-24, 3500-48, 3500-24-PoE, and 3500-48-PoE Switches do not support the 10GbE module.
Part numbers and Field Replaceable Units
Appendix M lists various part numbers and Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) for the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and
6200 yl Switch Series.
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Appendix M: Version 2 zl modules
This section provides additional information on the Version 2 zl modules.
The Version 2 zl modules provide enhancements to zl modular chassis deployments for energy efficiency, 10GbE
deployments and port density, and performance. Version 2 zl modules can be installed in any chassis supporting
standard zl modules.
The following are Version 2 zl modules:
• J9538A HP 8-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9536A HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9548A HP 20-port Gig-T/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
• J9534A HP 24-port Gig-T PoE+ v2 zl Module
• J9537A HP 24-port SFP v2 zl Module
• J9547A HP 24-port 10/100 PoE+ v2 zl Module
• J9550A HP 24-port Gig-T v2 zl Module
Energy efficiency
Version 2 zl modules provide additional power saving options. Functionality is provided for power savings on a
per-module basis, to turn off LEDs for all modules or on a per-module basis, or for low-power on a per-module basis.
Modules using low-power provide the capability to shutdown power on RJ-45 ports that are not connected.
When a port is connected, it will power up after a monitor period. The remaining ports would remain without power
until connected. Version 2 zl fixed RJ-45 ports can run in a low-power idle state with the energy-efficient Ethernet port
configuration. These ports are designed for compatibility with the IEEE 802.3az Draft 3.2 standard.
10GbE
Version 2 zl modules double the 10GbE port density for the zl modular chassis. A six-slot zl chassis can now hold
48 instead of 24 10GbE ports, and a 12-slot chassis moves from 48 to 96 10GbE ports in a fully loaded
configuration. The Version 2 zl modules also have additional options for 1GbE and 10GbE uplinks. The HP 20-port
Gig-T PoE+/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module (J9536A) and HP 20-port Gig-T/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
(J9548A) provide SFP support, allowing for 1GbE and 10GbE migrations within a single zl module.
Performance
The zl modules provide an increase in total backplane capacity. With v2 zl modules, the 8206 zl Switch fabric has a
backplane capacity of 561.6 Gbps, the 8212 zl Switch has a backplane capacity of 1123.2 Gbps, the 5406 zl Switch
has a backplane capacity of 379.2 Gbps, and the 5412 zl Switch has a backplane capacity of 758.4 Gbps.
For the 8200 zl Switch, wire-rate performance can be achieved for 4 of 8 10GbE interfaces in 8-port 10GbE
modules. A fully loaded module can be used for 2:1 over subscription. For the 5400 zl Switch, two 10GbE modules
out of an 8-port 10GbE module can be used at wire rate.
Version 2 zl modules use shared per-port buffers. Each queue has additional memory that is pulled from a total pool
when available. The section “Version 2 zl module per-port buffers” has additional information on the per-port buffers.
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Compatibility with standard zl modules
The HP v2 zl switch modules are the second-generation zl modules and provide a variety of improved network
connectivity options for any of the HP 5400 zl or 8200 zl Switches.
Compatibility Mode allows the interoperation of v2 zl modules with the older zl modules in the same chassis switch.
When in Compatibility Mode, the switch accepts either v2 zl or zl modules. The default is Compatibility Mode
enabled. If Compatibility Mode is disabled by executing the “no allow-v1-modules” command, the switch will only
power up v2 zl modules. For more information, refer to the Enhancement titled “Compatibility Mode” in the latest
Release Notes for your switch.
Version 2 zl modules use the same chassis, switch fabric, and power supplies as the standard zl modules. Any current
5400 zl or 8200 zl chassis can be deployed with Version 2 zl modules. Note power supply requirements for
PoE/PoE+ deployments, as well as the minimum version of software required for the use of Version 2 zl modules.
The following new bundles are available with Version 2 zl modules:
Two bundles are available for the HP 8200 zl Switch with v2 zl modules:
• HP 8206-44G-PoE+/2XG-SFP+ v2 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9638A)
Four additional bundles are provided with v2 zl modules for the HP E 5400 zl Switch.
• HP 5406-44G-PoE+/4G-SFP v2 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9539A)
• HP 5412-92G-PoE+/4G-SFP v2 zl Switch with Premium Software (J9540A)
Appendix N: BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
BGP is the Internet routing protocol used to exchange routes between ISPs. The BGP routing protocol was first
released with software version K.15.06. The control of route reception, distribution, and advertisement is one of BGPs
main advantages. While peering with an ISP’s, BGP routers is supported and participating in Internet routing is not
supported. This implementation of BGP has focused on controlling the distribution of route information across
administrative boundaries in a campus environment.
Features
• Multi hop—Specify allowable routing hops between EBGP peers
• Communities—Route tagging for easy filtering
• Route reflectors—Distribute BGP updates amongst IBGP peers without the need for full mesh interconnections
Requirements and limitations
• Communities are supported, not extended communities
• Route aggregation is not supported
• Supports IPv4 address family only
• No support for remote outbound filter requests
• Confederations are not supported
• MD5 authentication is not supported
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Appendix O: Part numbers and Field Replaceable Units
The table A7 lists various part numbers and Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) for the HP 8200 zl and 5400 zl Switch
Series.
Table A7: Part numbers and FRUs for HP 8200 zl and 5400 zl Switch Series
Part number*
Component
8200 zl-specific parts (not shared with 5400 zl series)
J8715B
8212 zl Chassis (Base System)
J9091-61001
Warranty Replacement 8212zl Chassis (no modules)
J9475A
8206 zl Chassis (Base System)
J9477-61001
Warranty Replacement 8206zl Chassis (no modules)
J8715A
Interchangeable with a J8715B and J9747A Bundle
J9092A
8200 zl Management Module
J9092-69001
Warranty replacement 8200 zl Management Module without Compact Flash card
J9093A
8200 zl Fabric Module
J9093-69001
Warranty replacement 8200 zl Fabric Module
J9476A
8206 zl Fan Tray
J9476-61001
Warranty replacement 8206 zl Fan Tray
J9094A
8212 zl Fan Tray
J9094-69001
Warranty replacement 8212 zl Fan Tray
J9095A
8200 zl System Support Module
J9095-69001
Warranty replacement 8200 zl System Support Module
5070-6865
Two-post Rack Mounting Kit for 8206 zl Switch
5070-2983
Two-post Rack Mounting Kit for 8212 zl Switch
5070-3051
Programmed CompactFlash Kit for 8200 zl Management Module
5188-6699
RJ45-to-DB9 Console Cable for 8200 zl
5400 zl-specific parts
5400 zl Management Module
J8726-69001
Warranty replacement 5400 zl Management Module without CompactFlash card
J8697-60005
Warranty replacement Fan Tray Assembly for 5406 zl
J8698-60005
Warranty replacement Fan Tray Assembly for 5412 zl
5070-1056
Programmed CompactFlash Kit for 5400 zl Management Module
5184-1894
DB9-DB9 Console Cable for 5400 zl series
5069-8561
Two-post Rack Mounting Kit for 5406 zl
5069-8562
Two-post Rack Mounting Kit for 5412 zl
J8697-60005
Fan Tray Assembly for 5406 zl
J8698-60005
Fan Tray Assembly for 5412 zl
356578-B21
Four-Post Rack Rail Mounting Kit for 5406 zl and 5412 zl
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Part number*
Component
8200 zl/5400 zl series common parts
*
J8702-69001
HP 24-Port Gig-T PoE zl Module
J8705-69001
HP 20-Port Gig-T/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
J8707-69001
HP 4-Port 10G X2 zl Module
J9307-61001
HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+ zl Module
J9308-61001
HP 20-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+/4-Port Mini-GBIC zl Module
J9309-61001
HP 4-Port 10GbE SFP+ zl Module
J9478-61001
HP 24-Port 10/100 PoE+ zl Module
J9306-61001
HP 1500 W PoE+ zl Power Supply
J8713-69001
HP 1500 W PoE zl Power Supply
J8712-69001
HP 875 W zl Power Supply
J9538-61001
HP 8-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
J9536-61001
HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
J9548-61001
HP 20-port Gig-T/2-port 10GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module
J9535-61001
HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+/4-port SFP v2 zl Module
J9534-61001
HP 24-port Gig-T PoE+ v2 zl Module
J9537-61001
HP 24-port SFP v2 zl Module
J9547-61001
HP 24-port 10/100 PoE+ v2 zl Module
J9550-61001
HP 24-port Gig-T v2 zl Module
J9549-61001
HP 20-port Gig-T/4-port SFP v2 zl Module
J9537-61001
HP 12-port Gig-T PoE+/12-port SFP v2 zl Module
Warranty usually requires that the failed part be returned to HP.
The switches normally ship with a rack-mounting kit that allows installation into a two-post, 19-inch data
communications rack. If installation into an HP 10000 four-post 19-inch rack or a four-post rack meeting the standard
EIA unit of measurement is desired, a rack-mounting kit is available providing rails that give sturdy support for the
switch along its entire length.
The table A8 lists various part numbers and FRUs for the HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series.
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Table A8: Part numbers and FRUs for HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series
Part number
Component
J9310-61001
HP 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch
J9311-61001
HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl Switch
J9312-61001
HP 2-Port SFP+/2-Port CX4 10GbE yl Module
J8692-69001
HP 3500-24G-PoE yl Switch Intelligent Edge
J8693-69001
HP 3500-48G-PoE yl Switch Intelligent Edge
J8992-69001
HP 6200-24G Mini-GBIC yl
J8694-69001
HP 3500/6200 2-Port 10GbE X2 yl + 2-Port CX4 yl Module
J8696-69001
HP 620 Redundant/External Power Supply
J9443-61001
HP 630 Redundant/External Power Supply
J9470-61001
HP 3500-24 Switch
J9471-61001
HP 3500-24-PoE Switch
J9472-61001
HP 3500-48 Switch
J9473-61001
HP P500-48-PoE Switch
5069-8589
Fan Tray Assembly for 3500 and 6200 yl
5184-1894
Console Cable
5069-5705
Two-Post Rack Mounting Kit
356578-B21
Four-Post Rack Rail Mounting Kit
The following tables (A9 and A10) list the part numbers of power cords that can be used with the HP 8200 zl, 5400
zl, 6200 yl, and 3500 Switch Series products. The power cords available for these switches are sized for the
increased current that can be drawn, meeting the needs of PoE. As a result, these power cords may not be found in a
typical environment, and power cords “borrowed” from other products will not work in most instances.
Table A9: Power cords for HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series
Country
HP 6200 yl and 3500 Switch Series
Australia, New Zealand
8120-5335
China
8120-8385
Europe
8120-5336
Denmark
8120-5340
Israel
8121-1009
Japan
8120-5342
South Africa, India
8120-5341
Switzerland
8121-5339
Taiwan
8121-0967
Thailand
8121-0671
U.K.
8120-5334
Hong Kong, Singapore
8120-5334
U.S., Canada, Mexico
8121-0973
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Table A10: Power cords for HP 8200 zl and 5400 zl Switch Series
HP 8200 yl and 5400 zl Switch Series
Country
1500 W PoE+ power supply
875 W power supply
1500 W power supply
Australia/New Zealand
8121-0857
8121-0857
8121-0871
China
8121-1034
8121-1034
8121-0924
Continental Europe
8120-5336
8120-5336
8120-6899
Denmark
8120-5340
8120-5340
8120-6897
Israel
8121-1009
8121-1009
8121-1010
Japan
8120-5342
8120-5342
8120-6903
South Africa/India
8120-5341
8120-5341
8121-0915
Switzerland
8120-5339
8120-5339
8120-6897
Taiwan
8121-0941
8121-0941
8120-6903
Thailand
8121-0671
8121-0671
8121-0675
U.K.
8120-5334
8120-5334
8120-6898
Hong Kong/Singapore
8120-5334
8120-5334
8120-6898
U.S./Canada/Mexico
8121-0973
8121-0973
8120-6903
To know more about the HP 8200 zl, 5400 zl, 3500, and 6200 yl Switch Series and other HP Networking products,
visit www.hp.com/networking
© Copyright 2009-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or
omissions contained herein.
4AA0-5388ENW, Created January 2009; Updated October 2011, Rev. 8

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