HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Configuration Guide

HP 5500 EI & 5500 SI Switch Series 
Configuration Guides 
 
 
 
Software version: Release 2215 
Document version: 6W100-20120428 
  

 
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About the HP 5500 EI & 5500 SI configuration 
guides-Release 2215 
The HP 5500 EI & 5500 SI configuration guides describe the software features for the HP 5500 EI & 
5500 SI Switch Series, software release train 2215, and guide you through the software configuration 
procedures. These configuration guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply the 
software features to different network scenarios. 
 
Configuration guide Content 
01 Fundamentals 
Configuration Guide Describes how to use the...

Configuration guide Content 
• Super VLAN 
• Isolate-user-VLAN 
• Voic e  V L A N  
• GVRP 
• QinQ 
• VLAN mapping 
• LLDP 
• Service loopback group 
• MVRP 
04 Layer 3 – IP Services 
Configuration Guide  Describes IP addressing (including static and dynamic IPv4 and IPv6 address 
assignment), IRDP, UDP helper, DNS, ne
twork performance optimization, ARP, 
and interoperation between IPv4 and IPv6. This guide includes:   
•  ARP 
• Gratuitous ARP 
• Proxy ARP 
• ARP snooping  
• IP addressing 
• DHCP...

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• Routing policy 
• Po l i c y - b a s e d  ro u t i n g  
• MCE  
• IPv6 MCE  
06 IP Multicast 
Configuration Guide  Covers Layer 3 IPv4 multicast protocols (IGMP, PIM, MSDP, and MBGP), Layer 
3 IPv6 multicast protocols (MLD, IPv6 PIM, and IPv6 MBGP), Layer 2 IPv4 
multicast protocols (IGMP snooping, PI
M snooping, and multicast VLAN), and 
Layer 2 IPv6 multicast protocols (MLD snooping, IPv6 PIM snooping, and IPv6 
multicast VLAN). This guide includes:   
• Mulitcast...

Configuration guide Content 
08 Security Configuration 
Guide Covers security features. The major secu
rity features available on the switch 
include identity authentication ( AAA), access security (802.1X, MAC 
authentication, portal, and port security),  secure management (SSH), and attack 
protection (IP source guard, ARP atta ck protection, and URPF). This guide 
includes:  
•  AAA 
• 802.1X fundamentals 
• 802.1X 
• EAD fast deployment 
• MAC authentication 
• Po r t a l  
• Triple authentication 
•...

Configuration guide Content 
10 Network Management 
and Monitoring 
Configuration Guide Describes features that help you ma
nage and monitor your network, for 
example, manage system events, sample  packets, assess network performance, 
synchronize the clock for all devices with  the clock in the network, supply power 
for attached devices by using PoE, and test network connectivity. This guide 
includes: 
•  System maintenance and debugging 
• NTP 
• Information center 
• SNMP 
• RMON 
• Port mirroring...

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