Verifying The Network Configuration; Connecting The Switch To The Network - HP FlexFabric 12900 series Installation Manual

For more information about these features, see HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series Configuration Guides.

Verifying the network configuration

To verify the software version and network configuration, perform display commands in any view.
Task
Display the name, model, and system software version of the switch.
Display the current configuration of the switch.
Display the interface status and configuration.
Display the IP configuration of Layer 3 interfaces.
Display brief information about active routes in the routing table.
Display VLAN settings.
Display the spanning tree status and statistics.

Connecting the switch to the network

Before you connect the switch to the network, verify that all its basic network settings are correct.
WARNING!
To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the optical ports and optical fiber connectors when connecting
optical fibers.
You can install a transceiver module (see
connect the port to the network. For more information about optical fibers, see
To connect a fiber port to a peer device through optical fibers:
1. Install a transceiver module into the port.
2. Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.
3. Remove the dust plug of the transceiver module, plug one end of the optical fiber into the
transceiver module, and plug the other end into the transceiver module in the peer device.
For how to connect an LC connector, see
Figure 34 Using an LC optical fiber connector to connect an SFP module
For how to connect an MPO connector, see
"Installing FRUs") in a fiber port and use optical fibers to
Figure 34.
Figure 35.
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Command
display version
display current-configuration
display interface brief
display ip interface brief
display ip routing-table
display vlan
display stp brief
"Appendix D Cables."