Verifying The Network Configuration; Connecting The Switch To The Network; Connecting Your Switch To The Network Through Twisted Pair Cables - HP FlexFabric 11908-V Installation Manual

[Sysname-mst-region] quit
# Configure the switch as the primary root bridge of instance 1.
[Sysname] stp instance 1 root primary
# Enable MSTP globally.
[Sysname] stp global enable
For more information about these features, see HP FlexFabric 1 1900 Switch Series Configuration Guides.

Verifying the network configuration

To verify the software version and network configuration, execute 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 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 settings are correct.
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair
cables
You can use category 6A or category 7 twisted pair cables to connect the 10GBase-T ports on your
switch to the network. These ports use RJ-45 connectors and support MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing. For more
information about twisted pair cables, see
To connect a 10GBase-T port to a peer device:
1. Plug one end of a twisted pair cable into the port.
2. Plug the other end of the twisted pair cable into the RJ-45 Ethernet port of the peer device.
3. Verify the port LEDs for incorrect connection.
For more information about the LED status, see
"Appendix D Cables."
"Appendix C
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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
LEDs."