Stacking Configuration; Where To Go From Here: Network Connections; Using The Ip Address For Remote Switch Management - Aruba 2930M Installation And Getting Started Manual

Stacking configuration

Stacking is enabled by default if the stacking module is installed when the switch is powered up for the first time. If
the stacking module is not installed when the switch is first powered up, stacking is disabled when the module is
installed. In this case, the Back and Global Status LEDs and the stacking module status LED all show slow-
flashing orange. To enable stacking when the LEDs show this behavior, execute the stacking enable
command from the switch CLI.

Where to go from here: Network connections

After the switch is configured with a manager password, IP address, and subnet mask, you can manage the
switch from a networked connection, such as:
• PC equipped with Telnet (see Starting a Telnet session on page 62).
• Web browser interface (see Starting a web browser session on page 62).
• SNMP-based network management station using a tool like HPE 3PAR Management Console.
For more information on these management interfaces and all the features that you can configure on the switch,
see the Management and Configuration Guide and other switch software manuals at http://www.hpe.com/
networking/ResourceFinder.
The following types of networked connections are supported on a 2930M Switch:
Out-of-band networked connection through the dedicated management port: To manage a 2930M switch
through Telnet from a remote PC or UNIX workstation, connect an RJ-45 network cable to the management port .
To use this port, the switch must have an IP address. IP settings can be configured through a console port
connection (see Minimal configuration through the console port connection on page 58) or automatically
from a DHCP/Bootp server.
A networked out-of-band connection through the management port allows you to manage data network switches
from a physically and logically separated management network. For more information, refer to the "Network Out-
of-Band Management (OOBM)" appendix in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch model at
http://www.hpe.com/networking/ResourceFinder.
In-band networked connection through a data port on the switch: Connect a PC or UNIX workstation with a
VT-100 terminal emulator directly to a switch data port. Then access the switch through Telnet from the
workstation.
To use Telnet, the switch must have an IP address. IP settings can be configured through a Console port
connection (see Minimal configuration through the console port connection on page 58) or automatically
from a DHCP/Bootp server.
For more information on in-band and out-of-band networked connections for switch management, see Using the
IP address for remote switch management on page 61 and the Management and Configuration Guide for
your switch at http://www.hpe.com/networking/ResourceFinder.
NOTE: A 2930M switch can simultaneously support one out-of-band serial console session through
the console port and up to six in-band Telnet/TCP (networked) sessions through the dedicated
management port or data ports on the switch.

Using the IP address for remote switch management

The switch's IP address can be used to manage the switch from any PC on the same or on a different subnet as
the switch. In a networked (in-band or out-of-band) connection, you can use a Telnet session or a standard web
browser to manage the switch.
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