Page 5 - Product positioning; Overview; Bring sophisticated control features to the edge of the network
5 Product positioning 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 fou...
Page 6 - Premium License; ProVision ASIC architecture
6 • Diagnostic —remote intelligent mirroring, loopback interface, UDLD, sFlow support • Investment protection —upgradable management engine and CPU (for 5400zl and 8200zl Series), upgradable to Premium License feature group, add-in modules and power supplies (for 5400zl and 8200zl Series), Versatile...
Page 7 - Inside the ProVision ASIC Architecture; Classification and lookup
7 Figure 1. ProVision ASIC Architecture for HP ProCurve Switch 5406zl The diagram above illustrates an example of the logical interconnection of the ProVision ASICs on the 6-slot 5406zl series switch. All of the key elements are connected to the active backplane. The active backplane contains the sw...
Page 9 - Management subsystem; ProVision hardware resiliency
9 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 ...
Page 10 - HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series
10 HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series The HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl series is a high-end edge switch. This switch series has been designed to be a feature-oriented high-performance wiring closet switch. It can also be used as a low-to-medium distribution switch when used with Premium License , describ...
Page 13 - Power supplies
13 The internal power supplies are inserted in the back slots. These slots are labeled PS1 and PS2 on the 5406zl and PS1 through PS4 on the 5412zl. A power supply is hot-swappable provided at least one other power supply is operational. If the 5412zl has only two power supplies and one of them fails...
Page 14 - Fan tray
14 Both 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 ProCurve Switch zl Power Supply Shel...
Page 15 - zl modules; Management module
15 In the event of an individual fan failure, an SNMP trap and event log entry are generated. Figure 6. Fan tray for switch 5406zl (J8697-60005) zl modules Management module All configurations of the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl series include a single management module that oversees the operation of t...
Page 16 - HP ProCurve ONE Services zl Module; Power supply configurations
16 Each of the copper-based line interface modules provides integrated PoE capability. 24-port 10/100/1000 20-port 10/100/1000 + 4-port Mini-GBIC 24-port Mini-GBIC 4-port 10-GbE CX4 4-port 10-GbE X2 Wireless Edge Services Module HP ProCurve ONE Services zl Module Figure 8. HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl ...
Page 17 - Note
17 Switch model Minimum internal Maximum internal Internal + external 5406zl 1 2 4 5412zl 2 4 6 Table 1. Minimum and maximum power supply support When deciding on which and how many power supplies to configure for a 5400zl series switch, the following criteria can be used to guide the decision: • Ho...
Page 18 - Specifications
18 Note that two 875W internal power supplies cannot supply sufficient PoE power to a 5406zl switch fully populated with 24-port line interface modules (144 ports). Two 1500W power supplies can be used to supply full PoE power (15.4 watts) to 116 ports. Power supply configuration Total PoE power (wa...
Page 21 - open X2 transceiver slots
21 • J4860C HP ProCurve Gigabit-LH-LC Mini-GBIC • J8177C HP ProCurve Gigabit 1000Base-T Mini-GBIC • J9142B HP ProCurve 1000-BX-D SFP-LC Mini-GBIC • J9143B HP ProCurve 1000-BX-U SFP-LC Mini-GBIC • J9099B HP ProCurve 100-BX-D SFP-LC Transceiver • J9100B HP ProCurve 100-BX-U SFP-LC Transceiver • J9054B...
Page 22 - Transceivers supported (ordered separately); This line interface module has 4 10-GbE CX4 ports.; Ports
22 Transceivers supported (ordered separately) • J8436A HP ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC SR Optic • J8437A HP ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC LR Optic • J8438A HP ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC ER Optic • J8440A HP ProCurve 10-GbE X2-CX4 Transceiver • J9144A HP ProCurve 10-GbE X2-SC LRM Optic HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl 4-port ...
Page 24 - HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl Series
24 HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl Series The HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl series is another of the most advanced intelligent edge switches in the HP ProCurve Networking product line. The 3500yl series includes 24-port and 48-port stackables. The foundation of these switches is a purpose-built, programmable ...
Page 25 - Table 4. Examples of maximum number of PoE ports for 3500yl series
25 The table below shows examples of the maximum number of PoE ports that can be supported by the two 3500yl switch models. One column shows the maximum number of PoE ports at full power (Class 0 – 15.4 watts) and the other column shows the maximum number of PoE ports at typical phone power (8 watts...
Page 26 - Processor
26 Specifications Processor The CPU processor is a Freescale PowerPC 8540 operating at 667 MHz. Memory SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM 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 D...
Page 29 - Overview of features and benefits; Performance; Multiple user authentication methods:
29 Overview of features and benefits The HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl series use the same software image base. For the HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl, the Premium License feature group is standard. For the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series, you have the choice of using the Inte...
Page 30 - QoS functions; Layer 4 prioritization:; enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP ports; Traffic prioritization:; Convergence
30 • 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 conn...
Page 31 - IPv4 routing; Multicast protocols; Supports various redundant power supply configurations:
31 Layer 2 switching • HP ProCurve switch meshing: dynamically load-balances across multiple active redundant links to increase available aggregate bandwidth • VLAN support and tagging: support for complete 802.1Q standard and 2,048 VLANs simultaneously • 802.1v protocol VLANs: isolate select non-IP...
Page 32 - Industry-leading warranty: lifetime warranty
32 • Server-to-Switch Distributed Trunking: enables load-balancing and increases resiliency between a server and multiple switches. This feature allows a server to connect to multiple switches with one logical trunk that consists of multiple physical connections. • Other Layer 2 and Layer 3 redundan...
Page 33 - Standards and protocols; Device management
33 Standards and protocols Device management RFC 1591 DNS (client) HTML and telnet management General protocols IEEE 802.1ad Q-in-Q (Premium License) 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 Por...
Page 35 - Security; Performance and capacity; Capacity and performance features comparison
35 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+ RFC 2138 RADIUS Authentication RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting Secure Sockets Laye...
Page 36 - Per-port buffer sizes; Routing and forwarding tables
36 Per-port buffer sizes The HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl 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 minimize the impact from events that exceed line rate such as b...
Page 37 - Optimizing the 10-GbE port configuration
37 Optimizing the 10-GbE port configuration The 10-GbE modules (J8707A, J8708A, and J8694A) used in the HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl, 5400zl, and 6200yl 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 thr...
Page 39 - Throughput and latency performance data
39 Throughput and latency performance data The following three tables describe the performance capabilities of the 10 Gbps, 1 Gbps, and 100 Mbps line interface module ports of the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl series. Over a range of packet sizes from 64 bytes to 1518 bytes, the perf...
Page 41 - 0 Gigabit performance traffic patterns; In the prior table, the performance levels for; Note that the limits described above do not apply to Gigabit ports.
41 10 Gigabit performance traffic patterns In the prior table, the performance levels for 10 Gigabit 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 8...
Page 42 - HP ProCurve warranty and support; Industry-leading warranty; yo
42 HP ProCurve warranty and support Industry-leading warranty HP ProCurve Networking products come with warranties you would expect from HP. • HP ProCurve Lifetime Warranty ♦ features next-business-day advance replacement • HP ProCurve warranty includes coverage for the fans and power supplies • Sof...
Page 43 - Appendix A: Premium License; Intelligent Edge and Premium License; Intelligent Edge; Manually
43 Appendix A: Premium License This section of the Technical Overview provides additional background information about the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl series products. Intelligent Edge and Premium License Introduced with the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series is the option...
Page 45 - Appendix B: Policy Enforcement Engine; Policy Enforcement Engine
45 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 ProCurve switch. After you agree to the terms of the Licen...
Page 46 - Policy Enforcement Engine benefits; The Policy Enforcement Engine has several benefits:; Granular policy enforcement; Wire-speed performance for ACLs
46 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 in...
Page 47 - Appendix C: Power over Ethernet; No need to modify existing network cabling; PoE device types; power sourcing equipment
47 Appendix C: Power over Ethernet The IEEE 802.3af standard for Power over Ethernet (PoE) enables Ethernet switches to provide power, as well as network signals, for compliant devices over existing CAT-5 cable. Implementing devices that support integrated PoE, such as the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl ...
Page 48 - Power delivery options; Unused pairs; PoE negotiation; HP ProCurve Switch 5406zl—supports up to 144 PoE ports; Additional PoE power—external supplies
48 Power delivery options The 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 p...
Page 49 - Support for pre-802.3af standard powered devices; Appendix D: PIM Sparse Mode
49 Support for pre-802.3af standard powered devices The HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series also support a number of pre-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-80...
Page 51 - Appendix F: Virus Throttle security
51 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 advertise...
Page 53 - Response options; Notify only of potential attack:; Sensitivity
53 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 att...
Page 54 - XRRP support on 5300xl switch
54 The VRRP Master router periodically sends advertisements to a reserved multicast group address. The VRRP Backup routers listen for advertisements and one of the backups will assume the Master role, if necessary. A VRRP router can support many virtual router instances, each with a unique VRID/IP a...
Page 55 - Appendix H: OSPF Equal Cost Multipath
55 Appendix H: OSPF Equal Cost Multipath In Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), 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 mult...
Page 56 - Appendix I: Advanced Classifier-Based QoS; Traffic selection based on multiple match criteria:
56 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 ...
Page 57 - Limitations/Restrictions
57 Appendix J: Server-to-Switch 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 s...
Page 58 - An example of upstream traffic forwarding is as follows; Appendix K: Troubleshooting
58 • ISC port can be an individual port or a manual LACP trunk, but a dynamic LACP trunk can’t be configured as an ISC port. • Maximum of 8 links in a DT trunk across two switches is supported with a maximum of 4 links per DT switch • The current limitation of 60 manual trunks in a switch will now i...
Page 63 - Part numbers and Field Replaceable Units
63 LED State Indication 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...
Page 65 - For more information; To learn more about HP ProCurve Networking, please visit
The table below lists the part numbers of power cords that can be used with the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl 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 ...
