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Cisco vs HP vs Dell CLI - VLAN Configuration

This post continues my series on the differences between these three manufacturers and how they implement L2 and L3 VLANs. Scenario 1: Create a Layer 2 VLAN Cisco IOS: vlan 10 HP Procurve: vlan 10 Dell Powerconnect: vlan database vlan 10 Scenario 2: Create a Layer 3 VLAN (that's routable)

Cisco vs HP vs Dell CLI - Interface Configuration

After working with all three switch manufacturers in a short period of time, I figured I would do a quick post on how each chooses how to implement VLANs at the interface level. Scenario 1: Switchport needs to be part of a single native VLAN (VLAN 10) Cisco IOS: interface

HP ProCurve Switch Configuration

After working with ProCurve switches for a while, I figured I would post my general configuration for others to use as a template. This configuration will be a simple setup with two VLAN's, please replace IP addreses and VLAN ID's with what fits your environment: hostname HP-PROCURVE-CORE time timezone -480

HP Switch (ProCruve) QoS Guide

Coming from a Cisco QoS background, I wanted to get a good grasp on HP QoS with the ProCurve switches, but there isn't much information out there (besides the Advanced Traffic Management Guide by HP). This post should should consolidate some of that information, and is based on the the

Setting up OSPF on HP Switches

To run OSPF on HP Procurve switches, you will most likely need the "Premium" software license. Once you have that, configuring OSPF is fairly easy, although different from the Cisco approach: For example, I want to enable OSPF in area 0 on my HP core switch (HP 5406): 1. Enter

Understanding VLAN Membership

The topic of how VLANs work and untagging/tagging ports has come up, so I am attempting to write a simplified post based off some of the questions I have received: VLANs are typically assigned to a single subnet. This is done to limit the broadcast domain and to implement

LACP Trunk on HP Procurve Switch

To create a LACP trunk on an HP 2910 switch, follow these commands: On both switches: 1. Log into the HP switch CLI, and enter configure mode 2. Identify the interfaces you want to use for the trunk and type: trunk 25-26 trk1 lacp "25-26" are the interfaces used in