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  • J8697A ProCurve Switch 5406zl
  • J8698A ProCurve Switch 5412zl
  • J8699A ProCurve Switch 5406zl-48G
  • J8702A ProCurve Switch 5400zl 24p 10/100/1000 PoE
  • Module
  • J8705A ProCurve Switch 5400zl 20p 10/100/1000 + 4p
  • Mini-GBIC Module
  • J8706A ProCurve Switch 5400zl 24p Mini-GBIC Module
  • J8707A ProCurve Switch 5400zl 4p 10-GbE X2 Module
  • J8708A ProCurve Switch 5400zl 4p 10-GbE CX4 Module
  • J8692A ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR
  • J8693A ProCurve Switch 3500yl-48G-PWR
  • J8694A ProCurve Switch 3500yl 2p 10GbE X2 + 2p CX4 Module

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» Q: Which USB flash drives have been tested with the ProCurve 5400zl/3500yl/6200yl switches and what were the findings?
» Q: Is it okay to use USB flash drives that have not been tested?
» Q: What should I do if the USB flash drive file system is not recognized by the ProCurve switch?
» Q: What are the USB flash drive support limitations?
» Q: What is the meaning of the PoE status LED?
» Q: What makes the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series both "high-end" and "edge" capable devices?
» Q: What does it mean when the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series are called "Premium Edge" devices?
» Q: How do I buy the Premium Edge Features?
» Q: How do the Premium Edge features get enabled?
» Q: Is the premium-license stored in the chassis or the management module?
» Q: With a Premium Edge license, can I expect to update to a different software revision than switches that don't have the license?
» Q: Do power supplies come standard with the 5400zl? What are the minimum power requirements?
» Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5406zl switch?
» Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5412zl switch?
» Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 3500yl switches?
» Q: Can I buy a spare management module?
» Q: Are 5400zl management modules hot swappable?
» Q: Can the fan trays be hot swapped?
» Q: What are the power supply options?
» Q: What type of power cords do the power supplies use?
» Q: What do the power cord connectors look like?
» Q: Can the 5400zl power supplies be hot swapped?
» Q: Is there a way to mount the 5400zl switches in a server cabinet?
» Q: What types of modules are available for the 5400zl Series switches?
» Q: What types of modules are supported for my ProCurve 3500yl Switches?
» Q: Which mini-GBICs are supported on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series?
» Q: What types of 10-GbE transceivers are supported in the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl Series products?
» Q: What are the optical specifications for the 10-GbE SR and LR fiber optic transceivers?
» Q: Will I need redundant and/or external power for my 3500yl?
» Q: What PoE standards are supported by the 5400zl and 3500yl switches?
» Q: What pairs of wires do the 5400zl and 3500yl switches provide PoE power on?
» Q: Which pre-standard PoE phones have been tested with the 3500yl and 5400zl?
» Q: How does one enable pre-standard PoE support?
» Q: Are Jumbo frames supported on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series switches?
» Q: Are Jumbo frames enabled per VLAN or per physical interface?
» Q: When support is enabled by the registration of a Premium Edge license, what would a sample VRRP topology look like?
» Q: What type of spanning tree implementation do the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl Switches support?
» Q: How would MSTP interact with switches that support only 802.1D STP or 802.1w RSTP?
» Q: What advantage does implementation of IEEE 802.1s MSTP offer over legacy STP or RSTP?
» Q: Is any special planning required for implementation of MSTP?
» Q: Will the ProCurve 5400zl or 3500yl support routing when Switch Meshing is enabled?
» Q: When configured for meshing, are the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl and 6200yl Series backwards-compatible with older model ProCurve switches that support meshing?
» Q: How does UDP Broadcast Forwarding work?
» Q: Can 802.1x, Web-based authentication, and MAC-based authentication all be used concurrently on a switch port?
» Q: Are there limits to the number of Access Control Entries (ACEs) supported within an Access Control List (ACL)?
» Q: Is there a limit to the number of ACLs supported by the 3500yl, 5400zl, or 6200yl?
» Q: How does Source port filtering work?
» Q: What are the default DSCP codepoint values?
» Q: How do I enable sFlow support on the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl and 6200yl Switches? Must I configure anything on the switch?
» Q: How do I take advantage of multiple configuration files?
» Q: What is the benefit of maintaining current software on my ProCurve Switch?
» Q: Why doesn't the VRRP backup router respond to pings when it is in the master role?
» Q: Why don't the Switches 5400zl and 3500yl support CDP?
» Q: Does the (link aggregation) trunking algorithm for the ProCurve 5400zl/3500yl/6200yl Series switches take into account IP addresses when allocating sa/da individual traffic flows to the individual links of a trunk?
» Q: Why don't the ProCurve 5400zl products support virtual stacking?
» Q: Why can't I configure the ProCurve 3500yl/5400zl 10/100/1000 Base-T ports for 1000 Full-Duplex operation?
» Q: Where can I find the latest manuals for my switch?
» Q: What is a jumper cable and how is it used?
» Q: Does ProCurve Networking by HP have jumper cables for its LAN Switch products?
» Q: Why are ProCurve jumper cables required for use with a PDU or UPS?
» Q: What do the jumper cable connectors look like?
» Q: What ProCurve products require a C14 to C15 or a C19 to C20 jumper cable to connect to a PDU or UPS?
» Q: What are the technical specifications for the C14 to C15 and C19 to C20 jumper cables?
» Q: How does a customer purchase the C14 to C15 or C19 to C20 jumper cables?

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Q: Which USB flash drives have been tested with the ProCurve 5400zl/3500yl/6200yl switches and what were the findings?

USB Flash Drive Tested Result/Notes
Belkin 128MB F5U025-128MB Works without issue
BUSlink BDP-128-U2 Works without issue
FujiFilm 25910364 Works without issue
HP PH6557A 256 MB Works without issue
HP RK534AA 1 GB Works without issue
HP RK535AA 2 GB Works without issue
Kingston DataTraveler 256 MB Works without issue
Lexar JumpDrive 512 MB Works without issue
Memorex TravelDrive 256MB Works without issue
PNY Attache 128MB P-FD128U20-RF Works without issue
ProCurve branded JMTek 128MB Works without issue
SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 512 Works without issue
SanDisk Cruzer Mini 512 Works without issue
Sandisk Cruzer Mini 256 Works without issue
Sandisk Cruzer Micro 256 Works without issue
Verbatim 128MB 95023 Works without issue
Viking InterWorks 256MB 910VI256USB-P00 Works without issue
SimpleTech Bonzai Xpress 128 Works without issue
SimpleTech Bonzai Xpress 256 Works without issue
Sony MicroVault 512 Works without issue; if unformatted, format on PC; do not use security software
USB Flash Drive Tested Problem on ProCurve switch
Sonnet Piccolo 512 Switch file system doesn't see drive; Reformat did not work
Sony MicroVault 256 Will not work. Needs USM Finger Print Software driver.

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Q: Is it okay to use USB flash drives that have not been tested?

Yes. Most USB flash drive devices (under 32 GBs) should work. This is not a comprehensive list of USB flash drive products, but rather a list of those that have been tested. Your results may vary from those seen in testing, depending on the individual flash drive and formatting options used.

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Q: What should I do if the USB flash drive file system is not recognized by the ProCurve switch?

Check the format on a PC. If the device is unformatted, formatting it may enable it to work. Use only a FAT file system. ProCurve switches do not support the NTFS file system.

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Q: What are the USB flash drive support limitations?

The USB port supports connection to a single USB mass storage device. USB hubs to add more ports are not supported.

For devices with multiple partitions, only the first partition is supported. Devices with secure partitions are not supported.

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Q: What is the meaning of the PoE status LED?

The PoE status LED is a cumulative LED for all the ports/slots. It allows the user to see the PoE state of the switch at a glance without putting all the LEDs into PoE mode. The LED displays the highest level of failure/alert of all the slots/ports. So, if one of the ports is denied power and the port LED is flashing an alert in PoE mode, then the PoE status LED is also flashing an alert. If one of the ports is faulted because of an internal hardware problem, then the PoE status is flashing a fault (i.e., slow-flash amber). You can interpret the LED as follows:

PoE status = green: There is at least one PoE-capable port in the system, and everything is OK.

PoE status = slow flash amber: One or more ports has an internal hardware fault.

PoE status = fast flash amber: One or more ports is denied power or detecting an external PD fault.

PoE status = off: There are no PoE-capable ports in the system or the PoE sub-system is not fully initialized yet.

To determine which port or ports are the source of the fault or warning, press and release the Mode button until the LED mode indication reads PoE.

Note: If there are multiple indications that need to be displayed, they are shown in the following order: slow-flash amber, fast-flash amber, on, off.

When the LEDs are in PoE mode, the Port Link LED is no longer an indication of port link. It is used in conjunction with the mode LED to fully indicate the port’s PoE state.

Q: What makes the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series both "high-end" and "edge" capable devices?

The Intelligent Edge feature set includes the following:

  • Performance
  • Jumbo Frame support
  • Robust power supply strategies
  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • High performance routing
  • Virus and ICMP throttling
  • ACLs
  • Secure management access
  • High performance and versatile layer 2 switching
  • PoE Connectivity on all copper ports
  • HP auto-MDIX
  • ProCurve meshing
  • Class of Service
  • Switch CPU protection
  • Multiple user authentication methods
  • Port security
  • LLDP-MED
  • Protocol or port-based VLAN configuration options
For a more complete feature set description, please visit the ProCurve Web site for the 5400zl and 3500yl products.

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Q: What does it mean when the ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 3500yl series are called "Premium Edge" devices?

There is an optional software package that may be purchased to enable installation of a Premium Edge license. Premium edge features currently include the following:

  • IPv4 OSPF (ECMP)
  • PIM SM and PIM DM
  • VRRP

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Q: How do I buy the Premium Edge Features?
Premium Edge features may be purchased using one of the following part numbers.

  • J8994A ProCurve Switch 5400zl Premium Edge License
  • J8993A ProCurve Switch 3500yl Premium Edge License

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Q: How do the Premium Edge features get enabled?

The general procedure for managing premium licenses requires several different numbers:
  • registration ID-comes with the license you purchased, and represents your right to install a particular type of license on a particular type of network device.
  • hardware ID-identifies the ProCurve device that you are licensing, and includes the device's serial number and an identifier for the premium feature that your are licensing.
  • license key-generated by the My ProCurve portal, based on a registration ID and a hardware ID. When you install this number into your ProCurve device, it enables the premium feature that you are licensing.
  • uninstall verification ID-generated if you uninstall a premium license from a ProCurve device. You can use it to generate a new registration ID on the MyProCurve portal, which allows you to transfer the license to a different device.

If you are using the manual method, you will work with these numbers using both the My ProCurve portal (through your Web browser) and the device's CLI. If you are using the ProCurve Manager method, you will work with these numbers using PCM.

Step-by-step instructions are documented in the ProCurve Switch 3500yl/5400zl Premium License Installation Guide.

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Q: Is the premium-license stored in the chassis or the management module?

The premium edge license information is stored in the chassis. In the unlikely event it might be necessary to replace the Management Module, the Premium Edge License will be retained.

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Q: With a Premium Edge license, can I expect to update to a different software revision than switches that don't have the license?

No, both the intelligent edge and premium edge features will run from the same version of software. The feature set change is a result of installing the license.

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Q: Do power supplies come standard with the 5400zl? What are the minimum power requirements?

Power supplies do not ship with the base chassis products. They must be ordered separately. This allows you maximum flexibility in planning for your network's power needs. Bundles are available in both the 6 and 12 slot chassis. The bundled products include power supplies as shown below. There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.
Product Number Product Included supply Minimum # of supplies needed Maximum # of supplies needed
J8697A 5406zl None 1 2
J8699A 5406zl-48G 1 875 W 1 2
J8698A 5412zl None 2 4
J8700A 5412zl-96G 2 875 W 2 4

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Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5406zl switch?
maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5406zl switch

There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.

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Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5412zl switch?
maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 5412zl switch

There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.

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Q: What is the maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 3500yl switches?
maximum number of PoE ports supported by the 3500yl switches

There is an ordering guide available that can help you determine your power supply needs, based on the PoE and redundancy demands of your environment.

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Q: Can I buy a spare management module?
While past experience on other ProCurve switches has shown an extremely low failure rate on the management functionality, there may be some customers who would like to have a spare management module on hand. Upon failure, the management module can be swapped out to restore switch functionality. Installing the new management module will cause the switch to reboot.

The spare management module does not contain a compact flash unit. The flash unit from the original board will be installed in order to preserve the configurations and switch software that was in the original management module. The compact flash can be ordered separately, if desired. The part numbers below may be ordered at http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed).

  Item Part Number
  Switch 5400zl Management Module J8726-61001
  Management Module Compact Flash 5070-1056

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Q: Are 5400zl management modules hot swappable?
No. The chassis must be powered down prior to removal and replacement of the management module. A chassis without a management module will remain in a power-down state.

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Q: Can the fan trays be hot swapped?
Switch 5400 fan trays can be hot-swapped as long as the new tray is installed within three minutes of the previous tray being removed (to prevent switch shutdown due to overheating). In the event of fan failure, you should call your country's ProCurve Support Center. If you would like to have a spare fan tray on hand, the following part numbers may be used for ordering at http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed).

  Item Part Number
  Switch 5406 Fan Tray J8697-60005
  Switch 5412 Fan Tray J8698-60005

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Q: What are the power supply options?
There are two power supplies available for the 5400zl family of switches. For the most current information on ProCurve power supplies for your switch, refer to the datasheets:
» www.hp.com/rnd/accessories/J8712A/accessory.htm
» www.hp.com/rnd/accessories/J8713A/accessory.htm
ProCurve Switch zl 875W Power Supply (J8712A)
J8712A
Standard 875W power supply for 5400 Series switches. Supplies 273 W for PoE power plus 600 W for switch power.
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 6.05(d) x 7.45 (w) x 5.1 (h) in.
(15.37 x 18.92 x 12.95 cm)
Weight: 7.05 lb (3.2 kg)

Electrical characteristics
Voltage: 100-127 VAC/200-240 VAC
Maximum current: 12 A/5.7 A
Frequency range: 50/60 Hz
Power: 875 W
Notes
J8712A supplies 600 W chassis power and 273 W PoE power.
One J8712A ca power the J8697A chassis.
Two J8712A supplies are required to power the J8698A chassis.
See the Ordering Guide for more details on power supply selection for PoE power.
ProCurve Switch zl 1500 W Power Supply (J8713A)
J8713A
High-power 1500W power supply for 5400 Series switches. Supplies 900 W for PoE power plus 600 W for switch power. 220 V only.
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 6.05 x 7.45 x 5.1 in.
(15.37 x 18.92 x 12.95 cm)
Weight: 7.5 lb (3.4 kg)

Electrical characteristics
Maximum current: 10A
Frequency range: 50/60 Hz
Power: 1500 W
Notes
220 V only. Installation of the J8713A reduces the chassis altitude specification to 10,000 ft (3677 m).
J8713A supplies 600 W chassis power and 900 W PoE power.See the Ordering Guide for more details on power supply selection for PoE power.
Units shipped to North America include a NEMA L6-20P twist lock power cord. Non-locking NEMA 6-20P optionally available - see the Ordering Guide for more details.

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Q: What type of power cords do the power supplies use?
The power cords available for these switches are sized for the increased current that can be drawn when using PoE. As a result, they are uncommon and you may want to consider having a spare on hand. They can be purchased through the HP Parts Web site at: http://www.hp.com/buy/parts (at the top of the page select a different country if needed). Note that the 1500W power supply is 200V only.

type of power cords power supplies use

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Q: What do the power cord connectors look like?
The following table displays the connectors for the regional power cords.

 
Country

Part Number

Length

Connector Type

Connector

Connector Type

Connector

Australia/
New Zealand

8120-5335

2.5 m

AS 3112-3 AS 3112-3

C15

C15

8121-0871

4.5 m

AS 3112-3 AS 3112-3

C19

C19

China

8120-8385

2.5 m

GB 1002 GB 1002

C15 90-deg

C15 90-deg

8121-0916

2.5 m

SEV 1011 SEV 1011

C19

C19

8121-1034

2.5 m

GB 1002 GB 1002

C15

C15

Continental Europe

8120-5336

2.5 m

CEE 7-VII CEE 7-VII

C15

C15

8120-6899

4.5 m

CEE 7-VII CEE 7-VII

C19

C19

8120-6352

2.5 m

CEE 7-VII CEE 7-VII

C19

C19

Denmark

8120-5340

2.5 m

DK 2-5A DK 2-5A

C15

C15

8120-6897

4.5 m

IEC 309 IEC 309

C19

C19

Isreal

8121-1009

2.5 m

SI 32 90-DEG SI 32 90-DEG

C15

C15

8121-1010

2.5 m

SI 32 90-DEG SI 32 90-DEG

C19

C19

Japan

8120-5342

2.5 m

JIS C8303 JIS C8303

C15

C15

8120-6903

4.5 m

NEMA L6-20P NEMA L6-20P

C19

C19

8121-0942

2.5 m

JIS C8303 JIS C8303

C19

C19

South Africa / India

8120-5341

2.5 m

SABS 164 SABS 164

C15

C15

8121-0915

2.5 m

SABS 164 SABS 164

C19

C19

Switzerland

8120-5339

2.5 m

SEV 1011 SEV 1011

C15

C15

8120-6897

4.5 m

IEC 309 C19

C19

C19

8121-0916

2.5 m

SEV 1011 SEV 1011

C19