Aruba / HP Switches Clear Interface Counters
KB ID 0001519 Problem I was looking for a way to clear (zero) ALL interface counters, (in my case on a 5412-Zl2). Petes-HP-Switch# show int A1 Status and Counters – Port Counters for port A1 Name : Trunk Uplink Member 1 MAC Address : f40343-787aaa Link Status : Up Port Enabled : Yes Totals (Since boot or last clear) : Bytes Rx : 3,243,414,990 Bytes Tx : 4,155,683,352 Unicast Rx : 1,729,923,935 Unicast Tx : 3,184,593,493...
HP and Cisco – VLANs and Trunks Confusion!
KB ID 0000741 Problem When I first started in IT, I went and did my Cisco CCNA. So I learned that to connect Cisco switches and pass VLAN traffic between them, I needed to create a ‘Trunk’ to pass the VLAN traffic. Fast forward a few years, and I now work for an HP reseller. Very early on I came to realise that what HP called a ‘trunk’ was very different from what I had been taught. Below is an article I did a...