HP 2530 Networking Switch Series

The HP 2530 Switch Series consists of 12 fully managed Layer 2 edge switches that deliver cost-effective, reliable, secure, and easy-to-use connectivity to business networks. The HP 2530 Networking Switch Series are designed for entry-level to midsize enterprise networks, these Gigabit and Fast Ethernet switches deliver full Layer 2 capabilities with optional PoE+, enhanced access security, traffic prioritization, and IPv6 host support.

The HP 2530 Networking Switch Series offers uplink flexibility with four Gigabit Ethernet uplinks on all 24- and 48-port models. Gigabit Ethernet uplinks are four small form-factor pluggable (SFP) slots for fiber connectivity on the 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models.

The Fast Ethernet 24- and 48-port models have two SFPs and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks. The compact and fanless 8-port switches offer additional flexibility with two dual-personality ports that can be used as either RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet or SFP ports.

For customers implementing Power over Ethernet for voice, video, or wireless deployments, the HP 2530 PoE+ switches are IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at compliant with up to 30 W per port. The switch series is easy to use, deploy, and manage via SNMP, CLI, and Web GUI.

It offers flexible wall, table, and rack mounting; quiet operation with fanless and variable speed fan models; and improved power savings, with features such as IEEE 802.3 az (Energy Efficient Ethernet). All HP 2530 Networking switches include a lifetime warranty, as well as all software releases and technical phone support.

HP 2530 Networking Switch Series

• Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p): allows real-time traffic classification with support for eight priority levels mapped to either two or four queues; uses weighted deficit round robin (WDRR) or strict priority (SP)
• Simplified QoS configuration:
• Port-based: prioritizes traffic by specifying a port and priority level.
• VLAN-based: prioritizes traffic by specifying a VLAN and priority level.
• Class of Service (CoS): sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), Layer 3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ
• Rate limiting: sets per-port ingress enforced maximums for all ingressed traffic or for broadcast, multicast, or unknown destination traffic
• Layer 4 prioritization: enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers
• Flow control — helps deliver reliable communication during full-duplex operation

• Choice of management interfaces:
• Web graphical user interface (GUI): HTML-based easy-to-use graphical interface allows configuration of the switch from any Web browser.
• Command-line interface (CLI): provides advanced configuration and diagnostics through a robust CLI.
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv1/v2c/v3): allows a switch to be managed with a variety of third-party network management applications.
• Virtual stacking: provides single IP address management for up to 16 switches
• sFlow (RFC 3176): delivers wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring configured by SNMP and CLI with three terminal encrypted receivers
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): automates device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network management applications
• Logging: provides local and remote logging of events via SNMP (v2c and v3) and syslog; provides log throttling and log filtering to reduce the number of log events generated
• Port mirroring — allows traffic to be mirrored on any port or a network analyzer to assist with diagnostics or detecting network attacks
• RMON (remote monitoring) — provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events
• Find-Fix-and-Inform — finds and fixes common network problems automatically, then informs the administrator
• Friendly port names — allows assignment of descriptive names to ports
• Dual flash images — provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
• Multiple configuration files — allows multiple configuration files to be stored to a flash image
• Front-panel LEDs —
• Locator LED — allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to either turn on, blink, or turn off; simplifies troubleshooting by making it easy to locate a particular switch within a rack of similar switches
• Per-port LEDs — provides an at-a-glance view of status, activity, speed, and full-duplex operation
• Power and fault LEDs — displays any issues
• Comware CLI —
• Comware-compatible CLI — bridges the experience of HP Comware CLI users who are using the HP ProVision software CLI
• Display and fundamental Comware CLI commands — are embedded in the switch CLI as native commands; display output is formatted as on Comware-based switches, and fundamental commands provide a Comware-familiar initial switch setu
• Configuration Comware CLI commands — when Comware commands are entered, CLI help is elicited to formulate the correct ProVision software CLI command

• IPv6:
• IPv6 host: allows the switch to be deployed and managed at the edge of an IPv6 network.
• Dual stack (IPv4/IPv6): supports connectivity for both protocols; provides a transition mechanism from IPv4 to IPv6.
• MLD snooping: forwards IPv6 multicast traffic to the appropriate interface; prevents IPv6 multicast traffic from flooding the network.
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE): provides up to 15.4 W per port to IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE-powered devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras
• IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus: provides up to 30 W per port to IEEE 802.3 for PoE/PoE+-powered devices such as video IP phones, IEEE 802.11n wireless access points, and advanced pan/tilt/zoom security cameras (see product specifications for total PoE power available)
• Auto-MDIX: adjusts automatically for straight-through or crossover cables on all ports
• Pre-standard PoE support: detects and provides power to pre-standard PoE devices; see the list of supported devices in the product FAQ at www.hp.com/networking/support
• Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) slots — provides fiber connectivity such as Gigabit-SX, -LX, -LH, and -BX with four SFP slots on all 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models; Fast Ethernet 24- and 48-port models have two SFP slots and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks; 8-port models have two dual-personality ports supporting either SFP or RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks
• Dual-personality (RJ-45 or USB micro-B) serial console port — gives easy access to switch CLI with front of switch location and flexibility of using either RJ-45 or USB micro-B serial console port

• VLANs: provides support for 512 VLANs and 4,094 VLAN IDs
• Jumbo packet support: supports up to 9220-byte frame size to improve the performance of large data transfers; 8- and 24-port Fast Ethernet models automatically support up to 2000-byte frames with no configuration needed
• 16K MAC address table: provides access to many Layer 2 devices
• GARP VLAN Registration Protocol: allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
• Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+): allows each VLAN to build a separate spanning tree to improve link bandwidth usage in network environments with multiple VLANs

• Access control lists (ACLs) — accommodates IPv4/IPv6 port and VLAN-based ACLs (IPv6 ACL is supported only on Gigabit Ethernet and 48-port models)
• Source-port filtering — allows only specified ports to communicate with each other
• RADIUS/TACACS+ — eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) — encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch
• Port security — allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator
• MAC address lockout — prevents particular configured MAC addresses from connecting to the network
• Multiple user authentication methods —
• IEEE 802.1X — uses an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server to authenticate in accordance with industry standards
• Web-based authentication — provides a browser-based environment, similar to IEEE 802.1X, to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant
• MAC-based authentication — authenticates the client with the RADIUS server based on the client's MAC address
• Secure shell (SSHv2; client and server) — encrypts all transmitted data for secure remote CLI access over IP networks
• Secure shell — encrypts all transmitted data for secure remote CLI access over IP networks
• STP BPDU port protection — blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged BPDU attacks
• STP root guard — protects the root bridge from malicious attacks or configuration mistakes
• Secure management access — delivers secure encryption of all access methods (CLI, GUI, or MIB) through SSHv2 and SNMPv3
• Custom banner — displays security policy when users log in to the switch
• Secure FTP — allows secure file transfer to and from the switch; protects against unwanted file downloads or unauthorized copying of a switch configuration file
• Protected ports CLI — offers intuitive CLI to configure the source-port filters feature by allowing specified ports to be isolated from all other ports on the switch; the protected port or ports can communicate only with the uplink or shared resources
• Authentication flexibility —
• Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port — provides authentication for up to eight IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents a user from "piggybacking" on another user's IEEE 802.1X authentication
• Concurrent IEEE 802.1X and Web or MAC authentication schemes per port — allows a switch port to accept any IEEE 802.1X and either Web or MAC authentications
• Switch management logon security — helps secure switch CLI logon by optionally requiring either RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication

• LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery) — defines a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones
• IP multicast (data-driven IGMP) — prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) — facilitates easy mapping using network management applications with LLDP automated device discovery protocol
• PoE and PoE+ allocations — support multiple method (automatic, IEEE 802.3at dynamic, LLDP-MED fine grain, IEEE 802.3af device class, or user specified) to allocate and manage PoE/PoE+ power for more efficient energy use
• Voice VLAN — uses LLDP-MED to automatically configure a VLAN for IP phones
• IP multicast (data-driven IGMPv3) — prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
• LLDP-CDP compatibility — receives and recognizes CDP packets from Cisco's IP phones for seamless interoperation

• Port trunking and link aggregation —
• Trunking — supports up to eight links per trunk to increase bandwidth and create redundant connections; supports L2, L3, and L4 trunk load-balancing algorithm (L4 trunk load balancing is supported only on Gigabit Ethernet and 48-port models)
• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) — eases configuration of trunks through automatic configuration
• IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree — provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; provides legacy support for IEEE 802.1d and IEEE 802.1w
• SmartLink — provides easy-to-configure link redundancy of active and standby links

• Energy-efficient design —
• IEEE 802.3az — reduces power consumption during periods of low data activity on Gigabit Ethernet switches
• Port low power mode — allows the port to automatically go into low-power mode to conserve energy when no link is detected
• Fanless and variable-speed fans — decreases power consumption in fanless (all 8-port, 2530-24, and 2530-48 switches) and variable-speed fan switches
• Port LEDs — conserves energy by optionally turning off port link and activity LEDs
• Switch on a chip — provides highly integrated, high-performance switch design with a nonblocking architecture

• Flexible mounting —
• Rackable — accommodates mounting in a standard 19-inch rack using included hardware
• Wall mountable — allows the switch to be mounted to a wall using included hardware
• Surface mountable — allows the switch to be mounted above or below a surface (such as a desk or table) with included hardware
• Quiet operation — lowers noise for deployments in acoustically sensitive environments such as conference rooms and office space
• Compact size — reduces space requirements (see product specifications for exact dimensions)

• Lifetime Warranty 2.0 — advance hardware replacement for as long as you own the product with next-business-day delivery (available in most countries)†
• Electronic and telephone support (for Lifetime Warranty 2.0) — limited 24x7 telephone support is available from HP for the first 3 years; limited electronic and business hours telephone support is available from HP for the entire warranty period; to reach our support centers, refer to www.hp.com/networking/contact-support; for details on the duration of support provided with your product purchase, refer to www.hp.com/networking/warrantysummary
• Software releases — to find software for your product, refer to www.hp.com/networking/support; for details on the software releases available with your product purchase, refer to www.hp.com/networking/warrantysummary