QuickSpecs HP ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch

Overview

Models
HP ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch J9562A

Key features
Scalable 10/100/1000 connectivity
Layer 2/3 switching capabilities
sFlow, ACLs, and rate limiting
Energy-efficient design and quiet operation
Rack-mountable, compact form factor

Product overview
The HP ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch is a fully managed 8-port 10/100/1000 switch with an additional 2 dual-personality Gigabit
ports for copper or SFP connectivity. Together with static and RIP IPv4 routing, robust security and management, enterprise-class
features, a free lifetime warranty, and free software updates, the ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch is a cost-effective solution. The
ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch is fanless, providing quiet operation and making it ideal for deployments in open spaces. In addition,
the compact form factor allows for flexible deployments, including wall, surface, or rack mounting. These switches can be deployed
at enterprise edge and remote branch offices, as well as converged networks.

Features and benefits

Management

Choice of management interfaces:

interfaces
Web graphical user interface (GUI): easy-to-use graphical interface allows configuration of the switch from any Web
browser
Command-line interface (CLI): robust command-line interface provides advanced configuration and diagnostics
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2c/SNMPv3): allows switch to be managed with a variety of third-party
network management applications
Multiple configuration files:
files configuration file management tools allow up to three configuration files to be managed and
stored on the switch
Dual flash images:
images provide independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
Command authorization:
authorization leverages RADIUS to link a custom list of CLI commands to individual network administrator's login;
also provides an audit trail
Front-panel LEDs:
LEDs
Locator LED:
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:
LEDs provides an at-a-glance view of status, activity, speed, and full-duplex operation
Power and fault LEDs:
LEDs power LED and fault LEDs display any issues
Integration with HP ProCurve Manager:
Manager enables discovery, mapping, logging, and configuration via ProCurve Manager,
which is available as a free download from the Web

Connectivity

Dual-personality functionality:
functionality two 10/100/1000 ports or SFP slots provide optional fiber connectivity such as Gigabit-SX, -
LX, -LH, 100-FX, 100-BX, and 1000-BX
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet:
Ethernet provides up to 15.4 W per port to IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE-powered devices such as

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IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras (see product specifications for total PoE power available)
Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports
Auto-MDIX
RJ-45 serial console port:
port provides easy accessibility on the front of unit to the switch CLI
IPv6:
IPv6
IPv6 host:
host the switches can be managed and deployed at the edge of IPv6 networks
Dual stack (IPv4/IPv6): provides transition mechanism from IPv4 to IPv6; supports connectivity for both protocols
Stacking capability:
capability single IP address management for a virtual stack of up to 16 switches, including the HP ProCurve Switch
2500 Series, 2510 Series, 2520 Series, 2600 Series, 2610 Series, 2800 Series, 2810 Series, 2900 Series, 2910al Series,
3400cl Series, 3500 Series, 4200vl Series, and 6400cl Series, as well as the HP ProCurve Switch 6108 and 6200yl-24G-
mGBIC

Resiliency and high availability

IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree:

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
Port trunking and link aggregation:
aggregation
Trunking:
Trunking supports up to eight links per trunk to increase bandwidth and create redundant connections
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP): eases configuration of trunks through automatic configuration

Layer 2 switching

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP): allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
VLAN support and tagging:
tagging support the IEEE 802.1Q (4094 VLAN IDs) and 256 VLANs simultaneously

Layer 3 routing

Static IP routing:
routing provides manually configured routing; includes ECMP capability
Routing Information Protocol (RIP): provides RIPv1 and RIPv2 routing

Security

Access control lists (ACLs): provide IP Layer 3 filtering based on source/destination IP address/subnet and source/destination
TCP/UDP port number
Identity-driven ACL:
ACL enables implementation of a highly granular and flexible access security policy and VLAN assignment
specific to each authenticated network user
Source-port filtering:
filtering allows only specified ports to communicate with each other
RADIUS/TACACS+:
RADIUS/TACACS+ eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server
Secure protocols for encryption of management traffic:
traffic
Secure Shell (SSHv2): encrypts all transmitted data for secure, remote CLI access over IP networks
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in
the switch
Secure FTP (SFTP): encrypts uploads and downloads of configuration file
Port security:
security allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator
Dynamic IP lockdown:
lockdown works with DHCP protection to block traffic from unauthorized hosts, preventing IP source address
spoofing
DHCP protection:
protection blocks DHCP packets from unauthorized DHCP servers, preventing denial-of-service attacks
Dynamic ARP protection:
protection blocks ARP broadcasts from unauthorized hosts, preventing eavesdropping or theft of network data
MAC address lockout:
lockout prevents configured particular MAC addresses from connecting to the network
MAC address lockdown:
lockdown allows only specified MAC addresses access to the network on a specified port
Multiple user authentication methods:
methods
IEEE 802.1X:
802.1X industry-standard method of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in
conjunction with a RADIUS server
Web-based authentication:
authentication similar to IEEE 802.1X, it provides a browser-based environment to authenticate clients that

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do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant
MAC-based authentication:
authentication client is authenticated with the RADIUS server based on the client's MAC address
Authentication flexibility - 2 IEEE 802.1X:
802.1X provides authentication of multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents user
"piggybacking" on another user's IEEE 802.1X authentication
Protected ports:
ports prevents designated ports from communicating with each other while allowing access to unprotected ports
Per-port broadcast throttling:
throttling selectively configures broadcast control on heavy traffic port uplinks
Physical security:
security
Front-panel buttons:
buttons provides the ability to disable reset and clear buttons on front panel for added security
Kensington Lock Slot:
Slot includes a Kensington Lock slot for securing the switches in open-space deployments
Spanning Tree Protocol Root Guard:
Guard when running the spanning tree protocol, protects root bridge from malicious attack or
configuration mistakes
STP BPDU port protection:
protection blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged
BPDU attacks

Convergence

IP multicast snooping and data-driven IGMP:

IGMP automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery): a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and
VLAN to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): automated device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network
management applications
PoE allocations:
allocations supports multiple methods (automatic, IEEE 802.3af class, LLDP-MED, or user specified) to allocate PoE
power for more efficient energy savings

Quality of Service (QoS)

Selectable queue configuration:

configuration performance and/or traffic reliability can be increased by selecting the number of queues
that best meet the requirements of network applications; switch will map 8 priorities to either 2 or 4 queues
Class of Service (CoS): sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), L3 protocol, TCP/UDP
port number, source port, and DiffServ
Layer 4 prioritization:
prioritization enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers
Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p): allows real-time traffic classification into eight priority levels mapped to four queues
Rate limiting:
limiting per-port ingress enforced maximums
Flow control:
control helps ensure reliable communications during full-duplex operation
Type of service:
service
IP Precedence:
Precedence honors IP Precedence bits and allows mapping to a priority queue
Differentiated Services Code Point values:
values honors Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) bits and allows mapping
to a priority queue

Monitor and diagnostics

Port mirroring:
mirroring enables traffic on a port to be simultaneously sent to a network analyzer for monitoring
Network tools:
tools command-line interface includes telnet client, ping, traceroute, and Layer 2 link test tools for diagnostics
Logging:
Logging local and remote logging of events via SNMP (v2c and v3) and syslog
Troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting ingress and egress port monitoring enable network problem solving
Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD): monitors a link between two switches and blocks the ports on both ends of the link if
the link goes down at any point between the two devices
Find-Fix-Inform:
Find-Fix-Inform finds and fixes common network problems automatically, then informs administrator
RMON, XRMON, sFlow, and SMON: SMON provide advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms,
and events
Port monitoring for network threats:
threats Provides sampled port traffic using sFlow technology to the HP ProCurve Network
Immunity Manager application for Network Behavior Anomaly Detection (NBAD) analysis to detect threats and mitigate threats

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at the port where the threat originated

Flexibility

Flexible mounting:
mounting
Rackable:
Rackable Product can be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack with included hardware
Wall mountable:
mountable allows the switch to be mounted to a wall using included hardware
Surface mountable:
mountable allows the product to be mounted above or below a surface (such as a desk or table) with included
hardware
Compact size:
size product is designed to reduce space requirements (see product specifications for exact dimensions)
NEW Power Supply Clip:
Clip provides the ability to attach or detach the power supply to the device, allowing for either an
integrated solution or a separate one, depending on deployment requirements

Product Architecture

Energy-efficient design:
design
Fans:
Fans fanless design helps reduce power consumption
Port LEDs:
LEDs port link and activity LEDs can be turned off in order to conserve energy
Port low-power mode option:
option when no link is detected on a port, the port will automatically go into low-power mode to
conserve energy

Warranty and support

Industry-leading HP ProCurve Lifetime Warranty:

Warranty features next-business-day advance replacement (available in most
countries) and includes coverage for fans and power supplies for the entire warranty period; HP ProCurve products have
legendary HP quality, and our warranty is one way of demonstrating it; The HP Hardware Limited Warranty Statement
containing the terms and conditions for the warranty on HP ProCurve products can be viewed at: www.procurve.com/warranty
Software:
Software
Maintenance releases:
releases free of charge for as long as you own the product
Enhancements:
Enhancements when and if available, free of charge for as long as you own the product
Technical support:
support free phone and email support during business hours is available for as long as you own the product;
support upgrades are available through the purchase of HP Care Pack Services; see: www.procurve.com/services for more
details
Services:
Services HP offers a variety of services to meet your organization's needs; please see: www.procurve.com/services for more
details

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Technical Specifications

HP ProCurve 2915-8G-PoE Switch (J9562A)

Ports 8 RJ-45 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 PoE ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100Base-
TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000Base-T, IEEE 802.3af PoE); Media Type: Auto-MDIX; Duplex: 10Base-
T/100Base-TX: half or full; 1000Base-T: full only

2 dual-personality ports; each port can be used as either an RJ-45 10/100/1000 port (IEEE 802.3 Type
10Base-T; an IEEE 802.3u Type 100Base-TX; an IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet); or an
SFP slot (for use with SFP transceivers)

1 RJ-45 serial console port

Physical characteristics Dimensions 6.28(d) x 10(w) x 1.75(h) in. (15.95 x 9 x 4.45 cm) (1U height)
Weight 3.66 lb. (1.66 kg) including power adapter and power cord
Memory and processor Processor Freescale PowerPC 8313 @ 333 MHz, 32 MB flash, 128 MB DDR2
SDRAM; packet buffer size: 512 KB dynamically allocated
Mounting Mounts in an EIA-standard 19-inch telco rack or equipment cabinet; horizontal surface mounting; wall
mounting
Performance 100 Mb Latency < 5.3 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets)
1000 Mb Latency < 2.7 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets)
Throughput 14.8 million pps
Switching capacity 20 Gbps
MAC address table size 8,000 entries
Environment Operating temperature 32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C)
Operating relative 15% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C), non-condensing
humidity
Non-operating/Storage -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
temperature
Non-operating/Storage 15% to 95% @ 149°F (65°C), non-condensing
relative humidity
Altitude up to 10,000 ft. (3 km)
Acoustic Power: 0 dB, Pressure: 0 dB
Electrical characteristics Description Use only the external power adapter module (5070-6082, PA1 AC adapter)
supplied with this product
Maximum heat dissipation 89 BTU/hr (93.9 kJ/hr)
Voltage 100-240 VAC
Current 1.5 A
Idle power 11 W
Maximum power rating 86 W
PoE power 67 W
Frequency 50 / 60 Hz
Notes Idle power is the actual power consumption of the device with no ports
connected.
Maximum power rating and maximum heat dissipation are the worst-case
theoretical maximum numbers provided for planning the infrastructure with

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fully loaded PoE (if equipped), 100% traffic, all ports plugged in, and all
modules populated.
PoE Power is the total power budget available to all PoE ports.
Safety cUL (CSA 22.2 No. 60950); CE Labeled; UL 60950-1; UL Listed; CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60950; EN
60825; AS/NZS 60950; IEC 60950-1; EN 60950-1
Emissions FCC part 15 Class A; VCCI Class A; EN 55022 Class A; CISPR 22 Class A; ICES-003 (Canada);
AS/NZS CISPR 22; IEC/EN 61000-3-2; IEC/EN 61000-3-3; IEC 61000:4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8,
4-11
Immunity Generic EN 55024, CISPR 24
EN EN 55024, CISPR 24
ESD IEC 61000-4-2
Radiated IEC 61000-4-3
EFT/Burst IEC 61000-4-4
Surge IEC 61000-4-5
Conducted IEC 61000-4-6
Power frequency IEC 61000-4-8
magnetic field
Voltage dips and IEC 61000-4-11
interruptions
Harmonics EN 61000-3-2, IEC 61000-3-2
Flicker EN 61000-3-3, IEC 61000-3-3
Management HP ProCurve Manager Plus; HP ProCurve Manager (included); command-line interface; Web browser;
configuration menu; out-of-band management (serial RS-232C); IEEE 802.3 Ethernet MIB; Repeater
MIB; Ethernet Interface MIB
Notes When using mini-GBICs with this product, mini-GBICs with revision "B" or later (product number ends
with the letter "B" or later, e.g., J4858B, J4859C) are required.
This product comes with a power supply clip adapter. The adapter dimensions are 1.7(d) x 10.7(w) x
3.8(h) in. (4.35 x 27.25 x 9.6 cm). The weight of the power supply clip adapter is .31 lb (.14 kg).
Services 3-year, 4-hour onsite, 13x5 coverage for hardware (U4683E)
3-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware (U4835E)
3-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware, 24x7 software phone support (U6321E)
3-year, 24x7 SW phone support, software updates (UF792E)
4-year, 4-hour onsite, 13x5 coverage for hardware (UR948E)
4-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware (UR949E)
4-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware, 24x7 software phone (UR950E)
4-year, 24x7 SW phone support, software updates (UR951E)
5-year, 4-hour onsite, 13x5 coverage for hardware (UR952E)
5-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware (UR953E)
5-year, 4-hour onsite, 24x7 coverage for hardware, 24x7 software phone (UR954E)
5-year, 24x7 SW phone support, software updates (UR955E)

Refer to the HP website at: www.procurve.com/services for details on the service-level descriptions and
product numbers. For details about services and response times in your area, please contact your local
HP sales office.
Standards and protocols Denial of service protection MIBs
Automatic Filtering of well known Denial of Service RFC 1213 MIB II
Packets RFC 1493 Bridge MIB

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RFC 2021 RMONv2 MIB
Device management RFC 2613 SMON MIB
RFC 1591 DNS (client) RFC 2618 RADIUS Client MIB
Multiple Configuration Files RFC 2620 RADIUS Accounting MIB
Multiple Software Images RFC 2665 Ethernet-Like-MIB
SSHv1/SSHv2 Secure Shell RFC 2668 802.3 MAU MIB
TACACS/TACACS+ RFC 2674 802.1p and IEEE 802.1Q Bridge MIB
Web UI RFC 2737 Entity MIB (Version 2)
RFC 2863 The Interfaces Group MIB
General protocols
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges Network management
IEEE 802.1p Priority IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs RFC 1098 A Simple Network Management Protocol
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Trees (SNMP)
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning RFC 2819 Four groups of RMON: 1 (statistics), 2
Tree (history), 3 (alarm) and 9 (events)
IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T RFC 3176 sFlow
IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T SNMPv1/v2c/v3
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP) QoS/Cos
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet RFC 2474 Diffserv precedence, with 4 queues per
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-X port
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control RFC 2475 DiffServ Architecture
RFC 768 UDP RFC 2597 DiffServ Assured Forwarding (AF)
RFC 783 TFTP Protocol (revision 2) RFC 2598 DiffServ Expedited Forwarding (EF)
RFC 792 ICMP Ingress Rate Limiting
RFC 793 TCP
RFC 826 ARP Security
RFC 854 TELNET IEEE 802.1X Port Based Network Access Control
RFC 868 Time Protocol RFC 1492 TACACS+
RFC 951 BOOTP RFC 2138 RADIUS Authentication
RFC 1058 RIPv1 RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting
RFC 1350 TFTP Protocol (revision 2) Access Control Lists (ACLs)
RFC 1723 RIP v2 MAC Authentication
RFC 1812 IPv4 Routing MAC Lockdown
RFC 2030 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) v4 MAC Lockout
RFC 2131 DHCP Port Security
RFC 2453 RIPv2 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
UDLD (Uni-directional Link Detection) Web Authentication

IP multicast
RFC 3376 IGMPv3 (host joins only)

IPv6
RFC 1981 IPv6 Path MTU Discovery
RFC 2460 IPv6 Specification
RFC 2925 Remote Operations MIB (Ping only)
RFC 3315 DHCPv6 (client only)
RFC 3513 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 3596 DNS Extension for IPv6
RFC 4022 MIB for TCP
RFC 4113 MIB for UDP

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RFC 4251 SSHv6 Architecture
RFC 4252 SSHv6 Authentication
RFC 4253 SSHv6 Transport Layer
RFC 4293 MIB for IP
RFC 4419 Key Exchange for SSH
RFC 4443 ICMPv6
RFC 4861 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
RFC 4862 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto-
configuration

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Accessories

HP ProCurve 2915-8G- Transceivers

PoE Switch accessories HP ProCurve Gigabit-SX-LC Mini-GBIC J4858C
HP ProCurve Gigabit-LX-LC Mini-GBIC J4859C
HP ProCurve Gigabit-LH-LC Mini-GBIC J4860C
HP ProCurve 100-FX SFP-LC Transceiver J9054B
HP ProCurve 100-BX-D SFP-LC Transceiver J9099B
HP ProCurve 100-BX-U SFP-LC Transceiver J9100B
HP ProCurve 1000-BX-D SFP-LC Mini-GBIC J9142B
HP ProCurve 1000-BX-U SFP-LC Mini-GBIC J9143B
Cables
NEW HP .5m Multi-mode OM3 LC/LC Optical Cable AJ833A
Software
HP ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 3.0 software--500-user license J9438A
HP ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 3.0 software--unlimited-user license J9439A

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