Quick Start
Examining Alerts
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The Quality of Service feature available in HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
allows you to set up consistent traffic prioritization policies across the
ProCurve switches in your network. The Class of Service features can be
configured on an individual switch using the switch’s console or web browser
interface.
Click on the Policies button in the navigation frame and select Quality of Service
from the menu.
See the chapter Quality of Service
for more detailed information on these
features.
Group Policies
Use Group Policies to automatically configure several features. To use Group
Policies, the devices must be capable of management by a browser. The
automatic management features include:
■ Automatic checking of device firmware versions
■ Sending all alerts to the HP TopTools management station (enabled by
default)
■ Switch Configuration
• Automatic Broadcast Control
• IP Multicasting
• Spanning Tree Protocol
■ Security Configuration by Group
■ Alert Configuration by Group
See the chapter Group Policies
for more information.
Examining Alerts
The bottom half of the HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches home page displays
the Alert Log.
Figure 1-3. Alert Log