HP Procurve CLI Cheat Sheet

A list of basic commands for HP switches.

Notes:
<> indicates a changeable variable, such as port number or VLAN ID.
[] indicates an optional string or value.
<port> value can be either a single port (A1), multiple ports (A1,B3), or a port string (A1-B10).
| signifies interchangeable (or) values.
Config Files and Flash Files

#show config — Show config file

#show running config — Show running config file

#copy config config1 usb <file name> — Copy active config file to USB drive

#copy config config1 tftp <IP> <file name> — Copy your config to file to TFTP server.

#copy tftp config <fileneme> <IP> —Copy your config from TFTP server to switch

#show flash — Displays info about flash (version etc.)

#copy tftp flash <IP> <file name> <primary|secondary> — Download and update your flash with from TFTP server

#copy flash usb <file name> <primary|secondary> — Copy flash to USB drive

#copy flash tftp <IP> <file name> <primary|secondary> — Copy flash to TFTP server

#write memory — Save config

Event Logs

#log [<port>] [-r] — Display log events of port [most recent first]

#log <IP address> — Display log events of a specific IP

Miscellaneous

#hostname <hostname> — Set switch hostname

#link-test <destination switch MAC> — Test connectivity between switches (local switch and destination switch)

#ping <IP address> — Ping IP 192.168.0.1

#chassislocate — Turn on/off switch locator led or blink it (30 minutes)

#chassislocate blink <time> — Blink switch locator led set time in minutes

#ntp1 <time server name> — Add time server to NTP server list

#timesync ntp — Enable NTP synchronization with servers

#password operator — Set operator password (Normal user / read-only )

#password manager — Set manager password (Admin user / read-write)

#password all — Set operator and manager password

#enable — Switch to manager lever from operator level

#exit — Exit current level

#logout — Logout out of the switch

PoE

#show power-over-ethernet brief [<port>] — To show PoE

#no interface <port> power-over-ethernet — To turn off for a port

#interface <port> power-over-ethernet — To turn on for a port

Ports and LACP Trunks

#interface <port> name <port-name> — Assign a port name to port-list

#show name — Show port name

#show interface — Show port statistics

#interface <port> lacp active — Configure dynamic LACP trunk on c1-c4

#no interface <port> lacp — Remove port from dynamic LACP (returns to passive LACP)

#show trunks [<port>] — Show trunk status (port optional)

#show lacp — Show data for LACP configured ports

#trunk <port> <trk1…trk36> <trunk|lacp> — Configure static trunk or LACP

#no trunk <port> — Remove trunk

#[no] int <port> rate-limit all <0…100> — Set (or remove) rate limit on port according to selected percentage

#show rate-limit all [<port>] — Show rate limit on all or selected ports

#[no] int <port> rate-limit icmp <0…100> — Set (or remove) rate limit to all ICMP traffic

#show rate-limit icmp [<port>] — Show ICMP rate limit on all or selected ports

#loop-protect <port range> — Turn on loop protection

#show loop-protect — Display loop protection

Security

#dhcp-snooping authorized-server <IP address> — Set authorized DHCP server(s)

#dhcp-snooping trust <port> — Set ports authorized to pass DHCP

#dhcp-snooping vlan <VLAN ID range> — Enable DHCP on specified VLANs

#dhcp-snooping — Enable DHCP globally

#dhcp-snooping option 82 — Enable option 82 (on edge switches)

#crypto key generate ssh — Generate an SSH key

#ip ssh — Enable SSH

#no telnet-server — Disable Telnet

#no web-management — Disable web interface

#arp-protect trust <port> — Set arp-protect trusted ports

#arp-protect vlan <VLAN ID range> — Enable arp-protect on specified VLANs

#arp-protect — Enable arp-protect globally

Show Information Commands

#show system-information — Show system information

#show name — Show port name

#show config — Show config file

#show mac <port> — Show MAC-address of the device on specified port

#show mac <mac address> — Show which port device with MAC-address is connected to

#show int d — Show real time port traffic

#show int custom — Show a custom view of port information

#show flash — Displays info about flash (version etc.)

#show interface — Show port statistics

#show run — Show running config

#show lacp — Show LACP information

#show trunks — Show trunk information

#show spanning-tree — Show STP information

#show rate-limit all [<port>] — Show rate limit on all or selected ports

#show rate-limit icmp [<port>] — Show ICMP rate limit on all or selected ports

#show snmpv3 <group|user> — Show SNMPv3 groups or users

SNMPv3

#snmpv3 enable — Enable SNMP version 3

#snmpv3 only — Restrict SNMP to only version 3

#snmpv3 user <user name> — Adds an SNMP user and creates an optional password

#snmpv3 group <group> user <user> sec-model ver3 — Adds a user to a desired access group

#show snmpv3 <group|user> — Show SNMPv3 groups or users

VLANs

#vlan <vlan ID> name <vlan name> — Create VLAN and set its ID and name

#no vlan <port> — Remove vlan setting on port

#vlan <vlan ID> <tagged|untagged> <port> — Set port as tagged on vlan

#show vlan — Show information about VLAN on this swtich

#show vlan ports <port> — Show VLAN ID and status of specific port

#show vlan <VLAN ID> — Show ports on this VLAN and port status

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