ProCurve 2524: trunking and configuration

[Ivan Leong]

I have six pieces of ProCurve 2524; let's call them S1 to S6. Various servers and machines connect to these switches. All switches use the latest firmware: F.02.13

I also have a ProCurve 2424M; let's call this S0. This L2 switch serves as the uplink to the 2524s. In other words, Internet connect to 2424M connect to 6x2524.

Here's how I'm trying to connected these 7 switches.

Part 1: S3-S0-S4
Part 2: S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6

In Part 1, S3-S0 is a 2 x 100Mbps full-duplex trunks; S0-S4 is a single 100Mbps conection.
In Part 2, each link between the switches are 2 x 100Mbps full-duplex trunks.

Question #1
Looking at S2, there are two sets of trunks, one to S1, another to S3. How do I configure 2 sets of trunks in a switch? While every documentation I see says up to 10 static trunks are allowed, I can only use "trk1". "trkX" where X=2 to 10, gives a syntax error!

Question #2
How do I configure S3 and S4, such that the six 2524 switches get an aggregate 300Mbps full-duplex uplink to S0?

[Dmitry G. Spitsyn]

Ivan!
I'm sorry to disappoint you but while the full-featured HP Procurve 2424/4000 class of switches do support up to 10 trunks per switch, the 2500 series switches support only one trunk per switch.
BR,
DGS