Release Notes for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(37)SE and later

Release Notes for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(37)SE and Later

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Upgrading the Switch Software

Hardware Requirements

Table 2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for running the device manager.

Software Requirements

Table 3 lists the supported operating systems and browsers for using the device manager, which does not

require a plug-in. The device manager verifies the browser version when starting a session to ensure that

the browser is supported.

Note Windows NT and Windows 98 are no longer supported.

Upgrading the Switch Software

These are the procedures for downloading software. Before downloading software, read this section for

important information:

• “Finding the Software Version and Feature Set” section on page 4

• “Deciding Which Files to Use” section on page 4

• “Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager” section on page 5

• “Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI” section on page 5

• “Recovering from a Software Failure” section on page 6

Table 2 Minimum Hardware Requirements

Processor Speed DRAM Number of Colors Resolution Font Size

Intel Pentium II

1. We recommend Intel Pentium 4.

64 MB

2. We recommend 256-MB DRAM.

256 1024 x 768 Small

Table 3 Supported Operating Systems and Browsers

Operating System Minimum Service Pack or Patch

Microsoft Internet

Explorer

1. Service Pack 1 or higher is required for Internet Explorer 5.5.

Netscape

Navigator

Windows 2000 None 5.5 or 6.0 7.1

Windows XP None 5.5 or 6.0 7.1