Read Me First - gl Mini-GBIC Module (J4893A) G.05.xx or greater

Software Updates

Hewlett-Packard provides software updates on the HP Procurve website for

your Series 4100GL Switch. To access the software updates, go to the HP Procurve

website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

, then click on software to go to the

“Software Updates” page.

Updates” page you can also register yourself to automatically receive email notice

of new updates for your managed Procurve networking products. Just follow the

instructions on that page for how to receive the update notices.

To determine whether you have the latest software, you can compare the software version that is

available on the website with the version that is currently installed on your switch. Follow the

instructions below to determine the current software version on your switch.

To Determine the Current Software Version in Your Switch. For the Switch 4108GL or Switch

4108GL Bundle, use any of the following methods to view the version:

Start a console session with the switch. In the console login screen (the first screen

displayed), the Firmware revision line under the switch name shows the software version.

If you already have a console session going, at the prompt enter the show version command.

The resulting display lists the current software version.

In the web browser interface, click on the Identity tab. The current software version is listed

as the revision number in the Version line.

To Download the New Software. Your HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches support several

different methods for downloading new operating system software. For instructions on how to

download the new software, please see appendix A, “File Transfers” in the Management and

Configuration Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM included with your switch.

Mini-GBIC Operation Notes

Hot Swapping mini-GBICs. The Gigabit-SX and Gigabit-LX mini-GBICs that you can install in your

HP Procurve Switch GL mini-GBIC Module can be removed and installed after the module is installed

in the switch and receiving power. You should disconnect the network cables from the mini-GBICs

before hot swapping them.

When you replace a mini-GBIC with another mini-GBIC of a different type and then execute the write

memory command in the switch console, the switch configures the port on the new mini-GBIC with

the default mode (speed and duplex) settings used for new mini-GBIC type. The default mode for

both the Gigabit-SX and Gigabit-LX mini-GBICs is Auto. Note that the switch retains other port-

specific configuration settings, such as trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN values

that were configured for the previous mini-GBIC.

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