ProCurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches Read Me

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Read Me First

for the HP ProCurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches

Contents:

■ Software Updates Are Free!

■ Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking for Your Series 2500 Switch!

■ Additions to the Installation and Getting Started Guide

■ Change to the Management and Configuration Guide

Software Updates Are Free!

Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the HP ProCurve website for

your Series 2300 and 2500 switches. To access the software updates, go to the

ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve

, then click on Free Software

Updates.

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 Series 2500 switches, use

any of the following methods to view the version; for the Series 2300, use the second method:

■ 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 or are connected to the Download Port on a

Series 2300 switch, at the prompt enter the command show version. In the resulting display,

the current software version is listed.

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

as the revision number in the Version line.

Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking for Your Series 2500 Switch!

HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches is a breakthrough in network management software that gives you

more network with less work. The TopTools for Hubs & Switches CD is included at no extra charge

with your HP ProCurve Series 2500 switch. See the system requirements printed on the sleeve

containing the HP TopTools CD.

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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readme-v2.fm Page 1 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:52 PM Read Me First for the HP ProCurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches Contents: ■ ■ ■ ■ Software Updates Are Free! Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking for Your Series 2500 Switch! Additions to the Installation and Getting Started Guide Change to the Management and Configuration Guide Software Updates Are Free! Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the HP ProCurve website for your Series 2300 and 2500 switches.
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readme-v2.fm Page 2 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:52 PM Additions to the Installation and Getting Started Guide The following information pertains to the use of transceivers with your Series 2300 and 2500 switches. Note In the following text, any mention of negotiation of “flow control” assumes that flow control is Enabled for the port, which allows the negotiation.
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readme-v2.fm Page 3 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:52 PM Make Sure the Configurations Match. Because of these default configuration and full-duplex considerations, for best operation, you should make sure that the devices connected to the transceiver ports are configured the same as the default configurations shown above. At minimum, make sure the configurations match.
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readme-v2.fm Page 4 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:52 PM • Connecting with the transceivers: The HP ProCurve High-Speed Transceivers, when installed in your Series 2300 and 2500 switches, are given a default configuration and operate in specific ways as described below (on the previous two pages in this Read Me First). Please read this information to determine the effect of connecting the transceivers to devices with fixed configurations.