HP ProCurve Switch 2650 Manual

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Read Me First
for the HP Procurve Switch 2650 and Switch 6108 –
Software Version H.07.xx
Contents
About Your HP Procurve Switch 2650 and Switch 6108 Manual Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 1
Software Updates Are Free!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2
Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2
mini-GBIC Operation Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3
About Your HP Procurve Switch 2650 and Switch 6108 Manual Sets
The switch manual sets includes the following:
Document Available on the HP
Procurve Website
Shipped With
the Switch
Read Me First (this document)1Yes Hardcopy
Installation and Getting Started Guide1Yes Hardcopy and CD2
Management and Configuration Guide1Yes CD 2
Access Security Guide1Yes CD 2
Release Notes (for software updates) 1, 3 Yes No
1The latest edition is always available in PDF format and downloadable at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.
2The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with your switch.
3Included in the next Product Documentation CD-ROM edition following release of a
Switch 2650 or Switch 6108 software update. Usually available only in electronic form.
See “Register for Automatic Notification of Updates” on page 2.
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How To Read or Print Manuals Included On the CD-ROM
To access manuals included on the CD (in PDF format), use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. For PCs,
you will need version 4.0 (or greater) of the Reader.
For MAC and UNIX® Platforms. You can download a Reader from the Adobe website at
http://www.adobe.com.
Software Updates Are Free!
Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the HP Procurve website for
your Switch 2650 and Switch 6108. 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 “Free Software Updates” page.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates. From the “Free Software
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. 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.
Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking!
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 Switch 2650 and Switch 6108. See the system requirements printed on the
sleeve containing the HP TopTools CD. (The TopTools CD is separate from the Product Documenta-
tion CD-ROM.)
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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 can be
“hot swapped”—removed and installed after the switch is 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 the
Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and Gigabit-LH 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.
Connecting the mini-GBICs to Devices with Fixed Configurations
For some older network devices, including some older HP Procurve devices, the default for the
Gigabit-SX and -LX ports is a fixed configuration, for example 1000 Mbps/Full Duplex, or is otherwise
different from these default configurations for the mini-GBICs, which is Auto. As a result, those
devices may not connect properly to your mini-GBIC port; you will not get a link. Because of these
default configuration and full-duplex considerations, for best operation, you should make sure that
the devices connected to the mini-GBIC ports are also configured to Auto. At a minimum, make sure
the configurations match.
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Printed in Taiwan
November 2002
Part Number: 5990-3064
*5990-3064*
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