HP ProCurve Switch xl Module Manual

Read Me First
for the ProCurve Switch xl Modules (J4820B, J4821B, J4878B)
Software Updates Are Free!
Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the ProCurve Web site for your
Series 5300xl Switch. To access the software updates, go to the ProCurve Web site
at http://www.procurve.com, then click on Software updates to go to the “ProCurve
Networking software updates” page. Under Latest software click on Switches to go
to the page that has the free download for your switch.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates. From the “ProCurve
Networking software updates” page, you can also register yourself to automati-
cally receive email notice of new updates for your managed ProCurve networking
products.
To determine whether you have the latest software, you can compare the software version that is
available on the web site with the version that is currently installed on your switch. Follow the
instructions below to determine the current software version in your switch.
To Determine the Current Software Version in Your Switch. For the Series 5300xl Switches,
use any of the following methods to view the current software 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.
Software Release E.09.22 Is Included with Your Module, however E08.42
and greater supports these modules as well.
ProCurve switch software release E.09.22 is on the CD-ROM that is included with your ProCurve
Switch xl Module (J4820B, J4821B, or J4878B). This version is the latest switch software that pro-
vides support for these modules. For ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches that have switch software
versions earlier than E.08.42, you must first install the version that came with your module before
your switch can support any of these modules (J4820B, J4821B, or J4878B).
Boot ROM Update Required! If your 5300 is currently running a pre-E.07.37 version, you must
update the Boot ROM by downloading the E.07.40 software version ( http://www.hp.com/rnd/
software/j4819740.htm), and updating the switch. This will update the Boot ROM and software code

To Download the New Software. Your ProCurve Series 5300xl 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.
Saving the Configuration After Installing or Exchanging a Module
The following cases automatically result in a change to the running-configuration on your switch:
■If you replace a module with another module of a different type and then reboot the switch
■If you install a module in a slot that has not previously been used (including when you install
a module and apply power to the switch for the first time)
If you want to save such changes to permanent memory (startup-configuration), use the write memory
command in the switch console. This causes the switch to use the new hardware configuration for
subsequent reboots. (The switch always reboots from the startup-configuration.)
If you do not save the hardware changes to the startup-configuration, you will be prompted with the
following message the next time you use the boot or reload commands:
Do you want to save the current configuration [y/n] ?
For more information on switch memory, including the startup-config and running-config memories,
refer to the Management and Configuration Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM included with
your switch. For the latest version of HP switch documentation, visit http://www.procurve.com. (Click
on Technical support, then Product manuals.)
For more information regarding the software documentation for the PoE module refer to either of
the following:
■Release Notes: Version E.08.30 or later for the ProCurve series 5300xl Switches (part
number 5990-6004).
■ProCurve Series 5300xl Management and Configuration Guide (part number 5990-6050,
edition 2, March 2004 or later), in chapter titled “Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Operation.
For the latest version of this documentation, visit http://www.procurve.com. (Click on Technical support,
then Product manuals, then ProCurve 5300xl Series.) Under Current Manuals, click on one of the
following links:
Release Notes: Version E.09.22 for the ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches
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ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches Management and Configuration Guide (Edition 2, March 2004)
© Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P.
The Information contained herin is subject to
change without notice.
Part Number: 5991-2150
April 2005
Printed in Singapore
*5991-2150*