HP ProCurve Switch xl Module User manual

Read Me First
for the HP ProCurve Switch xl Module (J4907A)
Software Release E.08.3x Is Included with Your Module
HP ProCurve switch software release E.08.3x ison the CD-ROM that is included with your
HP ProCurve Switch xl Module (J4907A). This version of the switch software provides support for
that module.
For HPProCurve Series 5300xl Switches that have switch software versions earlier than E.08.30,
you must first install the version E.08.30 or later before your switch can support the J4907A.
Software Updates Are Free!
Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the HP ProCurve website for
your Series 5300xl Switch. To access the software updates, go to the HP ProCurve
web site at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve, then click on Software updates to go
to the “HP ProCurve Networking software updates” page. Under Latest software
click onSwitches to go to the pagethat has the free download for your switch.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates. From the “HP 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.
To Download the New Software. Your HP ProCurve Series 5300xlSwitches 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 previouslybeen used (including when you install
a moduleand apply power to the switch for the first time)
If you want to save such changes to permanent memory (startup-configuration), use the writememory
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 rebootor 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 Managementand Configuration Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM included with
your switch. For the latest version of HP switch documentation, visit http://www.hp.com/go/
hpprocurve. (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 HP ProCurve series 5300xl Switches (part
number5990-6004).
 HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Management and Configuration Guide(part number5990-
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.hp.com/go/hpprocurve. (Click on Tech-
nical support, then Product manuals, then HP ProCurve 5300xl Series.) Under Current Manuals, click on
one ofthe following links:
Release Notes: Version E.08.30 for the HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches
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HP ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches Management and Configuration Guide (Edition 2, March 2004)
© Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P. Part Number: 5990-6077
The Information contained herin is subject to May 2004
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