Read Me First

for the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, and 6308M-SX and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX

Covering Software Release 05.2.14 (or Later)

Contents:

Software Updates Are Free!

New Software Release 05.2.14

Module Installation

Getting Started

Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking

Accessory Parts List

Operating Notes, Troubleshooting, and Errata

Warning: Do not use the handles on the power supply units to lift or carry the routing switch.

Software Updates Are Free!

Help Us Help You...Register Now To Keep Up-To-Date on the Latest Software!

Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates for all managed HP ProCurve networking products. To access the software updates, to to the HP ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve, then click on Free Software Updates.

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 HP 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, compare the software version that is available on the website with the version that is currently installed in your switch or routing switch. To load a new software image, see chapter 4, "Updating Software Images and Configuration Files", in the manual you received with the switch or routing switch.

Note that current product documentation, plus any supplements describing how to use any recently released software updates are also available on the above website (click on Technical Support, then Manual).

New Software Release 05.2.14 (or Later) Is Now Available with the Following New Features

• Support for Redundant Management Modules

• Faster BGP4 route update convergence time

 

Increased Default Maximum Number of IP Routes

• SNMP and Syslog Message Enhancements

 

Larger Default Maximum Number of BGP4 Neighbor Prefixes

More Layer 2, Layer 3, and System Level Enhancements

Single-Instance Spanning Tree

Software Fixes

Enhanced show tech command

 

 

For more information, refer to the documentation shipped with the switch or routing switch, or to Release Notes for Version 05.2.14 of the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, and 6308M-SX, and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX Operating System. This booklet is available on HP’s ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve (click on Technical Support, then Manual).