Installation and Getting Started Guide

Terminology

The following table defines basic product terms used in this guide.

 

Product Terms

 

 

Term

Definition

 

 

chassis

A switch or routing switch that accepts optional modules or power supplies.

or

 

Chassis device

 

 

 

fixed-port device

A device that contains a fixed configuration of ports, instead of swappable

 

modules. The HP 6208M-SX switch and HP 6308M-SX routing switch are

 

fixed-port devices.

 

 

routing switch

A Layer 2 and Layer 3 device that switches and routes network traffic. The

or

term router is sometimes used in this document in descriptions of a routing

switch’s Layer 3 routing protocol features.

 

router

 

 

 

switch

A Layer 2 device that switches network traffic.

 

 

HP9300

An example Command Line Interface (CLI) prompt. Actual prompts show

or

the product number for the device, such as HP9304.

 

HP6208

 

or

 

HP6308

 

 

 

Related Publications

The following product documentation is available for your HP switch or routing switch:

•Read Me First for the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, and 6308M-SX, and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX—This document includes software update information, the parts list for your HP ProCurve device, and other product information. Updates to this document are published on the World Wide Web from time to time, and may include additional troubleshooting, errata, and operating notes. To check for the latest version of Read Me First, go to www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve, select Technical Support, and then Manuals.

•Book 1: Installation and Getting Started Guide. Book 1 contains the product Safety and EMC Regulatory statements as well as installation, security, and basic configuration information. A printed copy of this guide is included with your HP product. An electronic copy is also included as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product.

•Book 2: Advanced Configuration and Management Guide. Book 2 contains advanced configuration information for routing protocols, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Quality of Service (QoS), and Virtual LANs (VLANs). In addition, appendixes in this guide contain reference information for network monitoring, policies and filters, and software and hardware specifications. This manual is included in a PDF (Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product.

•Book 3: HP ProCurve Command Line Interface Reference. The Command Line Interface Reference provides a dictionary of CLI commands and syntax. An electronic copy of this reference is included as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product.

•Documentation CD for the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, 6308M-SX, and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX—This CD contains PDF files for Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3, and provides a

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