Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Introduction

 

 

This option displays help for any command available at the current context level.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

The following documents (available on the ProCurve website) provide additional information on the CLI commands.

Software Release Notes

Release notes provide information on new software updates:

New features and how to configure and use them

Software management, including downloading software to the switch

Software fixes addressed in current and previous releases

Product Notes and Software Update Information

The printed Read Me First shipped with your switch provides product notes and other information.

Installation and Getting Started Guide

Use the Installation and Getting Started Guide to prepare for and perform the physical installation. This guide also steps you through connecting the switch to your network and assigning IP addressing, and describes the LED indications for correct operation and trouble analysis. You can download this guide from the ProCurve website.

Management and Configuration Guide

Use the Management and Configuration Guide for information on:

Using the command line (CLI), Menu interface, and web browser interface

Memory and configuration operation

IP addressing

Time protocols

Port configuration, trunking, traffic control, and PoE operation

Redundancy

SNMP, LLDP, and other network management topics

File transfers, switch monitoring, troubleshooting, and MAC address management

Resource management

Scalability

Access Security Guide

Use the Access Security Guide to learn how to use and configure the following access security features available in the switch:

Local username and password security

Web-based and MAC-based authentication

Virus-throttling

RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication

SSH (Secure Shell) and SSL (Secure Socket Layer) operation

802.1X access control

Port security operation with MAC-based control

Authorized IP Manager security

Access Control Lists (ACLs)

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