Release Notes

Version 07.8.04a Operating System

for the ProCurve 9304M, 9308M, and 9315M Routing Switches

with Redundant Management (M2, M4, EP, and T-Flow), September 2008

Software release 07.8.04a supersedes earlier software releases in the 07.x software branch. (For information about software branches and minimum release requirements for management module support, refer to “Software Branches” on page 3.)

The 07.8.04a release notes provide information on the following items:

•New hardware and software enhancements introduced with software release 07.8.04a

•Known issues in software release 07.8.04a

•Procedure for upgrading the software code on ProCurve 9304M, 9308M, and 9315M Routing Switches with M2, M4, or EP Redundant Management modules. See “Upgrading Software on an M2, M4, or EP Management Module to Release 07.8.04a” on page 7.

•General procedures, usage information, and helpful notes for operating and managing ProCurve routing switches

•Software fixes in release 07.8.04a and earlier releases

Descriptions of the enhancements in release 07.8.00 are included in the manuals for the 07.8.00 release. If you purchased a Redundant Management module with software version 07.8.00 or greater installed, the CD shipped with the module includes the 07.8.00 manuals.

If you need to access ProCurve product documentation, refer to “Downloading the Latest Software and Documentation” on page 3 for information on how to download PDF versions of the latest manuals.

NOTES:

Software Update Notice: Check the ProCurve Website frequently for free software updates for various ProCurve switch products. (Refer to “Downloading the Latest Software and Documentation” on page 3.)

Mini-GBIC ports: Hewlett-Packard offers and supports only mini-GBICs having a ProCurve label (with product number J4858B, J4859B, or J4860B) for use with the following modules:

-J4856A ProCurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Module

-J4857A ProCurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Redundant Management Module

-J4885A ProCurve 9300 EP 8-port Mini-GBIC Redundant Management Module

-J4894A ProCurve 9300 EP 16-port Mini-GBIC Module

-J8177B ProCurve Gigabit-copper mini-GBIC is supported for use in only the EP modules (J4885A and J4894A) Use of other brands of mini-GBICs is not supported.

Flash Images: The flash image files for this software release differ depending on the type of management module you use. Refer to “Boot Code Requirements for ProCurve Software” on page 5.

SNMP: Starting with software release 05.2.16, the software does not have a default read-write SNMP community. If you use the default community name “private” as the password for web management access or for read-write access through a network management application, you need to use the CLI to add the read-write community string first.

Devices Without Redundant Management: For information about how to upgrade software on the ProCurve 9304M and ProCurve 9308M routing switches without redundant management, refer to the latest 6.6.x release notes. (See “Downloading the Latest Software and Documentation” on page 3.)