HP 9304m - Installing and Removing

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Installing and Removing (Optional) Mini-GBICs
This section provides installation information for the following HP ProCurve Mini-GBIC products:
• J4858A HP ProCurve Gigabit-SX Mini-GBIC: Supports multi-mode fiber; LC connector.
• J4859A HP ProCurve Gigabit-LX Mini-GBIC: Supports single-mode and multi-mode fiber; LC connector.
(Multi-Mode LX supports a shorter distance than single-mode LX.)
• J4860A HP ProCurve LH-LC Mini-GBIC: Supports single-mode fiber; LC connector.
You can install any combination of the above mini-GBICs in the HP Procurve 9300 mini-GBIC modules listed in the
following note.
NOTE: To use a Mini-GBIC, you must install it in either of the Mini-GBIC modules described below. This
document assumes that you have already installed at least one of these modules in your HP Procurve Routing
Switch 9304M, 9308M, or 9315M:
• J4856A HP Procurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Module
• J4857A HP Procurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Redundant Management Module
For information on installing a module in your routing switch, refer to either the printed
Quick Start Guide or the
electronic (PDF)
Installation and Configuration Guide (on the Documentation CD-ROM ) shipped with the routing
switch chassis or management module. For a downloadable copy of the latest edition of these documents and
other routing switch product documentation, visit http://www.hp.com/go/procurve and go to the technical
support area.
Software Version and Management Module Requirement
The J4856A and J4857A HP Procurve Mini-GBIC modules listed above require one of the following software
releases, depending on the type of management module you are using:
• 9304M or 9308M WITHOUT Redundant Management (M1 modules): Release 06.6.32 or greater (J4856A
only).
• 9304M or 9308M WITH Redundant Management (MII or MIV modules): Release 07.1.19 or greater.
The latest software releases are available at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve (click on software).
If you have installed the J4856A HP ProCurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Module (which does not include management),
then you can use either of the following management options:
• On the 9304M or 9308M (only), one of the following three management modules WITHOUT Redundant
Management (with software release 06.6.32 or a later 6.X release installed):
• J4141A HP Procurve 9300 10/100 Management Module (16-port; MI)*
• J4144A HP Procurve 9300 Gigabit SX Management Module (8-port; MI)*
• J4146A HP Procurve 9300 Gigabit 4LX/4SX Management Module (8-port; MI)*
• One or two Redundant Management modules (with software version 07.1.19 or later installed). These include
any of the following:
• J4845A HP Procurve 9300 GigLX Redundant Management Module (8-port; MII)*
• J4846A HP Procurve 9300 GigSX Redundant Management Module (8-port; MII)*
• J4847 HP Procurve 9300 Redundant Management Module (0-port, MII)*
• J4857A HP Procurve 9300 Mini-GBIC Redundant Management Module (8-port; MIV)
(*Products no longer available from Hewlett-Packard.)