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Organization of Product Documentation
Read Me First
The “Read Me First” document includes software release information, a brief “Getting Started” section, an
accessory parts list, troubleshooting tips, operating notes, and other information that is not included elsewhere in
the product documentation.
NOTE: HP periodically updates
Read Me First
. The latest version is available at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve. (Click on Technical Support, then Manuals.)
Main Product Coverage
The main product documentation for your Routing Switch includes:
•
HP ProCurve Quick Start Guide –
a printed guide you can use as an easy reference to the installation and
product safety information needed for out-of-box setup, plus the general product safety and EMC regulatory
statements of which you should be aware when installing and using a Routing Switch.
•
HP ProCurve Installation and Getting Started Guide –
an electronic (PDF) guide containing product safety
and EMC regulatory statements as well as installation and basic configuration information. This guide is
included on the CD shipped with your HP product, and is also available on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve Advanced Configuration and Management Guide
– contains advanced configuration
information for routing protocols and Quality of Service (QoS). 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,
and also on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve 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, and is also available on the HP ProCurve website.
•
HP ProCurve Security Guide
– provides procedures for securing management access to HP devices and for
protecting against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. An electronic copy of this guide is included as a PDF
(Portable Document Format) file on the CD shipped with your HP product, and is also available on the HP
ProCurve website.
These documents also are available in PDF file format on HP's ProCurve website.
Product Documentation CD: A Tool for Finding Specific Information and/or Printing Selected Pages
This CD is shipped with your HP product and provides the following:
•A README.txt file (or README.pdf file) describing the CD contents and use, including easy instructions on
how to search the book files for specific information
•A contents.pdf file to give you easy access to the documentation on the CD
• Separate PDF files of the individual chapters and appendixes in the
Installation and Getting Started Guide
,
Advanced Configuration and Management Guide
, and the
Security Guide
, enabling you to easily print
individual chapters, appendixes, and selected pages
• Single PDF files for each of the books, enabling you to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to easily search for
detailed information
• Additional files. These may include such items as a copy of the device software (OS), additional Readme
files, and release notes.
Release Notes
These documents describe features that became available between revisions of the main product documentation.
New releases of such documents will be available on HP's ProCurve website. To register to receive email notice
from HP when a new software release is available, go to
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve and click on Technical Support, then Software, and click on Subscriber’s
Choice web page.