Getting Started 
Overview 
Overview 
This Advanced Traffic Management Guide is intended for use with the 
following switches: 
■  HP ProCurve Switch 10G CX4 
6400cl-6xg 
■  HP ProCurve Switch 10G X2 
6400cl-6xg 
■  HP ProCurve Switch 5304xl  ■  HP ProCurve Switch 5348xl 
■  HP ProCurve Switch 5308xl  ■  HP ProCurve Switch 5372xl 
■  HP ProCurve Switch 3400cl-24G  ■  HP ProCurve Switch 3400cl-48G 
This guide describes how to configure and use the advanced traffic manage-
ment features covered in the following chapters. The Product Documentation 
CD-ROM shipped with the switch includes a copy of this guide. You can also 
download the latest version of this guide from the HP ProCurve website. 
(Refer to 
“Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-6.) 
For information on other product documentation available for the above-
listed switches, refer to 
“Related Publications” on page 1-4. 
Conventions 
This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed 
information. 
Command Syntax Statements 
Syntax:  aaa port-access authenticator < port-list > 
[ control < authorized | auto | unauthorized >] 
■  Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements. 
■  Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements. 
■  Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements. 
■  Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element within 
an optional choice. 
■  Boldface indicates use of a CLI command, part of a CLI command syntax, 
or other displayed element in general text. For example: 
“Use the copy tftp command to download the key from a TFTP server.” 
■  Italics indicate variables for which you must supply a value when execut-
ing the command. For example, in this command syntax, you must provide 
one or more port numbers: 
Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list > 
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