HP ProCurve Series Read Me First

Read Me First
for the HP ProCurve Series 4100gl Switches – Software Version G.07.xx
Contents
About Your HP ProCurveProCurve Series 4100gl Switch Manual Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 1
Software Updat
es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2
Your Ticket
to Proactive Networking! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2
Saving the Configuration After
Installing or Exchanging a Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3
Transceiver Operation Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4
mini-GBIC Operation Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6
Using Trunking with the Gig-T/GBIC gl ModuleStac
k Management Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7
Time Zone Issue . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8
About Your HP ProCurve Series 4100gl Switch Manual Set
The switch manual set includes the following:
Document Available on the HP
ProCurve Web Site
Shipped With
the Switch
Read Me First (this document)
1
Yes Hardcopy
Installation and Getting Started Guide
1
Yes Hardcopy and CD
2
Management and Configuration Guide
1
Yes CD
2
Access Security Guide
1
Yes CD
2
Release Notes (for software updates)
1
Yes CD
2
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The latest edition is always available in PDF format and downloadable at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.
2
The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with your switch.
How To Read or Print Manuals Included On the CD-ROM
To access manuals included on the CD (in PDF format), use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. For PCs,
you will need version 4.0 (or greater) of the Reader. If you do not already have this versio
n on your
PC, you can download it from the Adobe web site at http://w
ww.adobe.com.
For MAC and UNIX® Platforms. You can download a Reader from the Adobe web si
te at
http://www.adobe.com.
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HP ProCurve Series Specifications

General

Series	ProCurve
Category	Switch
Ports	Varies by model
Port Speed	Varies by model
Switching Capacity	Varies by model
Forwarding Rate	Varies by model
Power Supply	Varies by model
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
VLAN Support	Yes
Layer	Layer 2 or Layer 3, varies by model
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model