Software Updates Are Free!
ProCurve Networking provides free software updates on the ProCurve Web site for your
switch. To access the software updates, go to the ProCurve Web site at
www.procurve.com/software, then click on Switches to go to the page that has the free
download for your switch.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates. You can receive email notices of new
software updates by registering your ProCurve product on the ProCurve Web portal. To
begin this easy process, go to www.procurve.com and click on My ProCurve Sign In.
To determine whether you have the latest software, you can compare the software version
that is available on the web site with the version that is currently installed on your switch. Follow the instructions
below to determine the current software version on your switch.
To Determine the Current Software Version in Your Switch. Use any of the following methods to view the
software version:
■ Start a console session with the switch. In the console login screen (the first screen displayed), the
Software revision line under the switch name shows the software version.
■ If you already have a console session going, at the prompt enter the show version command. The
resulting display lists the current software version.
■ In the web browser interface, click on the Identity tab. The current software version is listed as the
revision number in the Version line.
Mini-GBIC Operation Notes
Hot Swapping mini-GBICs. The Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and Gigabit-LH mini-GBICs that you can install in
your ProCurve Switch can be “hot swapped”—removed and installed after the switch is receiving power. You
should disconnect the network cables from the mini-GBICs before hot swapping them.
When you replace a mini-GBIC with another mini-GBIC of a different type and then execute the write memory
command in the switch console, the switch configures the port on the new mini-GBIC with the default mode
(speed and duplex) settings used for new mini-GBIC type. The default mode for the Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and
Gigabit-LH mini-GBICs is Auto. The switch retains other port-specific configuration settings, such as trunking,
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN values that were configured for the previous mini-GBIC.
Connecting the mini-GBICs to Devices with Fixed Configurations. For some older network devices,
including some older ProCurve devices, the default for the Gigabit-SX, Gigabit-LX, and Gigabit-LH ports is a
fixed configuration, for example 1000 Mbps/Full Duplex, or is otherwise different from these default configura
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tions for the mini-GBICs, which is Auto. As a result, those devices may not connect properly to your mini-GBIC
port; you will not get a link. Because of these default configuration and full-duplex considerations, for best
operation, you should make sure that the devices connected to the mini-GBIC ports are also configured to Auto.
At a minimum, make sure the configurations match.
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Development Company, L.P.
The information contained herein
is subject to change without notice.
Part Number: 5992-4955
June 2008
Printed in Taiwan
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