HP 6208M-SX - Manual

Read Me First
for the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, and 6308M-SX
and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX
Covering Software Release 05.2.14 (or Later)
Software Updates Are Free!
Help Us Help You...Register Now To Keep Up-To-Date on the Latest Software!
Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates for all managed HP ProCurve networking products. To access
the software updates, to to the HP ProCurve website at
http://www.hp.com/go/procurve , then click on Free
Software Updates.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates.
From the Free Software Updates page you can also
register yourself to automatically receive email notice of new updates for your managed HP ProCurve
networking products. Just follow the instructions on that page for how to receive the update notices.
To determine whether you have the latest software, compare the software version that is available on the website with the
version that is currently installed in your switch or routing switch. To load a new software image, see chapter 4, "Updating
Software Images and Configuration Files", in the manual you received with the switch or routing switch.
Note that current product documentation, plus any supplements describing how to use any recently released software
updates are also available on the above website (click on
Technical Support , then Manual ).
New Software Release 05.2.14 (or Later) Is Now Available with the Following
New Features
For more information, refer to the documentation shipped with the switch or routing switch, or to Release Notes for
Version 05.2.14 of the HP ProCurve Routing Switches 9304M, 9308M, and 6308M-SX, and the HP ProCurve Switch
6208M-SX Operating System
. This booklet is available on HP’s ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve
(click on Technical Support, then Manual).
Contents:
■ Software Updates Are Free!
■ New Software Release 05.2.14
■ Module Installation
■ Getting Started
■ Your Free Ticket to Proactive Networking
■ Accessory Parts List
■ Operating Notes, Troubleshooting, and Errata Warning: Do not use the handles on the power supply
units to lift or carry the routing switch.
• Support for Redundant Management Modules
– Increased Default Maximum Number of IP Routes
– Larger Default Maximum Number of BGP4 Neighbor Prefixes
• Single-Instance Spanning Tree
• Enhanced
show tech command
• Faster BGP4 route update convergence time
• SNMP and Syslog Message Enhancements
• More Layer 2, Layer 3, and System Level Enhancements
• Software Fixes