HP (Hewlett-Packard) 6208M-SX manual

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    Read Me First for the HP ProCurv e Routing Swi tches 9304M, 930 8M, and 6308M-SX and the HP ProCurve Switch 6208M- SX Covering Software Relea se 05.2.14 (or Later) Software Updates Ar e Free ! Help Us Help Y ou...Register Now T o Keep Up- T o-Date on the Latest Software! Hewlett-Packar d provides free software updates for all managed HP ProCurve ne[...]

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    2 Module Installation Caution—Routing Switch 9304M and 9308M T o avoid hardware damage during module installation, be c areful to properly line up the edg es of the module board with the guides built into the module slot on the chassis. Getting Started Y ou can initially access the routing switch in either of the following ways: ■ Via T el ne t[...]

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    3 Accessory Parts List The following accessories are included with your HP ProCurve routing switch . Operating Notes, T roubleshooting, and Errata Redundan t Management Module Operation When two redu ndant manage ment modules a re installed in an HP 9304M or 9308M Ro uting Switch, th e two modules work togethe r as ac tive and stan dby ma nagemen t[...]

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    4 ■ "En abl ing or Dis abl ing Sp ann ing T ree P rot ocol (ST P)" on pa ge 8- 31 in Book 1: In stallatio n and Getting Started , that w as sh ipped with your devic e ■ Book 2: Advanced Configurati on and Management (included on the Product Documentation CD-ROM shippe d wit h your devic e): • "Span nin g T re e Protoco l" [...]

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    5 When mult i ple-i nstance STP is e nabled, if VLAN 1 00 use s STP and VLAN 101 does n ot, the conf igurati on file generat ed by show config shows the following: For more i nfo rmat ion o n STP , see " Default Spann ing T ree Pr otoc ol (STP) Sett ings " on page 3. Implementing Spann ing T ree Protocol (STP) in a T agged VLAN Enviro nme[...]

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    6 4. Connect the 930 4M, 930 8M, 6308M-S X, o r 6208M -SX to the switch(es) that were disconnected in step 2 and bring up the networ k. Operating No tes for Usi ng the 9304M, 9 308M, 6308M-S X, or 6208M-S X in a T a gged VLAN Environment. If there is mo re than one of the se device s in the ne twork, the root (pr imary) d evice must have an ST P Pr[...]

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    7 Solut ion . A routi ng switch allows only one session of the W eb ma nagement interface a t any give n time. Thus, if on e user is acce ssing the r outin g switch via the W eb, the not ava ilable or in use messages will ap pear to ano ther us er who is tryin g to access that routing switch throu gh the W eb manag ement int erface. Y ou can, how e[...]

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    © 1999 Hewlet t -Packard Co mpa ny HP Part Nu mber: 5967-9 956 Edition 4, Sept ember 1999 Printed in USA *5967-9956* The inf orma ti on cont ai ned in th is doc ume nt is su bj ect to ch ange wit ho ut no ti ce.[...]