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HP (Hewlett-Packard) J9020A manual

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  • Page 1

    Release Notes: V ersion U.11.04 Software for the ProCurve 2510-48 Switches Release U.11.04 supports these switches: ■ ProCurve Switch 2510-48 (J9020A) These release notes in clude information on th e following: ■ Downloading Sw itch Do cumentation and Software from the W eb ( page 1 ) ■ Clarificatio n of operating details for certain software[...]

  • Page 2

    © Copyright 2001, 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company , LP . The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Publication Number Part Number 599 2 - 3090 February 2008 Applicable Product ProCurve Switch 2 510-48 (J9020A) T rademark Credits Microsoft®, W indows®, and W indows NT® are US registered trademarks of Microsof[...]

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    iii Contents Software Management Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Downloading Sw itch Document ation and Software from the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Downloading Software to the Switch TFTP Download from a S[...]

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    1 Software Management Software Management Software Updates Check the ProCurve Networking W eb site frequent ly for free software updates for the v arious ProCurve switches you may have in your netw ork. Downloading Switch Documentat ion and Software from the W eb Y ou can download software updates and the co rrespondin g product docum entation from[...]

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    2 Downloading Software to the Switch Downloading Software to the Switch Caution The startup-config f ile generated by th e latest software release may not be backward -compatible with the same file generated by earlier software releases. HP periodically provides switch software updat es through the ProCurve Networking W eb site http://www .procurve[...]

  • Page 6

    3 Downloading Software to the Switch TF TP Download from a Server Syntax: copy tftp flash <ip-address> <remote-os-file > [< primary | secondary > ] Note that if you do not specify th e flash destination, the TF TP downlo ad defaults to t he primary flash. For example, to download a software file named R_ 11_0 4 .sw i from a TF TP [...]

  • Page 7

    4 Downloading Software to the Switch Xmodem Download From a PC or Unix W orkstation This procedure assumes that: ■ The switch is connected via the Console RS-232 p ort on a PC oper ating as a terminal. (Refer to the Installation Guide you received with the sw itch for informati on on connecting a PC as a terminal and running the sw itch console i[...]

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    5 Downloading Software to the Switch Saving Configurations While Using the CLI Saving Configurations While Using the CLI The switch operates with two configuration files: ■ Running-Config File: Exists in volatile memory and co ntrols switch operation. Reb ooting the switch erases the current r unning-config file and replaces it with an exact copy[...]

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    6 Downloading Software to the Switch Software Index for ProCurve Networking Products Software Index for ProCur ve Networking Products Software Letter ProCurve Networking Products C 1600M, 2400M, 2424M, 40 00M, and 8000M CY Switch 8100fl Series (8108fl and 8116fl) E Switch 5300xl Seri es (5304xl, 5308xl, 5348xl, and 5372xl) F Switch 2500 Series (251[...]

  • Page 10

    7 Downloading Software to the Switch OS/Web/Java Compatibility Table OS/W eb/Java Compatibility T able The switch web agent supports the following comb inatio ns of OS browsers and Java Virtual Machines: numeric Switch 9408sl, Switch 9300 Seri es (9304M, 9308M, and 9315M), Switch 6208M- SX and Switch 6308M-SX (Uses software version number only; no [...]

  • Page 11

    8 Enforcing Switch Security Switch Management Access Security Enforcing Switch Security ProCurve switches are designed as “plug and play” devices, allowing quick and ea sy installation in your network. However , w hen preparing the swit ch for network operatio n, ProCurve strongly recommends that you enforce a securi ty policy to help ensure th[...]

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    9 Enforcing Switch Security Switch Management Access Security It is important to evaluate the le vel of manageme nt access vulnerabil ity existing i n your network and take steps to ensure that all reasonable security precautions are in place. This includes both configurable sec urity options and phys ic al access to the switch hardware. Local Mana[...]

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    10 Enforcing Switch Security Switch Management Access Security SNMP Access (Simple Network Management Protocol) In the default configuration, the switch is open to access by management stations ru nning SNMP management applications capable of viewing or ch anging usernames, passwords, configuration, and status data in the switch’ s MIB (Managemen[...]

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    11 Enforcing Switch Security Switch Management Access Security Note on SNMP Access to Local Authentication MIB Objects Downloading and booting U.11.04 or later software versions for the first time enables SNMP access to the switch’ s loca l authentication configuration MIB objects (the defau lt action). If SN MPv3 and other security safeguards ar[...]

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    12 Enforcing Switch Security Network Security Features Other Provisions for Management Access Security Authorized IP Managers. This feature uses IP addresses and masks to determine whether to allow management access to the switch through the network, and co vers access through the following: ■ T elnet and other te rminal emulation applications ?[...]

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    13 Enforcing Switch Security Network Security Features ■ switch SSH and user pa ssword authentication: this option is a subset of the client pu blic- key authentication, and is used if the switch has SSH e nabled without a login access configured to authen ticate the client’ s key . In this case , the switch authenticates itself to clients, and[...]

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    14 Enhancements Release U.11.04 Enhancements Enhancements Unless otherwise noted, each new release includes the features added in all previous re leases. Enhancemen ts are listed in chronologic al or der , oldest to newest software release. Release U.11.04 Enhancements No new enhancements. Initial Release.[...]

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    15 Software Fixes in Release U.11.04 Release U.11.04 Software Fixes in Release U.11.04 Software fixes are listed in chro nological order , oldest to newest. Unless otherw ise noted, each new re lease includes the softw are fixes added in all previous releases. Release U.11.04 was the first software re lease for the ProCurve Series 2610 Series Switc[...]

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    © 2001, 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company , LP . The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Part Number 599 2 - 3090 February 2008[...]