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Read Me First for the HP Procurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches
Software Release F.02.11 Is Now Available
Release F.02.11 of the HP Series 2500 switch OS is now included
in HP Procurve switches 2512 and 2524 shipping from the
factory, and is also available from the HP Procurve website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
(Click on software | switches.)
This release includes the new STP fast-uplink feature (for
reducing the failo
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 2 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM © Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company All Rights Reserved. This document contains information which is protected by copyright. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Publication Number 5969-2398 Edition 1 October 2001 Applicable Product HP ProCurve Switch 2512 (J4812A) HP ProCurve Switch 2524 (J4813A) Disclaimer The information contained in thi
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 3 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM About the Manual Set for Your HP Procurve Switch 2512 and 2524 The manual set for the switch 2512 and 2524 includes the following: Document Available on the HP Shipped With Hardcopy (Printed) Availability Procurve Website the Switch 1 Read Me First (this document) Yes Hardcopy Included with the Switch 1 2 Installation and Getting Started Guide Yes Hardcopy & CD Included with the Switch 1 2 Management and Configuration Guide Yes
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 4 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM Software Updates Are Free! Hewlett-Packard provides free software updates on the HP Procurve website for your Series 2300 and 2500 switches. To access the software updates, go to the Procurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve, 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
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 5 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM Default Configuration for Transceivers. The default configurations for the following high-speed transceivers, which can be installed in your Series 2300 and 2500 switches, are as follows: All transceivers, when installed in your Series 2300 and 2500 switches — the transceivers operate only in full duplex mode; half-duplex mode is not available. Gigabit-SX and Gigabit-LX transceivers — Auto. The speed and communication mode are s
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 6 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM reset the switch, in some cases the link will not complete; in other cases the link will complete but at the former speed. For example, when changing from a 100 Mbps connection to a connection with a 100/1000Base-T device, you may get a completed link, but it will be operating at the old speed— 100 Mbps. Manual Changes To correct your switch Installation and Getting Started Guide (5969-2353) relative to the above information, pleas
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 7 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM page 3-6 — Under the Diagnostic Tip , add the following bulleted items: Make sure that the configurations for the switch port and the port on the connected device are the same. Incompatible port configurations will result in failure to link or in a link that has very poor performance. Make sure that if you change the connection between the 100/1000-T Transceiver and a device operating at one speed (for example, 100 Mbps) to a
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5968-2398-ed1a.fm Page 8 Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:36 PM Part Number: 5969-2398 © Hewlett-Packard Company 2001. All rights reserved. Edition 1, October 2001 Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior Product of Singapore written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws. Technical information in this document is subject to *5969-2398* change without notice.
