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View or Download the Software Manual Set
The printed
Quick Install Guide
shipped with your ProCurve product describes installing, minimally config-
uring, and troubleshooting. For further software feature and configuration information, please visit the ProCurve
Web site, where you can freely view or download the latest software manuals for your product. To do so:
1.
2.
To display the list of downloadable manuals, click on the following links:
Technical support
Product manuals (all)
ProCurve Switch 2900 Series
.
(You may want to bookmark this Web page for easy access in the future.)
You can also register on the My ProCurve portal to receive the complete set of ProCurve switch manuals on
CD-ROM. To register and request a CD (or download an ISO image of the manual set), go to
and click on My ProCurve. After registering and entering the portal, click on
My Manuals
.
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
,
then click on
Software updates
to go to the “ProCurve Networking
software updates” page. Under
Latest software
click on
Switches
to go to the page that has
the free download for your switch.
(To migrate the switch to the ProCurve Premium Edge Software feature set, it is necessary
to purchase and install a Premium Edge license. Refer to the “Premium Edge Switch
Features”, above.)
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates.
From the “ProCurve Networking
software updates” page, you can also register yourself to automatically receive email notice of new updates for
your managed ProCurve networking products.
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.
For the Series 2900 Switches, 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
Firmware 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.
