Getting Started; Introduction; Audience; Conventions - HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual

Introduction

NOTE: This Installation and Basic Configuration Guide is intended as a supplement to the printed Quick Start
Guide included with your Routing Switch chassis. The printed Quick Start Guide is the primary document for
unpacking an HP ProCurve Routing Switch and performing the Routing Switch installation. The latest version of
the Quick Start Guide is available on the HP ProCurve Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.
(Click on Technical Support, then Manuals.)
This guide describes how to install, configure, and monitor the following devices:
• HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9315M
• HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M
• HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M

Audience

This manual is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and
routing.
If you are using an HP ProCurve Routing Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to
your network—IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP4, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, IPX, AppleTalk, and VRRP.

Conventions

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Italic
highlights the title of another publication and occasionally emphasizes a word or phrase.
Bold highlights a CLI command.
Bold Italic highlights a term that is being defined.
Underline highlights a link on the Web management interface.
Capitals highlights field names and buttons that appear in the Web management interface.
NOTE: A note emphasizes an important fact or calls your attention to a dependency.
Chapter 1

Getting Started

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