Understanding Management Interfaces - HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual

Procurve series 6120 blade switches management and configuration guide
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The switches covered in this guide allow up to 6 console connections. Console
session 1 always belongs to the serial console, console session 2 always
belongs to the USB serial console, and the remaining 4 can be used via ssh or
telnet from a network connection.

Understanding Management Interfaces

Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor
switch status and performance. The switch offers the following interfaces:
This manual describes how to use the menu interface (Chapter 3), the CLI
(Chapter 4), the web browser interface (Chapter 5), and how to use these
interfaces to configure and monitor the switch.
For information on how to access the web browser interface Help, see "Online
Help for the Web Browser Interface" on page 5-12.
To use ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus, refer to the Getting
Started Guide and the Administrator's Guide, which are available electron­
ically with the software for these applications. For more information, visit the
ProCurve Networking web site at www.procurve.com.
Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch
commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—2-4
CLI—a command line interface offering the full set of switch commands
through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the switch—2-5
Web browser interface --a switch interface offering status information
and a subset of switch commands through a standard web browser (such
as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer)—2-6
ProCurve Manager (PCM)—a windows-based network management
solution included in-box with all manageable ProCurve devices. Features
include automatic device discovery, network status summary, topology
and mapping, and device management.
ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+)—a complete windows-based
network management solution that provides both the basic features
offered with PCM, as well as more advanced management features,
including in-depth traffic analysis, group and policy management, config­
uration management, device software updates, and advanced VLAN
management. (ProCurve includes a copy of PCM+ in-box for a 30-day
trial.)
Selecting a Management Interface
Understanding Management Interfaces
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