HP ProCurve Management And Configuration Guide

Getting Started
Introduction
Introduction
This guide is intended for use with the ProCurve Switch 8212zl. It describes
how to use the command line interface (CLI), Menu interface, and web
browser to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot switch operation.
For an overview of other product documentation for the above switches, refer
to “Product Documentation” on page xiii.
You can download documentation from the ProCurve Networking web site,
www.procurve.com.
Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed
information.
Command Syntax Statements
Syntax: ip < default-gateway < ip-addr >> | routing >
Syntax: show interfaces [port-list ]
■ Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
■ Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements.
■ Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements.
■ Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element within
an optional choice.
■ Boldface indicates use of a CLI command, part of a CLI command syntax,
or other displayed element in general text. For example:
“Use the copy tftp command to download the key from a TFTP server.”
■ Italics indicate variables for which you must supply a value when execut-
ing the command. For example, in this command syntax, you must provide
one or more port numbers:
Syntax: aaa port-access authenticator < port-list >
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HP ProCurve Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	ProCurve
Category	Switch
Language	English