Title:  HP IP Console Switch Firmware Update for Linux

Version:  3.0.0
Description:
This Softpaq contains The HP IP Console Switch Linux firmware update which
is designed to upgrade the firmware of the HP IP Console Switch to allow
installation of Directory Services Integration support.  The Directory Services
Integration for HP IP Console Switch allows KVM user and Administrator
management to be migrated from the local database within the switch to
the centralized database of a Microsoft Active Directory without
requiring a Directory Schema Extension.

To purchase a license key to enable Directory Services Integration
follow the following instructions:
1. Go to www.hp.com
2. Click on Online Shopping
3. Click on Small & Medium Business Store
4. Enter 370585-B21 in the Search field
5. From the Search results click on Product Overview
6. Click on BUY button

In addition to a license key purchase and the firmware upgrade,
the HP IP Console Viewer Linux software version 2.5 will need to be
installed and can be obtained from:

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp26001-26500/SP26215.trg

or the following url:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/
rack-options/kvm/soft-firmware.html

Purpose: HP IP Console Switch Firmware Update with Active Directory support.

SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP28994
SUPERSEDES:  SP23542
PART NUMBER:  
EFFECTIVE DATE:  11/01/2004
cATEGORY: Software Solutions
SSM SUPPORTED: NO

PRODUCT TYPE(S): 
KVM/IP Console Switch

PRODUCTS MODEL(S): 
262585-B21     1x1x16 KVM/IP CNSL SW        
262586-B21     3x1x16 KVM/IP CNSL SW    
262587-B21     KVM/IP CNSL ITFC ADPTR8PK        
262588-B21     KVM/IP CNSL ITFC ADPTR1PK 
262589-B21     KVM/IP CNSL EXPSN MOD
336047-B21     USB Interface Adapter 
 
Compaq legacy analog switches
(when attached to an Interface Adapter)
-1x4 [PN: 400336 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
-1x8 [PN: 400337 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
-2x8 [PN: 400338 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
-2x8 48VDC [PN: 400542-B21]   

OPERATING SYSTEM:  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (x86)
SUSE Linux 8.X and 9.1
SUSE Enterprise Linux SLES 7, SLES 8, and SLES 9
Red Hat 8 and 9P2

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 
A computer running one of the operating systems listed above plus
the following list of hardware requirements for running the 
IP Console Viewer on the supported operating systems.
Configurations with less than the recommended requirements are not
supported.

Hardware Requirements
500-MHz Pentium III
256 MB RAM
10 or 100 BaseT NIC (100 recommended)
XGA Video with graphics accelerator(minimum)
800 x 600 desktop size (minimum)
65,536 (16-bit) colors (recommended)

Software Requirements
-Mozilla 1.4 or higher

LANGUAGE:  English(US), French, Italian, German, Spanish
           Dutch and Japanese

ENHANCEMENTS:
- Enable Active Directory support
- Preemption by remote user

FIXES:
- General bug fixes

PREREQUISTES:
N/A

HOW TO USE:

[Using SoftPaq Version 5.x utility to unpack one or more files to the hard disk:]

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Enter "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files into the download directory. 

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4. For installation instructions, [add appropriate instructions, such as "refer 
to README.TXT in the created directory."]  

5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files unpacked in step 2.

Copyright  (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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