SOFTPACK NUMBER:  SP28996
PART NUMBER:  
FILE NAME:  SP28996.tgz
TITLE:    HP 24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Firmware 
VERSION:  2.1.0
LANGUAGE:  English (US)
CATEGORY:  Firmware - Switch

DIVISIONS:  Server

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: HP 24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch                                         

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (x86)
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD-64,EM64T)
                   UnitedLinux 1.0 (x86)
                   UnitedLinux 1.0 (Opteron)
                   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (x86)
                   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (Opteron)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  

EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/22/04  

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPACK UTILITY VERSION:  

SUPERSEDES:  None

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq contains the firmware image for the HP 24-Port 4x
              Fabric Copper Switch version 2.1.0.

              THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE ABOUT TO DOWNLOAD IS PROVIDED BY HP (HP
              SOFTWARE) AND BY THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING THE OPEN SOURCE
              COMMUNITY (ANCILLARY SOFTWARE).  USE OF THE HP SOFTWARE, THE
              ANCILLARY SOFTWARE AND THE ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION
              (COLLECTIVELY THE PRODUCT) IS CONDITIONED UPON AND LIMITED BY
              TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE AS IS WARRANTY STATEMENT
              AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ANCILLARY SOFTWARE LICENSE
              AGREEMENTS (ANCILLARY SOFTWARE LICENSES).

              AFTER YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE HP SOFTWARE BUT BEFORE YOU
              INSTALL AND USE THE HP SOFTWARE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW AND
              ACCEPT THE APPLICABLE LICENSE TERMS.


Enhancements/Fixes: Inital Release

HOW TO USE:
                                              
Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your target computer. The SoftPaq
is a .tgz file with a file name based on the SoftPaq Number. 

Run this command to extract the files from the .tgz file: 
	tar -zxvf *.tgz 

Place the firmware image file (*.img) on a TFTP server that is
network-accessible from the switch you wish to update.  Use the switch's
command line interface (CLI) to update the firmware. Alternately, the
switch's serial console may be used to update the firmware.  See the HP
24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Hardware User Guide for detailed instructions.

(C) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Group, L.P.


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