Overview - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

Selecting a Management Interface

Overview

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Overview
This chapter describes the following:
■ Management interfaces for the switches covered by this guide
Advantages of using each interface
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Understanding Management Interfaces
Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the switch and to monitor
switch status and performance. The switch offers the following interfaces:
■; Menu interface—a menu-driven interface offering a subset of switch
commands through the built-in VT-100/ANSI console—2-3
CLI—a command line interface offering the full set of switch commands
■;
through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the switch—2-4
■; 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)—2-5
■; HP ProCurve Manager (PCM)—a windows-based network manage­
ment solution included in-box with all manageable HP ProCurve devices.
Features include automatic device discovery, network status summary,
topology and mapping, and device management.
HP 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. (HP includes a copy of PCM+ in-box for a 30-day trial.)
This manual describes how to use the menu interface (chapter 2), the CLI
(chapter 3), the web browser interface (chapter 4), 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 5-11.