Title:  HP Server Console Switch Upgrade

Version:  2.0.6
Description:
This Softpaq contains the HP Server Console Switch firmware update
which is designed to upgrade the firmware of the HP Server Console Switch
when used with 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 software version 2.5 and the HP IP Console Switch
firmware will need to be installed
and can be obtained from:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/
rack-options/kvm/soft-firmware.html
or 
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp26001-26500/SP26215.trg
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp26001-26500/SP26216.exe
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp28501-29000/SP28993.exe
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp28501-29000/SP28994.trg

Purpose: HP Server Console Switch Firmware Update with Active Directory support.
 
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP28995
SUPERSEDES:  SP25778
PART NUMBER:  
EFFECTIVE DATE:  11/01/2004
cATEGORY: Software Solutions
SSM SUPPORTED: NO

PRODUCT TYPE(S): 
KVM Console Switch

PRODUCTS MODEL(S): 
1x8 Server Console Switch (336044-B21) 
2x16 Server Console Switch (336045-B21)
USB Interface Adapter (336047-B21)

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 SP2
Microsoft Windows XP (Professional)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 
A computer running one of the operating systems listed above plus
the following list of hardware requirements. 
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)

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

ENHANCEMENTS:
- Server Console Switch - enhanced to work with LDAP enabled IP Console Switch (ver 3.0.0)

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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