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Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner
Suppose a system operator wanted to configure the following banner message
on her company’s switches:
This is a private system maintained by the
Allied Widget Corporation.
Unauthorized use of this system can result in
civil and criminal penalties!
In this case, the operator will use the [Enter] key to create line breaks, blank
spaces for line centering, and the % symbol to terminate the banner message.
Figure 2-5. Example of Configuring a Login Banner
To view the current banner configuration, use either the show banner motd or
show running command.
Figure 2-6. Example of show banner motd Output
ProCurve(config)# show banner motd
Banner Information
Banner status: Enabled
Configured Banner:
This is a private system maintained by the
Allied Widget Corporation.
Unauthorized use of this system can result in
civil and criminal penalties!
