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I am looking for clarification on how to setup PCM+ &nbsp;It says I need to have a server of some sort, I just have the install disk with 50 seats. &nbsp;I'm confused! &nbsp;what am I missing? &nbsp;I need to centrally manage a bunch of HP switches.
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I am looking for clarification on how to setup PCM+  It says I need to have a server of some sort, I just have the install disk with 50 seats.  I'm confused!  what am I missing?  I need to centrally manage a bunch of HP switches.

How do I setup HP PCM?  Procurve Manager Software?

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.