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Downloading software to the master switch - configuration

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260736 KB total (245176 KB free) b. Identify the free Flash space of each subordinate switch, for example, switch 2. dir slot2#flash:/ Directory of slot2#flash:/ 0 -rw- 151 Apr 26 2000 12:34:34 system.xml 1 -rw- 1579 Apr 26 2000 12:34:36 config.cfg 2 -rw- 14715360 Apr 26 2000 19:22:33 main.bin 3 -rw- 1579 Apr 26 2000 12:37:38 _config_bak.cfg 260736 KB total (245176 KB free) 4. Compare the free Flash space of each member switch with the size of the software file to be downloaded. If the space is sufficient, start the upgrade process. If not, go to the next step. 5. Delete obsolete files in Flash to free space: CAUTION:  To avoid data loss, do not delete the current configuration file. For information about the current configuration file, perform the display startup command. HP recommends that you preferentially delete obsolete software images. To avoid inadvertent delete of the current software images, perform the display boot-loader command in any view to identify them.  The delete /unreserved file-url command deletes a file permanently and the action cannot be undone.  The delete file-url command moves a file to the recycle bin and the file still occupies storage space. To permanently delete the file from the recycle bin, perform the reset recycle-bin command in the original path of the file. a. Delete obsolete files from the Flash memory of the master switch. delete /unreserved flash:/backup.bin The contents cannot be restored!!! Delete flash:/backup.bin?[Y/N]:y Deleting a file permanently will take a long time. Please wait Delete file flash:/backup.bin...Done. b. Delete obsolete files from the Flash memory of the subordinate switch. delete /unreserved slot2#flash:/backup.bin The contents cannot be restored!!! Delete slot2#flash:/backup.bin?[Y/N]:y Deleting a file permanently will take a long time. Please wait Delete file slot2#flash:/backup.bin...Done. Downloading software to the master switch Before upgrade, make sure you have downloaded the new software to the root directory in Flash memory. This section describes downloading a system software image file newest.bin as an example. Use one of the following methods to download the software file to the master switch:  Using the switch as the FTP client 12

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260736 KB total (245176 KB free)
b.
Identify the free Flash space of each subordinate switch, for example, switch 2.
<Sysname> dir slot2#flash:/
Directory of slot2#flash:/
0
-rw-
151
Apr 26 2000 12:34:34
system.xml
1
-rw-
1579
Apr 26 2000 12:34:36
config.cfg
2
-rw-
14715360
Apr 26 2000 19:22:33
main.bin
3
-rw-
1579
Apr 26 2000 12:37:38
_config_bak.cfg
260736 KB total (245176 KB free)
4.
Compare the free Flash space of each member switch with the size of the software file to be
downloaded. If the space is sufficient, start the upgrade process. If not, go to the next step.
5.
Delete obsolete files in Flash to free space:
CAUTION:
To avoid data loss, do not delete the current configuration file. For information about the current
configuration file, perform the
display startup
command. HP recommends that you preferentially delete
obsolete software images. To avoid inadvertent delete of the current software images, perform the
display boot-loader
command in any view to identify them.
The
delete /unreserved
file-url
command deletes a file permanently and the action cannot be undone.
The
delete
file-url
command moves a file to the recycle bin and the file still occupies storage space. To
permanently delete the file from the recycle bin, perform the
reset recycle-bin
command in the original
path of the file.
a.
Delete obsolete files from the Flash memory of the master switch.
<Sysname> delete /unreserved flash:/backup.bin
The contents cannot be restored!!! Delete flash:/backup.bin?[Y/N]:y
Deleting a file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...
..................................................
%Delete file flash:/backup.bin...Done.
b.
Delete obsolete files from the Flash memory of the subordinate switch.
<Sysname> delete /unreserved slot2#flash:/backup.bin
The contents cannot be restored!!! Delete slot2#flash:/backup.bin?[Y/N]:y
Deleting a file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...
..................................................
%Delete file slot2#flash:/backup.bin...Done.
Downloading software to the master switch
Before upgrade, make sure you have downloaded the new software to the root directory in Flash memory.
This section describes downloading a system software image file
newest.bin
as an example.
Use one of the following methods to download the software file to the master switch:
Using the switch as the FTP client