HP 6125G HP 6125G & 6125G/XG Blade Switches Fundamentals Configuration - Page 107

Upgrading BootWare, Upgrading the entire system software

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Upgrading method Installing patches Upgrading from the Boot menu Software types System software images • BootWare image • Comware software images Remarks Patches repair software defects without requiring a reboot or service interruption. Patches do not add new features to system software images. Use this method when the device cannot correctly start up. For information about this upgrading method, see the release notes for your switch. IMPORTANT: Upgrading an IRF fabric from the CLI rather than the Boot menu. The Boot menu approach requires that you upgrade the member devices one by one and has a larger impact on services than the CLI approach. Upgrading BootWare Step Command 1. Use FTP or TFTP to transfer the BootWare image to the root See "Configuring FTP" or directory of a member "Configuring TFTP." switch's storage media. 2. Copy the image to the root directory of each member device's storage media in user copy fileurl-source fileurl-dest view. 3. Enter system view. system-view 4. Enable BootWare image validity check. bootrom-update security-check enable 5. Return to user view. 6. Upgrade BootWare on member switches. quit bootrom update file file-url slot slot-number-list 7. Reboot the member switches. reboot Remarks N/A N/A N/A Optional. By default, the validity check function is enabled. This feature examines the upgrade BootWare image for version and hardware incompatibility to ensure a successful upgrade. N/A N/A N/A Upgrading the entire system software 101

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Upgrading method
Software types
Remarks
Installing patches
System software images
Patches repair software defects without requiring
a reboot or service interruption.
Patches do not add new features to system
software images.
Upgrading from the Boot
menu
BootWare image
Comware software
images
Use this method when the device cannot correctly
start up.
For information about this upgrading
method, see the release notes for your switch.
IMPORTANT:
Upgrading an IRF fabric from the CLI rather than
the Boot menu.
The Boot menu approach requires that you
upgrade the member devices one by one and has
a larger impact on services than the CLI approach.
Upgrading BootWare
Step
Command
Remarks
1.
Use FTP or TFTP to transfer the
BootWare image to the root
directory of a member
switch's storage media.
See "Configuring FTP" or
"Configuring TFTP."
N/A
2.
Copy the image to the root
directory of each member
device's storage media in user
view.
copy
fileurl-source fileurl-dest
N/A
3.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
4.
Enable BootWare image
validity check.
bootrom-update security-check
enable
Optional.
By default, the validity check
function is enabled.
This feature examines the upgrade
BootWare image for version and
hardware incompatibility to ensure
a successful upgrade.
5.
Return to user view.
quit
N/A
6.
Upgrade BootWare on
member switches.
bootrom
update
file
file-url
slot
slot-number-list
N/A
7.
Reboot the member switches.
reboot
N/A
Upgrading the entire system software