F3215-HP Load Balancing Module System Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Task Remarks
Confirming ACTIVE patches Optional.
Configuring the patch file location
For reliable patch loading, HP recommends saving patch files to the root directory of the storage
medium.
If the patch file is saved in the root directory, you do not need to specify the patch location. If not, use the
patch location patch-location command to specify the patch file location.
To configure the patch file location:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Configure the patch file
location.
patch location patch-location
By default, the system loads a
patch file from the root directory of
the storage medium.
NOTE:
If you execute the patch install
patch-location command, the directory specified for the patch-location
argument replaces the directory specified with the patch location command after the upgrade is complete.
Loading a patch file
Loading the correct patch files is the basis of other patch installation operations.
The system loads patches from the specified patch location. If no patch location has been specified, the
system loads a patch file from the root directory of the storage medium.
IMPORTANT:
Set the file transfer mode to binary mode before using FTP or TFTP to upload or download patch files.
Otherwise, patch files cannot be parsed properly.
To load a patch file:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Load the patch file from the storage medium (CF
card) to the patch memory area.
patch load [ file patch-package ]
Activating patches
Activating a patch changes its state to ACTIVE. An ACTIVE patch runs in memory until a reboot occurs.
To have a patch continue to run after a reboot, you must change its state to RUNNING.
To activate patches:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view.
system-view