R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide-6PW101

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NOTE:
This operation is applicable to patches in the ACTIVE state only.
Uninstalling a patch step-by-step
Step-by-step patch uninstallation task list
Task Remarks
Stopping running patches Required
Deleting patches Required
Stopping running patches
When you stop running a patch, the patch state becomes DEACTIVE, and the system runs in the way
before it is installed with the patch.
Follow these steps to stop running patches: (centralized device)
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Stop running patches patch deactive patch-number Required
Deleting patches
Deleting patches only removes the patches from the memory patch area, and does not delete them from
the storage media. The patches turn to IDLE state after this operation. After a patch is deleted, the system
runs in the way before it is installed with the patch.
Follow these steps to delete patches:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Delete the specified patches from
the memory patch area
patch delete patch-number Required
Displaying and maintaining software upgrade
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Display information about system software display boot-loader Available in any view
Display the patch information display patch information Available in any view
Hotfix configuration example
Network requirements
• As shown in Figure 17, the software running on the Firewall is of some problem, and thus hotfixing
is needed.
• The patch file patch_xxx.bin is saved on the TFTP server.