R3721-F3210-F3171-HP High-End Firewalls System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Loading a patch file
Loading the correct patch files is the basis of other hotfixing operations.
CAUTION:
Set the file transfer mode to binary mode before using FTP or TFTP to upload/download patch files
to/from the Flash of the device. Otherwise, patch file 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 media to the
memory patch area.
patch load [ file patch-package ]
Activating patches
After you activate a patch, the patch takes effect and is in the test-run stage. After the device is reset or
rebooted, the patch becomes invalid.
If you find that an ACTIVE patch is of some problem, reboot the device to deactivate the patch, so as to
avoid a series of running faults resulting from patch error.
To activate patches:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view. system-view
2. Activate patches.
patch active [ patch-number ]
Confirming running patches
After you confirm the running of a patch, the patch state becomes RUNNING, and the patch is in the
normal running stage. After the device is reset or rebooted, the patch is still valid.
To confirm the running of the patches:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Confirm the running of patches. patch run [ patch-number ]
NOTE:
This operation is applicable to patches in the ACTIVE state only.
Uninstalling a patch step by step
This section describes the procedure for uninstalling patches.
Step-by-step patch uninstallation task list