HP Firewall Series - HP AF5000-CMW520-R3206P22 Release Notes

Appendix B Upgrading software

This chapter describes how to upgrade system software while the firewall is operating normally or when the

firewall cannot correctly start up.

System software types

The firewall system software includes BootWare image, system software images, and configuration files.

This chapter describes how to upgrade the system software images and configuration files.

BootWare images

The BootWare image comprises a basic section and an extended section. The basic section is the minimum

code that bootstraps the system. The extended section enables hardware initialization and provides system

management menus. You can use these menus to load software and the startup configuration file or manage

files when the firewall cannot correctly start up.

NOTE:

Generally, there is no need to upgrade the BootWare program independently. The device

uses the shipped BootWare program.

System software images

System software images are used at device startup. The F5000 firewall supports three types of system software

images:

 Main system software image—Used by default.

 Backup system software image—Used when the main system software image is invalid.

 Secure system software image—Used when the backup system software image is invalid. If the secure

system software image is also invalid, the switch displays a failure prompt.

A system software image is a .bin file such as main.bin.

The system software images of the F5000 firewall are saved in a build-in CF card by default.

Configuration file

A configuration file saves the configuration you make on the firewall.

Upgrade methods

You can upgrade system software by using one of the following methods:

Upgrade method

Remarks

Upgrading from the CLI

 You must reboot the firewall to complete the upgrade.

 The methods can interrupt ongoing network services.

Upgrading from the Web

Upgrading from the BootWare menu

Use this method when the firewall cannot correctly start up.