R21xx-HP FlexFabric 11900 Fundamentals Configuration Guide

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Upgrading software

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Overview ········································································································································································· 90

Software types ······················································································································································· 90

Software file naming conventions ························································································································ 90

Comware image redundancy and loading procedure ····················································································· 91

System startup process ·········································································································································· 91

Upgrade methods ·························································································································································· 92

Non-ISSU upgrade procedure summary ······················································································································ 93

Preparing for the upgrade ············································································································································ 93

Preloading the BootWare image to BootWare ·········································································································· 93

Specifying the startup image file and completing the upgrade (in standalone mode) ··········································· 94

Specifying the startup image file and completing the upgrade (in IRF mode) ························································ 95

Enabling software synchronization from the active MPU to the standby MPU at startup ······································ 97

Displaying and maintaining software image settings ································································································ 97

Non-ISSU software upgrade example (for standalone mode) ·················································································· 98

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 98

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 98

Non-ISSU software upgrade example (for IRF mode) ································································································ 99

ISSU overview ························································································································································· 101

ISSU methods ································································································································································ 101

ISSU command series ·················································································································································· 102

ISSU prerequisites ························································································································································ 102

ISSU restrictions and guidelines ································································································································· 103

Performing an ISSU by using issu series commands ···························································································· 105

Performing an ISSU in standalone mode ··················································································································· 105

Performing an ISSU for a dual-MPU device ······································································································ 105

Performing an ISSU for a single-MPU device ··································································································· 106

Performing an ISSU in IRF mode ································································································································ 107

Performing an ISSU for a multichassis IRF fabric ····························································································· 107

Performing an ISSU for a dual-MPU single-chassis IRF fabric ········································································· 109

Performing an ISSU for a single-MPU single-chassis IRF fabric ······································································ 111

Displaying and maintaining ISSU ······························································································································ 112

ISSU examples for using issu series commands (in standalone mode) ·································································· 113

HTTP feature upgrade to a compatible version ································································································ 113

HTTP feature upgrade to an incompatible version ·························································································· 115

HTTP feature rollback example ·························································································································· 117

ISSU examples for using issu series commands (in IRF mode) ················································································ 119

HTTP feature upgrade to a compatible version ································································································ 119

HTTP feature upgrade to an incompatible version ·························································································· 122

HTTP feature rollback example ·························································································································· 125

Performing an ISSU by using install series commands ························································································· 129

Performing an ISSU ······················································································································································ 129

Obtaining and decompressing a .ipe file········································································································· 129

Installing or upgrading software images ·········································································································· 129

Uninstalling feature or patch images ················································································································ 131

Rolling back the software configuration ···················································································································· 132

Aborting a software activate/deactivate operation ································································································· 132

Verifying software images ··········································································································································· 132

Removing inactive software images ··························································································································· 133

ISSU examples for using install series commands (in standalone mode) ······························································· 134