R21xx-HP FlexFabric 11908-V Switch Software Upgrade Guide

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Upgrading software ····················································································································································· 1
Software types ··································································································································································· 1
Software file naming conventions ··································································································································· 1
Upgrade methods ····························································································································································· 1
Upgrading from the CLI without using ISSU ··················································································································· 2
Upgrading a standalone switch ······························································································································ 2
Upgrading an IRF fabric ·········································································································································· 8
Upgrading Comware software from the BootWare menu ························································································ 17
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 17
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 19
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 21
Upgrading BootWare from the BootWare menu ······································································································· 25
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 25
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 27
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 29
Appendix A Using BootWare menus ······················································································································· 34
Accessing the BootWare menu ···································································································································· 34
Using the BASIC-BOOTWARE menu ··························································································································· 35
Accessing the BASIC ASSISTANT menu ······················································································································ 38
Using the EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu ························································································································ 38
Disabling password recovery capability ············································································································ 40
Running the Comware software ··························································································································· 40
Upgrading Comware software through the console port ················································································· 41
Upgrading Comware software through an Ethernet port ················································································· 43
Managing files ······················································································································································· 45
Restoring the factory-default configuration ········································································································· 50
Starting up without loading the configuration file······························································································ 51
Managing the BootWare image ························································································································· 51
Skipping console login authentication ················································································································ 52
Managing storage media ····································································································································· 52
Using the EXTEND-ASSISTANT menu ················································································································· 53
Formatting the file system ····································································································································· 53
Handling upgrade failures ············································································································································ 53
Support and other resources ····································································································································· 55
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 55
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 55
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Documents ······························································································································································ 55
Websites ································································································································································· 55
Conventions ···································································································································································· 56
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