HP 12500 Switch Series - 12500-CMW710-R7128 Release Notes
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Category
Features
High availability
Card hot swapping
Switching fabric module redundancy
Active/standby switchover
Inline hot fix
GR
VRRP, VRRPE
BFD for VRRP/BGP/IS-IS/RIP/OSPF/static routing
IP FRR
ISSU
Appendix B Upgrading software
The software image files used on the 12500 switch series include the Comware images, BootWare
image, MBUS image, power supply monitoring image, and fan monitoring image.
Basic Comware images include the system image and the boot image. They include the operating
system kernel and feature modules required for device operation and network services.
BootWare image is used to load the system software image and directs the switch to run the system
software image. Different CPUs uses different BootWare images.
MBUS image, power supply monitoring image, and fan monitoring image are used by the MBUS
daughter card, power supply monitoring card, and fan monitoring card, respectively.
This section describes how to upgrade Comware software from one Comware V7 release to another. For
information about upgrading other software images, see HP 12500 Routing Switch Series Fundamentals
Configuration Guide. For information about migrating from Comware V5 to Comware V7, see the
migration guide for 12500 switches.
Comware software file types
Cowmare V7 system image and boot image are released both in separate .bin files and in an .ipe
package file. The .ipe file include one .bin system image and one .bin boot image.
These files are named in the following formats:
.ipe package—12500-Comware_version-Release.ipe. For example, 12500-CMW710-R7128.ipe.
.bin boot image—12500-Comware_version-BOOT-Release.bin. For example,
12500-CMW710-BOOT-R7128.bin.
.bin system image—12500-Comware_version-SYSTEM-Release.bin. For example,
12500-CMW710-SYSTEM-R7128.bin.
If you are migrating from Comware V5 to Comware V7, use the separate .bin system and boot image
files. If you are upgrading from one Comware V7 release to another, you can use the .ipe package file.