HP 12500 Switch Series - 12500-CMW710-R7129 Release Notes

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Hardware and software compatibility matrix ···································································································································· 1
Upgrading restrictions and guidelines ················································································································································ 4
Hardware feature updates ····································································································································································· 4
12500-CMW710-R7129 ············································································································································································· 4
12500-CMW710-R7128 ············································································································································································· 4
12500-CMW710-R7125 ············································································································································································· 4
Software feature and command updates ········································································································································ 4
MIB updates ································································································································································································· 4
Operation changes ···················································································································································································· 5
Operation changes in 12500-CMW710-R7129 ································································································································ 5
Operation changes in 12500-CMW710-R7128 ································································································································ 5
Operation changes in 12500-CMW710-R7125 ································································································································ 5
Restrictions and cautions ······································································································································································· 6
Open problems and workarounds ······················································································································································ 8
List of resolved problems ······································································································································································· 8
Resolved problems in 12500-CMW710-R7129 ································································································································ 8
Resolved problems in 12500-CMW710-R7128 ································································································································ 8
Resolved problems in 12500-CMW710-R7125 ································································································································ 9
Related documentation ·········································································································································································· 9
Documentation set ······················································································································································································ 9
Obtaining documentation ········································································································································································ 9
Contacting HP ····························································································································································································· 9
Subscription service ····················································································································································································· 9
Appendix A Feature list ········································································································································································· 10
Hardware features ······················································································································································································ 10
Memory requirements of MPUs and interface cards ··················································································································· 13
Software features ························································································································································································ 16
Appendix B Upgrading software ······················································································································································· 19
Comware software file types ·································································································································································· 19
Upgrade methods ······················································································································································································ 20
Preparing for the upgrade ······································································································································································ 20
Upgrading from the CLI without using ISSU ··································································································································· 21
Using TFTP to upgrade software················································································································································ 21
Using FTP to upgrade software ·················································································································································· 23
Upgrading from the BootWare menu ················································································································································ 26
Accessing the BootWare menu ·················································································································································· 26
Using TFTP/FTP to upgrade software through an Ethernet port ·················································································· 28
Using XMODEM to upgrade software through the console port ················································································ 30
Handling software upgrade failures ··················································································································································· 34