HP 10500 Switch Series - HP 10500-CMW710-R2105-B Release Notes

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Version information ······················································································································································ 1
Version number ································································································································································· 1
Version history ··································································································································································· 1
Hardware and software compatibility matrix ················································································································ 1
ISSU Version Compatibility Matrix ·································································································································· 3
Upgrading restrictions and guidelines ···························································································································· 3
Hardware feature updates ·········································································································································· 4
10500-CMW710-R2105 ················································································································································ 4
Software feature and command updates ··················································································································· 5
MIB updates ·································································································································································· 5
Operation changes ······················································································································································ 5
Operation changes in 10500-CMW710-R2105 ·········································································································· 5
Restrictions and cautions ············································································································································· 5
Open problems and workarounds ······························································································································ 6
List of resolved problems ············································································································································· 6
Resolved problems in R2105 ··········································································································································· 6
Related documentation ················································································································································ 7
Documentation set ····························································································································································· 7
Obtaining documentation ················································································································································ 7
Contacting HP ······························································································································································ 7
Subscription service ·························································································································································· 7
Appendix A Feature list ··············································································································································· 8
Hardware features ···························································································································································· 8
Software features ······························································································································································ 8
Appendix B 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 ·········································································································································· 9
Upgrading Comware software from the BootWare menu ························································································ 17
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 18
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 20
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 22
Upgrading BootWare from the BootWare menu ······································································································· 26
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 26
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 28
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 30
Appendix C Using BootWare menus ······················································································································· 35
Accessing the BootWare menu ···································································································································· 35
Using the BASIC-BOOTWARE menu ··························································································································· 36
Accessing the BASIC ASSISTANT menu ······················································································································ 39