HP 12500 Switch Series - 12500-CMW710-R7129 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 includes 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-R7129.ipe.
 .bin boot image—12500-Comware_version-BOOT-Release.bin. For example,
12500-CMW710-BOOT-R7129.bin.
 .bin system image—12500-Comware_version-SYSTEM-Release.bin. For example,
12500-CMW710-SYSTEM-R7129.bin.