HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series - 12900_7.1.R1106-B_Release-Notes-Portfolio

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Version information ·························································································································································· 1
Version number ································································································································································· 1
Version history ··································································································································································· 1
Hardware and software compatibility matrix ················································································································ 1
ISSU Version Compatibility Matrix ·································································································································· 2
Upgrading restrictions and guidelines ···························································································································· 2
Hardware feature updates ·············································································································································· 1
Software feature and command updates ······················································································································ 1
MIB updates ······································································································································································ 1
Operation changes ·························································································································································· 1
Restrictions and cautions ················································································································································· 1
Open problems and workarounds ································································································································· 1
List of resolved problems ················································································································································· 2
R1106 resolved problems ················································································································································ 2
Related documentation ···················································································································································· 2
Documentation set ····························································································································································· 2
Obtaining documentation ················································································································································ 2
Contacting HP ·································································································································································· 2
Subscription service ·························································································································································· 2
Appendix A Feature list ··················································································································································· 3
Hardware features ···························································································································································· 3
Software features ······························································································································································ 4
Appendix B Upgrading software ··································································································································· 1
Software types ··································································································································································· 1
Software file naming conventions ··································································································································· 1
Upgrade methods ····························································································································································· 1
Upgrading from the CLI ···················································································································································· 2
Upgrading a standalone switch ······························································································································ 2
Upgrading an IRF fabric ·········································································································································· 7
Upgrading Comware software from the BootWare menus ······················································································· 15
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 15
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 17
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 19
Upgrading BootWare from the BootWare menus ······································································································ 24
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 24
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 26
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 27
Using BootWare menus ················································································································································ 33
Accessing the BootWare menu ···································································································································· 33
Using the BASIC-BOOTWARE menu ··························································································································· 34
Modifying serial port parameters ························································································································ 35
Updating the extended BootWare segment ······································································································· 36
Updating the entire BootWare ····························································································································· 36