HP 7500/7900 Switch Series - HP 7500-CMW520-R6703 Release Notes

NOTE:

 You cannot upgrade the Boot ROM program of the LPUs on the member switches of an IRF fabric.

 The Boot ROM image stored on the active MPU of the IRF fabric can be used to upgrade the active MPU

and LPUs of the IRF fabric, while that stored on a standby MPU of the IRF fabric can be used to upgrade

the standby MPU only.

2. Upgrade system software

# Specify the file newest.app as the main system software image to be used at the next startup of the

active MPU of the IRF fabric.

<Sysname> boot-loader file newest.app chassis 1 slot 0 main

This command will set the boot file of the specified board. Continue? [Y/N]:y

The specified file will be used as the main boot file at the next reboot on chassis 1

slot 0!

# Specify the file newest.app as the main system software image to be used at the next startup of the

standby MPUs of the IRF fabric.

 On the standby MPU in slot 1 of member device 1

<Sysname> boot-loader file chassis1#slot1#flash:/newest.app chassis 1 slot 1 main

This command will set the boot file of the specified board. Continue? [Y/N]:y

The specified file will be used as the main boot file at the next reboot on chassis 1

slot 1!

 On the standby MPU in slot 0 of member device 2

<Sysname> boot-loader file chassis2#slot0#flash:/newest.app chassis 2 slot 0 main

This command will set the boot file of the specified board. Continue? [Y/N]:y

The specified file will be used as the main boot file at the next reboot on chassis 2

slot 0!

 On the standby MPU in slot 1 of member device 2

<Sysname> boot-loader file chassis2#slot1#flash:/newest.app chassis 2 slot 1 main

This command will set the boot file of the specified board. Continue? [Y/N]:y

The specified file will be used as the main boot file at the next reboot on chassis 2

slot 1!

# Reboot the IRF fabric to validate the upgrade.

<Sysname> reboot

Start to check configuration with next startup configuration file, please wait.

........DONE!

This command will reboot the device. Continue? [Y/N]:y

CAUTION:

 To prevent configuration loss, save the latest configuration changes before you reboot the switch.

 System software images must be saved in the root directory of the storage medium. You can copy or

move system software images to the root directory. For more information about the boot-loader

command, see

Fundamentals Command Reference

in the

HP 7500 Switch Series Command References

3. Install patches

# Download the patch files to the root directory of the storage medium of the active and standby MPUs,

and then install the patch files with the patch install command.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] patch install flash: