HP 7500/E7900 Switches and Fabric Modules - 7500-CMW520-R6708 Release Notes

1. Upgrade Boot ROM

# Upgrade the Boot ROM program of the active MPU of the IRF fabric.

<Sysname> bootrom update file flash:/newboot.btw chassis 1 slot 0

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s),

Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating bootrom, please wait...

Start accessing bootflash chip...

Bootrom update succeeded in chassis 1 slot 0.

# Upgrade the Boot ROM program of each standby MPU of the IRF fabric.

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

<Sysname> bootrom update file chassis1#slot1#flash:/newboot.btw chassis 1 slot 1

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s), Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating bootrom, please wait...

Start accessing bootflash chip...

Bootrom update succeeded in chassis 1 slot 1.

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

<Sysname> bootrom update file chassis2#slot0#flash:/newboot.btw chassis 2 slot 0

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s), Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating bootrom, please wait...

Start accessing bootflash chip...

Bootrom update succeeded in chassis 2 slot 0.

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

<Sysname> bootrom update file chassis2#slot1#flash:/newboot.btw chassis 2 slot 1

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s), Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating bootrom, please wait...

Start accessing bootflash chip...

Bootrom update succeeded in 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

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!