HP Router Service Modules Series - HP SECBLADENSM-CMW520-R3109P03 Release Notes

Appendix B Upgrading software

This chapter describes how to upgrade system software while the HP SecBlade NetStream

card is operating normally or when the NetStream card cannot correctly start up.

Hardware compatibility

Table 7 describes the compatibility of the NetStream card and network devices.

Table 7 Hardware compatibility

Product

code

RMN

Silkscreen

HP description

JD254A

LSQ1NSMSC0

HP 7500 NetStream Monitoring Module

JD246A

LSR1NSM1A1

HP 9500 NetStream Monitoring Module

JC642A

LST1NSM1A1

HP 12500 NetStream Monitoring Module

NOTE:

The following example was created and verified on the NetStream card LSQ1NSMSC0 that

is installed on an 7506 switch.

System software types

The NetStream card system software includes BootWare image, system software images,

and configuration files.

This chapter describes how to upgrade the system software images and configuration files.

BootWare images

The BootWare image comprises a basic section and an extended section. The basic

section is the minimum code that bootstraps the system. The extended section enables

hardware initialization and provides system management menus. You can use these

menus to load software and the startup configuration file or manage files when the

NetStream card cannot correctly start up.

NOTE:

Generally, there is no need to upgrade the BootWare program independently. The

NetStream card uses the shipped BootWare program.

System software images

System software images are used at startup. The NetStream card supports three types of

system software images:

 Main system software image—Used by default.

 Backup system software image—Used when the main system software image is invalid.