HP VPN Firewall Appliances System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide

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Upgrading system software in the Web interface
IMPORTANT:
Upgrading software takes some time. During software upgrade, do not perform any operation on the
W
eb interface. Otherwise, the upgrade might be interrupted.
To upgrade software:
1. Select Device Management > Software Upgrade from the navigation tree.
Figure 13 Software upgrade configuration page
2. Configure upgrade parameters as described in Table 6.
3. Click Apply.
Table 6 Configuration items
Item Descri
p
tion
File
Specify the filename of the local system software image file, which must have the
extension .app or .bin.
File Type
Specify the type of the next-startup system software image:
• Main—The main system software image has higher priority than the backup
system software image at startup.
• Backup–Used at startup if the main system software image is unavailable.
If a file with the same
name already exists,
overwrite it without any
prompt
Specify whether to overwrite the file with the same name.
If you do not select the option, when a file with the same name exists, the system
does not upgrade the software but displays an error message: "The file has
existed."
Reboot after the
upgrade is finished
Specify whether to reboot the device to make the upgraded software take effect
after the system software image is uploaded.