Management and Configuration Guide (Includes ACM xl) 2005-12

ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Management and Configuration Guide 8-3
System Maintenance
• Second, reboot the component using the Alternate Version just downloaded. You can set this to
occur automatically after the download, or you can use the manual reboot. Upon reboot, the
Alternate Version becomes the Current (Installed) version, and the previous Current Version
becomes the Alternate Version. This arrangement provides an easy way to revert to the previous
software.
When the software image is updated, all the system configuration settings are preserved. The exception
to this is the upgrade from software version 3 to software version 4, where some configuration settings,
such as the rights configurations, are not preserved.
Caution:
Before updating system software, you are strongly advised to create a backup of your current
system software. See “Backing Up and Restoring the System Configuration” on page 8-11 for details.
Step 1.
Click MAINT in the Navigation bar to display the Software Setup tab.
Step 2. Click Update Software
The Update Software page appears with the Remote Update tab displayed, as shown in
Figure 8-2.
Figure 8-2. The Update Software page
From the Remote Update page you can initiate a software update from a remote FTP, TFTP, or HTTP
server, or just check to see if any updates are available.