Upgrading Software In Release 07.6.04 And Later; Upgrading Software (Non-T-Flow) - HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual

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10 Gigabit Ethernet
modules

Upgrading Software in Release 07.6.04 and Later

NOTE: This section applies to software releases 07.6.04 and later. For upgrade information regarding a specific
software release, see the release notes for that release.
Beginning with release 07.6.04, a new and improved compression algorithm is used to generate flash code
images. The new compression algorithm allows the software images to contain more features. Boot code version
07.6.04 and later knows how to decompress and load the new images. Boot code versions earlier than 07.6.04 do
not know how to decompress and load the new images. In addition, flash code versions 07.6.04 and later know
how to copy images that use the new compression method to flash memory. Earlier versions do not.
(To determine which boot code version is running on your device, use the show flash command. The line that
begins "Boot Image size" lists the boot code version, at the end of the line.)
If you are upgrading your device from flash code release 07.6.01b or earlier to release 07.6.04, you must first
upgrade the management module's boot code to version 07.6.04 or later. In addition, you must use flash code
release 07.6.01b or later to copy the 07.6.04 flash code image file to flash memory.
To summarize, if you are upgrading from a pre-07.6.01b release to release 07.6.04 or later:
1. Upgrade the boot code on the management module to version 07.6.04.
2. Upgrade the flash code on the management module to version 07.6.01b, then reload the software.
3. Upgrade the flash code on the management module to version 07.6.04, then reload the software.
If you are upgrading from release 07.6.01b to release 07.6.04 or higher:
1. Upgrade the boot code on the management module to version 07.6.04.
2. Upgrade the flash code on the management module to version 07.6.04, then reload the software.

Upgrading Software (Non-T-Flow)

For easy software image management, all HP devices support the download and upload of software images
between the flash modules on the devices and a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the network.
The management module contains two flash memory modules:
• Primary flash – The default local storage device for image files and configuration files.
• Secondary flash – A second flash storage device. You can use the secondary flash to store redundant
images for additional booting reliability or to preserve one software image while testing another one.
Only one flash device is active at a time. By default, the primary image will become active upon reload.
You can update the software contained on a flash module using TFTP to copy the update image from a TFTP
server onto the flash module. In addition, you can copy software images and configuration files from a flash
module to a TFTP server.
Boot Image
The Gigabit Ethernet modules do not have
boot code separate from the management
module. However, they do have Field-
Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
See the next column.
Updating Software Images and Configuration Files
Flash Image
The modules do not have flash code
separate from the management module.
However, they do have Field-
Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
To determine the versions that are running
on the modules, enter the show flash
command. The version information is
listed separately for each 10 Gigabit
Ethernet module in the chassis.
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