HP A6604 Installation Manual page 130

Step3 Update an application.
Using TFTP, you can download an application file from the server to the router, and overwrite
the original main application file to implement application updating. The updated application file
takes effect when the router reboots.
# Download application file main.bin from the PC to the router.
<HP> tftp 192.168.80.200 get main.bin main.bin
The file main.bin exists. Overwrite it? [Y/N]:y
Verifying server file...
Deleting the old file, please wait...
File will be transferred in binary mode
Downloading file from remote TFTP server, please wait...|
TFTP: 24802996 bytes received in 907 second(s)
File downloaded successfully.
When you download an application file, if the file name already exists on the router, the system
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prompts whether to overwrite the file on the router. You need to choose Y or N for confirmation.
For details about the tftp command, refer to File System Management in the System Volume of
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HP SR6600 Routers User Manual.
You can update a configuration file in the way you update an application file. A configuration file
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can be modified by a text editor. You can modify a configuration file and then download the
modified configuration file to the router, and the modification takes effect after the router
reboots.
Step4 Back up an application file.
Using TFTP, you can back up an application file by uploading it to the PC.
# Upload file main.bin on the router to the server, and save it as main.bin.
<HP> tftp 192.168.80.200 put main.bin main.bin
File will be transferred in binary mode
Sending file to remote TFTP server. Please wait...
TFTP: 24802996 bytes sent in 32 second(s).
File uploaded successfully.
When you back up an application file, if the file name already exists on the server, the system
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overwrites the file on the server directly without any prompt.
For details about the tftp command, refer to File System Management in the System Volume of
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HP SR6600 Routers User Manual.
You can back up a configuration file in the way you back up an application file.
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Updating BootWare and Applications Using FTP
When the application file is large, you can also update it using FTP to save updating and
maintenance time.
As an application layer protocol in the TCP/IP suite, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is mainly used
for file transfer between remote hosts. FTP provides reliable and connection-oriented data
transfer service over TCP. Compared with TFTP, the FTP software is much bigger.
There are two approaches to updating an application file using FTP:
On the BootWare menu. In this approach, the router can serve as the FTP client only.
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