Performing An Issu By Using Install Series Commands; Performing An Issu; Obtaining The Software Images Issued In An Ipe File; Installing Or Upgrading Software Images - HP 12500 Configuration Manual

Performing an ISSU by using install series
commands

Performing an ISSU

Obtaining the software images issued in an IPE file

Use FTP or TFTP to download or upload the IPE file to the root directory of a storage medium on the
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active MPU (in standalone mode) or global active MPU (in IRF mode).
Use the display install ipe-info command to view which software images are included in the IPE
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file.
Decompress the IPE file by using the following command in user view:
3.
Task
Decompress an IPE file.

Installing or upgrading software images

When shipped, the device is installed with a boot image, a system image, and some feature images (if
any). To upgrade the device software, you might need to perform one or more of the following tasks:
Upgrade the boot image.
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Upgrade the system image.
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Install new feature images.
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• Upgrade the existing feature images.
Install patch images.
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All these tasks can be implemented by using the install activate command. If you use this command for
an image that does not exist on the device, you install the image. If you use this command for an image
that already exists on the device, you upgrade the image.
Installation and upgrade prerequisites
See "ISSU prerequisites."
Installation and upgrade guidelines
To install or upgrade software images, you must follow the following guidelines as well as the guidelines
described in
To install a new feature image or patch image in standalone mode, you must install it on the active
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MPU first. To upgrade an image, you must upgrade the image on the standby MPU first.
To install an image in IRF mode, you must install the image on the master first. To install an image
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on a member, you must install the image on the active MPU first.
To upgrade an image in IRF mode, you must upgrade the image on one subordinate member first.
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To upgrade an image on a member, you must upgrade the image on the standby MPU first.
"ISSU restrictions and
Command
install add ipe-file medium-name:
guidelines":
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