Upgrading Bootware Without Performing Issu - HP 5830 Series Configuration Manual

Upgrading method
Upgrading without
performing ISSU
Installing hotfixes
Performing ISSU
Upgrading from the Boot
menu
This chapter only covers upgrading software from the CLI without performing ISSU.

Upgrading BootWare without performing ISSU

Step
1. Use FTP or TFTP to transfer the
BootWare image to the root
directory of a member
switch's flash.
2. Copy the image to the root
directory of each member
device's flash in user view.
3. Enter system view.
4. Enable BootWare image
validity check.
Software types Remarks
•
BootWare image
• This method is disruptive. You must reboot the entire device
System software
to complete the upgrade.
image (excluding
patches)
Hotfixes (called "patches" in this document) repair software
defects without requiring a reboot or service disruption.
System software
images
Hotfixes do not add new features to system software
images.
The ISSU method is an easy, safe method for software
upgrade. It realizes in-service upgrade by using the
active/standby switchover mechanism for the master
device and the hotfix feature for subordinate devices.
System software
images ISSU completes upgrading the whole system with four
commands, and provides display commands to help you
verify version compatibility and upgrade process state.
For more information, see
Use this method when the device cannot correctly start up.
For information about this upgrading method, see the
release notes for your switch.
•
BootWare image
•
System software
Upgrading an IRF fabric from the CLI rather than the Boot
images
menu.
The Boot menu method increases the service downtime,
because it requires that you upgrade the member devices one
by one.
Command
See "Configuring
"Configuring TFTP."
copy fileurl-source fileurl-dest
system-view
bootrom-update security-check
enable
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"Performing
IMPORTANT:
Remarks
FTP" or
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optional.
By default, the validity check
function is enabled.
This feature examines the upgrade
BootWare image for version and
hardware incompatibility to ensure
a successful upgrade.
ISSU."