Software Upgrade Through A System Reboot; Upgrading Boot Rom Through A System Reboot - HP A7500 Series Configuration Manual

Upgrade method
Software upgrade by
installing hotfixes
In-Service Software
Upgrade (ISSU)

Software upgrade through a system reboot

Upgrading Boot ROM through a system reboot

Follow these steps to upgrade Boot ROM:
Copy the Boot ROM image to the root directory of the device's storage media by using FTP or
1.
TFTP.
Specify the Boot ROM image to be used at the next boot at the CLI.
2.
Reboot the device to make the specified Boot ROM image take effect.
3.
Follow these steps to upgrade Boot ROM:
To do...
Read, restore, back up, or upgrade
Boot ROM on cards (in standalone
mode)
Read, restore, back up, or upgrade
Boot ROM on a card of the
specified member switch (in IRF
mode)
CAUTION:
In standalone mode, to execute the bootrom command successfully, save the Boot ROM image in the
storage media's root directory on the active main processing unit (MPU).
In IRF mode, to execute the bootrom command successfully, save the Boot ROM image in an MPU's root
directory of the storage media on a specified member switch.
Upgrade object Description
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System software
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System software
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Use the command...
bootrom { backup | read | restore
| update file file-url } slot
slot-number-list [ all | part ]
bootrom { backup | read | restore
| update file file-url } chassis
chassis-number slot slot-number-list
[ all | part ]
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Hotfix is a fast, cost-effective method to repair software
defects of a device.
Compared with software version upgrade, hotfix can
upgrade the software without interrupting the running
services of the device. In other words, it can repair the
software defects of the current version without rebooting
the device.
The patch files match the switch model and software
version. If they are not matched, the hotfixing operation
fails.
ISSU enables software upgrade and ensures continues
packet forwarding.
For more information, see the chapter "ISSU
configuration."
Remarks
Required
All contents of the Boot ROM
image are operated if the all and
part keywords are not specified.
Available in user view.
Required
All contents of the Boot ROM
image are operated if the all and
part keywords are not specified.
Available in user view.