Switch Software Downloads - ProCurve 2910al-24g Management And Configuration Manual

1. In this example show
version indicates the
switch has version
W.14.02 in primary flash.
2. After the boot system
command, show version
indicates that version
W.14.01 is in secondary
flash.
Figure 6-9. Determining the Software Version in Primary and Secondary Flash
ProCurve(config)# show version
Image stamp:
Boot Image:
ProCurve(config)# boot system flash secondary
Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y
.
.
.
ProCurve> show version
Image stamp:
Boot Image:

Switch Software Downloads

The following table shows the switch's options for downloading a software
version to flash and booting the switch from flash
Table 6-1. Primary/Secondary Memory Access
Action
Download to Primary
Download to Secondary
Boot from Primary
Boot from Secondary
The different software download options involve different copy commands,
plus xmodem, usb, and tftp. These topics are covered in Appendix A, "File
Transfers".
Download Interruptions. In most cases, if a power failure or other cause
interrupts a flash image download, the switch reboots with the image previ­
ously stored in primary flash. In the unlikely event that the primary image is
corrupted, as a result of an interruption, the switch will reboot from secondary
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options
/sw/code/build/info(s02)
Sept 01 2008 14.03.06
W.14.02
45
Primary
/sw/code/build/info(s01)
Sept 01 2008 11.14.33
W.14.01
56
Secondary
Menu CLI
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Switch Memory and Configuration
Web SNMP
Browser
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
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