Enabling Automatic System Software Updating - HP A7503 Configuration Manual

Follow these steps to specify the preservation time of the bridge MAC address of an IRF fabric:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable the IRF fabric to preserve
its bridge MAC address
permanently even after the master
leaves
Enable the IRF fabric to preserve
its bridge MAC address for six
minutes after the master leaves
Enable the IRF fabric to change its
bridge MAC address as soon as
the master leaves
CAUTION:
Bridge MAC address change can cause transient traffic interruption.
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If two IRF fabrics have the same bridge MAC address, they cannot be merged into one IRF fabric.
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Enabling automatic system software updating

• When you add a switch to the IRF fabric, the automatic system software updating function
compares the software versions of the switch and the IRF master. If the versions are different, the
switch automatically downloads the system software image from the master, sets the downloaded
file as the system software image for the next reboot, and automatically reboots with the new system
software to re-join the IRF fabric.
If this function is disabled, you must manually ensure that the joining switch uses the same system
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software as the master switch. If not, the switch cannot join the IRF fabric.
Follow these steps to enable an IRF fabric to automatically synchronize system software of the master to
the switch you are adding to the IRF fabric:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable an IRF fabric to
automatically synchronize system
software of the master to the
switch you are adding to the IRF
fabric
CAUTION:
Make sure that the switch you are adding to the IRF fabric is compatible with the software version
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running on the master switch. If not, the automatic system software upgrading function cannot correctly
work.
Check that the switch has efficient space for the new system software.
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• Changing the operating mode from IRF to standalone can cause the loss of the irf auto-update enable
command configuration, even if you have saved the configuration.
Use the command...
system-view
irf mac-address persistent always
irf mac-address persistent timer
undo irf mac-address persistent
Use the command...
system-view
irf auto-update enable
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Remarks
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Optional
By default, the IRF fabric
preserves its bridge MAC
address permanently even after
the master leaves.
Remarks
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Optional
Disabled by default.