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Saving the running configuration ······························································································································· 103
Configuring configuration rollback ···························································································································· 104
Configuration task list ········································································································································· 104
Configuring configuration archive parameters ································································································ 105
Enabling automatic configuration archiving ····································································································· 106
Manually archiving the running configuration ································································································· 106
Rolling back configuration·································································································································· 106
Specifying a next-startup configuration file ··············································································································· 107
Backing up the main next-startup configuration file to a TFTP server ····································································· 108
Restoring the main next-startup configuration file from a TFTP server ···································································· 109
Deleting a next-startup configuration file ··················································································································· 109
Displaying and maintaining configuration files ········································································································ 110
Upgrading software ················································································································································ 112
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Software types ····················································································································································· 112
Software file naming conventions ······················································································································ 113
Comware image redundancy and loading procedure ··················································································· 113
System startup process ········································································································································ 114
PEX startup process ············································································································································· 115
Upgrade methods ························································································································································ 119
Upgrade restrictions and guidelines ·························································································································· 120
Preparing for the upgrade ·········································································································································· 120
Upgrade task list ·························································································································································· 121
Preloading the BootWare image to BootWare ········································································································ 121
Specifying startup images and completing the upgrade ························································································· 122
Standalone mode ················································································································································ 122
IRF mode ······························································································································································· 123
Restoring or downgrading the BootWare image without using ISSU ···································································· 125
Enabling software synchronization from the active MPU to the standby MPU at startup ···································· 126
Upgrading PEXs ··························································································································································· 126
Preparing for the upgrade ·································································································································· 126
Upgrade procedure ············································································································································ 127
Displaying and maintaining software image settings ······························································································ 128
Non-ISSU software upgrade example (for standalone mode) ················································································ 128
Network requirements ········································································································································· 128
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 129
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 129
Non-ISSU software upgrade example (for IRF mode) ······························································································ 129
Network requirements ········································································································································· 129
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 130
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 131
Non-ISSU PEX upgrade example ······························································································································· 131
Network requirements ········································································································································· 131
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 131
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 132
Performing an ISSU ················································································································································· 133
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ISSU methods ······················································································································································· 133
ISSU commands ··················································································································································· 134
Preparing for ISSU ······················································································································································· 134
Identifying availability of ISSU ··························································································································· 134
Verifying the device operating status ················································································································ 135
Preparing the upgrade images ·························································································································· 135
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