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Restrictions
Software release 07.8.01d requires boot code version 07.06.05 to support all hardware modules and decom-
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press new software images.
A new compression algorithm was introduced in software releases greater than 07.6.01b to generate software
images. The new compression algorithm allows a software image to contain more features.
Software release 07.6.01b was introduced as a special release that is used as an intermediate step when you update
to a later software release. After you install release 07.6.01b and reboot a routing switch, the switch is able to
copy the latest software images to flash memory.
■ On an M2, M4, or EP redundant management module, boot code is not automatically copied from the active
to the standby management module. (However, software code is automatically copied to a standby manage-
ment module.)
To copy boot code from the active to a standby management module, you must enter the sync boot command.
■ On a ProCurve 9315M, software release 07.5.04 is the earliest release supported. If a management module is
running software earlier than release 07.5.04, you cannot update the module in a 9315M chassis. Instead, you
must update it in a 9304M or 9308M chassis.
Updating to Software Release 07.8.01d: Overview
To update an M2, M4, or EP management module to release 07.8.01d, you must follow these general steps:
A. Update the boot code on the management module to version 07.06.05. If necessary, use the sync boot command
to copy boot code from the active to a standby management module in the routing switch. Then reboot the routing
switch to load boot code 07.06.05.
B. If the routing switch is running software EARLIER than release 07.6.01b, copy release 07.6.01b to flash memory.
Then reboot the device to load the 07.6.01b software.
C. Copy release 07.8.01d to flash memory, and reboot the routing switch to load 07.8.01d software.
A. Updating Boot Code on a Management Module to Version 07.06.05
To update the boot code on an M2, M4, or EP management module to version 07.06.05:
1. Store boot code version 07.06.05 (filename: M2B07605.bin) on a TFTP server that the routing switch can access.
2. Enter the following command at the privileged EXEC level of the CLI (for example: HP9300#) to copy the boot
code from the TFTP server into the flash memory of the management module:
copy tftp flash <ip-addr> <image-file-name> boot
3. Verify that the code has been successfully copied by entering the following command at any level of the CLI:
show flash
The boot code version is displayed on the line that begins with "Boot Image size". Ensure that boot code version
07.06.05 is displayed for the active management module.
4. If a standby (redundant) management module is installed in the routing switch, synchronize the boot code on
the standby management module by entering the sync boot command.
Verify that boot code 07.06.05 has been successfully copied on the standby management module by entering the
show flash command.
5. Reboot the routing switch to load boot code 07.06.05.
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