Activating Patches; Confirm Running Patches - 3Com 4210G Series Configuration Manual

Set the file transfer mode to binary mode before using FTP or TFTP to upload/download patch files
to/from the flash of the device. Otherwise, patch file cannot be parsed properly.
Follow the steps below to load a patch file:
Enter system view
Load the patch file on from the storage medium
to the specified memory patch area

Activating Patches

After you activate a patch, the patch will take effect and is in the test-run stage. After the device is reset
or rebooted, the patch becomes invalid.
If you find that an ACTIVE patch is of some problem, you can reboot the device to deactivate the patch,
so as to avoid a series of running faults resulting from patch error.
Follow the steps below to activate patches:
To do...
Enter system view
Activate the specified patches

Confirm Running Patches

After you confirm the running of a patch, the patch state becomes RUNNING, and the patch is in the
normal running stage. After the device is reset or rebooted, the patch is still valid.
Follow the steps below to confirm the running of patches:
To do...
Enter system view
Confirm the running of the
specified patches
This operation is applicable to patches in the ACTIVE state only.
To do...
system-view
patch active patch-number slot slot-number
Use the command...
system-view
patch run patch-number [ slot
slot-number ]
Use the command...
system-view
patch load slot slot-number
Use the command...
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