Switch Software Downloads - HP ProCurve 2610-PWR Management And Configuration Manual

In this example show
version indicates the
switch has version
R.11.XX in primary flash.
After the boot system
command, show version
indicates that version
R.11.XX is in secondary
flash.
Figure 6-9. Determining the Software Version in Primary and Secondary Flash

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.
Action
Download to Primary
Download to Secondary
Boot from Primary
Boot from Secondary
The different software download options involve different copy commands,
plus
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
ProCurve(config)# show version
Image stamp: /sw/code/build/sw
Aug
R.11.XX
104
Boot Image: Primary
Procurve(config)# boot system flash secondary
Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y
.
.
.
ProCurve> show version
Image stamp: /sw/code/build/sw
Aug
R.11.XX
104
Boot Image: Secondary
Primary/Secondary Memory Access
Menu
Yes
No
Yes
No
xmodem , and tftp . These topics are covered in Appendix A, "File Transfers".
Switch Memory and Configuration
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options
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CLI Web
Browser
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes No
SNMP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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