Software Upgrade Commands; Boot-Loader - HP A7500 Series Command Reference Manual

Software upgrade commands

boot-loader

Syntax
In standalone mode:
boot-loader file file-url slot slot-number { main | backup }
In IRF mode:
boot-loader file file-url chassis chassis-number slot slot-number { main | backup }
View
User view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
file file-url: Specifies a file name, a string of 1 to 63 characters. If you enter a relative path here, the
system automatically converts it to an absolute path. The absolute path should contain no more than 63
characters; otherwise, the command cannot be successfully executed. The file name is in the format of
[drive:/]file-name, where the following conditions apply:
The items in square brackets [ ] are optional.
•
drive specifies the storage media of the file. The value is the name of a storage media. If a device
•
has only one storage media, you can execute this command without providing this argument.
• file-name specifies the filename, which usually has the .app suffix.
slot slot-number: Specifies the slot number of a card. (In standalone mode)
• all: Specifies a file as the system software image at the next boot for all member switches of an IRF
fabric.
slot-number: Specifies a file as the system software image at the next boot for a member switch. The
•
slot-number argument is the ID of a member switch of the current IRF fabric.
chassis chassis-number slot slot-number: Specifies a file as the system software image for the next boot of
a card on an IRF member switch. The chassis-number argument refers to the ID of the IRF member switch,
and the slot-number argument refers to the number of the slot where the card resides. (In IRF mode)
main: Specifies a file as the main system software image. A main system software image is used to boot
a device.
backup: Specifies a file as a backup system software image. A backup system software image is used to
boot a device only when a main system software image is unavailable.
Description
In standalone mode
1.
Use the boot-loader command to specify the system software image for the next boot of the active main
processing unit (MPU) and the standby MPU.
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