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Software upgrade commands· 1

boot-loader file· 1

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Software upgrade commands

As a best practice, store the startup images in the factory default file system. If you store the startup images in a hot swappable storage medium, do not remove the hot swappable storage medium during the startup process. Support for swappable storage media depends on the device model.

boot-loader file

Use boot-loader file to specify startup image files.

Syntax

boot-loader file boot filename system filename [ feature filename&<1-30> ] { backup | main }

boot-loader file ipe-filename { backup | main [ undecompressed ] }

Views

User view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

boot: Specifies a boot image file.

system: Specifies a system image file.

feature: Specifies a space-separated list of up to 30 feature image files.

filename: Specifies a .bin file in the filesystemname/filename.bin format. The file must be stored in the root directory of a file system on the device. Excluding the file system location section (if any), the value string can have a maximum of 63 characters. For more information about specifying a file, see file system management in Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

ipe-filename: Specifies an .ipe image package file in the filesystemname/filename.ipe format. The file must be stored in the root directory of a file system on the device. Excluding the file system location section (if any), the value string can have a maximum of 63 characters. For more information about specifying a file, see file system management in Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

backup: Specifies the files as backup startup image files. Backup images are used only when main images are not available.

main: Specifies the files as main startup image files. The device always first attempts to start up with main startup files.

undecompressed: Specifies the IPE file as the main startup image file without decompressing it. If you do not specify this keyword, the device decompresses the IPE file and then sets the decompressed .bin files as the main startup image files. As a best practice, do not specify this keyword if the device has sufficient storage space.

Usage guidelines

The boot-loader file command overwrites the entire startup image list. To add new startup feature images, specify all feature image files in the old startup image list, including feature image files. The new startup image list will contain only the feature image files that are specified in the command.

Before you specify startup image files, register and activate a license for each upgrade image that requires a license. If a license-based software image lacks a license, the command execution result is as follows:

·     If .bin files are specified, the command cannot be executed.

·     If an .ipe file is specified, the command sets all images as startup images except for the image that does not have a license.

For more information about licensing, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

To load the specified startup software images, you must reboot the system.

Incremental patches cannot be installed by using the boot-loader file command.

If the device does not have sufficient storage space, you can specify the undecompressed keyword. The device sets the IPE file as the main startup image file without decompressing it and sets the current main startup image files as the backup startup image files. The device decompresses the IPE file upon reboot, loads the decompressed .bin files as the main startup image files, and deletes the IPE file. If the device fails to decompress the IPE file or load the decompressed .bin files, it loads the backup startup image files.

 

	NOTE: The system will verify the digital signature of the specified images before it updates the startup image list with the specified images. If the digital signature verification fails, the system will not update the startup image list and you will receive a digital signature verification failure message.

 

Examples

# Specify flash:/all.ipe as the main startup image file.

<Sysname> boot-loader file flash:/all.ipe main

Verifying the file flash:/all.ipe on the device.............Done.

H3C WA6526E Switch images in IPE:

  boot.bin

  system.bin

This command will set the main startup software images. Continue? [Y/N]:Y

Add images to the device.

File flash:/boot.bin already exists on the device.

File flash:/system.bin already exists on the device.

Overwrite or rename the new file? [Yes/No/Rename]: R

Please input the file name (*.bin)[boot_1.bin]

(To use the recommended file name, press the Enter key):

Decompressing file boot.bin to flash:/boot_1.bin........................Done.

Please input the file name (*.bin)[system_1.bin]

(To use the recommended file name, press the Enter key):system_backup.bin

Decompressing file system.bin to flash:/system_backup.bin...........................Done.

Verifying the file flash:/boot_1.bin on the device...Done.

Verifying the file flash:/system_backup.bin on the device.............Done.

The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device..

# Specify flash:/boot.bin and flash:/system.bin as the main startup boot and system image files.

<Sysname> boot-loader file boot flash:/boot.bin system flash:/system.bin main

This command will set the main startup software images. Continue? [Y/N]:Y

The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.

 

Related commands

display boot-loader

display boot-loader

Use display boot-loader to display current software images and startup software images.

Syntax

display boot-loader

Views

Any view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

network-operator

Examples

# Display the current software images and startup software images.

<Sysname> display boot-loader

Software images on the device:

Current software images:

  flash:/boot.bin

  flash:/system.bin

Main startup software images:

  flash:/boot.bin

  flash:/system.bin

Backup startup software images:

  flash:/boot.bin

  flash:/system.bin

# Display the current software images and startup software images.

<Sysname> display boot-loader

Software images on the device:

Current software images:

  Image                 Version

  flash:/boot.bin       Release 0053

  flash:/system.bin     Release 0053

Main startup software images:

  Image                 Version

  flash:/boot.bin       Releae 0054

  flash:/system.bin     Releae 0054

Backup startup software images:

  Image                 Version

  flash:/boot.bin       --

  flash:/system.bin     --

Table 1 Command output

Field	Description
Current software images	Comware images that have been loaded.
Main startup software images	Primary Comware images for the next startup.
Image	Image name.
Version	Image version. If an image is corrupted or deleted, this field displays two hyphens (--).
Backup startup software images	Backup Comware images for the next startup. If the backup startup software images are not specified, this field displays None.

 

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boot-loader file