HP A6616 - Page 148

Method 1
Follow these steps to fast update the application files for the standby MPU:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Update the main application file
for the standby MPU
boot-loader update slot slot-
number
Required
Use this command in user view.
The preceding command corresponds to the following steps:
Step1 Copy the main application file of the active MPU to the standby MPU.
Step2 Specify the main application file on the standby MPU as the application file to be used at next
startup.
Step3 Reboot the standby MPU.
This method is applicable no matter whether the main application files of the active and standby
MPUs are of the same version.
For detailed information about the boot-loader update slot slot-number command, refer to
Device Management in the System Volume of HP SR6600 Routers User Manual.
Method 2
Restart the standby MPU and then update the main application file of the standby MPU through
the main menu. For detailed steps, refer to "Updating BootWare and Applications Through a
Serial Interface" on page 6-10, "Updating BootWare and Applications Using TFTP" on page 6-
16, and "Updating BootWare and Applications Using FTP" on page 6-21. The last two ways are
recommended because of their fast operations.
Note that: If you do not know which file is the current main application file, upload the current
main application file from the CF card of the active MPU to the file server through TFTP or FTP
before updating the main application file for the standby MPU.
Method 3
Use the tftp command to download the current main application file to the standby MPU,
specify the file as the main application file, and reboot the standby MPU. Note that:
 The main application files of the active and standby MPUs must have the same version.
 If you do not know which file is the current main application file, upload the current main
application file from the CF card of the active MPU to the file server through TFTP or FTP
before updating the main application file for the standby MPU.
The detailed steps are as follows:
Step1 Use the dir command to view the application file to be updated on the active MPU:
 If any, proceed with operation in Step 2;
 If not, upload the application file to the active MPU through Xmodem, FTP, or TFTP. For details
about uploading an application file, refer to the procedures mentioned above.
Step2 Use the dir command to view the available space in the CF card on the standby MPU. Make
sure there is enough space for the new application.
Step3 Use the tftp command to download the application file from the server to the standby MPU:
 On a device configured with an RPE-X1
<HP>tftp 192.168.80.200 get main.bin slot4#cfa0: /main.bin
File will be transferred in binary mode
Downloading file from remote TFTP server, please wait...|
TFTP: 24384324 bytes received in 101 second(s)