HP ProCurve 2810 Series User Manual

Switch Memory and Configuration
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options
ProCurve(config)# show version
Image stamp: /sw/code/build/bass(ppne_swt)
1. In this example show
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version indicates the
switch has version
N.10.XX in primary flash.
Boot Image: Primary
Build Options: QA
W
atchdog: ENABLED
ProCurve(config)# boot system flash secondary
2. After the boot system
Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y
command, show version
indicates that version
N.10.XX is in secondary
flash.
/sw/code/build/bass(ppne_swt)
Mar 17 2006 11:44:02
N.10.XX
2624
Secondary
QA
ENABLED
ProCurve(config)#
N.10.XX
2624
ProCurve(config)# show version
Image stamp:
Boot Image:
Build Options:
W
atchdog:
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. Primary/Secondary Memory Access
Action Menu CLI Web
Browser
SNMP
Download to Primary Yes Yes Yes Yes
Download to Secondary No Yes No Yes
Boot from Primary Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boot from Secondary No Yes No Yes
The different software download options involve different copy commands,
plus xmodem, and tftp. These topics are covered in Appendix A, “File Trans-
fers”.
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
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HP ProCurve 2810 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	ProCurve 2810 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English