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Software types ·················································································································· 102
Software file naming conventions ························································································· 102
Comware image redundancy and loading procedure ································································ 102
System startup process ······································································································ 103
Upgrade methods ···················································································································· 104
Upgrade procedure summary ····································································································· 104
Preparing for the upgrade ·········································································································· 105
Preloading the Boot ROM image to Boot ROM ·············································································· 105
Specifying startup images and completing the upgrade ··································································· 105
Specifying startup images for all devices in bulk ······································································ 105
Specifying startup images for devices one by one ···································································· 106
Displaying and maintaining software image settings ······································································· 107
Software upgrade examples ······································································································· 108
Example of software upgrade through a reboot ······································································· 108
Patch installation example··································································································· 109
Performing an ISSU ······································································ 111
Overview ································································································································ 111
ISSU methods ·················································································································· 111
ISSU commands ··············································································································· 111
Feature and software version compatibility ···················································································· 112
Preparing for ISSU ··················································································································· 112
Identifying availability of ISSU and licensing requirements························································· 112
Verifying the device operating status ····················································································· 112
Preparing the upgrade images ····························································································· 112
Identifying requirements for a patch or an upgrade to a middle version ········································ 112
Identifying the ISSU method ································································································ 113
Verifying feature status ······································································································· 113
Determining the upgrade procedure ······················································································ 113
Understanding ISSU guidelines ···························································································· 114
Logging in to the device through the console port ···································································· 114
Saving the running configuration ·························································································· 114
Performing an ISSU by using issu commands ··············································································· 114
Upgrading a multichassis IRF fabric ······················································································ 114
Upgrading a single-chassis IRF fabric ··················································································· 116
Performing an ISSU by using install commands ············································································· 117
ISSU task list ···················································································································· 117
Decompressing an .ipe file ·································································································· 117
Installing or upgrading software images ················································································· 117
Uninstalling feature or patch images ····················································································· 118
Rolling back the running software images ·············································································· 118
Aborting a software activate/deactivate operation ···································································· 119
Committing software changes ······························································································ 119
Verifying software images ··································································································· 119
Removing inactive software images ······················································································ 120
Displaying and maintaining ISSU ································································································ 120
Troubleshooting ISSU ··············································································································· 121
Failure to execute the issu load/issu run switchover/issu commit/install activate/install deactivate
command························································································································· 121
ISSU examples for using issu commands ····················································································· 121
Software image upgrade to a compatible version ····································································· 121
Software image upgrade to an incompatible version ································································ 123
Software image rollback example ························································································· 125
ISSU examples for using install commands ··················································································· 128
Software image upgrade example ························································································ 128
Software image rollback example ························································································· 130
Managing the device ····································································· 132
Device management task list ······································································································ 132
Configuring the device name ······································································································ 132
Configuring the system time ······································································································· 133
Specifying the system time source ························································································ 133
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