Redundancy (Switches 8200zl)

Downloading a New Software Version

(you can verify this using the show redundancy over to the management module running the command:

command), you can now switch newer software with this

ProCurve# redundancy switchover

This causes a switchover to the management module that received the new software version, which becomes the active management module. This method incurs the least amount of network downtime for booting. If downtime is not an issue, use the boot system command. Both management modules will then be running the new software version.

Potential Software Version MismatchesAfter Downloading

When a new software version is downloaded to the active management module, it is immediately copied to the corresponding flash (primary or secondary) in the standby management module unless redundancy has been disabled. If the standby management module is rebooted, it will be running a different software version than the active management module. You can direct the standby module to boot from the non-corresponding flash image that has a different software version during the actual reboot process of the standby module when the prompt to select the Boot Profile appears.

Standby Console# show flash

Date

Version Build #

Image

Size(Bytes)

--------------- -------- ------- -------

Primary Image : 7493854 03/21/07 K.12.XX 1617

Secondary Image : 7463821

03/05/07 K.12.XX

351

Boot Rom Version: K.12.03

 

 

Default Boot

: Primary

 

 

Boot Profiles:

0.Monitor ROM Console

1.Primary Software Image

2.Secondary Software Image

You can select which flash to boot from at this point in the boot process.

Select profile(primary): 2

Indicates the default boot choice

Booting Secondary Software Image

Figure 15-10. Booting the Standby Management Module to Secondary Flash

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