Release Notes for 07.8.04

Upgrading Software on an M2, M4, or EP Management Module to Release 07.8.04a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Routing

Modules

 

Software Image

Minimum Boot Code

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProCurve 6208M-

 

HPS06636.bin

2

M1B07108.bin or greater

 

SX

 

 

 

recommended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1M1 management modules (without Redundant Management) have been discontinued. 2Does not support Secure Shell (SSH) version 1.

Upgrading Software on an M2, M4, or EP Management Module to Release 07.8.04a

This section explains how to upgrade the software used on M2, M4, and EP redundant management modules on a ProCurve 9304M, ProCurve 9308M, or ProCurve 9315M routing switch to release 07.8.04a.

NOTE: As shown in Table 5, newer software versions require newer versions of boot code. Software versions

use a five-digit number in the format: xx.x.xx; for example, 07.8.04a. Boot code versions use a six-digit number in

the format: xx.xx.xx; for example, 07.06.05.

Different procedures are used to upgrade an M2, M4, or EP management module, depending on the version of software running on the module:

A software release earlier than 07.6.01b

Software release 07.6.01b or greater

NOTE: M1 Management modules (discontinued) do not support software releases 07.x.xx, and are, therefore, not described in this section. The latest software release supported on an M1 management module is 06.6.36.

Restrictions

Software release 07.8.04a requires boot code version 07.06.05 to support all hardware modules and decompress new software images.

A new compression algorithm was introduced in software releases greater than 07.6.01b to generate software images. The new compression algorithm allows a software image to contain more features.

Software release 07.6.01b was introduced as a special release that is used as an intermediate step when you upgrade to a later software release. After you install release 07.6.01b and reboot a routing switch, the switch is able to copy the latest software images to flash memory.

On an M2, M4, or EP redundant management module, boot code is not automatically copied from the active to the standby management module. (However, software code is automatically copied to a standby management module.)

To copy boot code from the active to a standby management module, you must enter the sync boot command.

On a ProCurve 9315M, software release 07.5.04 is the earliest release supported. If a management module is running software earlier than release 07.5.04, you cannot upgrade the module in a 9315M chassis. Instead, you must upgrade it in a 9304M or 9308M chassis.

Upgrading to Software Release 07.8.04a: Overview

To upgrade an M2, M4, or EP management module to release 07.8.04a, you must follow these general steps:

A. Upgrade the boot code on the management module to version 07.06.05. If necessary, use the sync boot command to copy boot code from the active to a standby management module in the routing switch. Then reboot the routing switch to load boot code 07.06.05.

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