HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Specify a New Boot Image, Show the new system -image

•In the privileged-execute mode, enter install image:file.

image specifies the file resides in the image file-system. file is the name of the image file to install.

Image files must reside in the image file-system and the file name must have the .img extension.

Syntax:

HP-IB#install image:image-file-name

HP-IB# install image:HP-AB291A-Release-1.1.3hp-build020.img Proceed with install? [yes(default) no]

************************* operation completed successfully

The name of the image file will change after it is installed.

NOTE: Only cards with an oper-statusof UPare updated. If a card is down when you run install, or a card is added after running install, bring up the card and run install again. Specify the same image file. If the image is already installed on a card, that card is skipped. Be sure to run boot-configagain so that all cards know to boot off the same system-image.

View a card’s status by using the show card command. For information regarding installing a new card, refer to “Installing the AB286C Host Channel Adapter ” (page 38).

5. Specify a New Boot Image

After a system-image is installed on the system chassis, specify the system-image to use the next time it reboots. Use the boot-configcommand with the name of the system-image.

1.Find the name of your new system image by listing all the image files on the chassis. Enter the dir image command.

HP-IB# dir image

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Existing Boot-Images on System

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slot date-createdsize file-name

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1Tue Jan 13 10:24:35 2004 18905824 HP-AB291A-Release-1.1.3hp-build023.img

1Sun Feb 22 10:24:44 2004 18932637 HP-AB291A-Release-1.1.3hp-build025.img

1Sun Feb 22 10:29:45 2004 13085184 Release-1.1.3hp/build025 HP-IB#

2.Copy the displayed system-image (this will be pasted into the boot-config command).

3.Specify the new boot image.

Enter boot-config primary-image-source, then paste the copied image file name. Syntax:

boot-config primary-image-source image-directory-name

HP-IB# con HP-IB(config)#

HP-IB(config)# boot-config primary-image-source Release-1.1.3hp/build025

4.Show the new system -image.

HP-IB# show boot-config

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System Boot Configuration

================================================================================

slot-id : 1

sw-version : Release-1.1.3hp/build025 last-image-source : Release-1.1.3hp/build025

primary-image-source : Release-1.1.3hp/build025

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