Bootware upgrade example – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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To disable password recovery capability:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Disable password recovery
capability.

undo password-recovery enable

Enabled by default.

When password recovery capability is disabled, you cannot downgrade the software configuration of

the device to a version that does not support the capability through the BootWare menus. You can do so

at the CLI, but the BootWare menu password configured becomes effective again.

BootWare upgrade example

You can use one of the following methods to upgrade the BootWare:

Use the Serial submenu to load and run a system software image and upgrade the BootWare.

Use the Ethernet submenu to load and run a system software image and upgrade the BootWare.

Use the BootWare Operation menu to upgrade the BootWare from the console port.

Use the BootWare Operation menu to upgrade the BootWare from the Ethernet port.

At the CLI, use the boot-loader file command to load and run a system software image and
upgrade the BootWare.

At the CLI, use the bootrom update file command to directly upgrade the BootWare.

Among these methods, only the two methods using the BootWare Operation menu upgrade the entire

BootWare. All other methods upgrade only the extended BootWare segment. This example describes

how to use the BootWare Operation menu to upgrade the BootWare from the Ethernet port.

1.

In the EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu, enter 6.

===========================<EXTEND-BOOTWARE MENU>===========================

|<1> Boot System |

|<2> Enter Serial SubMenu |

|<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu |

|<4> File Control |

|<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration |

|<6> BootWare Operation Menu |

|<7> Clear Super Password |

|<8> Storage Device Operation |

|<9> Product Special Operation |

|<0> Reboot |

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

Ctrl+Z: Enter EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU

Ctrl+F: Format File System

Enter your choice(0-9): 6

2.

In the BootWare Operation menu, enter 4.

=========================<BootWare Operation Menu>==========================

|Note:the operating device is cfa0 |

|<1> Backup Full BootWare |

|<2> Restore Full BootWare |

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