H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches - Manual (Page 30)

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The switch uses the main system software image in normal cases, and uses the backup system software
image when the main system software image is invalid.
Follow these steps to set the new main and backup system software images:
1. In the boot menu, type 2 to enter the system software image menu.
Flash:/
Number. Size(B) Time Name
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1 27451869 Jul/29/2010 17:35:17 newest.app
2(*) 31465833 Aug/18/2010 18:19:38 SWITCH000.app
3(-). 203460 Aug/17/2010 14:19:38 old.app
Free space: 6118400 bytes
The current application file is:flash:/SWITCH000.app
The backup application file is:flash:/old.app
All system software images stored in the flash memory are displayed. The file marked with an
asterisk (*) is the current main system software image, and that marked with a hyphen (-) is the
current backup system software image.
2. Set the new main and backup system software images.
• Set the main system software image
Type the number of the file you want to set as the main system software image when you see the
following:
Please input the primary application file number to boot :1
Confirm the name of the system software image you have selected and type Y.
The primary file you selected is flash:/newest.app, are you sure? Yes or No(Y/N):Y
The following information appears:
On reboot, flash:/newest.app will become the default primary application file to boot!
The output shows that you have successfully set the selected file as the new main system software
image.
• Set the backup system software image
The configuration procedure of the backup system software image is the same as that of the main
system software image, except for the following output:
Please input the backup application file number :2
The file you selected is flash:/SWITCH000.app, are you sure? Yes or No(Y/N)y
On reboot, flash:/SWITCH000.app will become the backup application file to boot!
Running the main system software image
Type Y to run the main system software image immediately.
Do you want to run flash:/newest.app now?Yes or No(Y/N)?Y
Starting to get the main application file--flash:/ newest.app!..
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The main application file is self-decompressing................................
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...................................................................... done!OK
System is starting...