April 26, 2024

Mind of Marcuzio

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Firmware Update on HP Procurve Switches

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Step 1:  Download new firmware from HP at: http://h10144.www1.hp.com/customercare/index.htm

Step 2:  Launch a TFTP Server and put the extracted *.swi firmware file in your TFTP folder.

Step 3: Do yourself a favor and save yourself a headache if something goes wrong.  Backup your current config by doing the following:

  • Open a telnet session and connect to your switch.
  • Enter Super User mode
    • switch>enable
  • The syntax to backup the config is as follows | switch#copy startup tftp <IP address of TFTP Server> <filename>
    • switch#copy startup tftp 192.168.1.10 config.cfg

Step 4: Update the switch by doing the following:

  • Copy the firmware to switch syntax is as follows | switch#copy tftp flash <IP of your TFTP Server> <case-sensitive firmware filename> <primary| secondary>
    • switch#copy tftp flash 192.168.1.10 K_15_16_0005.swi primary

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