Hp 5130 Switch Firmware Upgrade -

Boot ROM 1.36 Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loading the main image... The line freezes for 45 seconds. This is the "sweaty palm" zone. Do not power cycle the switch. Do not breathe on it. The 5130 is rewriting its own soul.

You did it. You monster. Here is the dirty secret: Upgrading the firmware wipes your config if you didn't save it.

But you are a professional. You do this:

tftp 192.168.1.100 get 5130_24G_4SFP_7.10.R3238.ipe The cursor blinks. This is where you contemplate your life choices. A 30MB file over 100Mbps Ethernet takes 5 seconds. Over a slow TFTP transfer because your laptop is on WiFi? It takes an eternity. hp 5130 switch firmware upgrade

Now, the scary part:

The system is going to reboot. Continue? [Y/N]: As the switch reboots, the fans spin up to jet-engine volume. The console floods with hex codes. You see:

Actually, no—it usually keeps it. But sometimes, the new firmware deprecates a command. Your fancy ACL that worked on version 5.20 might crash version 7.10. Boot ROM 1

display version HPE Comware Software, Version 7.10.R3238

The 5130 has a USB port. Copy the .ipe to a FAT32 USB stick, plug it into the switch, and type copy usb0:/firmware.ipe flash:/ . It’s faster and less likely to corrupt. Act III: The Surgery (The Boot Loader Whispers) Here is where most guides lie to you. They say: "Just type boot-loader."

boot-loader file flash:/5130_24G_4SFP_7.10.R3238.ipe slot 1 main The switch stares at you. It runs a checksum. If it says "Verification passed," you breathe. If it says "Incompatible version," you cry. (This means you downloaded the wrong hardware variant—the 5130 has EI and SI models. You have the wrong one). Do not power cycle the switch

Happy upgrading. May your latency be low and your checksums match.

System is starting... Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE menu... You ignore that. Ten seconds later, the login prompt appears. You log in.

display version If you see "Comware Software, Version 5.20," you are in the safe zone. Do not do this on a live Friday afternoon. Do it on a Wednesday at 2 PM when nobody is in the office.