HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHDD-TE, February 2006)

38 Performing basic maintenance
3. Using the firmwareDownload command, point to the xpath_rk… file by entering the following
command. Using the above file example, if it was placed in /tmp on the FTP server with IP address
10.20.30.40 and login name “user” and password “pass”, then the command is:
You can also use Advanced Web Tools to perform this installation by pointing to the same file.
4. During the above process the telnet session is lost, because this installation process automatically
reboots the MP Router several times. During this time, a new recovery kernel is installed, as well as the
corresponding Base image. With the example files above, at the end of the installation process, the MP
Router will have recovery kernel v1.4.1 installed along with XPath OS 7.3.0.
5. The entire process takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. If you want to follow the progress of the
installation, connect to the serial port if it is available.
The Multiprotocol Router will now be running XPath OS 7.3.0.
NOTE: You can use a one-step upgrade from XPath OS 7.3.0 to 7.4.0 by using the
firmwareDownload command.
Place the following files, included with the XPath release, in the same directory on the FTP server. Keep
each XPath release in its own directory.
For XPath OS 7.3.0, the recovery kernel version is 1.4.1. For XPath OS 7.4.0, the recovery kernel version is
1.5.2.
• install-os.osu
• xpath_rk_1.4.1 (or 1.5.2)
• xpath_os_v7.3.0 (or v7.4.0)
In addition, for 7.4.x
• - xpath_rkb_1.5.2
During this process, the telnet session is lost because the installation process automatically reboots the MP
Router several times. During this time, a new recovery kernel is installed, as well as the corresponding base
image.
The entire process takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. To follow the progress of the installation,
connect to the serial port, if it is available.
# version
RPG file server : 192.168.194.26
Root directory : /dump/74_73_downgrade
FTP username : root
FTP password : ******
Download protocol : ftp
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Installed Packages:
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Package Name : xpath_os_v7.3.0c
Installed from : bank1
Installed date : Sep 8 15:39
Administrative status : (1)
Primary status : up
Secondary status : installed and running
Disk usage on root fs - Total: 198 Mbytes, Free: 99 Mbytes.
admin> firmwaredownload 10.20.30.40 user /tmp/xpath_rk_1.4.1 pass