INFORMATICS

HP ProCurve 2510-24 firmware upgrade

Firmware location

https://h10145.www1.hpe.com/Downloads/ProductsList.aspx?lang=en&cc=us&prodSeriesId=3356807">https://h10145.www1.hpe.com/Downloads/ProductsList.aspx?lang=en&cc=us&prodSeriesId=3356807

Solution:

Step 1: Obtain Switch Software

To look for Software / Firmware, Warranty, Product Conversions etc. refer the below link:

Click here to access the My Networking Portal .

On finding difficulty to navigate through the My Networking Portal refer below document:

This document provides the below information using the My Networking Portal site:

Steps to search / download router software / firmware.

Step 2: Launch a TFTP Server

http://tftpd32.jounin.net/tftpd32_download.html

HP ProCurve Switches and Routing Switches support TFTP for file transfers. HPE neither endorses nor supports any third party product. TFTP servers with configurable timeout fields are preferable. Please configure a minimum 30 second timeout, and set the Base Directory to point to the path on the hard drive where the firmware file has been saved.

If the network?s administrator does not yet have a TFTP server installed on his or her management workstation, then running a query from a preferred metasearch engine (e.g., Google; Alta Vista) will yield many TFTP server packages, several of which are freeware.

Execute the copy command as shown below:

ProCurve # copy tftp flash 10.28.227.103 Q_10_0x.swiThe primary OS image will be deleted. continue [y/n]? Y03125K

Step 3: Prepare and Update the Switch

First, open a telnet session with the Switch or Routing Switch.

Next, from super user mode (switchprompt#) send a copy of the configuration file to the TFTP server with this command:

copy startup tftp <IP address of TFTP server> config.cfg

HPE strongly advises backing up switch configuration files before software updates, or before changing the running-configuration of the switch. This allows administrators to recover in the rare event of error.

Third, issue the command to update the firmware of the switch:

copy tftp flash <IP address of TFTP server> <case-sensitive firmware filename> <pri | sec>

NOTE: If neither flash is specified in the command, then the primary flash will be updated by default. Should the administrator choose to update secondary flash, first, then he or she may reboot the switch to secondary flash to ensure the stability of the new image. That command is: boot system flash sec.The system must be manually rebooted for the new firmware to take effect.

NOTE: To copy the firmware from one flash to the other, use this command:

copy flash flash <pri | sec>

Step4: Test

Use the show flash command to verify that the new software version is in the expected flash area (primary or secondary)