Firmware Upgrade - Hp 5130 Switch

display version HPE Comware Software, Version 7.10.R3238

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. hp 5130 switch firmware upgrade

Happy upgrading. May your latency be low and your checksums match. display version HPE Comware Software, Version 7

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

reboot The console spits out:

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.

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."