Usage procedure

# Check which files are stored and how much space is available on the storage medium of the device.

<boot>dir
Directory of flash:
     0      -rw-      104833  Jan 01 2011 05:46:24     startup.mdb
     1      drw-           -  Jan 03 2011 03:33:27     versionInfo
     2      -rw-        5341  Jan 01 2011 05:46:24     startup.cfg
     3       -rw-     11109376  Jan 03 2011 03:26:14     5900_5920-cmw710-boot-r2432p03.bin 
     4      -rw-        3707  Jan 01 2011 01:26:51     startup.cfg_bak
     5      drw-           -  Jan 01 2011 00:00:24     seclog
     6      drw-           -  Jan 01 2011 00:00:24     diagfile
     7      drw-           -  Jan 01 2011 00:12:20     logfile
     8      -rw-         203  Jan 01 2011 05:28:14     lauth.dat

524288 KB total (147072 KB free)

The output shows that the boot image is present but the system image is not. The available space is 147072 KB, enough for saving the system image.

# Identify the boot image version.

<boot>display version

HPE Comware Software

Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

HPE 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ uptime is 0 weeks, 2 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes
Last reboot reason : Cold reboot

Boot image: flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-boot-r2432p03.bin
Boot image version: 7.1.045, Release 2432P03
  Compiled Sep 16 2014 13:44:42

5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ with 2 Processors
BOARD TYPE:         5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+
DRAM:               2048M bytes
FLASH:              512M bytes

# Configure an IP address and a gateway for the management Ethernet port.

<boot> system-view
[boot] interface m-eth0
[boot-m-eth0] ip address 1.1.1.1 16
[boot-m-eth0] ip gateway 1.1.1.2

# Test the connectivity between the device and the TFTP server.

<boot> ping 1.2.1.1
PING 1.2.1.1 (1.2.1.1): 56 data bytes
56 bytes from 1.2.1.1: seq=0 ttl=128 time=2.243 ms
56 bytes from 1.2.1.1: seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.717 ms
56 bytes from 1.2.1.1: seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.891 ms
56 bytes from 1.2.1.1: seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.745 ms
56 bytes from 1.2.1.1: seq=4 ttl=128 time=0.911 ms
--- 1.2.1.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.717/1.101/2.243 ms

# Download the file system.bin from the TFTP server.

<boot> tftp 1.2.1.1 get system.bin flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-system-r2432p03.bin

# Identify whether the system image matches the boot image.

<boot> display install package flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-system-r2432p03.bin
  flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-system-r2432p03.bin
  [Package]
  Vendor: HPE
  Product: 5900_5920
  Service name: system
  Platform version: 7.1.045
  Product version: Release 2432P03
  Supported board: mpu
  [Component]
  Component: system
  Description: system package

# Load the system image to start the Comware system.

<boot> install load flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-system-r2432p03.bin
Check package flash:/5900_5920-cmw710-system-r2432p03.bin ...
Extracting package ... 

Loading... 
Line aux0 is available.


Press ENTER to get started.

After you press Enter, the following information appears:

<System> 
<System>%Sep 23 18:29:59:777 2014 S58.59 SHELL/5/SHELL_LOGIN: TTY logged in from 
aux0.