H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E - Manual (Page 323)

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Step-by-Step Patch Installation
Step-by-Step Patch Installation Task List
Task Remarks
Configuring the Patch File Location Optional
Loading a Patch File Required
Activating Patches Required
Confirming Running Patches Optional
Configuring the Patch File Location
If you save the patch files to other storage media except the CF card on the device, you need to specify
the directory where the patch files locate with the patch-location argument. Then the system loads the
appropriate patch files from the specified directory. If the device has only one storage medium, you do
not need to execute this command.
Follow these steps to configure the patch file location:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Configure the patch file location patch location patch-location
Optional
cfa0: by default
NOTE:
The patch install command changes patch file location specified with the patch location command to the
directory specified by the
patch-location argument of the patch install command. For example, if you
execute the patch location xxx command and then the patch install yyy command, the patch file location
automatically changes from xxx to yyy.
Loading a Patch File
Loading the right patch files is the basis of other hotfixing operations.
CAUTION:
Set the file transfer mode to binary mode before using FTP or TFTP to upload/download patch files
to/from the CF card of the device. Otherwise, patch file cannot be parsed properly.
Follow these steps to load a patch file:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —