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1. Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

Kudos

MVP

Richard Litchfield

Posted May 29, 2021 09:32 AM

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystems
Directory of cfa0: (VFAT)
   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe
   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip
   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz
   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile
   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey
   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat
   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license
   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile
   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin
  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog
  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey
  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg
  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb
  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip

252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
The file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:y
Deleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...
Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin
<MSR3012>dir
Directory of cfa0: (VFAT)
   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe
   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip
   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz
   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile
   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey
   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat
   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license
   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile
   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog
   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey
  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg
  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb
  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip

252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe main
Verifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.
HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:
  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin
  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin
  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin
  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin
  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin
This command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:y
Add images to the device.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.
The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.
Decompression completed.
You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.
Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dir
Directory of cfa0: (VFAT)
   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip
   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz
   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile
   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey
   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat
   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license
   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile
   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin
   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin
   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin
  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin
  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin
  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog
  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey
  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg
  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb
  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip

252164 KB total (157432 KB free)

<MSR3012>display boot
Software images on the device:
Current software images:
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
Main startup software images:
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin
Backup startup software images:
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin
  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

------------------------------
Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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2. RE: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

Kudos

manuel.bitzi

Posted Aug 13, 2021 09:28 AM

I know that problem. But there is another way I used. The IPE file is nothing then an ZIP file. You can extract it on your computer with a ZIP-Reader and get the *.bin files. Then copy the bin-files to the router and use the boot-loader command to set the new files as main startup image and the old ones as backup startup images. then reboot the switch. with that one you have enough space left and both images on the router for main and backup.

regards
Manuel

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Manuel Bitzi
------------------------------

Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: May 29, 2021 09:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystemsDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.binThe file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:yDeleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe mainVerifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binThis command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:yAdd images to the device.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.Decompression completed.You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157432 KB free)<MSR3012>display bootSoftware images on the device:Current software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.binMain startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binBackup startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

------------------------------
Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
------------------------------

3. RE: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

Kudos

MVP GURU

parnassus

Posted Aug 13, 2021 10:37 AM

"The IPE file is nothing then an ZIP file. You can extract it on your computer with a ZIP-Reader and get the *.bin files."

Really? AFAIK dearchiving an IPE file is not that easy.

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Davide Poletto
------------------------------

Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 13, 2021 09:28 AM
From: Manuel Bitzi
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

I know that problem. But there is another way I used. The IPE file is nothing then an ZIP file. You can extract it on your computer with a ZIP-Reader and get the *.bin files. Then copy the bin-files to the router and use the boot-loader command to set the new files as main startup image and the old ones as backup startup images. then reboot the switch. with that one you have enough space left and both images on the router for main and backup.

regards
Manuel

------------------------------
Manuel Bitzi

Original Message:
Sent: May 29, 2021 09:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystemsDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.binThe file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:yDeleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe mainVerifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binThis command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:yAdd images to the device.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.Decompression completed.You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157432 KB free)<MSR3012>display bootSoftware images on the device:Current software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.binMain startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binBackup startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

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Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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4. RE: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

Kudos

MVP

Richard Litchfield

Posted Aug 13, 2021 11:33 AM

That could be really useful. I looked into the IPE file with 7Zip and could see files - but not .bin files. Could you post some more details please Manuel?

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Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 13, 2021 09:28 AM
From: Manuel Bitzi
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

I know that problem. But there is another way I used. The IPE file is nothing then an ZIP file. You can extract it on your computer with a ZIP-Reader and get the *.bin files. Then copy the bin-files to the router and use the boot-loader command to set the new files as main startup image and the old ones as backup startup images. then reboot the switch. with that one you have enough space left and both images on the router for main and backup.

regards
Manuel

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Manuel Bitzi

Original Message:
Sent: May 29, 2021 09:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystemsDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.binThe file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:yDeleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe mainVerifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binThis command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:yAdd images to the device.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.Decompression completed.You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157432 KB free)<MSR3012>display bootSoftware images on the device:Current software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.binMain startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binBackup startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

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Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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5. RE: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

Kudos

MVP GURU

parnassus

Posted Aug 16, 2021 04:16 AM

Same here (IPE archive's content can't be fully extracted) so I'm curious too.

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Davide Poletto
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Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 13, 2021 11:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

That could be really useful. I looked into the IPE file with 7Zip and could see files - but not .bin files. Could you post some more details please Manuel?

------------------------------
Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 13, 2021 09:28 AM
From: Manuel Bitzi
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

I know that problem. But there is another way I used. The IPE file is nothing then an ZIP file. You can extract it on your computer with a ZIP-Reader and get the *.bin files. Then copy the bin-files to the router and use the boot-loader command to set the new files as main startup image and the old ones as backup startup images. then reboot the switch. with that one you have enough space left and both images on the router for main and backup.

regards
Manuel

------------------------------
Manuel Bitzi

Original Message:
Sent: May 29, 2021 09:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystemsDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.binThe file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:yDeleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe mainVerifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binThis command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:yAdd images to the device.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.Decompression completed.You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157432 KB free)<MSR3012>display bootSoftware images on the device:Current software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.binMain startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binBackup startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

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Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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6. RE: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space
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GorazdKikelj

Posted Jan 19, 2022 11:48 AM

The safest was is to use USB stick. Copy .ipe file to stick and unpack it on stick with boot-loader command

<MSR3012-02>boot-loader file usba0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0809P33.ipe slot 1 main
Verifying the file usba0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0809P33.ipe on slot 1.......................Done.
HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:
msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin
This command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot any MPU during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:y
Add images to slot 1.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin to usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin............Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin to usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin..............................................Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin to usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin...Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin to usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin......Done.
Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin to usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin.....Done.
Verifying the file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin on slot 1......Done.
Verifying the file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin on slot 1..............Done.
Verifying the file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin on slot 1.....Done.
Verifying the file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin on slot 1.....Done.
Verifying the file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin on slot 1.....Done.
The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on slot 1.
Decompression completed.
You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.
Do you want to delete usba0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0809P33.ipe now? [Y/N]:n

Copy unpacked bin files to flash



copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin
Copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin? [Y/N]:y
Copying file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin......... Done.
<MSR3012-02>copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin
Copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin? [Y/N]:y
Copying file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin..... Done.
<MSR3012-02>copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin
Copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin? [Y/N]:y
Copying file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin... Done.
<MSR3012-02>copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin
Copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin? [Y/N]:y
Copying file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin........................................................... Done.
<MSR3012-02>copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin
Copy usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin? [Y/N]:y
Copying file usba0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0809p33.bin.... Done.

Set new boot files for startup

boot-loader file boot cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin system
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin feature cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809
p33.bin cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin all main
This command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot any MPU during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:y
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin on slot 1...Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin on slot 1...Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin on slot 1....Done.
Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin on slot 1..........................Done.
The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on slot 1.
<MSR3012-02>displ boot
Software images on slot 1:
Current software images:
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin
Main startup software images:
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0809p33.bin
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0809p33.bin
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0809p33.bin
cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0809p33.bin
Backup startup software images:
None
<MSR3012-02>reboot

After reboot and testing you are good to delete old .bin files. No drama, no risk :-)

Best, Gorazd

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Gorazd Kikelj
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Original Message

Original Message:
Sent: May 29, 2021 09:32 AM
From: Richard Litchfield
Subject: Comware 7 MSR Router upgrade with no space

The Problem - insufficient space in router flash

I has some new firmware to install on an MSR3012 router running Comware 7, but there was not enough free space. The process involves copying the large IPE file containing all the BIN files, but that means having at least three time more space on the flash that the IPE:

original BIN files (current firmware)
new IPE file
space for the extracted BIN files (new firmware)

As you can see from this view, there is simply not enough space.

<MSR3012>dir /all-filesystemsDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 01:28:01   logfile   8 -rw-     7662592 Jun 21 2019 22:50:16   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin   9 -rw-     3461120 Jun 21 2019 22:51:06   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin  10 -rw-      530432 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  11 -rw-    67052544 Jun 21 2019 22:50:36   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  12 -rw-     1300480 Jun 21 2019 22:51:04   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  13 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  14 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  15 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  16 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  17 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (79294 KB free)

The "brave" solution

As the snobby waiter said to me in a fancy restaurant after I selected tap water over the other expensive offerings, "that's a brave choice, sir."

Don't try this on a whim; if things go wrong, it could be a messy exercise getting the router back online, because this process deletes the files used for fallback.

Process

Delete all the current firmware version BIN files from the flash - they are now running in memory.
Run the upgrade with the new firmware IPE file.
Check for successful completion.
Reboot the router.

Steps

Delete the existing BIN files. You may want to FTP them off first, just in case something goes wrong...

msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin
msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin

Use the following example:

<MSR3012>delete /unreserved msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.binThe file cannot be restored. Delete cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin? [Y/N]:yDeleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...Deleting file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin... Done.

You should also empty the recycle bin in case there are other deleted files taking up space.

<MSR3012>reset recycle-bin<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-    96491520 May 29 2021 01:01:31   MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe   1 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   2 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   3 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   4 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   5 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   6 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   7 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   8 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog   9 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  10 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  11 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  12 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157428 KB free)

Run the upgrade process with the new IPE file

<MSR3012>boot-loader file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe mainVerifying the file cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe on the device................................Done.HPE MSR3012 images in IPE:  msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binThis command will set the main startup software images. Please do not reboot the device during the upgrade. Continue? [Y/N]:yAdd images to the device.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin.......Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin.....................................................................Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin...Done.Decompressing file msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin to cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin.....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin on the device....Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin on the device............................Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.Verifying the file cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin on the device...Done.The images that have passed all examinations will be used as the main startup software images at the next reboot on the device.Decompression completed.You are recommended to delete the .ipe file after you set startup software images for all slots.Do you want to delete cfa0:/MSR3000-CMW710-R0821P11.ipe now? [Y/N]:y

Verify that the files are in place and the boot points to the new files.

<MSR3012>dirDirectory of cfa0: (VFAT)   0 -rw-      222928 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   bendi.zip   1 -rw-       29983 Apr 10 2015 03:30:36   diag.gz   2 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   diagfile   3 -rw-         735 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   hostkey   4 -rw-         327 Feb 17 2021 15:11:18   ifindex.dat   5 drw-           - Apr 09 2015 21:28:42   license   6 drw-           - May 29 2021 22:09:27   logfile   7 -rw-     8985600 May 29 2021 22:11:45   msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin   8 -rw-     3651584 May 29 2021 22:13:02   msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.bin   9 -rw-      545792 May 29 2021 22:12:59   msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  10 -rw-    82000896 May 29 2021 22:12:40   msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  11 -rw-     1299456 May 29 2021 22:13:00   msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  12 drw-           - Feb 21 2013 02:12:30   seclog  13 -rw-         591 Jan 06 2017 11:07:46   serverkey  14 -rw-        8890 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.cfg  15 -rw-      151141 Feb 17 2021 15:11:19   startup.mdb  16 -rw-       72732 Aug 22 2018 16:32:56   weixin.zip252164 KB total (157432 KB free)<MSR3012>display bootSoftware images on the device:Current software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0707p12.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0707p12.binMain startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0821p11.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0821p11.binBackup startup software images:  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-boot-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-system-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-security-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-voice-r0106p31.bin  cfa0:/msr3000-cmw710-data-r0106p31.bin

Reboot!

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Richard Litchfield
Airheads MVP 2020, 2021
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