Installation Manual
H3C SecPath F1000-A Firewall
Chapter 5 Software Maintenance
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Caution:
This upgrade approach is only used to upgrade a portion of the Boot ROM program, so
you can make a second attempt once errors occur.
5.1.3 Backing up and Restoring the Extended Segment of the Boot ROM
I. Backing up the extended segment of the Boot ROM to the Flash
Follow these steps to back up the extended segment of the Boot ROM:
Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu (see section 5.1.1 “Boot Menu”) and select
7
to enter the
Boot ROM operation submenu.
Step 2: Select
4
in the operation submenu to copy the current extended segment of the
Boot ROM to the Flash.
Backup Extended Segment, are you sure?[Y/N]
Enter
Y
. The system starts backing up the extended segment.
If the backup attempt is successful, the following message appears:
Writing to FLASH.Please wait...####
Backuping Boot ROM program to FLASH successed!
Step 3: When the Boot submenu appears again, select
5
to exit and reboot the firewall.
II. Restoring the extended segment of the Boot ROM from the Flash
If faults occur to the extended segment of the Boot ROM or you upgrade it wrongly, you
can restore the extended segment of the Boot ROM from the Flash to the Boot ROM by
taking these steps:
Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu (see section 5.1.1 “Boot Menu”), and select
7
to enter the
Boot ROM operation submenu.
Step 2: Select
3
in the operation submenu to restore the extended segment of the Boot
ROM from the Flash.
Restore Extended Segment, are you sure?[Y/N]
Enter
Y
. The system starts restoring the extended segment.
If the operation is successful, the system displays:
Writing to Boot ROM.Please wait...######
Restoring Boot ROM program successed!
Step 3: When the Boot submenu appears again, select
5
to exit and reboot the firewall.
