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Usage guidelines
The
install activate
or
install deactivate
command runs patch images or stops patch images from running
in memory. For the software change to take effect at the next startup, you must execute the
install commit
command to change the startup software image list.
For more information about the startup software image list, see
Fundamental Configuration Guide
.
Examples
# Commit software changes.
<Sysname> install commit
Related commands
•
install activate
•
install deactivate
install deactivate
Use
install deactivate
to deactivate patch images.
Syntax
In standalone mode:
install deactivate patch
filename
{
all
|
slot
slot-number
}
In IRF mode:
install
deactivate patch
filename
{
all
|
chassis
chassis-number
slot
slot-number
}
Views
User view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
patch
: Specifies a patch image file.
filename
: Specifies the file path of a .bin patch image file, a case-insensitive string. The file must be stored
in the root directory of a storage medium on an MPU. The maximum length is 63 characters for the
storage-medium
:/
base-filename
.bin
segments of the file path. For more information about specifying a
file path, see "Managing the file system."
all
: Specifies all MPUs.
slot
slot-number
: Specifies an MPU by its slot number. (In standalone mode.)
chassis
chassis-number
slot
slot-number
: Specifies an MPU on an IRF member device. The
chassis-number
argument represents the member ID of the IRF member device. The
slot-number
argument represents the
slot number of the MPU. (In IRF mode.)
Usage guidelines
You can deactivate only an active patch image.
Patch images stop running in memory after being deactivated. To prevent a deactivated image from
running after a reboot, you must commit the software change by using the
install commit
command.