System is starting... Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE menu... You ignore that. Ten seconds later, the login prompt appears. You log in.
Boot ROM 1.36 Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loading the main image... The line freezes for 45 seconds. This is the "sweaty palm" zone. Do not power cycle the switch. Do not breathe on it. The 5130 is rewriting its own soul. hp 5130 switch firmware upgrade
The system is going to reboot. Continue? [Y/N]: As the switch reboots, the fans spin up to jet-engine volume. The console floods with hex codes. You see: System is starting
display version HPE Comware Software, Version 7.10.R3238 the scary part:
reboot The console spits out:
Happy upgrading. May your latency be low and your checksums match.
Now, the scary part: