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First we need to copy system software to flash via ftp. Configure ftp access to flash:

system-view
Enter system view, return user view with Ctrl+Z.
[Quidway]aaa
[Quidway]local-user root password simple MySecretPassword
[Quidway-aaa]local-user root service-type ftp ssh terminal
[Quidway-aaa]local-user root ftp-directory flash:
[Quidway-aaa]quit
[Quidway]ftp server enable
Info:FTP server has been started

View flash content:

dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

   0   -rw-   6813684  Jan 01 2008 00:14:54   SV100R002C02B181SPC001_for_2352_3352.cc
   1   -rw-    107176  Jan 01 2008 00:00:51   matnlog.dat
   2   -rw-        60  Jan 01 2008 00:06:39   $_patchstate_a
   3   -rw-     10668  Jan 01 2008 01:01:53   vrpcfg.cfg
   4   -rw-       684  Jan 01 2008 00:33:20   hostkey
   5   -rw-       540  Jan 01 2008 00:33:28   serverkey
   6   -rw-   7236892  Jan 01 2008 00:15:31   s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc
   7   -rw-        28  Jan 01 2008 00:42:31   private-data.txt
   8   -rw-         4  Jan 01 2008 00:07:35   notilogindex.txt

14632 KB total (748 KB free)

Tell the switch which firmware to boot after restart:

startup system-software s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc

View the startup options:

display startup
[Unit 0]:
MainBoard:
  Configed startup system software:          flash:/s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc
  Startup system software:                   flash:/s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc
  Next startup system software:              flash:/s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc
  Startup saved-configuration file:          flash:/vrpcfg.cfg
  Next startup saved-configuration file:     flash:/vrpcfg.cfg
  Startup license file:                      NULL
  Next startup license file:                 NULL
  Startup patch package:                     NULL
  Next startup patch package:                NULL

Delete the old firmware:

delete flash:/SV100R002C02B181SPC001_for_2352_3352.cc

But after deleting the file you can see that the usage of flash is still the same – after deleting the old firmware, it is just send to recycle bin

reset recycle-bin
Squeeze flash:/SV100R002C02B181SPC001_for_2352_3352.cc ?[Y/N]:y
Clear file from flash will take a long time if needed...
Jan  1 2008 01:32:45 huawei-iz-bl74 %%01VFS/4/RST_RECYCLE(l): When deciding whether to permanently delete file flash:/SV100R002C02B181SPC001_for_2352_3352.cc, the user chose Y ...Done!.
%Cleared file flash:/SV100R002C02B181SPC001_for_2352_3352.cc
dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

   0   -rw-    107176  Jan 01 2008 00:00:51   matnlog.dat
   1   -rw-        60  Jan 01 2008 00:06:39   $_patchstate_a
   2   -rw-     10668  Jan 01 2008 01:01:53   vrpcfg.cfg
   3   -rw-       684  Jan 01 2008 00:33:20   hostkey
   4   -rw-       540  Jan 01 2008 00:33:28   serverkey
   5   -rw-   7236892  Jan 01 2008 00:15:31   s2352_s3352-v100r003c00spc301.cc
   6   -rw-        28  Jan 01 2008 00:42:31   private-data.txt
   7   -rw-         4  Jan 01 2008 00:07:35   notilogindex.txt

14632 KB total (7404 KB free)

If someone is looking for latest release of Huawei Quidway S2352P-EI ( Basic BOOTROM Version : 209 Compiled at Nov 4 2009, 14:50:43, Software Version : VRP (R) Software, Version 5.30 (S2300 V100R003C00SPC301) ) contact me : nyck [at] tvskat [dot] net