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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Appendix A Upgrade Information
Feature Mismatching
Switch software provides an upgrade path for each of the Release 9.2 features. Table A-4 describes the
various scenarios while running Release 9.2 switch software and various versions of Release 9.1 and
Release 9.2 firmware. It also describes the process of upgrading firmware in a scenario where a single
active card and Y-cable is in use.
addapsln
Verifies APS support.
cnfport
Verifies LMI/ILMI support.
cnfoamlpbk
Verifies OAM Loopback support.
dspcd
Verifies PPD on policing (PPDPolic) support.
Table A-3
Configuration Commands to Support Mismatch Verification (continued)
Name
Description
Table A-4
Upgrading Firmware When Single Active Card and Y-Cable is in Use
Configuration/Features
VSI
VT
LMI/ILMI
APS
OAM
Single Active Card Configuration:
if the firmware is upgraded from
9.1 to 9.2, no mismatch will occur.
N.A.
See Note 1
below table.)
OK
OK
OK
OK
Single Active Card Configuration:
if the firmware is downgraded from
9.2 to 9.1, mismatch will occur if
the 9.2 feature has been
configured.
MM (if VSI is
configured)
MM (if VT is
configured)
MM (if Card
based LMI is
configured)
MM (if APS is
configured)
MM (if OAM is
configured)
Y-cable configuration with the
Primary Card running 9.1 firmware
and the Secondary Card running
9.2 firmware: the Primary Card
will mismatch if the 9.2 feature has
been configured.
Primary MM
(Primary Card
mismatch if VSI
configured)
Primary MM
(Primary Card
mismatch if VT
feature is
configured)
Primary MM
(Primary Card
mismatch if
card-based
ILMI is
configured)
Primary MM
(Primary Card
mismatch if
APS is
configured)
Primary MM
(Primary Card
mismatch if
AOM is
configured)
Y-Cable configuration with the
Primary Card and the Secondary
Card running 9.2 firmware: no
mismatch will occur and the
9.2 features are available to be
configured.
OK
OK
OK OK OK
Y-cable configuration with the
Primary Card running 9.2 firmware
and the Secondary Card running
9.1 firmware: the Secondary Card
will mismatch if the 9.2 feature has
been configured
Secondary MM
(Secondary
Card mismatch
if VSI
configured)
Secondary MM
(Secondary
Card mismatch
if VT feature is
configured)
Secondary MM
(Secondary
Card mismatch
if card-based
ILMI is
configured)
Secondary MM
(Secondary
Card mismatch
if APS is
configured)
Secondary MM
(Secondary
Card mismatch
if OAM is
configured)
Summary of Contents for BPX 8650
Page 49: ...P A R T 1 The BPX Switch ...
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Page 159: ...P A R T 2 Installation ...
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Page 273: ...P A R T 3 Initial Configuration and Network Management ...
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Page 311: ...P A R T 4 Configuring Connections ...
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Page 487: ...P A R T 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 6 BPX Specifications ...
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Page 555: ...P A R T 7 Appendices ...
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