Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files
December 2008
© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
7-19
NOTE:
This command can only be used for upgrading the
xmr
<xxxxx> and
xmlp
<xxxxx> files from release
03.5.00 of the Multi-Service IronWare software to a later release. Consequently, you must use the
copy tftp flash
and
copy tftp lp
commands in all other cases. Also, when downgrading from a 03.5.00 or later version to a pre-
03.5.00 version you must use the
copy tftp flash
and
copy tftp lp
commands as required with previous
upgrades.
To upgrade the IronWare images to the management and interface modules using a single command, you must
place the consolidated IronWare image (
xm<
xxxxx>) on a TFTP server to which the router has access and
execute the following command:
NetIron# copy tftp image 10.10.10.10 xm03500.bin
Syntax:
copy tftp image <IP-address> <image-name> [lp-sec | mp-sec | secondary]
The <IP-address> variable specifies the address of the TFTP server that contains the
xm
<xxxxx> software image
that you want to download to the router. The default command copies the
xmr
<xxxxx> and
xmlp
<xxxxx> files in
the specified
xm
<xxxxx> software image to the primary management module image and the primary interface
module image.
The following options change the destination for the
xmr
<xxxxx> and
xmlp
<xxxxx> files downloaded to the router
as described:
Using the
secondary
option with the command copies the
xmr
<xxxxx> and
xmlp
<xxxxx> files in the specified
xm
<xxxxx> software image to the secondary management module image and the secondary interface module
image.
Using the
lp-sec
option with the command copies the
xmr
<xxxxx> file in the specified
xm
<xxxxx> software image
to the primary managment module image while copying the
xmlp
<xxxxx> file to the secondary interface module
image.
Using the mp-sec option with the command copies the
xmr
<xxxxx> file in the specified
xm
<xxxxx> software
image to the secondary management module image while copying the
xmlp
<xxxxx> file to the primary interface
module image.
Upgrading MBRIDGE FPGA on the Management Module
NetIron MLX Series and NetIron MLX Series management modules contain an upgradable FPGA image called
MBRIDGE.
The MBRIDGE image installed must be compatible with the software version you are running on the router.
NOTE:
You will not need to upgrade the MBRIDGE FPGA image with every Multi-Service software upgrade.
Only upgrade this image if specified in the release notes.
Overview of Tasks in the FPGA Image Upgrade Process
To upgrade the MBRIDGE FPGA image on a Management module, you must perform the following general steps:
1.
Determine the versions of the images currently installed on the management module.
For information about performing this task, see “Determining the MBRIDGE Image Versions” on page 7-19.
2.
Copy the new image from a source to a destination.
The source from which to copy the new image must be a TFTP server to which the router has access or a
flash card in the management module’s slot 1 or 2. The destination to which to copy the new image is all or
one specified interface module.
For information about performing this task, see “Upgrading the MBRIDGE FPGA Image” on page 7-20.
3.
Reboot the management module upon which you upgraded the MBRIDGE images.
Determining the MBRIDGE Image Versions
To display the versions of the MBRIDGE images currently installed on the Gigabit Ethernet modules, enter the
show version
command at any level of the CLI:
