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Enabling version compatibility check
Before performing an ISSU upgrade, you need to check the version compatibility between the new and
current system software images, to determine whether ISSU can be performed, and which ISSU method
is adopted.
After downloading and saving the new system software image, select an ISSU upgrade method
according to one of the following version compatibility check results:
•
Compatible
—
The running system software image is compatible with the new system software
image. You can use the compatible ISSU method to upgrade system software of the IRF fabric. For
more information, see ”
•
Incompatible
—
The current running system software image is incompatible with the new system
software image. You can use the incompatible ISSU method to upgrade system software of the IRF
fabric. For more information, see ”
•
Unknown
—
The current and new system software images have big differences, or the current system
software image does not support ISSU. You cannot upgrade system software through ISSU.
Follow these steps to enable version compatibility check:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enters system view
system-view
—
Check whether the new system
software image is compatible with
the current system software image
display version comp-matrix
file
upgrading-filename
Required
Configuring ISSU
Configuring compatible ISSU
Use the
display version comp-matrix
file
upgrading-filename
command to view the versions of the new
and current system software images. If the new system software image is compatible with the current
system software image, perform a compatible ISSU by following
.
CAUTION:
Before performing compatible ISSU, make sure that the priorities of the current master switch and the
specified slave switch are higher than other IRF member switches so that the specified slave switch can be
elected as the new master after the master is rebooted. Otherwise, modify the priorities of the current
master switch and the specified slave switch with the
irf member
member-id
priority
priority command.
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Configure compatible ISSU:
To do…
Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Upgrade the specified
slave switch (the new
master after the
upgrade)
issu load file
upgrading-filename
slot
slot-number
Required
slot-number
is the member ID of the slave switch.
The specified slave switch reboots with the new system
software image when this command is executed.
Perform the next operation after the slave switch is
rebooted.