Installation Guide
QX-S5500G Series Ethernet Switches
6-3
Upgrading method
Software types
Remarks
Upgrading from the Boot menu
Boot ROM images
Software images
Use this method when the switch
cannot correctly start up.
CAUTION
:
Upgrading an IRF fabric from the
CLI rather than the Boot menu.
The Boot menu approach requires
that you upgrade the member
switches one by one and has larger
impact on services than the CLI
approach.
6.4 The overview of a CLI upgrade procedure
This section uses a two-member IRF fabric as an example to describe how to upgrade
software from the CLI. If you have more than two subordinate switches, repeat the steps for
the subordinate switch to upgrade their software. If you are upgrading a standalone switch,
ignore the steps for upgrading the subordinate switch. For more information about setting
up and configuring an IRF fabric, see “Chapter 5
Setting up an IRF fabric
” and “Chapter 2
IRF
“ of
QX-S5500G Series Ethernet Switches Configuration Guides
.
6.4.1 Preparing for the upgrade
Before you upgrade software, complete the following tasks:
1) Log in to the IRF fabric through Telnet or the console port (details not shown).
2) Perform the display irf command in any view to identify the number of IRF members,
each member switch’s role and IRF member ID.
<Switch> display irf
MemberID Role Priority CPU-Mac Description
*+1 Master 5 0023-8927-afdc ---
2 Standby 1 0023-8927-af43 ---
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