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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Appendix A Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades
Quickstart Procedures for Software Upgrades
Note
Redundancy must be established before you use this procedure. If redundancy has not been configured
between two RPM cards, upgrade each RPM card using the procedure in the “
” section later in this chapter. To add redundancy to an RPM card, see the
“
Establishing Redundancy Between RPM Cards
Chapter 6, “Preparing RPM Cards for
Command
Purpose
Step 1
ftp
Copy the boot and runtime files you want to use to the switch
(C:FW).
See the “
Copying Software Files to the Switch
” section later in
this appendix.
Step 2
username
password
Establish a CLI session with the active PXM card using a user
name at any access level.
Step 3
cc <primarySlot>
Select the slot in which the primary RPM card is installed.
Step 4
enable
password
Enter Enable mode for the router.
Step 5
dir x:
Verify router access to the PXM hard disk and the boot upgrade
software.
Step 6
show flash:
Display current contents of bootflash.
Step 7
copy filename bootflash:
dir bootflash:
Copy the upgrade boot software to flash. For example:
copy x:rpm-boot-mz_002.001.060.000 bootflash:
Step 8
config terminal
boot bootldr bootflash:filename
^Z
show bootvar
Configure the BOOTLDR variable to specify the new boot
software.
Step 9
copy bootflash:filename
x:filename
del bootflash:filename
show flash:
squeeze flash:
Reorganize files in bootflash. The switch always attempts to load
the first bootable file in bootflash. If the BOOTLDR variable is
not set, the new boot software must be the first file listed in the
show flash: display. Copy files you want to save to the x:
directory and delete all files that appear before the new boot
software. Files are marked with the del command and actually
deleted with the squeeze flash: command.
Caution
Verify that at least one valid boot or runtime image will
not be deleted. If all boot and runtime images are
deleted from bootflash, the RPM card must be returned
to the factory for repair.
Step 10
switchredcd <primarySlot>
<secondarySlot>
This step makes the secondary card active and resets the primary
RPM card. When the primary card resets, it loads the upgraded
boot software from bootflash.
Step 11
cc <secondarySlot>
Select the slot in which the secondary RPM card is installed.