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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
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
copy
Optional: Copy and rename the runtime file to a generic name for
easy updates.
See the “
Upgrading RPM Runtime Software
” section later in this
chapter.
Note
If you have already configured the RPM to use a generic
name, you can skip to Step 12.
Step 3
username
password
Establish a CLI session with the active PXM card using a user
name at any access level.
Step 4
cc <primarySlot>
Select the slot in which the primary RPM card is installed.
Step 5
enable
password
Enter Enable mode for the router.
Step 6
show bootvar
Display the current runtime software filename.
Step 7
config terminal
Enter the router global configuration mode.
Step 8
no boot system
Remove the entire boot list. To remove a single file from the boot
list, include a filename. For example:
Router(config)# no boot system x:rpm-js-mz_122-4.T
Step 9
boot system x:filename
Add the new router runtime image to the boot list. For example:
Router(config)# boot system x:rpm-js-mz_122-4.T
Step 10
boot config
e:auto_config_
RPM-PR_
slot#
Configure the RPM card to store its configuration on the PXM
hard disk.
Note
This step only needs to be performed once. If this
command is already in the startup configuration file, you
do not need to enter it again.
Step 11
^Z
Exit global configuration mode.
Step 12
copy run start
Save the new configuration.
Note
If you omit this step, the RPM card will continue to use
the previous version of software.
Step 13
show bootvar
Verify the change in the runtime software filename.
Step 14
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.