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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
Upgrade Procedures for PXM Cards and Service Modules
Step 1
Refer to the Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, and Cisco MGX
8830 Switches, Release 5.0.00 or the Release Notes for the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway, Release
5.0.00 to locate a server from which you can download the files.
Step 2
Using a workstation with FTP client software, transfer PXM, service module, and RPM files from the
server to the switch directory C:/FW.
Tip
In the past, this guide recommended transferring RPM files to the E:RPM directory. You can still do
this and reference the E:RPM directory by entering e: while in RPM enable mode. However, storing
boot and runtime software in the E:RPM directory significantly increases the size of configuration
files created with the saveallcnf command. E:RPM is still used to store configuration files that should
be backed up.
The procedure you use for transferring the files depends on the FTP client software you are using. When
initiating the FTP connection, remember the following:
•
Select the switch by entering its IP address.
•
When prompted for a username and password, enter the username and password you use when
managing the switch.
•
When configuring file transfer options, select binary mode for the file transfer.
Step 3
To verify that the new files have been transferred to the switch, log into the switch and display the
contents of the C:/FW directory.
Step 4
Using a workstation with FTP client software, transfer SCT files from the server to the switch directory
C:/SCT/TEMP.
Step 5
To verify that the new SCT files have been transferred to the switch, log into the switch and display the
contents of the C:/SCT/TEMP directory.
For more information on browsing the switch file system, see the “
” section
earlier in this appendix.
Upgrade Procedures for PXM Cards and Service Modules
The following sections describe procedures that support upgrades to PXM cards and to all service
modules except the RPM family of cards. For complete upgrade procedures, see the “
Procedures for Software Upgrades
” section, which appears earlier in this appendix. The procedures in
this section detail some of the tasks listed in the quickstart procedures.
Upgrading PXM Boot Software from Releases Prior to 3.0.10
This section describes how to upgrade the PXM boot software on a single PXM card running a release
prior to Release 3.0.10. If you are performing a graceful upgrade, use the quickstart procedure described
in “
Graceful PXM Boot Upgrades from Releases Prior to Release 3.0.10
,” which appears earlier in this
appendix. The following procedure provides detailed information on the upgrade task within the
quickstart procedure.
