Specifications

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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 Copy and rename the runtime file to a generic name for easy
updates.
See the “Non-Graceful RPM Runtime Software Upgrades”
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 <RPM_Slot> Select the slot in which the 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_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
copy run start
Exit global configuration mode and save the new configuration.
Step 12
show bootvar Verify the change in the runtime software filename.
Step 13
cc <active_PXM_slot>
resetcd <RPM_Slot>
This command sequence selects the active PXM card and restarts
the RPM card with the new runtime image.
Step 14
dspcds
dspcd <RPMR_Slot>
cc <RPM_Slot>
Verify router reboot is complete.