Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 3 Preparing AXSM Cards and Lines for Communication
Managing Firmware Version Levels for AXSM Cards
Managing Firmware Version Levels for AXSM Cards
The AXSM cards within the switch run two types of firmware: boot firmware and runtime firmware. The
boot firmware provides the startup information the card needs. The boot firmware is installed on the
board at the factory. The runtime firmware controls the operation of the card after startup. The runtime
firmware file is stored on the PXM45 hard disk.
After the AXSM cards are installed in the switch, you must specify the correct runtime firmware version
for each card before the switch can begin using the card. The following sections explain how to
• Locate the cards that need to have the firmware version level set
• Set the firmware version levels for cards in the switch
• Verify the firmware version levels being used by cards
Locating Cards that Need the Firmware Version Set
When an AXSM card is installed and the firmware version needs to be set, the System Status LED on
the front of the card blinks red. The dspcds command shows that the card status is Failed. Other events
can display these symptoms, but if the AXSM card is new, the problem is probably that the firmware
version number has not been set. To locate the cards that need to have the firmware version set, use the
following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a CLI management session at any access level.
Step 2 To display a list of all the cards in the switch, enter the dspcds command.
8850_NY.7.PXM.a > dspcds
The following example shows the display for this command. The card state for the card in slot 3 is listed
as Failed/Active. This is how a card appears when the runtime firmware version has not been selected.
M8850_LA.7.PXM.a > dspcds
M8850_LA System Rev: 02.01 Sep. 27, 2001 20:33:09 PST
Chassis Serial No: SAA03230375 Chassis Rev: B0 GMT Offset: -8
Node Alarm: NONE
Card Front/Back Card Alarm Redundant Redundancy
Slot Card State Type Status Slot Type
--- ---------- -------- -------- ------- -----
01 Active/Active AXSM_4OC12 NONE NA NO REDUNDANCY
02 Empty --- --- --- ---
03 Failed/Active AXSM_16T3E3 NONE NA NO REDUNDANCY
04 Empty --- --- --- ---
05 Active/Active AXSME_2OC12 NONE NA NO REDUNDANCY
06 Active/Active AXSM_16OC3_B NONE NA NO REDUNDANCY
07 Active/Active PXM45 NONE 08 PRIMARY SLOT
08 Standby/Active PXM45 NONE 07 SECONDARY SLOT
09 Active/Active RPM_PR NONE NA NO REDUNDANCY
10 Empty --- --- --- ---
11 Empty --- --- --- ---
12 Empty Reserved --- --- --- ---
13 Empty Reserved --- --- --- ---
14 Empty --- --- --- ---
Note the slot number, card type, and redundancy type for each card that needs to have the firmware
version set. You will need this information to activate these cards as described in the next section,
“Initializing AXSM Cards.”