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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
Note If any AXSM card displays the Active/Active card state, you do not have to set the runtime firmware
version for that card. Also, the Front/Back Card State for slots 12 and 13 show Empty Reserved. These
slots will support service modules in a future release.
Initializing AXSM Cards
Before an AXSM card can operate, it must be initialized in a switch slot. The initialization process
defines the AXSM runtime software version that will run on the card and identifies the slot in which the
card operates. To initialize an AXSM card, use the following procedure.
Note The PXM45 card supports a maximum of 99 lines on the switch. As you add AXSM cards, verify that
the line count for all AXSM cards does not exceed this number.
Step 1 If you have not already done so, determine the software version number for the card by referring to the
Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8850 and MGX 8830 Software Version 3 (PXM45/B and PXM1E) or the
Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8950 Software Version 3.
Tip If you have trouble locating the runtime firmware version level, use the filenames on the PXM45
hard disk to determine the level. For more information, see the “Determining the Software
Version Number from Filenames” section in Chapter 7, “Switch Operating Procedures.”
Step 2 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SERVICE_GP privileges or higher.
Step 3 To set the firmware revision level for a card, enter the setrev command.
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > setrev <slot> <version>
Note Each card should be initialized only once with the setrev command. The only other time you
should enter the setrev command is to initialize cards after the configuration has been cleared
with the clrallcnf command.
Replace <slot> with the card slot number and replace <version> with the software version number. For
example,
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > setrev 1 2.1(60)
After you enter the setrev command, the System status LED blinks red until the firmware load is
complete, and then it changes to non-blinking green.
Step 4 To verify the activation of a card for which the status was previously listed as Failed/Empty, enter the
dspcds command. The status should change to Active/Active.