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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
Appendix A Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades
Quickstart Procedures for Software Upgrades
Non-Graceful RPM-PR Boot Software Upgrades
Use the non-graceful upgrade procedure in this section when you need to upgrade RPM-PR boot
software and the RPM-PR is operating in standalone mode. Non-graceful upgrades terminate all
connections and disrupt service until the upgrade procedure is complete.
Note If the RPM-PR is operating in 1:N redundancy mode with another RPM-PR, upgrade the cards as
described in “Graceful RPM-PR Boot Software Upgrades,” which appears earlier in this chapter.
The following quickstart procedure is provided as an overview and as a quick reference for those who
have already performed RPM-PR upgrades on the switch. For detailed instructions, see the “Upgrade
Procedures for RPM-PR Cards” section, which appears later in this appendix.
Step 15
softswitch <secondarySlot>
<primarySlot>
This step makes the upgraded primary card active and resets the
secondary RPM-PR card. When the secondary card resets, it
loads the upgraded boot software from bootflash. Both primary
and secondary cards should now be using upgraded runtime
software.
Step 16
— If there are other primary RPM-PR cards that need upgrading,
repeat the part of this procedure that upgrades the primary card,
then enter the softswitch command once to reload the primary
card. Finally, enter the softswitch command a second time to
make the upgraded primary card active.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1
ftp Copy the boot and runtime files you want to use to the switch
(E:RPM).
See the “Copying Software Files to the Switch” section later in
this appendix.
Step 2
username
password
Establish a CLI session with the active PXM45 card using a user
name at any access level.
Step 3
cc <RPM_Slot> Select the slot in which the RPM-PR card is installed.
Step 4
enable
password
Enter Enable mode for the router.
Step 5
dir e: Verify router access to the hard disk and the boot upgrade
software.
Step 6
show flash: Display current contents of bootflash.
Step 7
copy filename bootflash:
dir bootflash:
Copy the upgrade boot software to flash. For example:
copy e:rpm-boot-mz_002.001.000.000 bootflash: