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
Appendix A Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades
Upgrading SCT Files
Step 14 Switch to the active PXM45 card and reset the RPM-PR card. For example:
Router#cc 8
(session redirected)
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > resetcd 9
The card in slot number 9, will be reset. Please confirm action
resetcd: Do you want to proceed (Yes/No)? y
Upgrading SCT Files
Once you have installed the SCT files on your network, you can use the cnfsct command to overwrite
them with new files with the same major version. This means that the files have been To replace an SCT
file with a new file of the same major version, use the following procedure:
Step 1 FTP the new SCT file to the C:SCT/TEMP folder, as described in “Copying Software Files to the
Switch,” which appears earlier in this appendix.
Step 2 Establish a configuration session at any user access level.
Step 3 Enter the command cnfsct <options> command at the active PXM switch prompt:
M8850_LA.1.pxm.a > cnfsct <card type> <sct type> <sct id> <major ver> <checksum> <sct
description>
The required parameters for this command are as follows:
In the following example, the new AXSM card SCT overwrites the old AXSM card SCT.
M8850_LA.1.AXSM.a > cnfsct AXSM CARD 00122 00001 0x6fae1018 feb_1stSCT
Table A-4 cnfsct Command Parameters
Option Description
card type Identifies the type of card the SCT runs on. The possible cards
are AXSM, AXSME, FRSM, PXM (for PXM1E only), or HSFR.
sct type Determines whether the SCT is a port SCT or a card SCT.
sct id Number between 1 and 65335 which identifies an SCT.
major ver Major version number of a file. This number changes when a new
parameter is added to a MIB. Only Cisco can generate a new
major version of a file.
checksum SCT identification number that comes from Cisco and is
published in the release notes. The checksum number can be
from 1 to 132 characters, but cannot included space characters.
sct description Describes the SCT file.