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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Appendix A Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades
Upgrade Procedures for RPM-PR and RPM-XF Cards
Step 12 To verify the change, enter the show bootvar or show run commands.
Step 13 Switch to the active PXM card and reset the RPM 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
Step 14 Switch to the secondary card using the switchredcd command as follows:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > switchredcd <fromSlot> <toSlot>
Replace <fromSlot> with the slot number of the primary card. Replace <toSlot> with the slot number of
the secondary card.
This step makes the secondary card active and resets the primary RPM card. When the primary card
resets, it loads the upgraded software.
Step 15 Switch back to the primary card using the switchredcd command as follows:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > switchredcd <fromSlot> <toSlot>
Replace <fromSlot> with the slot number of the secondary card. Replace <toSlot> with the slot number
of the primary card.
This step makes the primary card active and resets the secondary RPM card. When the reset is complete,
the secondary card is ready to run the upgraded software.
Step 16 To verify that the router reboot is complete, enter the dspcds or dspcd <slot> commands. The reboot is
complete when the card state displays as Active. Another way to verify router operation is to enter the
cc slot command. If you can access the router from the switch prompt, the router reboot is complete.
Step 17 If there are other primary cards with redundant (secondary) cards, repeat this procedure for each primary
card.
Upgrading RPM Runtime Software for Non-Redundant Cards
To upgrade the RPM-PR or RPM-XF runtime software for nonredundant cards, use the following
procedure.
Note In this document, the general term “RPM” refers for both the RPM-PR and RPM-XF cards. If a step or
procedure is specific to only one of the RPM cards, it will be called out in the text.
Step 1 Copy the new runtime software file for the RPM card to the switch (C:FW) as described in the “Copying
Software Files to the Switch” section earlier in this appendix.
Tip In the past, this guide recommended transferring files to the E:RPM directory. You can still do this
and reference the E:RPM directory by entering e: while in enable mode. However, storing boot and
runtime software in the E:RPM directory significantly increases the size of configuration files
created with the saveallcnf command. E:RPM is still used to store configuration files that should be
backed up.