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Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files

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Chapter 6 Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations 120 Displaying CPU usage 120 Displaying management module CPU usage 122 Removing MAC address entries 123 Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files 125 Important software upgrade considerations 126 General upgrade considerations 127 Special upgrade information for PowerConnect B-MLXe routers127 Interface module software upgrade considerations 127 Important memory requirement information 128 CLI upgrade commands for R05.1.00 130 Software upgrade procedures 130 Determining current software image versions 131 Upgrading the combined IronWare Application Image on management modules 131 Upgrading the monitor image on a management module . . .131 Upgrading the boot image on a management module . . . . . .132 Upgrading the boot and monitor images on interface modules132 Upgrading interface modules using the combined FPGA image133 Additional upgrade steps 134 Upgrading MBRIDGE images on management modules . . . .134 Upgrading individual FPGA images on interface modules . . .135 Rebooting the management module 136 Performing a Hitless OS upgrade 137 Performing an image coherence check 137 Performing a coherence check without a reload 138 Displaying image versions 138 Using the show flash command 138 Configurations conditions specific to NI-MLX-1Gx48-T modules . .145 Loading and saving configuration files 146 Configuring file size for startup and running configuration . .146 Configuration buffers 147 Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration 148 Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration 148 Retaining the current startup configuration 148 Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server 149 Making local copies of the startup configuration file 149 Hitless OS upgrade 150 vi PowerConnect B-MLXe Hardware Installation Guide 53-1002111-01

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PowerConnect B-MLXe Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002111-01
Enabling and disabling management module
CPU usage calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Displaying CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Displaying management module CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Chapter 6
Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files
Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . .125
Important software upgrade considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
General upgrade considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Special upgrade information for PowerConnect B-MLXe routers127
Interface module software upgrade considerations . . . . . . . .127
Important memory requirement information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
CLI upgrade commands for R05.1.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Software upgrade procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Determining current software image versions. . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Upgrading the combined IronWare Application Image on
management modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Upgrading the monitor image on a management module . . .131
Upgrading the boot image on a management module . . . . . .132
Upgrading the boot and monitor images on interface modules132
Upgrading interface modules using the combined FPGA image133
Additional upgrade steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Upgrading MBRIDGE images on management modules . . . .134
Upgrading individual FPGA images on interface modules . . .135
Rebooting the management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Performing a Hitless OS upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Performing an image coherence check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Performing a coherence check without a reload . . . . . . . . . . .138
Displaying image versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Using the show flash command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Configurations conditions specific to NI-MLX-1Gx48-T modules . .145
Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Configuring file size for startup and running configuration . .146
Configuration buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Replacing the startup configuration with
the running configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Replacing the startup configuration
with the running configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Retaining the current startup configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server . . . . . . .149
Making local copies of the startup configuration file . . . . . . .149
Hitless OS upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150