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Backing up the current software images, Upgrading the monitor and boot images

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Backing up the current software images Before performing a software upgrade, Brocade recommends backing up the following current software images in the device's flash memory. Syntax: cp Upgrading the monitor and boot images You can upgrade the management module's monitor and boot images simultaneously. Brocade highly recommends that the interface monitor and boot images be upgraded to the same software release version as the management module images to keep both code images synchronized on the same version. See Upgrading the interface module monitor and boot images . To upgrade the management module monitor and boot images simultaneously, perform the following steps. 1. Place the new monitor and boot images on a TFTP server to which the BigIron RX system has access or on a PCMCIA flash card inserted in slot 1 or 2. 2. Copy the new monitor and boot images to the BigIron RX. Enter one of the following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI (example: BigIron RX#): Note: When using copy flash flash and copy flash lp commands, you must enter correct filename, such as primary, secondary, monitor, lp-monitor-0, lp-primary-0 and lp-secondary-0. These filenames are found when issuing the dir command. Command syntax for upgrading monitor and boot images on the management module Command syntax Description copy tftp flash monitor copy-boot Copies the latest monitor and boot images from the TFTP server to flash. copy slot1 | slot2 flash monitor copy-boot Copies the latest monitor and boot images from a flash card in slot 1 or 2 to flash. For example, to copy the management module boot and monitor image from TFTP server 10.10.12.12, enter BigIron RX#copy tftp flash 10.10.12.12 rmb02702a.bin monitor copy-boot 3. Verify that the new monitor and boot images have been successfully copied to flash or slot 1 or 2 by entering one of the following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI: • show flash IronWare Software Release 02.7.02a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 21 of 46

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IronWare Software Release 02.7.02a
for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 21 of 46
Backing up the current software images
Before performing a software upgrade, Brocade recommends backing up the following current software
images in the device’s flash memory.
Syntax:
cp <original-file-name> <backup-file-name>
Upgrading the monitor and boot images
You can upgrade the management module’s monitor and boot images simultaneously.
Brocade highly recommends that the interface monitor and boot images be upgraded to the same
software release version as the management module images to keep both code images synchronized on
the same version. See Upgrading the interface module monitor and boot images .
To upgrade the management module monitor and boot images simultaneously, perform the following
steps.
1.
Place the new monitor and boot images on a TFTP server to which the BigIron RX system has
access or on a PCMCIA flash card inserted in slot 1 or 2.
2.
Copy the new monitor and boot images to the BigIron RX. Enter one of the following commands
at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI (example: BigIron RX
#
):
Note:
When
using
copy flash flash <filename>
and
copy flash lp <filename>
commands, you must enter
correct
filename, such as
primary, secondary, monitor, lp-monitor-0, lp-primary-0 and lp-secondary-0.
These filenames are found when issuing the
dir
command.
Command syntax for upgrading monitor and boot images
on the management module
Command syntax
Description
copy tftp flash
<TFTP-server-ip-addr> <image-
name>
monitor copy-boot
Copies the latest monitor and boot images
from the
TFTP server to flash.
copy slot1 | slot2 flash
<image-name>
monitor
copy-boot
Copies the latest monitor and boot images from a flash
card in slot 1 or 2 to flash.
For example, to copy the management module boot and monitor image from TFTP server 10.10.12.12,
enter
BigIron RX#copy tftp flash 10.10.12.12 rmb02702a.bin monitor copy-boot
3.
Verify that the new monitor and boot images have been successfully copied to flash or slot 1 or 2
by entering one of the following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
•
show flash