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Upgrading the IronWare image on the interface module

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To upgrade monitor and boot images simultaneously on an interface module, 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 slot 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 (For example: BigIron RX#): Table 8: Command syntax for upgrading the monitor and boot images on the interface module Command syntax Description copy tftp lp mon all | Copies the latest monitor image from the TFTP server to all interface modules or to the specified interface module (slot-number). copy tftp lp mon copy-boot all | Copies the latest monitor and boot images from the TFTP server to all interface modules or to the specified interface module (slot-number). For example, to copy the boot and monitor image from TFTP server 10.10.12.12 to the interface module, enter the following command. BigIron RX# copy tftp lp 10.10.12.12 rlb02800.bin mon all 3. Verify that the new images were successfully copied to code flash by entering the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI: BigIron RX# show flash Check for the monitor image, boot image, and the date and time at which the new images were built. 4. If you want to upgrade other software images, go to the appropriate upgrade section for information. If you have completed upgrading the software images, you must reboot the management module to complete the upgrade process. For more information, see Rebooting the management module. Upgrading the IronWare image on the interface module To upgrade the IronWare image (primary or secondary) on all interface modules or an interface module in a specified chassis slot, you must perform the following steps: 1. Place the new IronWare image on a TFTP server to which the BigIron RX system has access or on a PCMCIA flash card inserted in slot 1 or slot 2. 2. Copy the new IronWare image from the TFTP server or a flash card in slot 1 or slot 2 to all interface modules or an interface module in a specified chassis slot. To perform this step, enter one of the following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI (For example: BigIron RX#): IronWare Software Release 02.8.00 for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches Release Notes v 1.0 Page 20 of 37

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IronWare Software Release 02.8.00
for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
Page 20 of 37
To upgrade monitor and boot images simultaneously on an interface module, 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 slot 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 (For example:
BigIron RX#
):
Table 8: Command syntax for upgrading the monitor and boot images
on the interface module
Command syntax
Description
copy tftp lp
<TFTP-server-ip-addr> <image-
name>
mon all
|
<slot-number>
Copies the latest monitor image from the TFTP server
to all interface modules or to the specified interface
module (slot-number).
copy tftp lp
<TFTP-server-ip-addr> <image-
name>
mon copy-boot all
|
<slot-number>
Copies the latest monitor and boot images from the
TFTP server to all interface modules or to the specified
interface module (slot-number).
For example, to copy the boot and monitor image from TFTP server 10.10.12.12 to the interface
module, enter the following command.
BigIron RX# copy tftp lp 10.10.12.12 rlb02800.bin mon all
3.
Verify that the new images were successfully copied to code flash by entering the following
command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
BigIron RX# show flash
Check for the monitor image, boot image, and the date and time at which the new images were built.
4.
If you want to upgrade other software images, go to the appropriate upgrade section for information.
If you have completed upgrading the software images, you must reboot the management module to
complete the upgrade process. For more information, see
Rebooting the management module.
Upgrading the IronWare image on the interface module
To upgrade the IronWare image (primary or secondary) on all interface modules or an interface module in
a specified chassis slot, you must perform the following steps:
1.
Place the new IronWare image on a TFTP server to which the BigIron RX system has access or on a
PCMCIA flash card inserted in slot 1 or slot 2.
2.
Copy the new IronWare image from the TFTP server or a flash card in slot 1 or slot 2 to all interface
modules or an interface module in a specified chassis slot. To perform this step, enter one of the
following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI (For example:
BigIron RX#
):