IronWare Software Release 02.7.03a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0
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Syntax
: cp <original-file-name> <backup-file-name>
Unified software image upgrade
You can use the Unified Software Image Upgrade procedure to upgrade the Monitor and the Multiservice
Ironware image of both the management module and also the interface modules. You can use the
command shown below to upgrade the Images. You can set parameters to limit images being copied and
to direct images to be copied to the secondary image location to a later release.
1.
Copy the unified software image (rx02703a.bin) from a TFTP server to the switch.
For example, to copy the entire unified software image from a TFTP server at IP address
10.10.12.12, use the following command.
BigIron RX# copy tftp image 10.10.12.12 rx02703a.bin
2.
Reboot the management module using the reload command.
3.
If you are using SSH v2, you must clear the crypto key using the crypto key zeroize command after
you upgrade. Then, regenerate a new crypto key using the crypto key generate command.
This is the most common upgrade method. After reload all the cards in the system will be running the
new monitor and Multiservice Ironware image.
You can also upgrade the boot images of the Management module and the interface module using the
unified software image upgrade command along with the Monitor and System Image. This should be
done only if it’s mentioned in the release notes that the upgrade of the boot Images are necessary. We can
use the following option with the above mentioned command to upgrade boot image along with monitor
and system image as shown below.
BigIron RX# copy tftp image 10.10.12.12 rx02703a.bin lp-boot mp-boot
Syntax:
copy tftp image <TFTP-server-ip-addr> <image-name> [lp-boot | lp-sec | mp-boot | mp-sec |
mbridge]
The <TFTP-server-ip-addr> variable is the IP address for the TFTP server you are downloading the image
from.
The <image-name> variable is the name of the unified software image you want to download to the
switch.
The
lp-boot
parameter specifies that you want to download the new interface module boot image.
The
lp-sec
parameter specifies that interface image be copied to the secondary location in flash.
The
mbridge
parameter tells the BigIron RX to copy the MBRIDGE image. It will now include two
MBRIDGES; one for BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge.xsvf) and one for the BigIron RX-32(mbridge32.xsvf).
The
mp-boot
parameter specifies that you want to download the new management module boot image.
The
mp-sec
parameter specifies that management image be copied to the secondary location in flash
