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a. Upgrade and reload both the VLT nodes simultaneously during the maintenance window, as data traffic may be affected

during the upgrade.

b. For the upgrade, use the CLI, explained in the section, Upgrading Networking Switch CLI.

NOTE: During the image upgrade process in a VLT setup, when the VLT peers are running different software versions,

no configuration changes should be done in any of the VLT peers. Ensure that both the nodes are upgraded to the same

version before you make any configuration change.

For upgrading the networking switches from 10.5.0.x to 10.5.0.5, use the CLI, described in the section, Upgrading

Networking Switch CLI.

5. Verify that all expected data path links are up and passing traffic. If you experience network link or performance issues,

power cycle (cold boot) the MX7000 chassis. For details, see Controlling chassis power.

Upgrading Networking Switch CLI

1. Upgrade the master Networking I/O Module after all the members in the chassis-group are upgraded.

2. If the chassis-group has MX5108n and MX9116n, then upgrade the MX5108n Networking I/O Modules first (non-Master)

followed by upgrade of the MX9116n Networking I/O Modules.

3. If you want to upgrade multiple Networking I/O Modules, ensure that not more than two Networking I/O Modules are

upgraded concurrently. Also, each Networking I/O Module must be part of different fabrics.

While updating IOMs running 10.4.x to 10.5.05, you must update both IOMs in the fabric and reboot them simultaneously.

4. Perform the following steps to upgrade the Networking I/O Module.

a. (Optional) Back up the current running configuration to the startup configuration in EXEC mode.

Table 3. Command description

Command Description

OS10# copy running-configuration startup-

configuration

Back up the running configuration to startup configuration.

b. Back up the startup configuration in EXEC mode.

Table 4. Command description

Command Description

OS10# copy config://startup.xml config://

Back up the startup configuration in EXEC mode.

c. Download the new software image from the Dell Support Site, extract the bin files from the tar file, and save the file in

EXEC mode.

Table 5. Command description

Command Description

OS10# image download file-url

Example:

OS10# image download ftp://

userid:passwd@hostip:/filepath

Download the new software image.

NOTE: Some Windows extract applications insert extra carriage returns (CR) or line feeds (LF) when they extract

the contents of a .tar file, which may corrupt the downloaded OS10 binary image. Turn off this option, if you are

using a Windows-based tool to extract an OS10 binary file.

d. (Optional) View the current software download status in EXEC mode.

Table 6. Command description

Command Description

OS10# show image status View the current software download status.

e. Install the 10.5.0.5 software image in EXEC mode.

Updating the management module firmware