Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Router Software Version 11.0 Site Manager Software Version 5.0 Part No. 114047 Rev.
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Contents About This Guide Audience ..........................................................................................................................xiii Before You Begin .............................................................................................................xiv Conventions .....................................................................................................................xiv Acronyms .............................................................................
Compacting a Flash Memory Card ..........................................................................2-4 Compacting a Flash Memory Card from Site Manager .....................................2-4 Compacting a Flash Memory Card from the Technician Interface .....................2-4 Viewing the Status of the Flash Memory Card ..................................................2-5 Verifying Router Software Image Names on the Router ..........................................
Chapter 5 Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files Task 1: Upgrading PROMs in a Router ...........................................................................5-1 Determining Whether to Upgrade PROMs in a Router ............................................5-2 Why You Upgrade Boot PROMs ........................................................................5-2 Why You Upgrade Diagnostic PROMs ...............................................................
Appendix B Configuration-specific Issues Affecting Router Upgrades Verifying X.25 Certification Requirements ..................................................................... B-1 Configuring FN, AFN, ALN, CN, or BN Routers to Run X.25 .................................. B-2 Ensuring that Link Modules Pass X.25 Certification ............................................... B-2 Reviewing Standard Point-to-Point Connection Guidelines ...........................................
Figures Figure 1-1. Figure 3-1. Figure 3-2. Figure 3-3. Figure 4-1. Figure 4-2. Figure 4-3. Router Upgrade Process .........................................................................1-2 Site Manager Window ..............................................................................3-5 Open Window .........................................................................................3-10 Image Builder Window with Current Components .................................
Tables Table 1-1. Table 1-2. Table 1-3. Table 2-1. Table 2-2. Table 2-3. Table 2-4. Table 3-1. Table 3-2. Table 4-1. Table 5-1. Table 5-2. Table 5-3. Table A-1. Table B-1. Table B-2. 114047 Rev. A Router Upgrade Task Summary ...............................................................1-3 Reference Books for Upgrading Routers .................................................1-5 Configuration-specific Situations Affecting Router Upgrades ..................
About This Guide If you are responsible for upgrading Bay Networks™ router software from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0, you need to read this guide. Refer to this guide for • An overview of the router upgrade process and a summary of router upgrade tasks (Chapter 1) • Router upgrade prerequisites and initial upgrade preparations (Chapter 2) • Instructions for installing Site Manager 5.0 and Router Software Version 11.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Before You Begin Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures: • Ensure that your router is currently running a version of Bay Networks 7-10.xx router software. Also, be sure that you are running Bay Networks Site Manager Version 1.xx or later. • Ensure that the router you want to upgrade meets Version 11.0 hardware and Flash free-space prerequisites.
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Chapter 1 Router Upgrade Overview This chapter describes the router upgrade process, summarizes the tasks that make up the router upgrade process, and provides a checklist of important guidelines and tips for upgrading routers. Router Upgrade Process The process for upgrading routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 consists of four separate phases as depicted in Figure 1-1. Each phase includes a series of tasks that you must perform.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Phase 1: Preparing to Upgrade Phase 2: Starting the Upgrade Phase 3: Continuing the Upgrade • Verify upgrade prerequisites • Satisfy startup requirements • Inspect your upgrade kit • Review configuration-specific issues • Install Site Manager Version 5.0 • Install Router Software Version 11.
Router Upgrade Overview Router Upgrade Task Summary Table 1-1 summarizes the tasks that make up the router upgrade process. Refer to this table when you need to find information about a specific upgrade topic quickly. Table 1-1. Router Upgrade Task Summary To Do This Refer to Chapter Satisfy startup requirements 2, Task 1 Inspect your upgrade kit to ensure that it contains the requisite router and Site Manager upgrade components. (Refer to Table 2-4.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Table 1-1. Router Upgrade Task Summary (continued) Refer to Chapter To Do This Boot the router with your customized software image: 5, Task 2 1. Prepare the router to receive a customized software image. 2. Transfer a new software image to the router. 3. Boot the router with the customized software image. Upgrade your existing Version 7.xx, 8.xx or 9.0x configuration files to Version 11.0: 5, Task 3 • Booting the 7-10.
Router Upgrade Overview Table 1-2.
Chapter 2 Preparing to Upgrade This chapter describes prerequisites for upgrading routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0. It also provides helpful tips for upgrading routers and describes initial router upgrade preparations.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 This procedure includes a Boot PROM upgrade for the processor module in which your Flash card resides. For example, if you have a VME-based router, you upgrade your Flash card on a System Controller 2 (SYSCON-II) card. If you have a BN router, you upgrade your Flash card in each of your FRE or FRE-2 processor modules. Router Software Version 11.0 supports 8-MB Flash capability on BN and ASN routers.
Preparing to Upgrade Contiguous Free Space on a Flash Volume You must determine the amount of contiguous free space required on a Flash card to accommodate your customized Version 11.0 router software image and configuration files. The amount of contiguous free space available on the target Flash volume must be greater than the combined size of your customized Version 11.0 image and associated files (such as config, ti.cfg, install.bat, and, if appropriate, a Version 11.0 PROM image).
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Backing Up Your Files Store backup copies of the configuration files on the Site Manager workstation. To prevent confusion, use a log to record the location, name, and purpose of each configuration file you back up. Organizing and naming the backup files on the Site Manager workstation will also help you prevent mix-ups. Caution: Always back up a file before deleting it. This includes configuration and log files.
Preparing to Upgrade Viewing the Status of the Flash Memory Card To view the status of a memory card, display its directory. The directory display shows the amount of “available free space” or “free space,” and the amount of “contiguous free space.” The “available free space” or “free space” is the total number of bytes of unused space and bytes of space used by files that are deleted.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Table 2-2 lists the Version 11.0 router software images for each router platform and the device (Flash card or SIMMs) on which the image runs. If you are using a lower version of Bay Networks router software, refer to the appropriate version of this guide for details on router software images. Table 2-2. Router Software Image Types Router Router Software Image Device That Image Runs On ARE bn.exe Flash card 5780 ARE s5000.
Preparing to Upgrade Table 2-3 lists the Version 11.0 Boot and Diagnostic PROM filenames and associated revision numbers for the various router platforms. Table 2-3. Version 11.0 Boot and Diagnostic PROM Revisions Router Diagnostic PROM Platform Filename Diagnostic PROM Boot PROM Revision Filename Number Boot PROM Revision Number AN andiag.exe v7.22 anboot.exe rel/9.00 ARE arediag.ppc v1.12 areboot.ppc rel/9.01 BN frediag.exe v4.10 freboot.exe rel/8.10 ASN asndiag.exe v2.18 asnboot.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Responding to a Failed prom Command Caution: If the Technician Interface prom command fails, do not reboot. Instead, call the Bay Networks Technical Response Center. If you reboot after the prom command fails, a Bay Networks representative must reinsert new PROMs (programmable, read-only memory chips) on the board and rewrite the PROM software to them before the router can recover.
Preparing to Upgrade If you have questions regarding memory requirements, contact the Bay Networks Technical Response Center in your area. • You have a working knowledge of the operating system and the windowing software on the UNIX workstation or PC you will use to run Site Manager software. • You have a 4-MB or 8-MB Flash card (depending on your router type) on which to store the Version 11.0 router software image and associated files. A 2-MB Flash card will no longer accommodate the Version 11.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Task 2: Inspecting Your Upgrade Kit Check your upgrade kit to ensure that it contains the Router Software Version 11.0 and Site Manager Version 5.0 upgrade components listed in Table 2-4. Table 2-4. Router Software and Site Manager Software Upgrade Components Software Storage Media and Printed Media Management Platform CD-ROM on High Sierra file format UNIX workstation or Windows/DOS PC Version 11.
Preparing to Upgrade Task 3: Reviewing Configuration-specific Issues Affecting Router Software Upgrades Depending on the current configuration of your Version 7-10.xx router, there may be configuration-specific issues that you need to consider before you begin the upgrade process. If you are upgrading routers in an environment that includes any of the following configuration-specific situations, see Appendix B for detailed information: • X.
Chapter 3 Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software This chapter describes how to 114047 Rev. A • Upgrade Site Manager Version 5.0 and Router Software Version 11.0 files on your PC or UNIX workstation.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Task 1: Upgrading to Site Manager Version 5.0 Note: You can use Quick2Config instead of Site Manager 5.0 to configure AN, ANH, and ASN routers to support Router Software Version 11.0. For instructions on how to upgrade an AN, ANH, or ASN to Router Software Version 11.0 using Quick2Config, see Appendix D. This section provides general guidelines for upgrading Site Manager 5.0 software and Distinct TCP/IP for Microsoft Windows on your PC.
Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software If you use another Windows Socket-supported TCP/IP stack to support Site Manager, refer to the user documentation supplied by the manufacturer of the TCP/IP stack for installation instructions. You do not have to install Distinct and can go to Step 4 of this procedure. For a complete list of Windows Socket-supported TCP/IP stacks supported by Site Manager 5.0, refer to Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 4. Install the Distinct TCP/IP software. You can install the Distinct TCP/IP software from the Site Manager CD or from a disk. Refer to Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms for instructions on installing the Distinct TCP/IP software. Note: Make sure that you have successfully loaded Distinct before installing Site Manager.
Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software Site Manager software is distributed on CDs and disks. Refer to the appropriate section in Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms for instructions on installing both types of media on your PC. Note: Do not update the config.sys file or copy the driver file to the c:\etc directory; you did this when you initially installed Site Manager.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 After you finish upgrading Site Manager software on your PC, go to Task 2: “Installing the Router Software on a PC or UNIX Workstation.” If you are having problems upgrading Site Manager, refer to Troubleshooting Routers. Upgrading Site Manager on a UNIX Workstation To upgrade the Site Manager software on a Sun SPARCstation (running SunOS or Solaris OS), IBM RS/6000, or HP 9000 UNIX workstation: 1. Check system requirements.
Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software 4. Refer to the appropriate section in Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms to install the Version 5.0 Site Manager software.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Table 3-2. Step Loading the Router Software from CD-ROM to a PC or Workstation On a PC On a UNIX Workstation 1 Insert the CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Bring up Windows. If you have not already created a CD-ROM mountpoint, log in as root and create a root-level directory. For example, enter mkdir /cdrom 3 4 Double-click on the File Manager icon. Mount the CD-ROM drive.
Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software Table 3-2. Step 5 Loading the Router Software from CD-ROM to a PC or Workstation (continued) On a PC On a UNIX Workstation Click on the rtr_xxx directory, where xxx is the router software version. Run the script to load the router software using one of the following commands: On a SPARCstation, enter For example, for Version 11.0, you would click on the rtr_1100 ./COPY.SH directory. On an IBM RS/6000, enter ./copy.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Loading Router Software into the Image Builder After you have loaded the router software from CD-ROM onto the local hard drive of your UNIX workstation or PC, you must load the router software into the Image Builder. You use the Image Builder to customize the router software image to fit your router configuration requirements. To load the router software into the Image Builder: 1. Start Image Builder.
Starting the Upgrade: Upgrading Site Manager and Router Software The directory and filename that you specify depend on the following: • The computer platform (UNIX workstation or PC) • The router platform If you loaded the router software from CD-ROM onto a UNIX workstation, the system stored the software image in the directory for the appropriate router platform. For example, you would find the image ace.out for the VME platform in the vme directory.
Chapter 4 Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router This chapter describes how to • Prepare the router to receive a new software image • Transfer your customized image to the router Task 1: Preparing the Router to Receive a New Software Image Before you can transfer a customized image to the router you want to upgrade, you must first prepare the router’s Flash card or Flash SIMM to receive a customized image and a configuration file.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Note: AFN routers support only one Flash card. AN routers support only one SIMM. Preparing Routers with One Flash Card To prepare a router equipped with one Flash card to accept a customized software image: 1. Verify that you have backed up the router’s Version 7-10.xx boot image to your Site Manager workstation. You saved a copy of the Version 7-10.xx boot image when you backed up the router software image and configuration files in Chapter 3. 2.
Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router You compact the Flash card to ensure that it has enough contiguous free space to accommodate the Version 11.0 software image. Note: The AN may require approximately 12 minutes to finish compacting its Flash file space. 5. Click on Yes in the message window. An hourglass appears for the duration of the file compaction.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Before you install the Version 11.0 image on Flash SIMM or Flash card, follow these steps: 1. Delete the Version 7-10.xx image from the AN Flash SIMM. 2. Compact the contents of the Flash SIMM. 3. Use TFTP to transfer your customized Version 11.0 image, an.exe, from your Site Manager workstation to the Flash SIMM volume on the router.
Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router Now your backup Flash card is blank and is ready to accept the Version 11.0 image and associated files. Go to “Transferring a Customized Image to the Router” to copy the image to the router. Using Flash Cards from Previous Releases All Bay Networks routers running Software Versions 7.60 to 8.10, and AFNs running Version 7.5x, write to Flash cards using a 68-space file format. Bay Networks BNs (BLN, BLN-2, and BCN) running Version 7.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 You must convert the contents of a Flash card to a format compatible with the router software currently running on a BN router. You do this by copying the files to the router’s memory, reformatting the Flash card, and copying the files in memory back to the Flash card. Follow these steps: 1. Insert the Flash card into the BN router. 2. Display the Flash card’s directory. Select Commands > Directory from the Router Files Manager window.
Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router Task 2: Transferring a Customized Image to the Router The Router Files Manager allows you to transfer a customized image file between your Site Manager workstation and the router you want to upgrade using the TFTP command.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Figure 4-1. Router Files Manager Window The Router Connection Options window appears (Figure 4-2). b. 4-8 In the Node Name/IP Address field, enter the IP address of the router. Then click on OK. 114047 Rev.
Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router Figure 4-2. 2. Router Connection Options Window Verify space on the destination volume. Make sure that the router destination volume has enough space available for the file you want to transfer. The Router Files Manager window shows the available free space and contiguous free space on the router. For a DOS file system, refer to the number of bytes displayed for available free space.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 3. Select File > TFTP > Put File(s) in the Router Files Manager window. The TFTP Put File Selection window opens (Figure 4-3), invoking the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) software to execute file transfers. Figure 4-3. 4. The TFTP Put File Selection Window In the Path box, enter the pathname of the directory on the Site Manager workstation that contains the image file you want to transfer.
Continuing the Upgrade: Transferring Customized Files to the Router 6. If you want to send the image file to only one router, click on No in the Multiple Routers field. The Router Files Manager transfers the selected image file to the router to which you are currently connected. Refer to Managing Routers and BNX Platforms for more information on transferring files to multiple routers. 7. Click on OK.
Chapter 5 Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files This chapter describes how to • Upgrade PROMs in a router • Boot the router with the customized image • Upgrade configuration files • Upgrade Frame Relay circuits (optional) • Transfer script files to the router Task 1: Upgrading PROMs in a Router The router’s programmable read-only memory (PROM) contains software images for its bootstrap and diagnostic code.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Determining Whether to Upgrade PROMs in a Router This section describes when and why you should upgrade Boot and Diagnostic PROMs in routers. Why You Upgrade Boot PROMs You upgrade Boot PROMs in a router for the following reasons: • You want to implement a Version 8.10 or later software or hardware feature that depends on the availability of the Version 8.10 or later Boot PROM image.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files In addition, Version 8.10 and later Boot PROMs for AN and AFN routers are backward-compatible. That is, the Boot PROM looks first for a Version 8.10 or later router software image name (an.exe or afn.exe, depending on the router) at boot time. If the Version 8.10 or later AN or AFN Boot PROM cannot find the router-specific image name, it searches next for the Version 7-8.xx image name, boot.exe.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Using Site Manager To obtain PROM version information from any router currently connected to your Site Manager PC or UNIX workstation: 1. In the main Site Manager window (refer to Figure 3-1), select Tools > Statistics Manager. The Statistics Manager window opens. The Statistics Manager displays the current router’s configuration.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files The format for the Boot PROM revision that appears in the output window is eight hexadecimal numerals in a 32-bit display. The first four characters are major revisions; the last four are minor revisions. Convert the hexadecimal numerals to decimal to determine the PROM revision level. For example, the PROM image version number returned for the Version 9.xx router software is 0x00090000.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Each line of response to the command specifies • • A slot number (for example, “wfHwEntry.wfHwBootPromSource.2” identifies Slot 2). A pathname that contains the version number of the image stored in the Boot PROM (for example, “rel/8.10/freboot.exe” identifies the version 8.10 Boot PROM image freboot.exe in Slot 2). Note: The command does not return a Boot PROM version number for Slot 1 because Slot 1 contains a System Resource Module (SRM).
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files If you determine that you need to upgrade PROMs in your router, continue with the next section, “Methods for Upgrading PROMs.” Methods for Upgrading PROMs Depending on which router you are upgrading, you upgrade PROMs in that router in the following ways: • By reprogramming the PROM components using the Technician Interface.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Caution: Systems with one-time programmable (OTP) PROMs require component replacements to upgrade the PROM version. These systems include AFNs and ANs with motherboards earlier than Revision 14. AN motherboards Revision 14 and later provide flash-in-place capability; you upgrade these PROMs by downloading new code from the Flash file system.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files Note: Before upgrading any router software, however, make sure that you save a copy of the original configuration file and boot image as a safeguard in case you encounter problems after upgrading. To upgrade and verify PROMs: 1. Verify the contiguous free space available on the Flash card. Ensure that the Flash card contains sufficient contiguous free space to accommodate the PROM images you are updating and the latest router image file.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 From the Technician Interface, use the tftp command. Refer to Using Technician Interface Software for more information. 3. Establish a Technician Interface session with the router. Enter the following command at the Technician Interface prompt: Manager Refer to Using Technician Interface Software if you need more information on how to open a Technician Interface session with the router. 4. Update the Boot PROM by entering: prom -w
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files For example: prom -w 2:frediag.exe 3 This command erases the Diagnostics PROM on Slot 3 and copies the contents of the freboot.exe file on Volume 2 to the PROM on Slot 3. 6. Upgrade PROMs on multiple slots on your router. If you need to update PROMs on multiple slots, use a dash to indicate a range of slots (2-5), or use commas or spaces to separate multiple slot locations (2, 3, 4, or 2 3 4). For example: prom -w 2:frediag.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 When you use the -v option, the console displays one of the following messages after the verification terminates: prom: slot completed successfully prom: PROM data does not match file data on slot If the operation succeeds, the new images stored in the Boot and Diagnostic PROMs run when you reboot the router. If the operation fails, the console displays a message describing the cause of the failure.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files Caution: Never reset or reboot a router while upgrading PROMs. Should a failure occur, restart the procedure immediately. Task 2: Booting the Router with the Customized Image After you transfer the customized image to the router successfully and upgrade PROMs, you can boot the router with the customized image. This activates the customized image on your router. If you are booting an ASN router for the first time from a Version 11.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 2. Select the correct router volume. Note: If the router you want to upgrade has only one Flash card, do not change the volumes displayed. a. Click on the rectangle next to the Boot Image volume number and the Configuration slot number. A pop-up window displays the available router volumes containing the router software image and the available slots containing the configuration file. b.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files 7. Verify that the router booted successfully with the customized image. Select View > Refresh Display from the main Site Manager window. If the router booted successfully, Site Manager establishes a connection to the router and displays system information (such as the system name, contact, location, description, and MIB version). This confirms that the router can boot with the customized image.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Saving the Configuration File in Dynamic Mode After you boot the router with the Version 7-10.xx configuration file, save the configuration file with a new filename as follows: 1. Select Tools > Configuration Manager > Dynamic in the Site Manager window. The Configuration Manager window appears (Figure 5-2), displaying the realtime router hardware and software configuration. Figure 5-2. 2.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files Figure 5-3. 3. Save Configuration File Window Enter a new filename to save the configuration file on the router, using the following format: filename.cfg where filename is the name you are assigning this file, and .cfg specifies the file type. For example, enter the filename, config1100. Do not use the filename config. 4.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Rebooting a Router with a New Configuration File After you save the new configuration file (config1100) to the router, you implement the configuration by rebooting the router with that file. 1. Select Administration > Boot Router. The Boot Router window opens (Figure 5-4), displaying default filenames for the router software image and the configuration file.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files After you successfully boot the router with a configuration file, it routes and bridges traffic. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 if you want to upgrade another configuration file. Make sure you give the other configuration file a name other than config (for example, config1100_new.) Task 4: Upgrading Frame Relay Circuits If you are running a version of router software earlier than 7.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Technician Interface Script Descriptions The Technician Interface scripts are .bat and .mnu files; you must transfer these files to a memory card in each router you want to upgrade to Version 11.0. • .bat files enable you to generate information about a protocol or service that the router supports. • .mnu files enable you to display this information from menus. Each script contains subcommands to support the options that it provides.
Completing the Upgrade: Upgrading PROMs and Configuration Files Transferring Script Files Before you transfer script files, do the following: 1. Compact the Flash card on your router. Select Command > Compact from the Router Files Manager window in Site Manager. This give you more free space on a Flash card. 2. Check the size of the scripts you want to transfer to your router.
Appendix A Router Integration Examples Read this appendix for examples on how to upgrade routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0. Look for an example that applies to the router integration problem you want to solve. Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 This section contains examples that show you how to • Upgrade a Version 8.xx-10.0 AN or ANH router to Version 11.0. • Netboot a Version 7-9.xx AN router to Version 11.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 3. Compact the Flash SIMM (or Flash card for a BayStack AN or ANH) that contained the earlier router software image (an.exe) that you just deleted. (Compaction takes approximately 12 minutes.) For example, if the image file you want to delete is on Volume 1, enter the following command: compact 1 Make sure that you do not interrupt the compact process or the Flash card or Flash SIMM will be corrupted. 4. Copy your customized Version 11.
Router Integration Examples To Netboot a Version 7-9.xx AN router to Version 11.0: 1. Upgrade Site Manager to Version 4.0. See Chapter 3 of this manual for instructions on upgrading to Site Manager Version 4.0. 2. Start Site Manager. 3. Copy the Version 10.0 router software image (an.exe) and related files to your PC or workstation. 4. From the Site Manager main window, select Tools > Image Builder to start Image Builder. The Image Builder window opens. 5.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Features Associated with PROM Upgrades Table A-1 describes router features implemented between Versions 7.70 and 9.xx that require a new version of Boot PROM. Upgrade the Boot PROM if the features you need depend on a Boot PROM version more recent than the version now in your router. Note: The Boot PROM version that appears in the AFN MIB corresponds to the version of the AFN Diagnostics PROM code. (The AFN has a combined Boot/Diagnostic PROM device.
Router Integration Examples Table A-1. Router Model BN VME AFN (Flash) ARE s5000 Boot PROM Upgrades for New Feature Support (continued) Boot PROM PROM Filename Version PROM Features If PROM Version Is at This Version Reason for Upgrading PROM 7.70/7.7 freboot.exe 1 Support for FRE-2 controller. Upgrade to PROM Version 9.00. 4-MB Flash capability; changed to router-specific boot image name. 8.00 freboot.exe 4-MB Flash capability. Upgrade to PROM Version 8.10.
Appendix B Configuration-specific Issues Affecting Router Upgrades This appendix describes the Version 7–10.xx to 11.0 configuration-specific issues that may concern you, depending on the current configuration of your Version 7-10.xx router. Read this appendix if you are upgrading routers in an environment that includes any of the following situations: • X.25 Configurations • Standard Point-to-Point Connections • Switched Services • PPP Multiline Circuits Verifying X.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Configuring FN, AFN, ALN, CN, or BN Routers to Run X.25 If you are configuring an FN, AFN, ALN, CN, or BN router to support any X.25 configurations, follow the instructions in Table B-1. Table B-1. Router Software Version Version 7.60 or earlier Configuring FN, AFN, ALN, CN, or BN Routers to Run X.25 Action The behavior of the serial controller chips on link modules differs slightly from the X.25 standard, making them noncertifiable in X.25 networks.
Configuration-specific Issues Affecting Router Upgrades Reviewing Standard Point-to-Point Connection Guidelines If the router you want to upgrade has no synchronous, point-to-point connection requirements, go to the next section that applies to your environment or to Chapter 3 to begin the upgrade process. Otherwise, read this section.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Setting Explicit Local and Remote Address Values with the Technician Interface If the Configuration Manager constraints prove impractical due to the requirements of your existing network configuration, you can set explicit local and remote address values by entering the following commands at the Technician Interface prompt of the Version 11.0 router: s wfSyncEntry.wfSyncLocalAddress.. ; commit s wfSyncEntry.
Configuration-specific Issues Affecting Router Upgrades PPP uses CHAP names and PAP IDs to identify the caller and to determine which circuit to bring up. You enter CHAP names or PAP IDs in a caller resolution table and associate each name or ID with a demand, primary, or bandwidth-on-demand circuit. PAP requires the peer router to send a PAP packet that contains a plain-text user identifier and password to the originating router before the interface can advance to the network-layer protocol phase.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 PPP Multiline Migration Issues Affecting Router Upgrades This section describes PPP multiline migration issues and how they affect router upgrades. Running LCP on All Lines in a Multiline Circuit Beginning with Router Software Version 9.00, PPP multiline circuits can negotiate and run the Link Control Protocol (LCP) on all lines in a multiline circuit, as opposed to only one line.
Appendix C Upgrading the DCM Software Image in AN and ANH Routers This appendix describes how to upgrade the DCM software image on an AN or ANH router using either Site Manager or the Technician Interface. It also discusses DCM software image and router software compatibility and tells you how to find out what version of DCM you are currently running.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Enter the following command from the Technician Interface to determine the DCM software image version: [1:1]$ get wfDCMmw.wfDCMAgentImageVersion.0 The Technician Interface generates a message similar to the following: wfDCMmw.wfDCMAgentImageVersion.0 = "V1.4.0" Transferring the DCM Software Image from CD-ROM to your PC or Workstation Using UNIX/PC file transfer commands, you can transfer the DCM software image (in11_140.
Upgrading the DCM Software Image in AN and ANH Routers Using Site Manager To upgrade the DCM software image from the router’s Flash memory to the Ethernet DCM Flash memory, follow these steps: 1. Figure C-1. Select Platform > DCM 11.0 and later > Global... > Base Module DCM (Figure C-1.) Selecting DCMMW Global Configuration Parameters The Edit Base Module DCM Parameters window opens (Figure C-2.) 114047 Rev.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Figure C-2. Edit Base Module DCM Parameters Window 2. Change the Enable/Disable option to Disable. 3. Change the Boot Option from Local to Download This specifies that you want the Ethernet DCM to boot the downloaded DCM image from the Ethernet DCM’s Flash memory and not from the router’s shared memory. 4. In the Image Name field, specify the target volume and the filename of the new DCM software image (in11_140.obj). For example: 1: in11_140.
Upgrading the DCM Software Image in AN and ANH Routers Next, you need to complete Steps 6 through 8 to boot the Ethernet DCM with the new DCM software image. You complete these steps at the Configuration Manager window. 6. Select Platform > DCM > Global from the Configuration Manager window (Figure C-1.) The Edit DCM Base Module Parameters window opens (Figure C-2.) 7. Select Enable in the Enable/Disable option and click on OK.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Sample Display – dcmload.bat Use this script to download a DCM image from the router’s Flash to a DCM board. When prompted for the image file name, use the form . When prompted whether to save the image on the DCM Flash, answer yes (y) to overwrite the existing image on the DCM Flash with the new image. Answer no (n) to use the downloaded image once, but lose it at the next boot. Specify DCM image name (volume:filename): 1:in11_140.
Appendix D Upgrading Router Software Using Quick2Config This appendix provides guidelines for upgrading your existing AN, ASN, or ANH router to Router Software Version 11.0 using Quick2Config™. We assume that you have knowledge of basic Quick2Config operations. For detailed information about installing and using Quick2Config, refer to Installing the Quick2Config Tool and Configuring Your Router Using the Quick2Config Tool. Perform these steps: 1. Copy the router software image file (asn.exe or an.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 5. Transfer the existing an.exe or asn.exe image from the router to the PC. a. Select File > Router File Manager. The Router File Manager window opens. b. Select the an.exe or asn.exe image file name and the volume on which the image file resides. If there are multiple volumes on the router, select the correct volume. c. Select File > Get from Router > TFTP from the Router Files Manager window.
Glossary ace.out Router software image containing executable files used to boot FN, LN, ALN, AFN with diskette, and CN routers. afn.exe Router software image containing executable files used to boot an AFN router. an.exe Router software image containing executable files used to boot an AN or ANH router. asn.exe Router software image containing executable files used to boot an ASN router. bn.exe Router software image containing executable files used to boot a BN router.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.0 Ethernet Type of network cabling and signaling that operates at the data link layer of the OSI model. Flash Memory Removable Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standard memory card. The ASN uses a Flash memory card to provide storage for its nonvolatile file system (NVFS), called the local file system.
Glossary node On local area networks, a device that is connected to the network and is capable of communicating with other network devices. packet A unit of data sent across a network. Ping A program that is useful for testing and debugging networks. Ping sends an echo packet to the specified host and waits for a response. It then reports success or failure and statistics about its operation. PPP Point-to-Point Protocol, a protocol that provides a way of running IP over serial lines.
Index A ace.out, 2-6 afn.exe, 2-6 an.exe, 2-6 asn.exe, 2-6 asn.exe image.
Upgrading Routers from Version 7-10.xx to Version 11.
Index P PPP wide-area protocol, Glossary-3 PROM command, 5-8 prom command failure, 2-8 PROMs transfer image to Flash using TFTP Site Manager, 5-9 Technician Interface, 5-9 verifying, 5-8 R requirements for upgrading, xi router software installing, 3-7 loading from CD-ROM onto PC, 3-7 loading into Image Builder, 3-10 router software image customizing, 3-11 router software image.
