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10 | FTOS Release Notes for the E-Series TeraScale, FTOS Version 8.4.2.8, October 2012
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Upgrade FTOS Image on a Dual RPM
To copy a new FTOS image and change boot parameters in a chassis with both a Primary RPM and
Secondary RPM, follow the procedure below.The FTOS image is labeled FTOS-EF-w.x.y.z.bin; w, x, y,
and z are replaced by the current release numbers, for example FTOS-EH-Version 8.4.2.8.bin.
Warning: Both RPMs must contain the same software version.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1 show rpm EXEC Privilege View the current RPM status.
2 copy file-url rpm0flash://filepath
file-url
is the location of the source file. For
example:
ftp://userid:password@hostlocation/filepath
scp://userid:password@location/filepath
usbflash:[usbflash://]filepath)
EXEC Privilege Copy the FTOS image FROM the
source (file-url) TO RPM0’s flash.
Note: usbflash: supported on
E-Series ExaScale only.
3 copy rpm0flash://<filename> rpm1flash: EXEC Privilege Copy the file from RPM0 to
RPM1’s flash.
4 boot system rpm0 primary flash://
<filename>
boot system rpm1 primary flash://
<filename>
CONFIGURATION Change the boot variables for both
RPMs
5
write memory
EXEC Privilege Commit the changes made in the
bootvar configuration to the
startup-configuration file.
6
show bootvar
EXEC Privilege Verify that the boot variable is set
for the image you specified in Step
1.
7
Note: The show bootvar command displays the files that will be loaded with the next reload. For example:
PRIMARY IMAGE FILE = flash://FTOS-EH-Version 8.4.2.8.bin. If you do not see the FTOS version you
copied, check that the source path is correct and repeat this procedure from Step 1.
8
reload
EXEC Privilege Reboot the system; both RPMs
have the new FTOS image loaded.
Note: For clarity, these procedures assume RPM 0 is the primary RPM and RPM 1 is the secondary RPM.