HP 10500 Switch Series - HP 10500-CMW710-R2105P05 Release Notes

Upgrading an IRF fabric

Preparing for the upgrade

1. Telnet to the switch or log in through the console port. (Details not shown.)

2. Display device information.

<Sysname>display device

Chassis Slot Type State Subslot Soft Ver Patch Ver

1 0 LSU1SUPB0 Master 0 10500-2102 None

1 1 LSU1SUPB0 Standby 0 10500-2102 None

1 2 LSU1GP24TXSE0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

1 3 LSU1TGX4SE0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

1 4 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

1 5 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

1 6 LSU1FAB04A0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

1 7 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

1 8 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

1 9 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

2 0 LSU1SUPB0 Standby 0 10500-2102 None

2 1 LSU1SUPB0 Standby 0 10500-2102 None

2 2 LSU1GP24TXSE0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

2 3 LSU1TGX4SE0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

2 4 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

2 5 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

2 6 LSU1FAB04A0 Normal 0 10500 -2102 None

2 7 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

2 8 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

2 9 NONE Absent 0 NONE None

The output shows that two switches form an IRF fabric. The following table shows MPU information.

Table 8 MPU information of the IRF fabric

MPU role

Member ID

Slot number

Master MPU (also called the "global active MPU")

Standby MPU

3. Verify that all the MPUs have enough free storage space for the upgrade files:

# On the global active MPU:

<Sysname> dir

Directory of flash:

0 -rw- 74948608 Nov 21 2012 09:35:45 10500.ipe

1 -rw- 2236 Jan 08 2013 09:07:45 210231A1Y30000000006201301071608474

6260.ak

2 -rw- 2235 Jan 08 2013 09:37:45 210231A1Y300000000062013010 80958534

8219.ak