Software Upgrade Quick Start - Cisco ACE-4710-K9 Administration Manual

Software Upgrade Quick Start

Software Upgrade Quick Start
Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
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Table A-1 provides a quick overview of the steps required to upgrade the software
on each ACE. Each step includes the CLI command or a reference to the
procedure required to complete the task. For a complete description of each
feature and all the options associated with the CLI commands, see the sections
that follow Table A-1. For clarity, the original active ACE is referred to as ACE-1
and the original standby ACE is referred to as ACE-2 in the following quick start.
Table A-1 Software Upgrade Quick Start
Task and Command Example
Log in to the ACE. The Exec mode prompt appears at the CLI. If you are
1.
operating in multiple contexts, observe the CLI prompt to verify that you
are operating in the Admin context. If necessary, log directly in to, or
change to the Admin context.
host1/Admin#
Save the running configurations of every context by entering the write
2.
memory all command in Exec mode in the Admin context of each ACE.
host1/Admin# write memory all
3. Create a checkpoint in each context of both ACEs by entering the
checkpoint create command in Exec mode.
host1/Admin# checkpoint create ADMIN_CHECKPOINT
host1/Admin# changeto C1
host1/C1# checkpoint create C1_CHECKPOINT
Enter either the copy ftp, copy sftp, or the copy tftp command in Exec
4.
mode to copy the new software image to the image: directory of each ACE.
For example, to copy the image with the name c4710ace-t1k9-mz.A1_7.bin
using FTP, enter:
host1/Admin# copy ftp://server1/images/c4710ace-t1k9-mz.A1_7.bin
image:
Chapter A Upgrading Your ACE Software
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