Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual page 441

Version compatibility between RPMs
In general, the two RPMs should have the same FTOS version. However, FTOS tolerates some degree of
difference between the two versions, as described in
Mismatched FTOS Versions," in High
command
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Table 21-1. System Behavior with RPMs with Mismatched FTOS Versions
Mismatch Condition
different FTOS versions with
only first two digits matching
different FTOS versions with
first two digits not matching
different FTOS versions with
only first three digits matching
Message 2 FTOS Version Incompatibility Error
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* Warning !!!
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* Incompatible SW Version detected !!
*
* This RPM -> 7.4.2.0
* Peer RPM -> 7.4.1.0
*
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00:00:12: %RPM0-U:CP %IRC-4-IRC_VERSION: Current RPM 7.4.2.0 Peer RPM 7.4.1.0 -
Different software version detected
00:00:12: %RPM0-U:CP %IRC-6-IRC_COMMUP: Link to peer RPM is up
00:00:14: %RPM0-U:CP %RAM-6-ELECTION_ROLE: RPM0 is transitioning to Primary RPM.
Message 3 Boot Failure on Standby RPM
System failed to boot up. Please reboot the chassis !!!
00:12:46: %RPM1-U:CP %TME-0-RPM BRINGUP FAIL: FTOS failed to bring up the system
Communication between RPMs is not up, check the software version and reboot chassis.
FTOS(standby)(bootfail)#
Availability. View the configuration loaded on each RPM using the
, as shown in the example in
Example Behavior
Primary: 7.4.2.0 The link to the standby RPM is up, and FTOS block syncs only the
Standby: 7.4.1.0 startup-config. The failover type is warm upgrade. FTOS displays
Message
Primary: 7.6.1.0 The link to the standby RPM is down, and the standby RPM is in a boot
Standby: 7.5.1.0 loop. FTOS displays
Primary: 7.4.2.0 The link to the peer RPM is up, and FTOS performs a complete block
Standby: 7.4.2.1 sync. The failover type is hot failover. FTOS displays
Warning !!! Warning !!!
Table 21-1, "System Behavior with RPMs with
Automatic and manual RPM failover
2.
Message 3 and a boot fail prompt.
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Message 2.
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