In-Service Software Upgrade (Issu) On A Vss - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Manual

In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) on a VSS

Dual-active fast-hello link counters:
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Gi1/1/5
This example shows how to display the status of total packets exchanged between the fast-hello links on
the VSS:
Switch# show switch virtual dual-active fast-hello packet
Executing the command on VSS member switch role = VSS Active, id = 2
Dual-active fast-hello packet counters:
SwitchId : 2
Transmitted:
Received:
Executing the command on VSS member switch role = VSS Standby, id = 1
Dual-active fast-hello packet counters:
SwitchId : 1
Transmitted:
Received:
In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) on a VSS
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VSS ISSU Concept
In a VSS, the supervisor engines on the peer switches maintain an SSO (stateful switchover) relationship
between themselves. This facilitates the ability to perform a software upgrade (or downgrade) on both
the VSS supervisor engines.
Figure 5-9
system is upgraded from software version X to version Y.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
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total = 465
total = 465
total = 465
total = 465
VSS ISSU Concept, page 5-56
Traffic and Network Protocol Disruption During ISSU in a VSS, page 5-57
Related Documents, page 5-58
Prerequisites to Performing ISSU, page 5-58
About Performing ISSU, page 5-59
How to Perform the ISSU Process, page 5-64
License installation and subsequent VSS formation are now complete., page 5-85
below depicts (at a conceptual level) the sequence of events that take place when the VSS
Chapter 5
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Configuring Virtual Switching Systems