Verifying Operation Of The New Cp Blade - Brocade Communications Systems DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Manual

9. Verify that each blade's power LED is green. If not, ensure that the CP blade has power and is firmly seated and that the ejectors
are in the locked position.
10. Connect the cables to the new CP blade.
11. Enter chassisDisable.
12. Enter configDownload -vf to download backbone virtual fabric data to the local system.
The chassis reboots and partitions are restored.
13. Enter chassisDisable.
14. Enter configDownload -map to download port-to-area addressing mode configuration files to the local system.
15. Enter chassisReboot -m.
The system recovers.
16. Enter chassisDisable.
17. Enter configDownload -all to download system configuration data, including chassis and switch configuration for all logical
switches, to the local system.
All the licenses, configurations, and FCIP tunnels are restored.
18. Enter reboot.
The chassis becomes fully functional with the new CP blades.

Verifying operation of the new CP blade

To verify that boot and POST are complete on the new CP blade and that the CP blade has achieved failover redundancy, perform the
following steps.
1. Type slotShow. The command output shows the new CP blade as "enabled."
2. Log into each CP blade and enter the haShow command to display the CP status. Verify the CP state, status, health, and that
the HA state is synchronized. Remedy any issues before proceeding. For more information on haShow output, refer to the
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference.
3. Determine the version by typing firmwareShow .
4. If the firmware versions for both CP blades are the same, skip to
If the firmware version on the replacement blade does not match that on the active CP blade, the following warning message
appears with the results of the firmwareshow command:
WARNING: The local CP and remote CP have different versions
of firmware, please retry firmwaredownload command.
5. Bring the replacement blade firmware to the same firmware level as the active blade using one of the following procedures:
• Run the firmwaresync command on the active CP blade to copy all firmware from the active CP blade to the standby CP
blade.
NOTE
Using this command requires that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions to the standby CP blade to be
restarted.
• Run the firmwareDownload -s command on the replacement blade to bring it up to the proper level.
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