Upgrading To A New Software Release; Upgrading From The Supervisor Engine Bootflash - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Chapter 3 Getting Started

Upgrading to a New Software Release

This section describes three methods for upgrading the CSM:
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When upgrading to a new software release, you must upgrade the CSM image before upgrading the
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Cisco IOS image. Failure to do so causes the supervisor engine not to recognize the CSM. In this case,
you would have to downgrade the Cisco IOS image, upgrade the CSM image, and then upgrade the
Cisco IOS image.
To upgrade the CSM, you need to session into the CSM module being upgraded. During the upgrade,
enter all commands on a console connected to the supervisor engine. Enter each configuration command
on a separate line. To complete the upgrade, enter the exit command to return to the supervisor engine
prompt. See
You must enter the exit command to terminate sessions with the CSM that is being upgraded. If you do
Caution
not terminate the session and you remove the CSM from the Catalyst 6500 series chassis, you cannot
enter configuration commands to the CSM unless you press Ctrl + ^, enter x, and enter the disconnect
command at the prompt.

Upgrading from the Supervisor Engine Bootflash

Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine Flash PC Card Installation Note for instructions
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on loading images into bootflash.
To upgrade the CSM from the supervisor engine bootflash, perform these steps:
Enable the TFTP server to supply the image from bootflash as follows:
Step 1
Router>
Router> enable
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# tftp-server sup-bootflash:c6slb-apc. revision-num .bin
Router(config)
Set up a session between the supervisor engine and the CSM:
Step 2
Router# session slot csm-slot-number processor 0
Load the image from the supervisor engine to the CSM:
Step 3
CSM> upgrade 127.0.0. zz c6slb-apc. revision-num . bin
The zz is 12 if the supervisor engine is installed in chassis slot 1.
The zz is 22 if the supervisor engine is installed in chassis slot 2.
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Upgrading from the Supervisor Engine Bootflash, page 3-11
Upgrading from a PCMCIA Card, page 3-12
Upgrading from an External TFTP Server, page 3-14
"Configuring SLB Modes" section on page 3-3.
Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
Upgrading to a New Software Release
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