Before You Begin - Allied Telesis SwitchBladex8112 Installation Manual

Chapter 14: Upgrading the Controller Fabric Card

Before You Begin

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The instructions in this chapter explain how to update a chassis from the
AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card to the AT-SBx81CFC960 Card.
Here are the basic steps to the procedure:
1. Download the configuration file on the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller
Fabric Card to a flash drive with the COPY command in the Privileged
Exec mode of the command line interface.
2. Power off the chassis.
3. Remove the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Cards from the
chassis.
4. Install the new AT-SBx81CFC960 Cards in the chassis.
Note
Do not operate the chassis with both AT-SBx81CFC400 and AT-
SBx81CFC960 Controller Fabric Cards. The controller cards are not
compatible.
5. Power on the chassis.
6. Upload the configuration file from the flash drive to the AT-
SBx81CFC960 Controller Fabric Card with the COPY command.
7. Designate the configuration file as the active configuration file for the
controller card with the BOOT CONFIG-FILE command in the Global
Configuration mode.
8. Reboot the chassis with the REBOOT command in the Privileged Exec
mode.
9. Use the appropriate SHOW commands to confirm the configuration
settings of the Ethernet line cards.
10. Install optional feature licenses.
For step-by-step instructions. refer to "Upgrading the Controller Fabric
Card" on page 284.
Please review the following information before performing the upgrade
procedure:
 The premium and AMF master feature licenses for the AT-
SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card are not compatible with the
AT-SBx81CFC960 Card. Consequently, if the AT-SBx81CFC400
Section II: Installing the Chassis